Don't be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good. —— "Romans" 12:21 This is undoubtedly a line that can serve as the main theme of the film. As a relatively alternative action film, it can be said that the content of the film does not match the film name so much-Rage Rescue-it is not a general action film that gives people the feeling of burning adrenaline, on the contrary, some darkness is restrained by depression. But whether you look at the details or the whole film, it will always touch a soft place in your heart at a certain moment, and its meaning lies in salvation.
(But looking at the original name Man On Fire, it may still be closely related to redemption. In the first half of the film, Cresser suffers from the fire of reminiscence of the nightmare. His black past made him want to give up his life for a time, and then he met Pingtagalolli. Being kidnapped, Cresser practiced his art of murder in the fire. The man born by the fire will eventually be burned by the fire.) At the end, I am actually a little regretful. It does not have the Chinese-style reunion ending we imagined. On the contrary, it deliberately changed the course of things when it should have developed like this. It is not so much that Creser promised one life for two lives, as he chose to redeem himself with his death and Pingta's new life. The opening dialogue between Cresser and Ray also heralded the ending:-Do you think God will forgive us for what we do? You think god will forgive us forwhat we have done? ——No. No. ——No? I think so. You don't? Me either. Cresser’s redemption starts with the 9mm pistol that can’t shoot. As a very dramatic scene in the film, the bullet will tell the truth—the bullet will give him redemption, and the Pita will give him Salvation. The relationship between Wei Shu and Xiao Loli is like stepping on marshmallows in heaven. At first you feel sticky and greasy. Later, you suddenly find that it is soft enough to melt any darkness.
Creese slowly changed from a bodyguard to his father. From teaching Pingta to swim, the moment when Pingta got the first pounce and hit Creese, it matched Pingta's father's return and Pingta's hug.
(Interruption: The establishment of the role of Pingta’s father seems to have a sharp contrast with Cresser. A person who looks dark and has light in his heart, and a person who looks bright and dark in his heart, is also a person Pingta loves very much and has also experienced The choice of that bullet also finally ushered in his own salvation with death... Even I almost thought that Cresé had the potential to be Pingta’s father hahahahahaha, it seems that this is not bad, it’s too bloody)
Telling the history to Pingta and bringing Pingta and Lei to meet, the last scene that fascinated me was when Pingta gave the pure and flawless wild flower to Kreiser. At that time, Pingta was more like an angel, to Kray. Plug's helpless world cast a beam of light. According to common sense, as a special soldier of Cresé, it is not a problem to deal with it after being shot, and even to wipe out the Ramos members, but he did nothing, and resolutely went to death. This may be his. Choice, but if it is you, what is your choice? Another highlight of the film is the editing and soundtrack. The dreamy memory cut is mixed in the broken, bloody interrogation process, which makes people feel the hand of death strangling the throat and being on the scene. The soundtrack fits the scene, the sad place is like a divorce song, and the tyrannical place is like a madman. The social environment of Mexico City is also worth mentioning. Kidnappings are frequent, officials are corrupt, work has become a paid service, communities are dilapidated, and the gap between rich and poor is huge. Waist, entertaining to death.
Don't be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
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