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jcTimHalloranCTVA3105thOctober2017Thebestchasingsequencesin1925---AshortreviewofSevenChancestOnthelastSundaynightinSeptember2017,InstructorTimHalloran,holdingarepresentativeofBusterKeatonFeatures,asked,quot;Whatbringsalargenumberofpeoplehere?”.Ilookedaroundandfoundaroundahundredpeoplesittinginthesamethreatroomwithme.Then,Ihadthesamequestionastotheinstructor.Threehourslater,Ifiguredoutthereason:Thesecomedies,quot;SevenChancesquot;andquot;GoWest,quot;playedatthenight,whichwasproduced,actedanddirectedbyKeatonin1925,areexcellentcomedieswithforward,hilarious,greatchasingsequenceseriesandspecialactions’effects(Stunts).Particularly,audiencesintheAhmanTheatremostlycomeforquot;SevenChances”;theylovethechasingsequencesaboutquot;Keatonquot;beingchasedbythousandsofbrides.Thegreatimpactofthequot;SevenChancesquot;ontheaudiencebenefitsfromaproperfilmpace,theperfectcameraworksarrangement,andtheunforeseenstunts.tThepaceofquot;SevenChancesquot;isasoliddesign.Itpacksasluggishmomentumwithlotsofsimple,staticcamerashotsatthebeginningofthefilm.AudienceswereintroducedtoadatingseriesaboutJamesandagirl:Jameswantstomakeanavowaltothegirl,butheneversaysaword.Keatonusedstatic,longshotsatthesameangletoestablishthedatingscene,thus,showingthebackgroundsurroundingthestory,James’goal,andhisirresoluteandhesitantcharacters.Thecadencehereiskindofslow,butthecameraworkmakesthedatingscenelooksteady.Ithelpsaudiencestogetintothecharactersx27;world.ItalsoimpliesthatJameslovesthegirlandtheloveneverchanges.AlthoughittakesforeverforJamestomakeanavowal,themagicofcomedicarrives,coincidenceshappenandpushesJamesoutofthepredicament:inthefollowinglot,Jamesmustgetmarriedtoawomantogainhisunclex27;smoney,tosavehispartnerandfirm;theslowfilmpacethenstartstochange.ThefilmpacegraduallyincreasesandthecameraworksthatKeatonchoosestobecomemorecomplexbutbrilliant.AudiencesweregettingcaughtinhilariousplotswhereJamesisseenasapsychoasheproposestowomen,especially,afterusingallsevenchances,butfindsnobridetomarry.Hearrivesatthechurchandfallsasleep.Ashesleeps,theclimaxapproachesandthefilmpaceisreachingtothehighest.Keatonusedeye-levelstaticshotstoshootthesleepingsceneofJamesandmadeagreatcameraworkarrangementtoshootsequencesofupcomingbrides:wideandextremelywideshotswithpanandmovingmovements,changingthecamerapositionfromlowangletohighangle.Onesleepingman,whoisinastaticshot,willmeetthousandsofrunningwomenwhoareinwide,movingshot.Thesequencesareverydramatic,staticcomparedwithmoving.Bridescontinuetoarriveintheirthousandsforoneslim,shortman,whoissleepingandknowsnothing.Keatonusedacross-cuttingmethodtoshowtherelationshipbetweenthebridesandJames;itmadeaudiencesnervousandcuriousaboutwhatwasgoingtohappen.AfterJameswakesupandisfoundbythethousandsofbrides,hegetsnotesfromhisdreamgirlx27;ssalves,andstartshislong-distancerunning:hemust,toescapefromthousandsofbridesandmarryhisgirlinherhome.Inhisquot;long-distancerunningquot;journey,Jameshastojumpfromacliffandsurvivesarocklandslide...Theplothasreacheditsclimaxandthepacereachesthehighestspeed.MakingaudienceslaughathilariousescapesequenceswasnottheonlythingKeatonwantedtoreach.Inaddition,heusedstuntstomakespectatorsfeelmoreexcitedandnoxious.Eventhoughitwasin1925,Keatonstillmadeexcellentactioneffects.tInconclusion,thefeaturequot;SevenChancesquot;doesnothaveasluggishpace.Ithasaverytidepacewithanentertainingdramaconflict.However,whatblewmyimaginationwasthewaythatKeatonusedcamerasandhisexcellentstuntsin1925.ThesequencesaboutJamesbeingchasedbythousandsofbrides,thatwouldbeoneseriesIwouldneverforgetinKeaton’sfeatures.Tobehonest,Iwouldsayitx27;sthebestchasingsequencethatIhaveeverseen,thechasingseriesthatinvolvesstuntsandthegreatuseofcamerasin1925.Itx27;sremarkable,forwardandwellmade.quot;SevenChancesquot;isasimplestorythatmightbepredictable,butitx27;sanentertainingoldcomedicfeaturewithexcitingtwistsandstunts,andisfilledwithsurprises.本文版权归作者zocarey所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。