·I have seen this movie in many screenwriting books and analyze how exquisite the characterization of its plot structure is. So I thought about it for a long time, and finally took the time to watch this movie during the Chinese New Year.
Sure enough, the plot without peeing points and the superb line design are very intriguing.
Tom's suit thug killer didn't let me down. While the appearance is online, the acting skills are also remarkable. Leaving aside the action scenes, I was very surprised by the literary department. Although the lines of the movie "Killing with a Knife" are indeed well written, many aspects of the expression and handling of Brother Atang have also made this character himself.
As a standard killer, his goal is to complete the killing task cleanly and get paid, and other factors are not within his consideration. Vincent, the character of Brother Tom, is a cold killing machine.
However, on the contrary, the taxi driver Max, he is an ordinary person with affection, a salted fish with a dream that has never been realized. He has lived for ten years, deceiving himself and others.
We can't say that Vincent is a bad guy, and Max is a good guy.
Such an absolute definition does not exist.
I think they are influencing each other. Vincent seems to have feelings, and Max must have the courage to be recognized by the other side. , This is a very wonderful chemical reaction.
When a cold-blooded killer who is alone, often using others and eventually killing others, saves Max in an emergency, he has psychologically regarded Max as a "friend" and "ally". This should be Vincent and Max didn't expect it. Such questions should have arisen in their hearts. When Max tried to analyze Vincent, he was defeated by Vincent and began to review himself as he said. When the self-understanding began to subvert, only Max bravely stepped out. Vincent did not. But at the last moment, Vincent gave up his murderous purpose and accepted the reality of death.
His plan was resisted, he was no longer able to control, and he began to look at himself, killing was no longer important, he was relying on completing his mission to prove his existence.
Just like Max before, Max lives on his imaginary desires, pretending to be noble in front of people around him, and telling lies in front of his mother. Only he knows his existence. He knows that he is a person with empty dreams. To realize the motivation, he puzzled himself until Vincent appeared.
When both of them were convinced of their lives, there was an unexpected change.
The interesting part of this movie is the creation of these two characters. He must appear as a "killer" in order to keep discussing such a profound topic.
However, it seems that we all need a "killer" like Vincent to appear in our lives so that we can discover how precarious our lives are.
So Vincent can be great.
I sympathize with people like Vincent. He is the people in our lives who have been deprived of themselves and then imposed goals. They live numbly, ruthlessly, and methodically, and never have any questions or reflections about their lives.
It can be said that Vincent is a person who has been set "a goalless" person, and Max is a person who has set a "goal" but does not implement it.
So the two look down on each other.
We should reflect, because Vincent and Max are you and me in life. We may be Vincent when we were young, and we may be Max when we grow up. Our ending may be like Vincent, chasing involuntary goals, or like Max, someone who wakes up one day and finally did a great thing.
Another thing I have to mention is that the soundtrack used in the movie is too exciting, and every scene fits every change very appropriately. There is also the selection and shooting of night scenes, which is also commendable. The night in Los Angeles is very gorgeous and dazzling, and the thrilling under the night is very charming.
Finally, if you were also seen through by another person, would you be Vincent or Max?
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