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Director Guy Ritchie , a national treasure of the United Kingdom, his masterpiece is "Two Smokers", which was named a masterpiece.
The cast is also the top match in the UK:
Matthew McConaughey ("Interstellar"), a powerful Oscar actor;
Charlie Hannum ("Pacific Rim"), with face, chest and acting skills;
Hugh Grant ("Notting Hill"), the British national male god;
Colin Farrell ("Sniper Phone Booth"), only two thick eyebrows can kill many male stars of fresh meat in seconds;
Michel Dockry , once became popular with "Downton Abbey".
To sum up in one sentence: this is the British bombing this year.
The more luxurious the lineup, the easier it is to make the film worse, but "Gentlemen" did not disappoint.
The dazzling quick editing, the breathtaking lines and plot, coupled with the wonderful reversal, make people sigh: Guy Ritchie is finally back!
However, the threshold for this piece is still a bit high.
Classmates who know Guy Ritchie a little know that his film style is obvious, and they are all "hardcore":
There are many characters, fast editing, multi-line narrative, and a large amount of information. You can make people dizzy if you don't pay attention.
And once you hold all the information, you can experience the extreme pleasure of taking drugs.
Because the multiple stories in his movies can always be perfectly intertwined at the end, producing unimaginable chemical reactions.
"Gentlemen" is even more so, there are 8 main characters in the film, and 4 story lines.
In the first 20 minutes or so, it is enough to make people suspicious of life.
And 20 minutes later, the story climaxed one after another, and there were some sections that people will never forget for a lifetime, so that the inspector had to pause several times to stop the laughter and replenish oxygen.
This film absolutely needs a viewing guide, the inspector, as the ashes of many of Guy Ricci’s works, will naturally bring you a comprehensive and in-depth viewing strategy.
Moreover, there are no spoilers.
>>>>Character Analysis
Guy Ritchie is best at group dramas, portraying multiple characters vividly and three-dimensionally.
Let's look at the characters first.
Fletcher (Hugh Grant) is a newspaper reporter. If you use two words to describe him, they are "cheap" and "ji" .
How cheap is it?
He got all the black materials, photos, recordings, videos, etc. of a gang boss. While he wanted to sell these black materials to the newspaper for 150,000 pounds, he also wanted to sell these materials for 20 million pounds (about 176 million pounds ). Sell it to this gangster at the price.
He wants money at both ends.
How many bases?
Raymond (Charlie Hannum), the gang member on the side of the gang , utters a fragrant mouth when he sees him, but Fernando is full of love for this Raymond.
The physical movements of the latter two continued to escalate, and the scene was once extremely embarrassing, and they even played role-playing for a while.
The two close rivals in the room had more than 40 pages of drama lines, and the filming lasted 5 days. The acting skills of the two are as light and silky as Durex, so naturally there is no trace.
The reason why Raymond was blackmailed was not because he was the gang boss, but because he was the leader of the gang boss here.
If you use two words to describe him, it is low-key and professional .
Xiao Leiwen is very good-mannered and has some mental cleanliness, but he does things from the aura, rigorous and thorough, and clean.
The inspector gave just one example.
Xiao Lei was about to get a small gangster's cell phone, but the gangster ran back to his place.
It was obvious that Xiao Lei was outnumbered. At this time, he was very persuasive and offered to buy a mobile phone with a lot of money, and then he would leave peacefully.
It's a pity that these little gangsters are not sensible, and want to take the money directly because of the number of people.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Lei suddenly changed from a polite big brother to an irritable Yasha, and directly took out a submachine gun from behind.
He burst into the sky and shot, and slay the audience in an instant.
If you need to move your mouth, move your mouth, and never talk about those who should do it. This is Xiao Lei, the most powerful gangster in the gang.
Xiao Lei is so resolute and vigorous, his boss is naturally the most daunting and daunting gangster in the gang.
Mickey (played by Matthew McConaughey) is a big drug lord in the UK , but just by appearance, you will never associate him with gangsters or marijuana .
He was dressed in a suit all day, gentle and elegant, he signed the contract and had afternoon tea when he was fine, as if he was a high-class and successful person.
