Italy's Violent Aesthetics

Conner 2021-12-17 08:01:13

The setting of the film is very similar to "In Bruges", where the killer and the citizens are put together, and the blood and the ancient buildings are put together. "In" shoots the conflict between reality and the wrong view of violence accumulated over the years. , The purpose is to create a unique form of violence, and "The American" is more concerned with real life and flat killing, as a Hong Kong movie said: killers also have elementary school classmates. How simple is a

true and correct view of violence to

kill? From Kurosawa to Quentin to Michael Bay, the modern concept of killing has been formed. Excessive violence makes the audience insensitive and confuses the concepts of violence and the aesthetics of violence. Place real violence in an environment flooded with fake violence, which can often receive praise, but after choosing to use the concept of real violence in the movie, there is a difference. It is a radical expression of its opposite to life. The broken leg and broken gun in Bruges are still calmly integrated into life-the killer in "The American" also finds prostitutes and eats.
At this time, it became a choice. Different performances give people different feelings. In Bruges, it is obviously a little bit abrupt and shallow. There is a feeling of violence in order to show violence. Violence has become the forefront. Violence and violence The aesthetic gap is the main target. "The American" integrates violence superficially into life, paying more attention to the consistency of the violent’s emotional thinking with the public, revealing a trace of violent cruelty in the slow pace, which is also in line with George Clooney's life-like but special performance style, such as the detective who burned Reid after reading.
The film is more thought-provoking when it shapes violence. A large part of the previous one is more like an explanation, forming a slow and plain rhythm, and then gradually adding violent renderings, making people see an ordinary killer, an ordinary killer. American, a low-key gentleman.

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  • Wilfred 2022-03-26 09:01:06

    While it's well-crafted and not boring, it's also true that the story isn't new and engaging at the same time. Clooney is a waste in this kind of movie, but the beauty of the movie and the nude women should make this movie still watchable.

  • Laverna 2022-04-23 07:02:24

    Literary fan killer movie

The American quotes

  • Father Benedetto: A man can be rich, if he has God in his heart.

    Jack: I don't think God is very interested in me, Father.

  • Father Benedetto: Of course... You're American. You think you can escape history. You live for the present.

    Jack: I try to, Father.