It seems that sometimes it is really difficult to go beyond. Although the big smoking gun has a good reputation, this set of bluffing may not be as good as it used to be. Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs didn't go on like this, or at least people knew about the visual fatigue, and gave us Kill Bill.
As a last resort, I found a "The Executioner/The Boondock Saints" that is said to be very well received (very strange English name, huh?), haha, this is a bit extraordinary, although the style is very similar to the above works, but this one The director named Troy Duffy didn't play so many flashy things. Instead, he interprets the contradictions between morality and law, such as doing things for the sky and setting up private execution grounds. In fact, the main thing is that the shape and style of the movie itself are cool. I will think so much. It is worth mentioning that the background music is great!
Of course, these two guys who read the Bible and act for the heavens are probably trying to slap American law a little bit. I don't need to comment on this. Some good movies are just to attract you to watch them, and then give you some ideas to let you Remember, that's all.
It's a little uncomfortable, I always feel that the smart policeman played by Willem Dafoe is a bit deliberately cool, and the process from catching the thief to holding the thief is a bit abrupt, at least I think the transition should be a little slower. A heavy drinking, plus a conversation with the priest in the church, made him "firm" his confidence in helping two righteous Irish boys to punish and eradicate evil. Damn, play me!
In addition, the reason why the background music is great is basically because the soprano voice played by Willem Dafoe when explaining the case, interprets the aesthetics of violence just right, so that I have no bloody nausea at all, fuck!
The ending is not very good, a bit superfluous. I don’t think the director needs to arrange so many “interviews” to remind the public about the meaning and thinking of the film itself. The practice of violence to solve moral problems has been mixed since ancient times, and the understanding of the practice varies greatly due to different personal experiences. It is best to leave some space for the audience. And the director's arrangement made me a little disappointed. The good mood that I had enjoyed watching the wonderful shooting scenes was all shattered by a few words, and I looked a little impatiently at the faces under the subtitles saying different things. Extreme, agreeing, opposing, self-righteous, opinionless - in fact, I know what they're going to say with my eyes closed, director, forgive me and delete this ending!
Before ending this interview, the protagonists have a dialogue:
— How far do we have to go to punish evil?
- The key question is not how far to go, but whether you have enough will and faith to go this way, no matter how far he is.
I think the director arranged the final interview just to reflect the incomprehension and legal disapproval that the road to "eliminating evil" needs to endure, so will and faith are needed. But is it necessary?
Might as well arrange a moral and legal confession for our Officer Willem Dafoe. But in any case, I think these conversations themselves are actually good endings.
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