There is no doubt that Dillinger has all the qualities of a front-line leader of a bank robber. He is experienced, well-planned, calm-headed and quick-acting. So he was able to ransack a bank in 1 minute and 40 seconds and returned with a full load, and even win the admiration of the people.
It's a pity that he didn't understand that this was not the reason for his success in the crime.
He succeeded only because someone needed some service, and he was deemed appropriate.
The reason why he is regarded as a hero by people is probably due to the fact that he met people’s various psychological expectations, such as getting rich, adventurous, successful, beautiful, charming, and embarrassing the government ( Anti-system), in the absence of a booster, he seems to be a mental opium, which stimulates people, but also puts himself on the label of the mood of the times as an endorsement.
Maybe he didn’t think so much. He said, “The places I’ve been are not so interesting.” Moreover, he did not integrate into the mainstream of society because of his success and wealth. When he left high-end restaurants, he Saying "Let's
stay away from this unlucky place." Whether it is a poor background or his way of success, it is destined that he will never be accepted by those "upper people", even in his own circle.
He is smart and alert, elegant and romantic, and loyal to love, but he is not wise enough.
In the bar, when talking about the future, a friend said, "You should think about it. What we have done is not a long-term solution." But he replied, "We enjoy today's blessings, why worry about tomorrow."
With his mind, If it is not so casual and naive literally, then you can only say that his experience made him have no hope for life and the future. Before he knew his lover, he hadn't even considered retirement. The real If you have wine now and are drunk now, life is action, enjoyment, and action again, until there is an external force that can end it all.
He is just a pawn used by gangsters to accumulate money. He is used by others and is unable to control himself. When he is still keen on robbing banks, those who need him are already looking for a safer, more stable and cost-effective advantage. Way of wealth growth. If their movements can be slower, then Dillinger may have a few more days of good life, but unfortunately, they are much smarter than Dillinger.
After losing their support, he still had to go his own way. Robert De Niro said in the line of stealing that he would do nothing but rob the bank, but Dillinger was obviously not, just "when you are desperate, you There is no choice at all." But everything has changed. A small team that has no background support and can only rely on desperate efforts is quickly beaten up. The partners follow suit, and even the information is unreliable. "This is 48,000 US dollars." "It sounds like a lot less than 800,000!" Dillinger said irritably. At this time, he was full of sadness and sadness of the beauty, the income was reduced, but the pressure increased. , The police chased him in panic all day long. If he does not retire, then he will definitely not be able to die in the arms of his lover as he said.
But then his lover was arrested in person, which hit him deeply, and the betrayal of his friend later became the catalyst for his tragic ending. Because at this time, he already knew that he had nowhere to go.
In the afternoon before watching the movie, he ventured into the police station and swung around, and found that the crime team was empty (except for the one who was left behind to answer the phone, he should know what this means), and there was a sticker on the wall. The photo of the partner who was leaving by himself, the lonely and sad atmosphere slowly moved along with the lens, and finally he asked some of the old policemen who watched TV what kind of TV the old policeman watched, and someone answered indifferently.
This detail implies that he is no longer being paid attention to and needed by others. Those days are all past, and now he is completely abandoned. Since sooner or later it ends like this, why bother to suffer conservatively?
So he chose a gangster movie, and he smiled sometimes indifferently and sometimes knowingly.
Facing the arrest, he took out the gun, turned around and glanced at the police detective who had not been able to raise the gun behind him, but turned back again. He didn't intend to resist at all, but he didn't intend to live either.
No one will help him escape from prison.
So, he chose the only option in the end.
stupid move.
"Our people can't complete such a task."
Purvis knew that these words did not please the superior who was interested in building a star team like the "Youth Civilization", but he still repeated similar words three times with difficulty.
There is no doubt that he is an excellent policeman with perseverance, responsibility, sense of justice and professionalism. Although he looks cold, stubborn, and clumsy, but this does not prevent him from driving Dillinger to a dead end again and again.
However, he is also unable to change his destiny as a chess piece.
His superiors handed Dillinger's case to him because of his abilities, but he was not allowed to act according to his own ideas, and obviously did not look down on this somewhat rustic and bad-spoken subordinate. Purvis went Practical career path, investigation, tracking and commanding assault, can be described as courageous and strategic. However, his superiors are always happy to promote packaging manufacturing hotspots.
From the appearance of the two at the first press conference, it can be seen that their cooperation is in fact no different from Dillinger and the gang group.
What the superiors pursue is to become politically obvious so that they can be promoted to the nobility. Fighting crime is more like a means for him to achieve political aspirations. So he chose Dillinger, because Dillinger is very guilty and has a star effect. As for the real gangsters, he never asked.
Purvis meets his needs at this time.
Purvis’ difficulty lies here. He has not actually received strong support, and the cooperation with his colleagues is far from a tacit understanding. In the film, there is almost no communication between them, and some are just Purvis. I kept analyzing and ordering, and then the subordinates scattered and acted according to plan without any response (and screwed up several times). The only thing he has is command power, but he can't let everyone play their enthusiasm. Looking at the whole movie, it seems that Purvis’ goals are not consistent with everyone (after the final news of the arrest was confirmed, he was a little excited to say that it was tonight, but the expressions of the subordinates were still indifferent. It can be seen that everyone’s mind is not in this regard. At the end of the police station, everyone is watching TV, which shows that the mentality of most police officers at that time seems to be messy). And he can also feel his own situation. Facing the laxity and mistakes of his subordinates, he never starts to blame, because he knows that it is useless. So he just did his best, and he didn't seem to have much hope for his team.
