I watched "The Insider" last year, and I still have a good impression of the director's creativity and Washington's wonderful acting skills. So before watching this sequel, I didn't refer to the comments of all parties, and of course I didn't have high expectations. After reading the feeling is: sure enough.
The plot is still a bank hijacking case. The leader of the robbery is the sister of the host who successfully robbed the diamond last time. The difference is that what I want to grab this time is gold, which is not as valuable as diamonds, and its size is also large, which has caused a lot of difficulties in transportation. The methods of the robbers were not innovative. First, they claimed to want armored vehicles and planes to escape, and then they planned on tunnels. On the side of the police and the FBI, Washington has already made a name for itself, no longer wading in this muddy water, and replaced Dr. Bryn Stewart, plus a negotiator who looks like a hip-hop singer Remy. The two followed behind the robber's butt, and in the end, the merit was complete, and they rescued the hostages that the robber didn't intend to kill.
The first thing that comes to mind is the justice of a thing. At first glance, the motive for the robbery seems to be correct. The robbers turned a blind eye to the hundreds of billions of dollars worth of gold in the bank, just to get back what originally belonged to them. But if you chase further, isn't the gold engraved with the Nazi eagle emblem also looted? Moreover, their purpose of stealing this gold is to restore the Nazi organization to continue to do evil. Their method is to use coercion as a means to achieve the purpose of so-called "justice". The coerced female leader, the brother who needs to be rescued in the distance, and Joseph who is watching over him, even if she has justice in her heart, what she can do is very limited, and it can rarely be called a good deed. So in many cases, the concept of justice is very vague. Everyone is a pawn in a chess game, thinking that justice is on their side, but in fact they are engaged in things that run counter to justice. Especially in the contemporary political and economic category, there is nothing right or wrong at all. Even if there is, it is only a fig leaf used by unscrupulous people to cover up their evil deeds.
Look at the way of hijacking. Maybe it's because there are too many hostage-taking films, and with "Insider" ahead, in order to get the box office, the director has to rack their brains to come up with new ideas. Therefore, in such hostage cases, the fight is not to be bold and to rob people with a dagger, but to add IQ and modern technology. The female leader in the film said to Brin: "Let people's attention be on the surface, and then create an unexpected event to steal attention." That is, when both the police and the audience think that the pit is an armored vehicle When I was in the tunnel, I finally found out that I had fallen into the pit long ago. Compared with this female leader, the people behind her have dug a bigger hole for her and know her weakness. She once said: "Diamonds and gold are meaningless. The only real currency is family. That's the only thing worth dying for." Her brother was kidnapped by the people behind her. Of course, the female leader also thought about the possible endings in the future, and therefore had the action of hijacking Brin, told her all the plans, and only had the last few plays. Therefore, it is not enough to have an IQ. You also need to have a vision and a big picture in your chest, and you also need to know when the rules should be followed and when they should be broken. Going a step further, the most fundamental thing is to choose your own way of life. Restless, like a family of female leaders, he chose such a life of ups and downs, misery and misery. Similarly, there are also people like me who are enjoying the movie calmly.
The robber in the film is a German who robbed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, USA. It can be seen that robbery also has a global trend. From the west end of the village to the northwest corner of the village. There are also multiple ethnic groups involved in the event: Germans, Americans, Indians, Chinese, whites, blacks, and the hostages are also tourists. They are full of joy and abandon the beautiful scenery, and spend thousands of miles to watch the steel and concrete monster of the Federal Reserve Bank. Cheng Xiang experienced a moment of shock. Although it is far less profound than the "Tower of Babel", it also reflects the reality of today. There are pros and cons. A community with a shared future means that when people enjoy the convenience brought by globalization, they must also be prepared to face the ravages of quick and evil deeds. Good fate and bad fate always coexist.
In a slightly abrupt scene in the film, the big robber Joseph said to FBI agent Brin: "You still believe in the supremacy of the United States? But you are no longer a powerful country. You are a joke. American power is just cheap. Rhetoric. The gold around you belongs to many other countries, and without us, you will go bankrupt.” These words are more like what the European allies of the United States would say to Trump. Although mean, but very objective.
The easter egg at the end of the film is the finishing touch. very good!
This film is still the same old police and gangster film routine, without the big-name stars to play the role, the color has been reduced a lot. The director is not a meticulous person, and there are some gangsters. Except for the skylight that netizens said. When Brin pressed the password lock, the text message was 2476, but she pressed 2472. Obviously, in order to retrieve the gold, she was very anxious. The mood is understandable. Luckily the door opened.
My rating: 5.0.
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