Where is the most aggressive place in American folklore? There is no doubt that it is Texas, and many American TV shows and movies have said this.
Today, I would like to recommend a movie to everyone. This movie clearly tells you how tough the people of Texas are: two robbers robbed a bank in Texas, and the locals armed with guns and spontaneously formed A convoy and a shootout with the robbers.
Like a popular local saying - We never call 911, we have guns. (We never call 911, we have guns).
But the story of the two robbers in the film is thought-provoking.
At the beginning of the film, a female bank clerk goes to work. But she didn't expect that she was robbed by two robbers as soon as she came to work.
Even more unexpected: the two robbers escaped the pursuit of the police. The police did not find any useful clues at the scene, why? Because this is a remote bank, there is no surveillance installed.
The matter is not over yet, after the two robbers robbed this bank, they went to rob several other banks.
(Look at the uncle Dezhou Meng in the back, he later had a shootout with two robbers)
Three or four houses were robbed in succession, but neither of the two robbers was caught.
It's not that the American police are incompetent, but: these two robbers are very smart, and they have done a lot of counter-reconnaissance.
First, mask. Dressed in a jumper, ski mask, jeans, it's hard to tell apart.
Second, they only rob small banks in outlying areas, and instead of whole bundles of money, they only need 20- or 10-yuan change, so that the money cannot be traced.
Because each bank only robs a few thousand dollars, the FBI will not notice them.
Third, every time they rob a bank, they bury the rented car with an excavator.
(The two brothers are digging a pit to bury the vehicle that committed the crime)
Fourth, they have good money laundering methods: they take the money to the casino, buy some chips, and don’t play. After half a day, the chips are changed. The casino doesn’t trace the source of the money, even if they won the money legal money.
(Robbers launder money in casino)
You may ask: with such a bright mind, what is wrong with doing something? Have to rob a bank?
The movie explains that the two robbers are brothers. The elder brother just got out of prison after serving 10 years for robbing the bank, while the younger brother had to mortgage the land at home to take out a loan in order to take care of his sick mother.
They later found out that there was oil in the field, so they wanted to get some money ($40,000) to repay the loan and extract the oil at the same time.
So, the smart younger brother Toby called up his older brother Tanner, who had been in prison, and the two planned a series of bank robberies.
(The destitute brothers)
Being trapped in life and exploited by the bank, he had no choice but to take risks. This background made people feel a little sympathetic to the two brothers.
They thought they would rely on their anti-reconnaissance capabilities to rob the bank and live a happy life with oil fields. Unexpectedly, they made a mistake: they went to a big bank on payday, and the bank was full of people.
The brave Texas people didn't hesitate or did it, and they all picked up guns and fought with the two brothers.
(Texas street shootout, just so casual)
Even the citizens spontaneously formed an arrest team and drove their cars with guns to hunt down the two brothers.
What happened to the brothers in the end? I won't give any spoilers, you can watch it for yourself, if you don't find the movie you want to watch, leave me a message.
The reason why the story of the robber brothers is sad is not only that they became impoverished due to illness and had to be forced into Liangshan, but also because they represent many remote and poor modern people.
The brothers had been poor all their lives, and their grandparents were poor, but now there was a chance to become rich, and he didn't want his son to be poor any more.
The words of the robber Toby represent human nature, and many people will choose like him when faced with this situation.
But his words are also a fable about American capitalist society: ordinary people are oppressed by capitalists and banks, and poverty is passed down from generation to generation like a contagious disease. After all, they will resist. Like these two robber brothers in Texas, they will pick up guns and spell out their own future.
The film is a bit like No Country for Old Men, which won the 2007 Oscar for Best Picture.
(The story of No Country for Old Men takes place in Texas)
(The hotel and the gangster in No Country For Old Men)
The same Texas desert, the same fierce folk customs, the same small hotel, the same desperados... The Coen brothers' violent tonality of splattering blood if they disagree with each other is not the same as the fierceness of the Texas people's gunfight. coincide.
However, "No Country for Old Men" has a far-reaching idea. He guides everyone to think: Is the society we live in safe? Why does our society have such a sociopathic personality?
In a word, "Going Through Fire and Water" is an unpopular film, and some people commented: "This is definitely one of the movies underestimated by Chinese audiences this year (2016)."
If you want to see it, send me a message.
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