In the time of Counter-Reformation, a miller and his son come under investigation by a priest of the Inquisition, when rumors spread that their prosperity comes from working with the Devil.
The Devil's Trap is a film directed by František Vlá?il, based on a novel by Alfréd Technik, adapted by František A. Dvorák and Miloš Kratochvíl. It was the first of three historical dramas that Vlá?il made during the Czech New Wave (technically he isn't really a part of the New Wave, however these films were made during the same era of artistic freedom), preceding his more well known Marketa Lazarová (1967) and Valley of the Bees (1968).
Set in the late 16th Century during the Catholic Reformation, in the Moravian Karst, situated in what is now the Eastern Czech Republic, it tells the tale of a miller (Vítezslav Vejrazka), and his son Jan (Vít Olmer), who come under suspicion and are investigated by a Jesuit priest of the Inquisition (Miroslav Macháchek), when rumors of witchcraft are spread by the local regent (Cestmír Randa), who is jealous of the miller's prosperity and degree of respect among the local populace.
As expected from Vlá?il, this film is a stunning experience all the way through. From the opening shot, an ominous manipulation of perspective with a close up of a mangled figure of Christ dominating the foreground against a tiny figure in black walking along the horizon, to the breathtaking confrontational finale inside the vast stalactite filled Karst caverns, it is a wonderful display of visual mastery.
Maybe not quite as impressive as Marketa Lazarová, but still full of astonishing imagery. As seen from unique angles and distinct points of view which highlight the director's remarkable sense of awareness of framing, motion, and positioning on the emotional and dramatic tone of the scene. The most memorable being a repeated shot where the camera is suspended and launched with speed through the air towards the miller's door.
The story here is a simple one and I would say more accessible than his later works. With a conventional structure emphasized as much by its plot and characters, than by its expressionistic cinematography or authentic historical detail. The events play out without much surprise, and there is a strong underlying, almost supernatural, mysterious aspect that is left unresolved, in fact barely explored, which is slightly disappointing, but only because it's so fascinating that I wish there was more.
Acting is great all around. Particularly the villains: Miroslav Macháchek as the priest, casting a sinister and imposing shadow wherever he goes, and Cestmír Randa as the weasel like regent behind all the persecution. While Vít Olmer brings a charismatic leading man presence in his role as the miller's son Jan, in love with the lovely orphan girl Martina (Karla Chadimová), who becomes a dangerous object of rivalry between Jan and other young men of the village.
The film also features the evocative music of Zden?k Liška (perhaps the most prolific composer of the Czech New Wave). In this his second of eleven collaborations with Vlá?il, his compositions are used sparingly, but to great effect, complimenting but never overpowering a scene. The best example of which can be heard in an amazingly shot celebration and dance sequence at the end of the second act.
The Devil's Trap might not be a masterpiece, but it is still a strong effort, with a fascinating straightforward story and a glorious historical setting captured beautifully by Vlá?il's unmistakable visual prowess. A fine work that would also be the perfect starter plate to prepare yourself for the challenging feast of Marketa Lazarová or The Valley of the Bees. It even has an easy to digest running time. It's therefore puzzling why this gem remains largely overlooked and ignored.
