In 1999, he starred in this seemingly supernatural subject in front of him, but it was a psychologically inquiring and slightly horrifying film. This time, he collaborated with the great director Martin Scorsese to tell the story of an emergency medical staff. Frank, the actor played by Cage, is a worker who drives an ambulance at night, rescues the wounded, and is responsible for first aid treatment of doctors and patients. At work, he often needs to face the lives of patients hanging in the line, which is possible at any time. He has gone to sleep. He has been engaged in this work for many years and has witnessed too many life and death. Too many people are taken away by the god of death in front of him. There are also too many times he has defeated the god of death and saved his life. At that time, he would feel the whole person floating up and feel extremely wonderful. However, witnessing repeated struggles on the edge of death caused Frank to bear more and more mental pressure at work. An accident at work resulted in the death of a young girl, and even put him in a state of complete collapse.
Prolonged insomnia and hallucinations from time to time made Frank's mental state extremely depressed, and his whole person was in a state of extreme fatigue and a little mental disorder all day long, especially during the night work hours, extreme exhaustion and great mental stress, and The lingering shadow in his heart made him completely absent, and often needed mental stimulation and catharsis. The large amount of alcohol intake and abnormal behavior made this excellent first responder gradually start to feel uncomfortable. this work. However, when he came to an apartment and tried to save a dying old man, he once again ushered in a turning point in his life.
As long as you always maintain a kind heart, the nightmare will be one day away sooner or later, and the haze in your heart will be washed away by the sun sooner or later. As if in a trance, as if it were real facts, Frank, who was confused, witnessed the old man's painful regaining consciousness under the cruel electric shock, and constantly tried to leave the world, when all his family members couldn't bear it. When he continued to witness the old man’s repeated torture, when Frank seemed to receive a begging from the old man’s soul and let him leave with peace of mind, Frank finally chose to let the old man get the reward after 17 lives and deaths. Freed, and he escaped from the nightmare.
The film tells the existence of a seemingly mysterious and mysterious world. It revolves around the male protagonist’s nearly collapsed mental state. It describes how chaotic the night in a big city is. Too many people don’t know how to cherish their lives. Regardless of whether it is young or old, doctors need to face all patients equally, regardless of the other's good or evil, no matter how sloppy or stinking the patient in front of him is, or want to die. The protagonist Cage’s acting skills are once again fully demonstrated. After successively making some of the best action movies, choosing such a character and discovering his acting skills is definitely the professionalism of an excellent actor. (But then again, in many cases this role is not something you can choose at will.)
Finally, in this 1999 movie, you can see the medical conditions in the United States at that time, especially the degree of congestion in hospitals. It definitely matches the tragic situation of our big hospitals in big cities now. In the overloaded hospitals, there are no one cares about patients everywhere. It is common to send teams and walk in the aisles. So, this is the price of living in a big city.
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