1. A man is faced with a dilemma that he cannot solve by himself, and he must solve the dilemma by completing an impossible task of stealing.
2. He cannot do it alone, he must find a partner. In the process, show the audience some technical details that will come later.
3. In the process of stealing, there are frequent accidents, almost complete failure, and finally, there is no way to succeed.
Yes, this is not a movie that follows this routine completely. If it is said that the process of abstracting the plot is the process of stripping off personalization, then in turn, adding personalized elements to a genre routine is the process of making a story.
The biggest personal element of this film is the title name "Three Old Gunslingers". Expand the main character from one to three. This also corresponds to the roles of the three old drama bones. Is it okay to modify the script here, from three characters to one character? Of course, you can, and you can continue to expand, four or five. They face the same predicament and have no money.
The making of this dilemma seems very simple and very realistic. Yeah, most can't even pay rent without a regular monthly income, even though he's been on earth for over 70 years.
Then continue to dismantle the dilemma faced by the three people. Old Joe's predicament is the most serious, and he is also the initiator of the whole plan. He received a sum of money from the bank, and the interest on the money suddenly tripled. At the same time, his pension disappeared, and he was unable to pay his debts, and the bank would repossess his house. And living in his house is his daughter and granddaughter, and Old Joe can't let this happen. The plight of Lao Qiao is that he cannot afford the happy life of his daughter and granddaughter because he has no money.
Old Willie is an old man living alone, oh, in fact, he has a roommate named AI. His daughter works out of town while raising his granddaughter. Willie wants to see his daughter more, but because of his poor health and lack of travel expenses, yes, it is difficult for him to achieve this wish.
AI was the last thing to want to join. He was also alone and didn't want to take on any family responsibilities, but the sudden disappearance of the pension made him unable to hold back and joined in a fit of anger.
The plight of the three old men was caused by lack of money, and the solution they came up with was to rob a bank. The reason for this idea is because Old Joe has personally experienced a robbery in a bank. The robbers are agile, planning Zhou Xiang, stealing money is as easy as withdrawing money, which makes Lao Qiao have the same idea, "They can all do it, why can't we".
The task of robbing a bank and the physical condition of the three old men directly constituted the greatest difficulty. They couldn't even rob a supermarket, let alone a bank. So they need help.
The guide is still Lao Qiao, who has an ex-son-in-law who is a mixed society. After the introduction of the son-in-law, the three found a famous teacher. He was the leader of the robber who robbed the bank earlier, although this was only explained during the robbery.
Under the guidance of the famous teacher, the three old people continued to practice and finally worked out a perfect action plan. Of course, this perfect plan of action is to pave the way for the unexpected surprises that arise later.
On the day of the robbery, Old Willie was almost unmasked by a little girl because of his sympathy and physical condition. The desperate behavior of a bank employee who was unfortunately robbed twice also caused some trouble for the three. But the three of them managed to escape.
Not long after the robbery, another round of accidents came. FBI agents found some traces from the surveillance video, and following these clues, they successfully found the three elderly people. Under the trio's carefully planned alibi, the FBI agents appear helpless, but in the end they pull out the lethal weapon, little girl.
The little girl had recognized him from Old Willie's watch, but the little girl had a good heart and didn't expose them. Yes, only a young and ignorant girl can have such a pure and kind heart.
In the end, several people got their pensions and donated the rest anonymously.
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