Violent Aesthetics, Reivew on The Killer

Like True Colors 2, it is a work of John Woo's violent and mature period, and it is also a representative work of John Woo at his peak! John Woo's shootout and that is a Hong Kong movie should not be regarded as a large number of bloody scenes in the same type of movies. He does not shy away from blood spattering. It is a feature of John Woo's films. One person wears white and the other wears black, and there is a clear color contrast. In the play, the shooting scene in the fourth master's house is a climax. In the film, the villains all wear white coats (black suits worn by the killer boss). The four masters' house is also surrounded by white paint. The blood splattered from the battle at the start of the shootout splattered on the walls. The strong contrast between white and red gave us the thrill of the movie!

The core of John Woo's film is still the brotherly love between the two male protagonists, the confidant feelings of the same loneliness, only people of the same type can understand the difference between John Woo and To Qifeng, not only the style shown in the shooting scenes, but also the style of Woo Yusen insists on literary and drama It is the morality of brothers who stick to each other with sincerity. To Qifeng does not exaggerate the brotherhood, but struggles between interests and truth in the face of reality

Johnnie To is more realistic and John Woo is more idealistic. This is also one of the reasons why John Woo action films are eliminated, but it is also because of brotherhood that John Woo's films become classics! With romantic ideal color. This also makes his movie imitated by later generations. The heroine in "Kill Bill" is the best tribute to John Woo's violent aesthetics!

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