Destiny to reach the top

Haven 2022-07-04 19:41:21

There are comments that the translated name of "Jade Face Love Demon" is "Xin Da Ya", which makes me a little dumbfounded, obviously some words are not expressive. If the Chinese title only makes me a little uncomfortable, the whole film makes me feel extremely uncomfortable watching the movie, I can't wait to go to the bathroom immediately, there is no way, the actors are not beautiful, the story is not beautiful, and the realm is not beautiful. Allegorical film noir. It seems that I felt a little uncomfortable watching "The Great Road" a long time ago, but the ending of the Great Road made people feel emotional, and this film just made me feel the "Aesop" prophecy. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to criticize the film. After all, it's a film made more than 70 years ago. It's not superficial or exaggerated. the original brilliance.

Geek's and alcoholic Pete's today is Stan's tomorrow. They have both had glory days. They were held up to the highest peaks by their infinitely inflated ambitions, and they plummeted and fell into the abyss. Is this the fate of every brilliant person? Standing at the top, unable to establish the next goal, losing the meaning of life, so fall... It's dark enough, life is so boring!

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Nightmare Alley quotes

  • Stanton Carlisle: Now you can see the reason, Marshal, for the costume this young lady is forced to wear. The electricity would ignite any ordinary fabric. And only by wearing the thinnest covering can she avoid bursting into flames.

    Hoatley: That's right, Chief. Thousands of volts of current cover her body like a sheet.

    Rural Marshal: You can't pull the wool over my eyes with a lot of sparks. I've done business with you carnival crooks before. Get that geek in here. You can talk to the judge.

  • Rural Marshal: I don't want any more of your soft soap.