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This topic may be a bit misleading for fans. First clarify that "Nightcrawler" is not a spoof and ridiculous movie. To say that it destroys the Three Views is really ruined. Although American films are not managed by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, most of their films still have a mainstream value, such as the most important family, the American dream of personal struggle, freedom and democracy... Don’t look at the spoof "Assassination of Kim Jong Il". It is in line with the mainstream values of the United States. The black North Korea and Kim Jong-il are because they do not conform to those values.
"Nightcrawler" destroys the Three Views, challenging or subverting American mainstream values everywhere, and completely blacking America itself from beginning to end.
At first, because the protagonist Louis was played by Jack Gyllenhaal, and he made himself skinny like a ghost, I thought he would be a sympathetic character like Matthew in "Dallas Buyers Club". In the first three minutes of the game, Louis’ behavior dispelled my thoughts. This was a thief. He took a robbery when he saw the security watch. Various signs showed that he did not need sympathy at all. Ordinarily, it is nothing unusual for American movies to shoot a wicked person who does no evil, but here is inspirational, a bottomless inspirational story, all his actions are the American dream of personal struggle.
If you follow the mainstream American film and television habits, you must explain why he became like this. For example, "Breaking Bad", the old white people reach middle age, and they are in danger. They take risks for the sake of their families. The audience will sympathize with the criminals. "Nightcrawler" completely avoids this routine. Neither the director nor the starring Jack are prepared to tell you why he did it. It's just to show you coldly how he challenged the bottom line of American society step by step.
Louis has no family, no friends, no expression, no bottom line. He is completely an outsider of modern society, wandering in the dark night of the city all day, watching coldly. But soon he discovered the most suitable occupation for people like him, taking pictures of car accident scenes and crime scenes. At this time, "Night Crawler" began to destroy the three views of the United States. The black American media, the freedom of speech in the American media, is one of the guarantees of their democracy and freedom. Look at the TV station’s female director asking Louis: “Violent and bloody, think of a screaming woman running into the street with her neck slit.” The media presented violence in the name of reporting the truth, just to satisfy people’s seeking Stimulating psychology, increase your ratings. When the murder was reported, the truth came, but the female supervisor had to press the truth down and not report it, because the truth did not fit the story he wanted to present. The truth was that the murderer was the drug dealer. What she wanted to present to the audience was-living in The massacre of the whites in the wealthy area, so that the whites who thought they were safe will be more concerned about the news.
So far, "Nightcrawler" is not only the American media, but also the American public as the audience. Why should the media give them blood and violence? Because of the high ratings of blood and violence, why should they be compiled for white people in the rich area? The killing of the door, because it is more concerned. Such a counter-push-a cold-blooded and selfish masses and society need their media to be cold-blooded and lie. Only such a media needs cold-blooded and selfish Louis to shoot bloody and violent news. So there is no need to explain how Louis became like this. He was created by the American society.
"Nightcrawler" is a feature film, but it was filmed in the structure of a horror film. The film tells the audience in advance that Louis is a weird and bottomless freak. But other people in the film don't know that when his colleagues and partners provoke him, the audience is worried for them. The more successful Louis is, the more fearful the audience will be for more people.
The darkest thing about "Nightcrawler" is the American Dream, or more accurately the purpose-only "success learning". Louis repeatedly declared that he learned things very quickly, and he learned how to build a successful business on the Internet. , Live a beautiful life with sex. These business courses include-no matter what obstacles you encounter, it is very important to stick to your goals. Before you start, you must have a plan. Louis, who has no bottom line, executes these business courses. In order to remove obstacles and kill competitors... …The reason he killed that simple young assistant is even more outrageous—I can’t put the future of the company in the hands of an untrustworthy partner. What's even darker is that after various unscrupulous means, his American dream has come true.
I don't know if this kind of "success studies" that only values goals and results is mainstream in the United States. In short, it has been popular in China for a long time. I don't know if you have any associations when you look at it.
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