But he is actually a lion in the industry.
Whoever irritates him, he will not only explode that person's head, but also explode that person's eggs.
Mickey built a huge marijuana empire by relying on his cruel style and blood-stained hands.
Now he faces three problems:
One is that he wants to resell the business in his hands, so that he can live a comfortable life while his limbs are healthy, and he can sell for 400 million, so he can wash his hands.
Second, at this juncture, he was targeted by a newspaper, that is, he was photographed by reporter Xiao Fu for all the crimes.
But the most difficult problem is the third problem-dry eyes (played by Henry Golding).
Dry Eye is a young and energetic new force. Not only can he speak wild words, but he is really a ruthless character.
He wholeheartedly wanted to build his own gang empire, and he did not disdain or respect the old world of Mickey's generation.
Dry eyes want to buy Mickey's marijuana business, but he also wants to buy Mickey cheaply.
He has no respect and speaks badly.
Although Mickey was offended, he did not put dry eyes in his eyes, and in the dark, dry eyes were slowly becoming Mickey's greatest threat.
It must be mentioned here that the image of dry eyes is a tribute to Fa Ge’s classic role-the God of Gamblers, Chi Guoguo.
Speaking of this, we have to mention the most brilliant role in the film-the coach ( played by Colin Farrell).
He is a boxing coach, nicknamed "coach".
If you use one word to describe him, it can only be "niu*!" with a Quentin accent.
How the coach has a relationship with the above few people, the inspector is not spoiled, the inspector just wants to talk about this role.
His appearance is one of the most exciting passages in the film.
A group of defiant little gangsters bought things and jumped into the team. Others dared not say anything. The coach couldn't bear it, so he was directly angry.
4 punks showed off the guys.
In the end, the old man with glasses was still beaten to the floor by the old man with glasses.
Finally, I was taught a lesson by the coach:
The kid uses the knife, the girl uses the gun, the boy uses the fist. Adults fight with their heads, and the real battlefield is inside their heads.
Facing injustice, show strength; show wisdom by precepts and deeds.
And when he learned that his disciples had caused trouble, he calmly analyzed the pros and cons of the matter, and personally came to ask for the crime.
Knowing the reason and moving with affection, he not only kept the rules of the Taoer, but also dutifully protected the children he brought.
Such a character with emotion, righteousness and principle is really hard not to love.
>>>>The outsider sees the excitement, the insider sees the laughter
After understanding these four important people, going to watch "Gentlemen" basically cleared half of the obstacles.
But if you want to experience the "drug-like" thrill, you also need to know the stalk of Guy Ritchie buried in the film.
The inspector summed up six for you.
1. rot
Not rot, not gay, not Rich.
As early as in "Rock Gangster" Guy Ritchie broke the tough guys Gerald Butler and Tom Hardy:
Then, he bends the tough guy Jason Statham in "Stealing and Robbery":
In "The Detective Sherlock Holmes" he easily bends Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.):
In "Secret Agents", Da Chao (Henry Cavill) was also brutally attacked:
Nowadays, Hugh Grant and Charlie Hannum are also gay:
We don’t know if GAY Rich is in the deep cabinet, but he can always use the most corrupt means to show us the intimate and subtle relationship between men.
2. Pig
In "Stealing, Robbery", the boss of the underground boxing house said that he must be careful with people who raise a lot of pigs.
Because pigs can digest a 200-pound person in just 8 minutes.
In "Gentlemen", the legendary pig reappears. The difference is that this ruthless character who can destroy the corpse is *** (anti-spoiler beep).
This bridge will definitely make you linger and unforgettable for a lifetime.
3. Gypsies
In "Stealing and Robbery", the most eye-catching character is Brad Pitt, who is a super gypsy who can play.
His biggest feature is his amazing fighting power to knock out opponents with one punch, and his wonderful gypsy accent.
Also in "Gentlemen", Colin Farrell's character has a strange accent, and his combat effectiveness is exploding. He is obviously a copy of the Gypsy.
