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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  • Katlyn 2021-12-17 08:01:13

    The very boring story, the never-ending scene, is the longest-used story in Hong Kong movies. Give Clooney all 3 stars. I think it's rare for him to act in such a quiet movie.

  • Wilfred 2022-03-29 09:01:03

    This is actually a "dead literary film"... This director has switched careers from photography, so, director, how literary and artistic do you want to be...

The American quotes

  • Pavel: And above all... don't make any friends, Jack. You used to know that.

  • Father Benedetto: I ask him to look after those of my friends who are sinners.

    Jack: All men are sinners.

    Father Benedetto: Some are greater sinners than others. But those who seek peace are much sinning in the history.