蠻好看，美術設計堪稱精彩，大場景攝影光影和氛圍塑造美絕。劇情後面有點冗長，沒在該收住的地方結束。芳蝙蝠俠太太太太太帥了，歷任戴面具最帥。和企鵝追車戰倒看爆炸披風翻飛爆裂有型（帥到我隔壁開場逼逼政局的小戰狼都倒吸一口氣喃喃「太帥了」）但我不太喜歡他演的布魯斯（。
最“去富二代”化的一次蝙蝠侠，可惜五方更像一个落魄诗人（虽然一身肌肉非常违和）……没贵族气质，但在表现Bruce人性的方面很棒。其实很喜欢这部的反派，如果去掉所有令人反胃的感情戏和完全没必要的女主“亲情”戏，原本可以跻身蝙蝠侠电影的优秀选手，可惜墨迹到让人尿急
富有的甜心少爷死了爹妈x底层善心女死了妓女妈有个混蛋爹……咱就说这个设定太古早了吧……能说出“为了钱值得吗？”的甜心蝙蝠侠我真的没想到，自己做私刑者却怪爹被要挟走错路您也太上等人了8；激光厅看还是黑乎乎，DC真的是费电片大厂；整部片的叙事和拍摄都非常3A大作过场动画，但《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆疯人院》已经是13年前的作品，《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆骑士》也已经是7年前了啊喂，这叙事有必要拍仨小时吗；质感拔群，但老马丁的《爱尔兰人》也只能上网飞好么，你们不会认为自己拍得过这个类型活着的祖师爷吧……btw安迪瑟金斯的阿福实在是一言难尽，怎么配角也演成这样啊喂，主仆二人是吸血鬼塞德里克和他的家养小精灵咕噜吗（不 以及，我第一次觉得蝙蝠侠的面罩违和，你跟猫女的诡异面罩夹杂偏现实主义画风里，creepy到爆好吗
看见全身上下包裹得这么严实，但唯独没戴口罩的蝙蝠侠，本来是想来看爽片的我就变得不爽了。
简单来说，是艺术品。开场的视觉太震撼 导演对光的运用绝了 为了拍出脏脏的视觉 团队还专门制作了镜头。故事和艺术都一流。谜语人前期的犯罪都像是一个个装置艺术 故事里的复仇蝙蝠侠像个凡人 他很努力 却一直被谜语人牵着鼻子走 他把光和暗都展现出来 有人被暗感染 有人被光感染 唯一不足就是他和Alfred在医院对话那段 有些沉闷 他和谜语人在Arkham的对话也张力不够强 但总体已经很好看很艺术了 相比凤凰的Todd的Joker 这部片子我更喜欢 Joker太过于绝望黑暗 Bruce更像个正常人
富有的甜心少爷死了爹妈x底层善心女死了妓女妈有个混蛋爹……咱就说这个设定太古早了吧……能说出“为了钱值得吗？”的甜心蝙蝠侠我真的没想到，自己做私刑者却怪爹被要挟走错路您也太上等人了8；激光厅看还是黑乎乎，DC真的是费电片大厂；整部片的叙事和拍摄都非常3A大作过场动画，但《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆疯人院》已经是13年前的作品，《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆骑士》也已经是7年前了啊喂，这叙事有必要拍仨小时吗；质感拔群，但老马丁的《爱尔兰人》也只能上网飞好么，你们不会认为自己拍得过这个类型活着的祖师爷吧……btw安迪瑟金斯的阿福实在是一言难尽，怎么配角也演成这样啊喂，主仆二人是吸血鬼塞德里克和他的家养小精灵咕噜吗（不 以及，我第一次觉得蝙蝠侠的面罩违和，你跟猫女的诡异面罩夹杂偏现实主义画风里，creepy到爆好吗
一个更像凡人的蝙蝠侠于我而言就是最好的版本.很欣慰终于有导演还能记得Detective Comics意味着什么.不虚此行的一次体验
原来蝙蝠侠也听后摇。这是最具青春气息的一版蝙蝠侠。
·片尾有一个镜头，自然风刚刚好把蝙蝠侠的披风吹的特飘逸美~
嫩牛五方一脸受气包的样儿，让我第一次觉得蝙蝠侠很穷酸。太长了，看完觉得浪费了时间，决定重新去看一遍大本版！
