It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The story takes place in LA in the 1930s and 1940s. JAKE, who used to be a policeman, experienced extraordinary things in Chinatown, giving him unbearable memories, reasons for leaving to be a private investigator, and cynical character. The end of the story Back in Chinatown, JAKE experienced similar pain again there. So from the surface of the story, it is relevant.
It is conceivable that when JAKE worked as a policeman, he was as inquisitive as he is now a private investigator. He was conscientious and sympathetic. He tried his best to help those in need, but when he was in Chinatown, his chief told him: "As little as possible". Some people translate it as "the less the better" and "the more is better than the less." I tend to "keep it up." Close one eye", but the meaning is very close. Precisely because he would not do this, even though he tried to help some people, in the end he could not avoid these people from being hurt by reality, or death. In addition, the reality is that there is a cycle and cycle-the black forces and the powerful forces behind have eradicated dissidents and protected their own interests. Chinatown is still Chinatown. JAKE originally thought that there would be a purer sky after leaving Chinatown. Unfortunately, he was still enveloped by the cloud over Chinatown. He couldn't escape. There was no clean place. He still followed the same rules as Chinatown. Finally, watching the woman he wanted to protect died in the car, JAKE only heard a policeman say: "Forget it, Jake, it's chinatown." I wonder if he listened to it? Maybe he knew it in his heart. Just how will he go in the future? Did not give an answer.
The
heroine of tragic ending died in the car and she was shot in the eye. IMDB said that it was a metaphor from Greek mythology, and then she pressed her head on the steering wheel and made a horn sound. This appeared in a previous SCENE. At that time, the heroine Mrs. Mo left her daughter/sister’s house and just got in the car. JAKE was also in the car and asked her the truth. This was Mrs. Mo who was a little desperate and put her head on the steering wheel. At this moment, the horn also made a sound. ...
future
JAKE asked the man behind the scenes and the heroine's father, "You have a lot of money, and there is nothing you can't buy. Why do you want to do this (participate in the water plan, kill people)" The old man said meaningfully "The future, the future "For him, knowing that there is not much time, he still competes with his daughter for that child, kills his son-in-law to seize control of the water, and hoards a large amount of land that is about to appreciate. Is this all for the "future"? Whose future? Is it the future of LA? The movie may not give a clear answer.
kiding?
JAKE gives a cynical, witty impression at the beginning. A series of his jokes gradually become "puns" as the plot deepens, and they have deep meaning behind the scenes, which the speaker has no intention of.
The police found JAKE's phone number on the kitchen wall of the fake Mrs. Mo's house, accused him of being unable to get out of the relationship, and asked "Isn't that your phone number?" JAKE said lightly, "Is it? I don't remember if it was my number. I don’t call myself often.”
JAKE went to the office of the deputy director of water affairs. The director said, “I have been working with someone for a long time, and I will know his hobbies and so on, and I will also know if he is a flowery person.” JAKE raised his eyes. Asked, "Is Mr. Mo a person who provokes flowers and grass?" The director said, "He doesn't even make a joke about this kind of thing." JAKE said "Oh, maybe he is very serious about this kind of thing."
One of the jokes I find most interesting is : When someone impersonating Mrs. Mo called JAKE's office to tell him something inside, but worried about the waiting time, he asked "Are you alone?" on the phone and JAKE immediately said "Isn't everyone?" "
Yes, Isn't everyone?
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