I haven't seen Jack Nicholson's movies. What I can think of is Martin Scorsese's American version of Infernal Affairs, "Leaping the Cuckoo's Asylum" and Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining". Maybe it's because the evil spirit on Jack's body is too heavy, just like Wu Zhenyu. Although I admire it, there is always a sense of awe. Jack is so greasy now that he often sees him sitting on the Lakers' home court so rich that he can't stand up. Watching the trailer of "Justice Killing", I saw Robert De Niro with no chin. He was even more generous and fatter than the boxing champion who deliberately gained dozens of pounds in "Angry Bull". The hero does not mention the bravery of the past, but as an audience, it is indispensable to use their past to comfort themselves. "Chinatown" is a rare noir film directed by Roman Polanski.
Although Chinatown is the name of the movie, its entity only appears in about 10 minutes at the end of the movie. It is more of a metaphor, and it is also an unbearable past that Jake (Jack Nicholson) said. At the end of the film, the Chinese on the street showed only indifferent eyes to the inexplicable detectives, wealthy and young girls. Even after a series of gunshots, there was no scream in the crowd. The sound of a car horn from a head knocking on the steering wheel and the horrified scream of a Western girl made the whole street seem so quiet and airtight. Chinatown is understandable as a metaphor. Because of language problems and the humble identity of Chinese people, Chinatown is like a place where there is no freedom in the air covered by a big hand. Jake's situation in Chinatown forced him to leave the police force. He thought he could escape, but LA was just a bigger Chinatown. So, forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
As a 1974 film, I can't find any procrastination that an old film should have. The film captures the audience's hearts with its suspenseful plots and clever metaphors, as well as the story of a woman in Chinatown that Jake said that has never mentioned specific details, which always dangles the audience's appetite. There are still some details in the film that I don’t understand. It seems that some parts are unreasonable, there may be other hidden facts, or it may be a problem with the film itself. There is a comment on imdb.com saying "I watched this movie five times, okay, okay, I know (implying that five times is too little), but I'm only 25 years old..." I'm younger than him, so Please forgive me for my ignorance. When I get to the old store, I will definitely watch it again, or buy and collect the disc.
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