International politics about killers

Hal 2022-08-07 17:10:26

In this movie, the story has nothing to say, it can be said in one sentence. And those continuous gunfire, speed chase, collision, fire, explosion, timely cold jokes... These are all standard Hollywood operations, and they are not enough... However, if you analyze the competition killer and its death from a structural point of view The order and method are more interesting.

Let me introduce the organizers of the event first. In essence, this is an underground gambling game hosted by a sinister white man, involving a lot of money, and powerful people of all skin colors (not including blacks) and costumes. Please pay attention to the main metaphors in this game environment: money, white men presided over, gambling games made by various skin color forces excluding blacks.

The killers participating in the competition are basically divided by country, with unknown names. There are three main killers. Chinese assassin, young, female, beautiful, skilled, poor life experience, thief is also good. The other two important killers are the American killers, which are divided into the just American killers and the unjust American killers. The righteous American killer, middle-aged, the last champion (please note, the last champion), after retiring his wife was killed and competed for revenge; this killer has an absolute advantage in morality and motivation. An unjust American killer, young, bloodthirsty, cruel and unscrupulous, killed a dog in a movie (a very rare evil in Hollywood movies, a metaphor for loss of humanity); this killer is at an absolute moral disadvantage, and Strong advantage in motivation.

The game started as follows: the

British killer was killed by the Chinese killer at breakfast, and the resistance was fierce and powerless.

Then there was a cold gun battle on the street, which was a low-level melee. The French killer (male, athlete type, obvious Luc Besson style) played against the rules and won. The nationalities of the two dead killers are unknown. Note: The French killer is black (hehe, happy.gif), with the style of North Africa and Morocco.

A Russian killer (male, strong, using immutable weapons of mass destruction, grenades) killed several cut-off killers and died in the hands of Chinese killers (the Chinese killers fought with small grabs and detonated their grenade). Chinese killers have principles, not to kill innocents, but to retain priests.

The French killer attacked the Chinese killer, and the Chinese killer protected the priest and wounded the French killer.

The unjust American killer killed a bunch of small killers, quickly reduced the number of competitors, and confronted the just American killer; gained first advantage and was counterattacked by the just American killer; framed the Chinese killer; fled.

The just American killer hunts down the Chinese killer.

After a rogue killer using an abnormal weapon of mass destruction (shoulder-launched missile) set himself on fire, the Chinese killer subdued the unjust American killer at the gas station. Under the influence of the priest, he did not kill the unjust American killer. The unjust American killer was eliminated by the game organizers.

For the first time a Chinese killer and a righteous American killer faced off, the French killer came to make a profit and was killed by the righteous American killer. The Chinese killer and the righteous American killer both lose.

The priest corrects evil and restores his spirit. In the church, the righteous American killer and the Chinese killer confronted each other and adopted a cooperative strategy to deal with the behind-the-scenes organizers together.

The righteous American killer and the behind-the-scenes organizers died together.

The Chinese killer became the last person without a title.

Note: The priest is weak, alcoholic, British.

After watching this game, I deeply admire the Hollywood screenwriters' grasp of the world's political structure, and I also appreciate their understanding of the world's economic trends. ... Hey, this is simply the action movie version of the international political and economic competition.

Pay tribute to the screenwriters of this movie, Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree.

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The Tournament quotes

  • Father MacAvoy: God, I need a drink.

    Lai Lai Zhen: You drink too much, and your eyes give you away. You damage your liver.

    Father MacAvoy: That's just perfect. That's just exactly what I need. Health advice from a hit man.

  • Miss Hunter: [incredulous] What did you say?

    Tech Eddie: There are no cameras in there.

    Miss Hunter: What about satellite?

    Tech Rob: They're indoors.

    Miss Hunter: Did I speak to you?

    [Miss Hunter turns back to Eddie]

    Miss Hunter: There are 30 people in there who paid ten million dollars. We're in the final few minutes. I want everything and anything pointed at that fucking church!