七次机会

完全不记得上一次看默片是什么时候了，而这是第一次被默片深深吸引，电影中的场景和反应都完全真实，每个笑点也都衔接得非常自然巧妙，让人捧腹大笑，原来那么多的桥段笑点早在2、30年代已经有了，而让观众大笑的同时又引发思考，不得不佩服导演！我无法想象当时的技术条件是什么样的，但巴斯特基顿奔跑中从上坡下摔着跟头往下滚的情景让我相信，那一定不容易，演员付出了超乎想象的辛苦，笑的同时不禁感叹，那时候的电影多么的纯粹与真实啊，质朴中可以看到满满的诚意。非常值得一看。

哈哈哈哈哈 好搞笑 巴斯特基顿是个杂技演员吧 有跑酷 有漂流 还有热气球 电影分三个故事 1.七次机会 得知有7亿遗产继承，条件是需要27岁前结婚，知道的当天就是他的生日，（对了没人庆祝生日呢），他去找玛丽告白，可是太直男了，说只是要找个人结婚，谁都可以。还好玛丽电话听到了他爱她，除了她谁都不想娶。登报征婚一大群女人那段好搞笑，太会跑了，永远别得罪女人，哈哈哈哈。最后在七点前成功结婚，结束。 2.邻居 我爱你，我也爱你。开头的串场好厉害，一张纸条，挑起多边矛盾。他真的好欠扁，滑头一个，串上串下太厉害了，哈哈哈。头被埋那段很喜欢，笑死了。三人串窗那段也好惊艳。最后男女主在一起，结束。 3.气球 开始没想到怎么跟气球联系上，哈哈哈哈。气球上搓衣板洗衣服觉得好可爱。堵河抓鱼破篓子，边抓边掉。跟女主第一段是女主跳河准备游泳撞上男主，第二段男主脚朝上头朝下闷在船里，女主救他，第三段女主斗牛，男主抖熊。最后在一起，坐船上要掉下去吓到我，船飘在空中还以为变成玄幻片了，结果是气球啊，结束。 好厉害，好多动作也好剧情也好衔接得太厉害了！！

七次机会 (1925)

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1925 / 美国 / 喜剧 爱情 / 巴斯特·基顿 / 巴斯特·基顿 T.罗伊·巴尔内斯

从夏天到春夏秋冬又一春，从夏日到冬天，吉米一直向她求爱，可是一直没有成功，夏日里见到的那只狗也长大了，不知道为什么这么搞笑。

公司破产，但是却有一份遗产。

哈哈哈，律师为什么这么搞笑。总是差了一步，坐在前门等他们，结果他们从后门出去了，等他追上他们，差了一步，他们已经坐电梯下去了。等追到农庄，律师用尽心思给他们看到那份遗产，他们俩开始倒追律师，那个保安看着一脸懵。

律师给他们看了继承遗产的条件，得在27岁之前结婚，而今天刚好是最后一天。好想说会不会想办法去假结婚？

他开始各种酝酿求婚仪式，玛丽，你是我这辈子唯一爱过的姑娘。你愿意嫁给我吗？男主成功求婚玛丽，但他如实告诉了她必须得今天结婚的原因，但是却越描越黑，突然好心疼这个男主。或许这就是所谓的语言的艺术？

这种时空转换，还蛮有意思的。

打电话没打通，玛丽写了一封信给吉米，结尾的一个X比现在很多事都浪漫，才晓得竟然是a kiss，吻你。

果然是好朋友，一直劝着他结婚，不知道是否承认同性恋？或者具体是什么时候开始的，是否有效吗？好朋友开始给她介绍女性朋友但是感觉每一个都很有特色呀，都很美。为什么非得点题，有七次机会呢？

第一次，一见面上来就说，你能嫁给我吗？哈哈哈，太直接了吧。还不如直接说我有七百万，谁要嫁给我来的快。

好朋友教他怎么去求婚，拉着律师的手，律师一脸的生无可恋。

第二次，做了心理建设，结果后面一堆看热闹的，社恐真的太不知所措了。

第三次，用纸条传信，结果被撕了，哈哈哈。

第四次，朋友出手来帮他了。结果却看上了朋友，朋友都没脸看。说替他朋友求婚，但是在他看到他朋友那样的时候，躲开了，等到那女孩看到的时候，是律师的模样，那个律师还一脸的天真无邪。真的好搞笑。