It is conceivable what kind of mood the commander should feel when carrying a group of gangs other than the walking dead engaged in such dangerous work. So in the end, he also had to ignore some forced confessions that were contrary to his original intention. But his moral bottom line is still inaccessible. When he picked up the rudely treated girlfriend of Dillinger, he showed the mental state of tolerating but turbulent in his chest to the fullest. (This is almost his signature expression.)
Before Dillinger was shot, the slow motion shot by the director for Puvis was very intriguing. Puvis's performance was first calm and then nervous. The most unreasonable thing is when he When I ran to the front, I saw my colleague raising the gun to Dillinger preparing to shoot. There was a look of relaxation and despair. The relaxation was because Dillinger would not escape anymore, but the despair seemed to be because he was late. It cannot save Dillinger's life.
The next scene is also very interesting. Purvis asked the agent who killed Dillinger "What did he say." The agent said he didn't hear clearly. Then Puvis said you should do the aftermath, and left alone. People rushed to the scene behind him, once again reflecting his deep loneliness. His expression is still so determined, but obviously with helplessness and loss. Like Dillinger, he was also unacceptable and difficult to integrate.
Perhaps he was thinking about whether he was victorious or defeated. Maybe he already has his own conclusion.
A year later, Puvis committed suicide.
"What is needed, let him fix it." The
real enemy of the public gradually emerged from the experience of the two protagonists and the internal strength of the two major groups.
The gang said to Dillinger, "If you need anything, just tell me." The
FBI chief said to his assistant, "Tell him (Pulvis), we can get him what he needs."
A policeman and criminals The desperate struggle, which is illuminated by such a common sentence, is not a contest between black and white, but the grabbing and redistribution of benefits.
For the gangsters, their business is the first. At first there was no good business. It was more cost-effective to grab the bank. So they supported Dillinger and provided him with a full range of support, such as information, equipment, routes, safety, and money laundering. Dragon's service. But once they find a more stable, efficient and safe economic growth point, they will immediately cross the river to dismantle the bridge to Dillinger: "You are not good for business now." In a word, Dillinger immediately went downhill, turning from a celebrity to an outcast, and went on a dead end.
For the director, Dillinger is very valuable. For him who makes good use of media resources, his bargaining chip value can double the effect, so he found Purvis. When Purvis said that he needed the cooperation of older police detectives, the chief's expression was immediately unsightly, because it was contrary to the young elite brand team he had worked hard to build. Seeing this, we can understand that the Secretary hopes to solve the case, but the Secretary does not regard solving the case as a top priority, but after weighing it up, the Secretary still agrees to Purvis' decision. After all, soft packaging is much more attractive than hard performance.
One year after the Dillinger case ended, Purvis committed suicide. If Dillinger's death is an open line, then Puvis's death will undoubtedly give everyone more room for imagination.
Let's take a look at other notable places in the film. At first, the robbers succeeded many times, and most of them were unpredictable, but since the gang abandoned Dillinger, his photos appeared on the big screen of the movie theater. The police officers of the police station are always late at first, and the firepower is basically the overwhelming advantage of the robbers, but also from the beginning of the gang abandoning Dillinger, the sniper shot the gangster to the ground with a single shot. At the beginning, Dilling Geyou has a safe house that the police could not find, but he has nowhere to hide afterwards. After Puvis came to the crime team, he began to equip everyone with better weapons and body armor. In addition, the weapons were sent to prison for escape, and the lawyer turned things around in a few words. . .
Through these, it can be seen that the corruption at that time has penetrated the judicial department. The so-called division of black and white between good and evil is nothing more than wishful thinking of the people.
And those who do their best to change all of this no matter what method is adopted, those who oppose the anti-antibody system, most of them can only become victims under the night, whether you are actively fighting or passively appealing.
This is easy to understand why the director has adopted a very vague attitude, and did not symbolize the two protagonists as opposed representatives, but let them do something unprofessional, but they are both As a last resort. (For example, Dillinger's display of being a monk hits the clock for a day, Puvis tacitly approves of extorting a confession.) Because none of them have the right to choose, they are all at the bottom of the food chain of the system and interests, and their professional aspirations are in fact no more. It's a bone that others reward when they need you. This is also the reason why people in the police station are overwhelmed, because everyone is desperate for this society. It is a common choice to mess around.
I have to mention the broadcast inserted in the film: "The Dillinger incident has indeed promoted the process of the law in a certain way..." Then the gang’s dialogue also showed a trace of anxiety. I wonder if the director wanted to take this. Explain that society is going to make progress after all, or just want to add a bit of light to the dark and heavy movies, and tell everyone that this enemy is not invincible.
The premise is that you live long enough and the price paid is high enough.
Dillinger said that the police were weak, slow, and lacking perseverance. He didn't understand that it was because "those people" didn't really want to deal with you.
The most memorable scenes and lines are at the end. The white-headed police detective, apart from anything else, shoots at close range when Dillinger has no intention of resisting, and the police detective who has transferred with him from the field makes up for a shot. The key to the fight was obviously not going to stay alive.
Dillinger's girlfriend finally looked at him and said, "They said you shot him to death." The
white-headed detective said, "Yes, I was one of the people who shot."
Dillinger was not dead by the gun. Next, Purvis is the same.
They are dead in the system.
The real enemy of the public.
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