``Snake Eyes'' long takes and split screen, just the excitement and madness that is unique to Brian De Palma

"Snake Eyes" synopsis

A heavyweight boxing title match was held at the VanAtlantic Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Secretary of Defense was assassinated during the event, which was attended by 14,000 people. As Rick, a corrupt detective who was present at the scene, proceeds with the investigation, he realizes that there is a huge conspiracy.

Index

• The happy nightmare that is Brian De Palma
• Wonderful camera work that colors the opening
• De Palma's famous split screen
• What is the phantom spectacle scene created by ILM?

The happy nightmare that is Brian De Palma

When I say, ``I like Brian De Palma,'' my heart is filled with a sense of immorality. The reason I'm tempted to call this complex feeling "biased" is probably because I'm fully aware that De Palma's works will never be accepted by a wide range of people. ``Too much focus on images,'' ``bad taste,'' and ``insanity.'' I don't get angry at all even if people make fun of him like that. Rather, I would just nod my head and say, "That's right." Naturally, I would reply, "But that's what I like about it."

When he was younger, De Palma was in a clique with Coppola, Lucas, Scorsese, and Spielberg. He was also the first to notice De Niro's talent and cast him as the lead in his early films.

Several decades have passed since then, and all of his old friends have come to be revered as ``masters,'' but there is something different about him. Even though he is over 80 years old, there is still something about him that he cannot grasp, or rather, it is unknown. It's imperfect, ungainly, and unfinished, as if he's grown into an old man still harboring the nightmares of childhood. I find myself irresistibly drawn to it, but what do you think?

"Snake Eyes" preview

If you look at De Palma's life along with his filmography, you will see a series of ups and downs, such as one moment receiving rave reviews, and the next instant falling into critical criticism.

Meanwhile, my interest has been drawn to ``Snake Eyes'' (1998), because it is a movie that falls between `` Mission: Impossible '' (1996) and ` `Mission to Mars '' (2000). This is because it is something that was born in a particular location.

The former was a huge success in the spotlight of Hollywood, and the latter was a complete failure. In other words, for De Palma, or for those who are partial to him, ``Snake Eyes'' may be said to exist like a ``purgatory'' between heaven and Inferno.

Wonderful camera work that colors the opening