This is business

Gregorio 2021-10-20 17:22:47

What is selling weapons? It's a business. From the beginning Yuri calmly said that he was considering how to sell weapons to 11 other people who did not have weapons. In the end, it was not a common evil and retribution. Yuri continued to sell his weapons. Although we hope to stop all killings, peace is not the tone of this movie.

If it's a business, do business as business. Demand analysis, bribery opens up all joints, takes advantage of existing legal loopholes, faces competitors, and at the same time abides by principles not to kill competitors or participate in wars of any party, and not to take "work" home. Yuri said, I am good at this, yes, he sees this as the same as opening a restaurant to make money, adventurous and exciting.

Until his wife said a sentence: I don't care if it's legal. It's wrong. (I like this sentence very much) Yuri started to do legitimate business, but he did not repent. Even if the younger brother was shot to death indiscriminately, the transaction is still going on, and business is even higher than life. This is the principle of business.

Finally Yuri said to the camera: Never join the war, especially don't join the war yourself. Does this remind people of the development history of the United States?

There are many places in the film that are uncomfortable to watch, especially the part of Africa. Hunger, AIDS, Scouts, dictators, these elements are naturally integrated into the film at the right time, and it also allows us to think about the environment in which Africa is located in today's world.

It is the first time I have seen a lot of gangs' rush, reflecting the subject matter of arms dealers.

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Lord of War quotes

  • Yuri Orlov: I miss your Borscht, mom and dad say you're clean

    Vitaly Orlov: Yeah that's right, you've gone legit? That's hard to believe

    Yuri Orlov: Because it's not true I'm leaving tonight on a job

    Vitaly Orlov: I can't, I have a girlfriend and I think she might be the one plus I'm thinking of opening my own place

    Yuri Orlov: Maybe this will trip will help, its good money

    Vitaly Orlov: I've given my word

    Yuri Orlov: Nobody has to know, we'll tell everyone we're going for a little R and R

    Vitaly Orlov: What do you need me for all of a sudden?

    Yuri Orlov: Everything's fucked up more than usual. I can't trust anybody, I need you to watch my back

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] I was so caught up in the deal, I never realized what was going on in Vitaly's head. Come to think about it, maybe I never really understood what was going on inside his head. One thing I do understand for certain is that Vitaly broke the cardinal rule of gun running: never pick up a gun and join the customers. Only half the guns and ammunition was gone so I was still entitled to half the diamonds ,if I took them I was lost, if I left them I was still lost. The massacre played out exactly how Vitaly predicted but then half a dozen massacres happened Sierra Leone that week you can't stop them all, in my experience you can't stop any of them