第五次，第六次都以失败告终。为什么继承个遗产也这么难呢。

遇见的女性角色都好有魅力呀。哈哈哈哈

话说另一边，送信的人还在路上，骑的马因为中途下来过一次，就没法再爬上去了。在路边等着其他人。

一路上都在找个女孩和他结婚。

然后他朋友给他帮忙，打广告征婚了。

然后无数个新娘正在路上，开车的，骑马的，自行车的，跑来的，坐满了整个教堂。竟然还有溜冰的。未婚女性来到了教堂，挤满了，难得一见的景象，但是最后为啥有点吓人。

哈哈哈，笑容逐渐变态。

它的背景音乐也真的代入感。朋友和律师俩个人弱小无助又可怜。送信使者终于把信送到了他手上，可是这个时候又出现了其他的问题，但这个时候，离最后七点钟还有45分钟。男主在前面走，后面跟着全城的女性，经典的场面啊。

一人一块砖，装修老爷爷直接提前下班了。

司机也被赶下来了，遇上了车祸，警察看到了也只想逃跑，到那个厂里，他从小门走，结果其他人光明正大的从大门进。被吊上去了，直接送走。以为杀了他，结果转身又看到了他，立马翻脸。

那群女的真的太拼了，竞走赛跑，又是蜜蜂，还有水塘，翻山越岭，最后那一段山上滚石头下来真的挺危险的，还有最后十分钟，终于最后历经千幸万苦，可是却来迟了。失落的他走出门外，却看到外面的那个钟，原来并没有迟，趁着七点之前，结婚了。

里面的音乐真的是太了，能够调动情绪和氛围，故事也挺好玩的。

jc Tim Halloran

CTVA 310

5th October 2017

The best chasing sequences in 1925--- A short review of Seven Chances

On the last Sunday night in September 2017, Instructor Tim Halloran, holding a representative of Buster Keaton Features, asked, "What brings a large number of people here?”. I looked around and found around a hundred people sitting in the same threat room with me. Then, I had the same question as to the instructor. Three hours later, I figured out the reason: These comedies, "Seven Chances" and "Go West," played at the night, which was produced, acted and directed by Keaton in 1925, are excellent comedies with forward, hilarious, great chasing sequence series and special actions’ effects (Stunts). Particularly, audiences in the Ahman Theatre mostly come for "Seven Chances”; they love the chasing sequences about "Keaton" being chased by thousands of brides. The great impact of the "Seven Chances" on the audience benefits from a proper film pace, the perfect camera works arrangement, and the unforeseen stunts.

The pace of "Seven Chances" is a solid design. It packs a sluggish momentum with lots of simple, static camera shots at the beginning of the film. Audiences were introduced to a dating series about James and a girl: James wants to make an avowal to the girl, but he never says a word. Keaton used static, long shots at the same angle to establish the dating scene, thus, showing the background surrounding the story, James’ goal, and his irresolute and hesitant characters. The cadence here is kind of slow, but the camera work makes the dating scene look steady. It helps audiences to get into the characters' world. It also implies that James loves the girl and the love never changes. Although it takes forever for James to make an avowal, the magic of comedic arrives, coincidences happen and pushes James out of the predicament: in the following lot, James must get married to a woman to gain his uncle's money, to save his partner and firm; the slow film pace then starts to change.

The film pace gradually increases and the camera works that Keaton chooses to become more complex but brilliant. Audiences were getting caught in hilarious plots where James is seen as a psycho as he proposes to women, especially, after using all seven chances, but finds no bride to marry. He arrives at the church and falls asleep. As he sleeps, the climax approaches and the film pace is reaching to the highest. Keaton used eye-level static shots to shoot the sleeping scene of James and made a great camera work arrangement to shoot sequences of upcoming brides: wide and extremely wide shots with pan and moving movements, changing the camera position from low angle to high angle. One sleeping man, who is in a static shot, will meet thousands of running women who are in wide, moving shot. The sequences are very dramatic, static compared with moving. Brides continue to arrive in their thousands for one slim, short man, who is sleeping and knows nothing. Keaton used a cross-cutting method to show the relationship between the brides and James; it made audiences nervous and curious about what was going to happen. After James wakes up and is found by the thousands of brides, he gets notes from his dream girl's salves, and starts his long-distance running: he must, to escape from thousands of brides and marry his girl in her home. In his "long-distance running" journey, James has to jump from a cliff and survives a rock landslide... The plot has reached its climax and the pace reaches the highest speed. Making audiences laugh at hilarious escape sequences was not the only thing Keaton wanted to reach. In addition, he used stunts to make spectators feel more excited and noxious. Even though it was in 1925, Keaton still made excellent action effects.

In conclusion, the feature "Seven Chances" does not have a sluggish pace. It has a very tide pace with an entertaining drama conflict. However, what blew my imagination was the way that Keaton used cameras and his excellent stunts in 1925. The sequences about James being chased by thousands of brides, that would be one series I would never forget in Keaton’s features. To be honest, I would say it's the best chasing sequence that I have ever seen, the chasing series that involves stunts and the great use of cameras in 1925. It's remarkable, forward and well made. "Seven Chances" is a simple story that might be predictable, but it's an entertaining old comedic feature with exciting twists and stunts, and is filled with surprises.