Robert Pattinson played a criminal who robbed a bank. Not much experience of that kind. But he is stubborn, bad luck, misjudgment, and kind. This is what happened in one day. If you see it halfway, you will expect it to be just a fruitless battle on this New York street. However, it does not affect you feeling nervous, enthusiastic and hilarious. The color of the movie and the background electronic music are too popular, but it doesn’t matter. It is a pill to make you believe that this ridiculous thing can go on like this...good times? There is no good time at all. Before something worse happens, those fluke times are good times, so don't let him stop.
Desperate End of the World is already my best life
Connie Nikas decides to take his brother Nick Nikas to grab the bank. This matter is not so easy to handle. Because the younger brother Nick is an adult with cognitive impairment. But instead of allowing Nick to accept uncomfortable psychological treatment and forcing him to constantly recall the trauma, it is more reasonable and more secure to stay away from domestication, to take risks and pursue freedom.
The robbery went smoothly. The first thing that makes people laugh is the expressionless face of the bank teller. Connie, played by Robert Pattinson, coerced her to hand over the money through a note. Her reaction was like "robbing a bank", which is also part of the bank’s daily business. The whole scene is here (the first 15 minutes of the movie) and it can end here.
The next two directors began to demonstrate their ability to create surprises. First, the younger brother Nick (starred in one of the film’s directors, Ben Safdy, who is very brilliant) realized that the situation was not good, and ran away frantically at the moment when he should remain calm, hitting the police; then, the older brother Connie had a good chance of winning. Little thing: rescue the injured brother from the prison hospital. The time has come to test the professionalism of a robber. The details that Connie had to deal with were getting more and more headaches, and because he kept making mistakes in the process, he later involved more and more irrelevant people. It was like he accidentally jumped into a spiral turntable with no exit and was busy working in it. I didn’t realize that being manipulated was easy.
Here is what a crime movie should have, but it not only depicts an exciting cat-and-mouse game. The family situation of the brothers has always been hinted in the film. The opening scene of the film was quite shocking. The psychotherapist spoke a few words and asked Nick, who is dementia, to describe it. There was only Nick's face on the screen, no expressions and words, but teardrops fell. Next, we know that having sex with the grandmother who lives with them, as well as those domestic violence incidents that they don’t want to mention, are one of the reasons why they want to escape from reality. Later, Connie ran to his girlfriend's house and wanted to release his younger brother on bail. When the girl saw him, she felt a sense of relief and pleasure, because it meant that she could get rid of the elder in her own family—they faced the same cruel reality. You will find that these children can't escape outside control anyway. Parents, therapists, hospitals and police have given them a sense of threat. In this world, Connie and Nick can't see a good time.
The Queen’s song is called "Don't Stop Me Now" (Don't Stop Me Now), which repeatedly repeats "Don't stop me because I am enjoying a good time". The lyrics are like descriptions after taking drugs. , Which is similar to the feeling of this movie. Life has been shattered and the surroundings have become untrustworthy. Connie feels that Nick can’t be separated, not only because of his own relationship, but also because of the common destiny and the attack that will be ushered at any time, so there is no more free time than robbery and escape. Anyway, they will be under control. During the time of being hunted, bold colors and exaggerated electronic soundtracks, as long as they don’t stop, it’s a good time.
Robert Pattinson's major breakthrough
The most exaggerated comment comes from the "Hollywood Reporter" and the well-known entertainment media The Wrap, the former thinks that Robert Pattinson's performance in "Good Times" can be compared with Al Pacino in "Hot Day Afternoon", the latter It is believed that he is in the same line as Robert De Niro in "Poor Streets". Watching the movie, you will think this is not an exaggeration. This kid was only delayed by a lengthy idol drama a few years ago. Robert Pattinson has been reborn, this is the best performance of his career.
What attracts Pattinson is the "fission" of this character: he is a criminal and shouldn't care about anything. "But what interests me is that he suddenly has the reason and impulse to care about the person next to him. He was ignorant of everything, but now because of this emotional touch, the world suddenly appears to him. It's brand new."
Pattinson seems to be erasing his last traces of "Twilight" through "Good Times", which is very successful. In addition to the "Twilight" series, he also has "Metropolis", "Prewar Childhood", "Lost Z City", "Star Atlas"... But at first he made this young man who was accustomed to the nomination of the Golden Acid Mould Award The actor began to have some ideals, it was "Metropolis" directed by David Cronenberg in 2012. For him, "Metropolis" is the most important turning point in his career. "That was the first time I needed to deal with a complicated character, and I suddenly realized that that was what I wanted to do."
For any actor who desperately wants to be recognized, the role created by the Savedi brothers is really coveted. It needs a sense of proportion, explosiveness and fun, and at the same time you can enjoy the photographer's psychedelic lights of various colors on himself, which gives the audience a little more reason for aftertaste.
The Savedy brothers also proved themselves. If you have seen the director’s last work "God Knows", the pleasure of "Good Times" is still the same, and the director is still obsessed with portraying the breaking point in those small scenes, the dissonance. This is still a movie without a climax. The protagonists are still people on the fringe of broken families and society, but the director's control of the story is already well-established, and the actors are also quite skilled. "Hot Day Afternoon" and "Poor Streets" are not just used to describe Pattinson. "Good Times" made Cannes film critics immediately think of these two classics, but the unexpected color and famousness of the film Electronic musician Oneohtrix Point's soundtrack throughout the audience and the ending song of punk godfather Iggy Pop (Iggy Pop) make people feel fresh, exciting and memorable.
Published in "Global Screen" in September 2017
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