Speaking of Clint Eastwood, many people know nothing about him, and most of those who know him only remember the handsome cowboy image of the 1960s. However, in today’s film industry, there has always been an old man with a ninety-year-old body, struggling on the set, and able to produce excellent works for us. Don’t forget, he is Eastwood, a person who is always worth remembering. Glorious image.
In the 1960s, the famous Western film "Red Dead Redemption" directed by the famous director Sergio Leone with a unique style was very popular. This film used a cowboy trick to deal with the evil forces of the town ingeniously. The filming was vivid and colorful, and the subsequent "The Good, the Good and the Ugly" are even more classics. This series has also become a masterpiece of "Italian Macaroni-style Western Movies".
This series not only made the director Sergio Lionel popular, but also made the starring Clint Eastwood a hit. In the film, the cowboy he plays is dressed in a cloak, a felt hat, and a cigarette in his mouth. He is extremely handsome and can be called the most classic cowboy image in the history of the world.
At that time, the old man was very heroic, and he was a big hit. He also participated in several classic old movies and became a kind of popular culture in the United States. However, what we didn't expect was that the old man was not satisfied with his performance in performance. He became a director, but once again dedicated several classics.
I don’t have many movies with Uncle Dongmu, but I think I’m just like the old man. Whether it is "Unforgivable" or this "Classic Car", I have a soft spot. Maybe Dongmu's unique style of tough guy suits my appetite very well.
Uncle Dongmu’s movie involves many types: "Land Bridge Last Dream" is love, "Suspicious Cloud" is suspense, "Million Dollar Baby" is sports, "Perfect World" is touching, "Captain Sally" It is a disaster, "Letters from Iwo Jima" is a war... However, I want to analyze "Unforgivable" and "Classic Cars" in depth. I love the image of the father in these two movies the most.
"Unforgivable" can be regarded as a tribute to the classic Western movie by Mr. Dongmu, and it also won the Oscar for Best Picture that year. The film takes the western atmosphere to the extreme, and the final climax is also shocking. However, the most outstanding thing in the film is the shaping of the characters, especially the protagonist played by Uncle Dongmu-William Monney.
The background of the film is very touching-William Monney was once a heinous drunkard in the west. He had countless crimes, notoriety, well known to women and children, and he almost killed people without blinking. However, after meeting his sweetheart Claudia, he abandoned all his evil deeds, left his sins behind, and lived a loving life with his wife. However, the good times did not last long, and his wife unfortunately died of smallpox. .
The film expresses Moni's remorse for his past everywhere. He is afraid that others will ask about his past. He does not drink or curse, and he is loyal to his dead wife. Maybe a good love can really change a person, Moni is like that.
Originally, Moni returned to his old business for money and killed two people to receive a bounty. However, the small town attorney General Bill's humiliation to him and the abuse of his friend Ned turned this simple matter into an unsatisfactory situation. Hatred. In the end, Moni approached them, restored the charm of his youth, and slaughtered the entire tavern, without talking nonsense, without leaving a living, and unscrupulously unscathed. Uncle Dongmu’s words are impressive: "I have killed women and children. I have killed everything that moves. Now I’m here to kill you, little Bill. For the crimes you committed to my friends, I’m waiting for you. Get out of the way right away!" Even if you think about it carefully, Moni is still a villain in the end, but he looks like a hero to us.
The role of Dongmu uncle is often like this: a tough guy with iron and blood. Maybe he is not understood by outsiders or welcomed by others, but he always does what he thinks is right. He killed people for moral justice. He didn't want his friends to be wronged. He would rather damage his reputation and ruin his reputation for this. But in our opinion, he is a cowboy who is both righteous and evil, and a lonely hero.
The same goes for "Classic Cars". Uncle Dongmu plays Walter as a veteran warrior who has experienced many battles. He is stubborn and stubborn. He seems to be alive in the last century and has not been integrated into modern society at all. He will be stunned when he meets everybody, as if deliberately find it hard for himself. He is stubborn, that is, he wants to live with his dog. The relationship with the pastor is also very tense. In the eyes of the pastor, this old guy does not know life and death at all.
This is Uncle Dongmu? This is a tough guy? Is this a lonely hero? Uncle Dongmu proved to us that it was. It was the moment he declared war on the gangs.
He took the initiative to help his neighbors from the Miao ethnic group. After all, he only has a few friends like them. He rescued Su from the black hands, and he taught Tao how to grow up. It can be said that he changed the lives of these two young people, and Walter is a teacher and friend for them.
Amidst the harassment of the gang, Walter, who is always strong, relies on his old guns to remain invincible. However, the Miao family was shot and Su was brutally raped. Tao couldn't wait to stab the lair of other gangs with Walter. At this time, Walter, who had always been violent, was calm, because after all, he knew how to behave in the world. He didn't want to ruin his teachings about Tao because of hatred. He went to "revenge" by himself, only brought a lighter, because he took out the lighter and was shot into a sieve, so that the police rushed there.
I don't know if it was done deliberately, the whole film is shrouded in a depressed atmosphere. Gangs are rampant and crimes are rampant. It seems that the old man is not optimistic about young Americans. In this movie, Uncle Dongmu is not only a lonely hero, but also a life mentor. He teaches others how to enter society, and he sacrifices himself for others. He seems to be dogmatic, but in fact he understands the truth of life and death best. Life should give others hope, and death should have its own value. Walter did it all.
Uncle Dongmu has completely dyed "Classic Car" with the color of a western movie, just like a modern cowboy in a town. The film is tragic and desolate, but there is a hint of beauty in the end. When Walter gave others a new life, he also redeemed himself. At the end, he had a serene expression when lying in the coffin, and perhaps dedicating everything he had to Tao was the most correct decision he made in his life. Walter is the most tolerant hero and the most calm avenger.
Maybe it was too serious. I think "Classic Cars" is flawless in terms of atmosphere shaping and character performance (mainly Walter). This is a masterpiece that hits the hearts of the people, although the subject matter is no longer new.
Uncle Dongmu’s films often show reflections on violence, which is rare in similar films. Murder is an unforgivable sin in the world. The so-called gratitude and gratitude is only a moment of retention of human heart, and for the rest of your life, you will regret for killing your life and bear the punishment you deserve. This is why Uncle Dong Mu locked Tao in the house at the end of "Classic Cars" and went there alone. The old man's description of the pain after the murder was like an expert.
Uncle Dongmu is old and strong. Although he is still very old, he is still committed to making more good movies and making greater contributions to the film industry within his limited life. In the past two years, the works such as "Mule" and "Richard Jewell's Lament" created by Master Dongmu are still of first-rate quality. It can be said that Master Dongmu is the guarantee.
If the old man can live for a few more decades, he will definitely inject more vitality into the film industry, but this is just hope, the hero will always have a late day, we should face it calmly, after all, this man has already become a film legend. .
I would like to pay tribute to this legend from the last century and the irreplaceable living fossil of today's film industry.
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