In the past, it was difficult to understand that in the United States, if a driver was speeding, the police would hold a gun at the driver for inspection after stopping, and even had to lie down in the car for a body search. Now I understand that in a highly developed and institutionalized country, there is no need for normal people to violate the rules and systems. Therefore, most people who drive speeding may be outlaws, and it is better to be careful. Outlaws are dangerous because they have guns. It's really hard for us Chinese to understand the culture where everyone has guns under their pillows, and watching American shootout films only sees the surface of their clamoring.
Back to the film. Clive Owen is now basically stereotyped as a "macho", either a cold weapon or a firearm. Personally, I feel that he still has some feeling when using the gun. At first glance, he looks a bit like Stallone when he was young. Monica Bellucci's current appearance is very suitable for B-movies like "Sin City" and "The Torment Room". Both of them are the type of actors who are difficult to transform, and the success of their performance depends on the director. In this film, the two perform well, on the contrary, the role of the villain is still very good. A lot of thought went into the design of the shootout scene. In the end, even if you can shoot someone with a carrot without a finger, it is considered acceptable.
When I was watching this film, I was in the hospital getting an IV. I watched the needle drop into my body with my left eye, and my right eye watched as the protagonist in the film shot the bullet into the enemy's body one by one. There's no connection, but I think that's exactly why hero films can last forever: most of us are ordinary people.
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