"The Prodigal Son" has a vague film review.
I can't bear the dust of Pearl. Even black and white film from the early sixties.
Just as the performance of "Quick Hand Eddie" played by Paul Newman in the pool hall made the onlookers exclaimed and speechless.
This only nine Oscar nominations embrace black and white story, it must be the judges for its wonderful measures
after less than a hand, it found no suitable award.
The female character "Sarah" is a lame and alcoholic woman who can't hide her emotional eyes. The typewriter in her hand exudes despair in the mediocrity.
The two met in the bar and had an interesting conversation in a down-and-out environment.
Eddie's dedication to victory is actually dedication to his "feeling" of himself.
This is not just a blunt pocket technique, it is a superb soul art related to the club.
When this "feeling" comes, it is invincible and wonderful,
and Newman's excellent acting skills are a good interpretation of what is called the golden rooster solo on the pool table.
When the feeling was gone, his self-confidence was diminished, drunk and defeated. . . .
How natural it is. And it
is the capitalists who are trying to make everything as rigid as "Minnesota Fatty" . Of course, it is actually the entire capital environment.
Burt Gordon is the black representative of this film. He told Eddie: You are a natural loser because you have no character to win.
I think the code word is "you lack a character suitable for capital society."
Eddie finally had to accept the harsh squeeze of capitalist representative Bert Gordon's 75% commission.
This was triggered by the persistence of spiritual victory, and also led to the development of the tragic story.
"The people here are well-dressed on the surface, but in fact they are all hypocrites. Do you want to be like them?" Sarah's words finally represented the opposition and rupture of spirit and capital.
Sarah's ending is a very realistic tragedy. When I mean that the heroine in the drama may be tragedy, the tragedy happened in a few moments. Anesthesia, depression, and suicide are indeed one of the representative darkness of hopelessness. (Unfortunately, every "modern country" has not changed this phenomenon.) For
example, many people think that the female characters in the film are vassals. I think Sarah is always independent. (This is very different from "The Color of Money", which finally won the Oscar.)
When Eddie finally possessed the so-called "character" like self-deprecating, he was indeed invincible. Yes, maybe an invincible robot.
The final plot dialogue is thought-provoking,
"You can go out, but you are never allowed to enter the high-end billiard room."
I think it can be understood as follows:
"If you want a spiritual victory, then accept capital squeeze, control, and castration."
But Eddie chose to leave all this because of Sarah. And no longer compromise with capitalists.
Warning:
"Don't grab too much for the sake of capital and desire. After the spirit is extinguished, what else do you really have?"
Okay, lethargic and incomprehensible. This does not prevent me from full of praise for this contradictory, outstanding performance, and memorable movie. Isn't it? The quality of black and white films is really better.
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