于是以为已经战胜了痛苦。
來啊！一起加入派丁森友會吧！🤣
富有的甜心少爷死了爹妈x底层善心女死了妓女妈有个混蛋爹……咱就说这个设定太古早了吧……能说出“为了钱值得吗？”的甜心蝙蝠侠我真的没想到，自己做私刑者却怪爹被要挟走错路您也太上等人了8；激光厅看还是黑乎乎，DC真的是费电片大厂；整部片的叙事和拍摄都非常3A大作过场动画，但《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆疯人院》已经是13年前的作品，《蝙蝠侠：阿卡姆骑士》也已经是7年前了啊喂，这叙事有必要拍仨小时吗；质感拔群，但老马丁的《爱尔兰人》也只能上网飞好么，你们不会认为自己拍得过这个类型活着的祖师爷吧……btw安迪瑟金斯的阿福实在是一言难尽，怎么配角也演成这样啊喂，主仆二人是吸血鬼塞德里克和他的家养小精灵咕噜吗（不 以及，我第一次觉得蝙蝠侠的面罩违和，你跟猫女的诡异面罩夹杂偏现实主义画风里，creepy到爆好吗
算是近年超英影视剧中的一大清流，马丁斯科塞斯看了愿意成为“电影”的佳作，各代蝙蝠侠中视听最惊艳、文艺气息最浓的一部，以悬疑片为底色，着重刻画了蝙蝠侠从复仇莽夫到城市守护者的心路历程，暗黑的气质配上优秀的视听大大拉高了电影观赏度，虽然收尾稍显仓促，但瑕不掩瑜，期待后续的续集了
太熟悉之前那两部猩球崛起电影，看前对本片可能存在的优缺点已有大致的预料。私心自然还是期望马特·里弗斯能带来一些说不上蜕变也能让人惊喜的东西，但依然还是没学会去扬长避短，持续依托直白的台词独白来渲染氛围和表达人物情感，无力施展影像本身的魅力，文本上也不做必要的减法。走出了上一代蝙蝠侠的阴影，可没能很深入地走进这一版主人公的内心世界，整体只能说功过相抵吧，的确让人愈发怀念诺兰时代的黑暗骑士。
之前只是抱着这是一部爆米花超级英雄电影的心态去看的，当我突然发现它有三个小时的时候，居然有了一点点期待，因为我觉得这么长的时间一定，导演和编剧一定能够塑造很多非常立体的人物角色。但是结果真的让人大失所望，经不起推敲的剧情和莫名其妙的镜头，只能让整个电影看起来无比冗长与乏味。
超英电影还能怎么拍？DC给出一份近乎满分的答卷：三个小时酣畅淋漓的绝妙视听呈现，一部抽丝剥茧欲罢不能的黑色侦探类型片。剧本写得太好，教科书的三幕式，关键情节点的交代节奏准确张力十足，结束的时候我就在想这TM怎么写出来的…
4.5，学校终于解封。作为蝙蝠侠老粉，这部真的很漫画风格，并且在蒂姆波顿的哥特风格和诺兰的写实间找到了平衡，很喜欢，优秀的视听塑造出一个前所未有的哥谭市，浅焦摄影和光影效果应该会成为今年最好的影院感受，角色塑造得还可以，只是故事没有想象中的那么惊艳，期待马导的续作能完美塑造一个蝙蝠侠以及他的反派们的成长。可惜保罗达诺没有更多表演。
上映30天后的7.6评分明显偏低了，估计大多数都是奔着漫威式的超英电影去消耗爆米花的吧，这片子的质量妥妥8分往上的。刚公布帕丁森演新蝙蝠侠我还有点失望的，但事实证明帕丁森太适合演亦正亦邪的边缘人物了，而新蝙蝠侠讲述的正是刚出道时老爷对邪恶与正义边界的探索，所以帕丁森几乎是为了本阶段的蝙蝠侠而生的。DC可算想起来自己是靠侦探漫画起家的，3小时的电影近乎三分二时间都在探案和解谜，漫画迷看得好过瘾啊。而在回到本片，无论是电影配乐音效设计还是摄影运镜和气氛渲染都是一流水准，其次在人物塑造的三个维度上都有着很到位的诠释：生理特征的侧面描写、面具前哥谭罪与恶的束缚和面具背后亲情的羁绊、与及从让人畏惧的复仇到给人勇气的希望的心路历程。个人评价8.5分，上一次看到如此有血有肉的老爷还是诺兰的侠影之谜啊！
原来蝙蝠侠也听后摇。这是最具青春气息的一版蝙蝠侠。
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