I always expect a big conspiracy

Juston 2022-04-20 09:01:28

Generally speaking, the performance of this movie is flat. It is a typical American movie that saves the public at the critical moment when the unwilling little characters are a bit dazzling. Besides the editing is a bit dazzling, the plot is old-fashioned, wastes a lot of foreshadowing, and there are many places that make people angry.
For example, the stupid police don't use helicopters to send money, but spend a lot of time fighting the traffic in New York. During the period, they lost a number of vehicles and personnel. The key is a needless waste of time. During this period, I thought that the police were colluding with the robbers, deliberately creating the illusion of traffic chaos on the way, so that the huge sum of money could be taken away and turned into a robbery.
Another example is the stupid mayor who can't make any decisions. I really don't know how he became mayor. He is really interested in "hidden rules" with his high-ranking female officials. guy.
Another example is the stupid negotiator who repeatedly made mistakes in judgment, first suspecting Gabo, and then finally judging that the criminal had jumped out of the car and ran away, and was denied by everyone. It was really depressing.
Another example is the young robber in blue clothes, who was fierce on the subway. After getting the money, he was surrounded by the police on the street. He couldn’t take it out for a long time, and he was beaten to death without any resistance. The contrast is too great, is it "beneficial"?
Let’s take another example of the most stupid video man and woman. The woman is an idiot and a brainless woman. She has already seen her boyfriend being kidnapped by gangsters on the subway, and her life is hanging by a thread. Entangled in "Love me or not", the man is also an idiot. When he contacted him again, he quickly confessed to the computer in the first sentence. Such an idiot and resentment of women are really cheap and right.
Fortunately, the performance of the two protagonists is still very good, especially the robber, very eye-catching, completely controlling the overall situation, Denzel Washington is really like an honest man who has a wife and children to support, and also buys a gallon of milk to go home. Traffic dispatcher. But I still didn't make it clear, did he take bribes in the end, did he make it up to stop the gangsters, or did he actually receive money, but after recommending Japanese cars, he thought it was not a bribe?
After watching the video, what I want to ask most is what happened after that? I always look forward to a big conspiracy, what about $300 million? How to solve Gabo's bribery? (I'm still looking forward to Gabo colluding with the robbers, making money and leaving) I'm also looking forward to a serial plan, many problems haven't been solved yet, how come it's over?
As it turns out, the screenwriter is a pure and good guy, and I'm delusional and a conspiracy theorist!

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Extended Reading
  • Virgil 2022-03-21 09:01:34

    Pretty compact. Some of the dialogue is pretty good. "Just because I'm a ferocious looking black man", "It's my only plan", "Taking the MRT is faster than a car", "Why not use a plane"

  • Angel 2022-03-23 09:01:34

    Walking into the subway without the sun, it is still a small person who makes a big hero

The Taking of Pelham 123 quotes

  • Ryder: Now you understand commodities, don't you? You know, pork bellies, gold, light crude.

    Walter Garber: Listen. No disrespect, but maybe I'm not the guy you should be talking to.

    Ryder: Oh no, you are exactly the guy I wanna talk to. Now I want you to look at the ticker and I want you to tell me what is the going rate for a New York City hostage today. You think a million dollars is too much? I do. I think it's corny. Now get your calculator out. You got one?

    Ryder: [Garber hesitates] Do you have a calculator?

    Walter Garber: Yeah, we got one. I got one.

    Ryder: Okay, good. Now add this up. You got $526,315.79. That's $526,315.79 Now times that by 19. What do you get?

    Walter Garber: [looks at calculator] That's $10 million?

    Ryder: What do you get?

    Walter Garber: That comes out to $10 million plus 1 cent.

    Ryder: Oh that is a deal. Now I want you to call the mayor and tell him the price. And then you tell him I want it in 100,000 $100 dollar bills. You got that?

    Walter Garber: Okay I got that. What about the 1 cent?

    Ryder: Well you keep that 1 cent. It's your broker fee.

  • Ryder: Put Garber on the line!

    Camonetti: To be honest, Mr. Garber has gone home.

    Ryder: Put Garber on the fucking line or I'll kill the motorman!

    Camonetti: I guarantee you, Mr. Ryder, that I am the best person for you to be talking to right now. Just give me a moment and I'll explain why.

    Ryder: [to Jerry] You were always going to be the first one to go.

    [shoots Jerry several times]

    Ryder: Mr. Camonetti, you have 60 fucking seconds before I kill another, okay?