Moreover, the innocent Gypsy lay down the gun again:
4. Sequel
When reporter Xiao Fu was selling the script, he said to a big boss in a film company: "We don't need an ending, what we need is a sequel."
Understand that Guy Ritchie made a laugh when he saw this.
Guy Ritchie is the ace pigeon of Wannian, and almost every one of his films heralds a sequel.
But he always digs holes and doesn't fill them. With the exception of "Sherlock Holmes 2," Guy Ritchie never made any sequel movies.
And when Frederick said this line, the poster in the background turned out to be "Secret Agent" shot by Guy Ritchie in 2015.
You taste, you taste carefully.
In addition, the big movie company behind the Oscar trophies obviously refers to the Hollywood movie tycoon- Harvey Weinstein.
Harvey is the founder of Miramax Films. He has also become popular with many movies and stars, but was sentenced to 23 years for sexual assault and rape.
After reporter Xiao Fu walked out of the building, he could clearly see the MIRAMAX logo.
Coincidentally, "Gentlemen" was originally the copyright bought by Miramax in 2018, and later it was produced and distributed by STX.
5. Gentleman
Guy Ritchie’s movies are always full of scorn , because he grew up in such an environment.
Guy Ritchie, who was expelled from school at the age of 15, had only a high school diploma, and then went to various bars at night.
Guy Ritchie started out by shooting gangster movies, and his movies are always full of drugs, gunfire and all kinds of swear words.
In "Gentlemen", the young gangsters were listening to rock and roll, wearing sunglasses, holding cigarettes and holding double guns in their early years.
Now they are all gentlemen in suits and leather shoes, wearing glasses and holding pens.
Wrap the most violent nature of mankind with the most civilized coat.
This not only brings a kind of contrast and pleasure, but also reflects the changes in the civilization of the gang in the torrent of the times, and it is also the change of Guy Ritchie's mood from the ruffian to the husband to the father.
The suits of several protagonists in the film, each set, even shoes and glasses are tailor-made by the designer for the actors, in order to highlight fashion and civilization.
But despite this, under his elegant appearance, what remains unchanged is his morality and blood.
6. Way
There is a deep feeling of nostalgia in "Gentlemen", which can be seen from the fascination with the film and film of the 1970s by the reporter Xiao Fu.
But what is expressed in "Gentlemen" is not only the nostalgia for an era, but the nostalgia and watch for the old school morality.
The protagonists in the film are basically married and have white temples.
Many of the conflicts in the film occurred between elders and young people. Using the lines in the film, the protagonist in the film is "all of the father's generation."
The biggest crisis of the gang boss Mickey in "Gentlemen" is actually not a dry eye, nor a threat from other gangs.
But the rivers and lakes are still there, the hero is old.
As they grow old, it is those people who uphold the morals, rules, and principles of the world. Now, these benevolence and morals have been abandoned and trampled on by the younger generation.
The young gangsters are no longer what they used to be. They are drug users, depraved, chaotic, squandering good youth, uneducated, and educated. They have a better life and better resources, but they don't have a B number in their hearts. As the saying goes, theft is also right . Whether it is Mickey or Xiao Lei in the film, they are extremely disgusted with harmful drugs.
I hate the big men who sell drugs and the degenerate young people.
From beginning to end, the film conveys a certain positive energy in violence and crime:
Heroes can grow old, but the way they should be kept must not be lost.
In general, "Gentlemen" has returned to Guy Ritchie's unique style and added some new elements.
Such as the hilarious Rap.
The film is still full of black humor, and there are still many story lines and characters, but it is far less complicated and sophisticated than the "Two Big Smokers" and "Stealing" at his peak.
Even so, "Gentlemen" is one of Guy Ritchie's best works in more than two decades.
In the end, the inspector wanted to say both.
In the film, Mickey's wife refused to come with him when Mickey decided to wash her hands in the golden basin, and complained that Mickey was "soft".
And when Mickey was riding the rivers and lakes, he did not hesitate to "close the door to class" with him.
The message of "Gentlemen" couldn't be simpler:
People can age and their body can soften, but as a person, you will always have to be hard!
Text/Inspector
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