Bushwick’s translation looks very much like Bolsheviks in Chinese. But the difference of a word is far away. The Bolsheviks are the majority and good communism, but Bushwicks are not. Bushwick is a culturally diverse area, with mainly black residents. Due to the low education level, employment difficulties and racist discrimination of ethnic minorities in the history of the United States, the entire Brooklyn area was once the area with the highest crime rate in the United States. The gram is caught in it, and it is naturally deeply affected. The Oscar-nominated work "Brooklyn" tells the story of the early development of this area. And "Bushwick" tells the story of this neighborhood of Bushwick.
New York’s well-known neighborhoods include Manhattan, Queens, etc. Although the current Bushwick is not as well-known as the above-mentioned neighborhoods, it has also become a famous street cultural mecca because of its unique graffiti. Street artists from all over the world have built Bushwick into a non-profit art gallery that is half a block away, and even has a name called "Bushwick Collective", which feels like 798 in New York, with a growing reputation. Moreover, with the development of society, the chaos and sordidness of Bushwick has been greatly changed.
"Bushwick" is about the Bushwick in traditional culture. Chaos but there is order. Although it is the residence of the middle and lower middle class, it is also the middle class after all. They long for peace and hope for tranquility. However, the uproar of violence will break this fragile balance at any time, leaving the entire neighborhood on the verge of chaos.
"Bushwick" is a very realistic film, but the background of the story is sci-fi and illusory. It tells that Texas and other states declared independence, and the American empire fell into division and civil war. Among them, a group of militants from Kentucky came to Bushwick, trying to control the entire neighborhood, and based on this, threatened the coalition government in order to agree to their independence requirements. However, they thought that the citizens of the Bushwick neighbourhood, who were all about stability, were well controlled, not to mention that this neighbourhood was a gun-free neighbourhood, but unexpectedly, the citizens organized and counterattacked. As a result, the entire Bushwick neighborhood became a war zone and fell into a melee. Soldiers are required to kill citizens regardless of the fact that they see it, and at least they must be tied up. Wherever there is a war, there are always looters taking advantage of the fire. Taking advantage of the war between soldiers and citizens, some gangsters also heard the wind, burned, killed and looted, making Bushwick more panicked.
However, the above is a spoiler. Because "Bushwick" unfolds the story in a suspenseful form, from a first-person perspective. The protagonist was suddenly thrown into the war, and for a long time she didn't even know what happened, but fled in a panic, changing places again and again, but there was always no escape. Moreover, in order to show the protagonist’s panic, the film also uses a lot of long shots, just like a documentary, showing the Bushwick of New York under the rain of bullets from a realistic first-person perspective.
Like "Birdman", the film uses a lot of long lenses, all kinds of shots in the end, very test photography skills, but also very test the patience of the viewers. The beginning part of the film is very good. A group of young couples got off the subway and started to go to the ground. They chatted about the housework and were very happy, and then suddenly everything changed. The style of painting has changed quickly, and it is never forced, just go ahead and do it. The camera follows the heroine, running all the way, guessing all the way about what happened to that special, why the fight broke out suddenly, why the fight is going on, and where is it safe, all kinds of mysteries are entangled.
This very realistic film tells how it feels like this kind of war suddenly comes to you. A metropolis like New York suddenly fell into war, making the unprepared civilians suddenly at a loss what to do. When the war is at your doorstep, the only thing you can do is to run for your life. You have to find the right direction and flee towards the perfect place. The entire "Bushwick" is about this kind of process: how civilians under chaotic war can survive in panic.
The weak heroine has not even touched a gun. When she tried to fire the first shot, she lost a finger directly. And the uncle who accompanied him, as a former Marine Corps member, was very brave along the way. But he overturned the boat in the gutter. When he went to the toilet, he was shot and killed by a shivering woman hiding in the toilet. As the leading actor, just hang up like this. There is no last word, no entrustment, no reluctance, or even tragic music, just hang up. Then, you will feel that the heroine will inevitably stick to the end and successfully reach the safe zone. As a result, she was also shot headshot and killed in a splash of blood. There was no last word, no testimony, no reluctance, no tragic music. There is no heroism, individualism, and protagonist aura in the whole film. It is advancing without routines, and then suddenly "the end". People who watch it can only vomit "WTF!!!"
Watching the entire movie, you can understand this. This movie is only about the state of war, directly throwing the war on your face. As for who is the protagonist and who is the supporting role, it doesn't matter at all, anyway, as long as there is a little carelessness, anyone can die at any time. This kind of portrayal makes people very desperate. It makes the audience feel like a low-profile version of "Dunkirk".
To say that the shortcomings of this film are that it is too dazzling, and the use of too many long lenses makes people dizzy, so that even the direction of the story is confused. Just like "Hardcore Henry", all movies are dazzling skills, too late, forgetting that the story is the real core, and the form is greater than the content. "Bushwick" is better than "Hardcore Henry", but the same problem still exists. Many people didn't really understand it. Anyway, it was an unpopular niche movie, so they gave a low score, an unreasonable low score. In fact, the portrayal of throwing civilians into war is very good, realistic and touching.
However, the biggest gain from watching this film is to meet Dave Batista again. The former WWE superstar, since he changed his career and became a movie player, his overall achievement is much worse than that of the similar giants Johnson and John Cena. If it weren't for the role of Drax the Destroyer in "Guardians of the Galaxy", it is estimated that now only some unfamiliar small movies can only play some inconsistent roles. Even "Guardians of the Galaxy" is only responsible for the role of muscular men. It was not until "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" that an excellent funny function was played. The scene of mocking Xingjue and the magical laughter left people behind. Was extremely impressed.
In fact, in addition to the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series, Batista always plays some insidious but domineering powerful villains or roles that are both righteous and evil. Because of his size, even though he is a villain, he can always stand out. , Enough to make an impression. Moreover, the kind of contradiction played will always die in the film, and the fate is like Sean Bing. After watching it too much, there will be a feeling of sadness. In "Bushwick", Batista is not only the male number one, but also the producer of the film. In this film, he brought out his gloomy temperament without much lines. Challenge the bitter drama under the long shot, not abrupt or sensational, but just right, showing a good sense of acting skills. Very rare!
"Bushwick" is enough to change the inherent impression of Dave Batista, letting people know that he is not just a big man, not the kind of guy with well-developed limbs and simple mind, but a person with vision and acting skills. As for the two directors of this film, "Bushwick" is their second work, and their debut is "Zombie Kid" starring "Lord of the Rings" Elijah Wood, which is also a very interesting film. Underage children will be infected with zombie virus, but adults will not, so the story of a devil child making a big noise in the adult world is played. It is also not large, but very thoughtful, and the same is true for "Bushwick." I hope they can receive a larger script, make a good film, and make a big turnaround.
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