"Rapid Racer": carrying the black flag against the black flag

Marcus 2022-01-02 08:02:05





Q: You like "The Matrix", why are you only watching "Rapid Racer" now?
L: I can’t remember whether I watched the stills or the trailer at the time. This cartoon-style live-action movie. I’ve never caught a cold. The point is that I haven’t seen it very much. From "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" to "Vicious City" "For many years, I didn't like it very much, so this film just came out, although it was a film by a dirty driver's sister and brother, it was also released. This release, only a few years, just watched.

Q: Do you like this movie?
L: I like the starting part very much. It feels a bit boring when it comes out of the rain. It blends into this line, and it doesn’t follow the main line. Speed’s growth is well "bonded" together, and it’s a bit off. In the end, the whole figure of Rain did not stand up. The start was very good. Through editing, screen special effects and other means, the background of the film was explained concisely and concisely. It was very good and worthy of a detailed analysis.

Q: What are the highlights?
L: There is nothing impressed. The narrative is promoted through editing and screen special effects. The best example is in the opening. There are also good paragraphs behind, but it does not go beyond the opening.

Q: If that's all, you won't write about the afterthought treatment for it, will you?
L: You still understand me. I am interested in a phenomenon, that is, carrying the black flag against the black flag. The first thing that caught my attention was the Hong Kong film. Comrades who are familiar with the situation understand the Hong Kong film circle. Many film companies have triad backgrounds, but no Hong Kong film has a bandit over the police. Regardless of the actual situation and the electric censorship system, let's think about it, let these film companies shoot whatever they want, and there won't be such a film, because the people do not agree! Who dares to make such a film, wanting to recover the cost is wishful thinking. Filming is not for charity. Even if it is money laundering, it has to be laundered. Therefore, the gold masters went to jail time and time again in the films they produced, and went on the streets again and again. The same is true of "Rapid Racer". The black-box deals, default candidates, conspiracy and tricks it criticizes. Just ask, which major movie company hasn't done it? It is conceivable that for the sake of the ticket, it is necessary to continue to brazenly criticize these dark sides in various blockbuster films. Look, the most influential art that promotes truth, goodness and beauty often comes from the hands of fake, evil, and ugly people or organizations. Ironically.

Q: The most famous situation you mentioned is the "Horsehead Incident" in "The Godfather".
L: No, no! The reason why "The Godfather" is so powerful is that it carries the black flag and praises the black flag. It is the same on the outside and the inside. It is absolutely true. The eyes of the people are discerning. Therefore, the crime has become a legend, and the legend has become an epic!


Liu Qiang'ai Movie Episode 117 of "Rapid Racer": Carrying the Black Flag Against the Black Flag

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Speed Racer quotes

  • Speed's Teacher: Speed Racer, slow down!

  • Rex: [to Speed] Stop steering and start driving. This ain't no dead piece of metal. A car's a living, breathing thing, and she's alive. Feel it talking to you. Telling you what she wants, what she needs. All you gotta do is listen. Close your eyes and listen.