In the vast mountains and rivers of the plateau, a unique suspense unfolds quietly in a small wooden house. "One and Four" became a dark horse on the Internet, easily rushing to the first place on the soaring list, causing widespread discussion. This director's graduation work, an unknown director and an unfamiliar cast, has conquered countless audiences with its independent style and brain-burning plot.
This Tibetan suspense film is set in a forest ranger's cabin, and skillfully constructs an exciting "werewolf killing" story. As a blizzard is about to close the mountain, the small house of ranger Sanjay is pushed open, and a tall man claiming to be a forest police officer breaks in to warn of an impending poacher attack. The viewer is drawn into a lingering suspense.
From the get-go, the film exudes an independent style. Different from traditional domestic suspense films, this is a complete Tibetan suspense film, with the Tibetan forest ranger as the protagonist, and the plot is closely related to the forest guard's hut, unfolding scenes full of tension. Such an innovation is eye-catching, and it is a testament to the director's extraordinary talent in the language and emotional tension of the shot.
As a graduate of Beiying, the director has shown amazing talent. The film tells one of the most brain-burning suspense stories in the most concise strokes. The logic of the story is simple but fascinating, and a werewolf kill is quietly staged in the cabin. As a blizzard closes the mountain, Sanjay, a forest ranger, teams up with a tall man who claims to be a forest cop and waits for poachers to arrive.
However, the appearance of an old bachelor shattered the apparent calm, and then another person claiming to be a "forest policeman" joined in, and the scene was chaotic for a while. Four people, four identities, the choice of the ranger becomes the climax of the story. The film tells the most explosive story with the smallest cost and the most concise strokes. The logic of the story is clear, but it also cleverly leaves a lot of suspense.
Forester Sanjay is caught in an identity puzzle while waiting for poachers. The appearance of the real and false forest police, and the sudden appearance of the old bachelor, make the whole story full of variables. These concise and subtle plot designs demonstrate the director's superb narrative skills. The most amazing thing is the open ending of the film.
At the beginning, the relationship between the number of people "one and four" was explained, but as the story developed, the audience found that the number of people seemed to be incompatible. There seem to be only three people who are tall, old bachelors, and call themselves "forest police", so who is the rest of the people?This question tugs at the heart of the story. Finally, a deer enters the cabin, which seems to answer this question, but the audience still finds it unusual. The most explosive part of the whole movie is the audience's different interpretations of the ending.
Through the rendering of details, the director shows the possibility that Sanjay, the forest ranger, may be the last one. The wine bottles under the bed, the lack of food reserves, and the conversation with the old bachelor all suggest that Sanjay is not an honest forest ranger on the surface.
The final shot is a clever use of rattles and red ropes, which become a clear indication of the connection between the rangers and poachers. This clever design allows the audience to think more about the story and find different ways to interpret it.
In this open-ended ending, the audience is free to decipher every detail, giving the characters a different identity and past. This diversity further expands the depth and thinking space of the film, and also makes the film the focus of communication and discussion among the audience.
The success of One and Four lies not only in its unique storyline and suspense elements, but also in the director's control of the language and emotional tension of the shot. It is remarkable that an unknown director's ** work can achieve such achievements in many aspects.
Through innovative and ingenious plot design, this film has succeeded in establishing a mountain of bewildering thinking in the hearts of the audience, which is endlessly evocative. On this suspenseful plateau, a humble log cabin becomes a place to discover the truth, and the audience experiences endless surprises in this story.