Subversive "self-mockery"

Deron 2022-10-23 20:55:10

Rather than saying that this is a crime thriller, it is better to say that the power of crime thriller is eliminated by questioning and mocking the person's attitude towards life. The sarcasm lurks everywhere in a British-style cold humor, and the audience will be amused if they are not careful. When the film progresses and the end of the parties turns into a subversive "self-mockery" of the identity he insisted on during his lifetime, at this time, we can't laugh, because we seem to be questioned.

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  • [a few minutes earlier, Maggie bit Braddock's hand and drew blood]

    Myron: Mr Braddock, d'you think we could stop for something to eat soon? I ain't had nothing all day and I'm really hungry. 'Spect I'm not the only one. Her too, she's probably hungry too.

    Braddock: [drily] She's already eaten.

  • Willie: It's just a moment. We're here. Then we're not here. We're somewhere else... maybe. And it's as natural as breathing. Why should we be scared?