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Hillary 2022-03-19 09:01:02

In conclusion, a very inspirational movie, worthy of being used for reference later

1. The overall movie is very effective in shaping the characters of the pros and cons

villain

-When changing the scene, the details used: Newsboy holding the newspaper / old waiter serving the plate / kissing between men and women

-Expand character background behavior and temperament during the visit

-I am embarrassed to call myself a qualified villain without a word of disagreement and murder. What is perverted enough is that he also told a joke-like story first.

main character

-The child's shocking accident and the mother's talk later, echo the rationalization of the motive "crusader"

-no married man

- The scene of making a corpse really reflects the state of the protagonist

-The protagonist's own child also echoes the stroller in the ending, I understand it's a tribute, but if you pull it up sooner, there won't be so many things

old police officer

-assemble: The old police officer opened the door in the middle of the night and held his gun, with a sense of justice but cherishing his life,

- The scene of blackmailing the corpse seems quite classic

-All echoes: San Judas, blood oath/Swore to uphold the law.

In this way, the ending is tragic enough, or the effect of comparison

2. Creative & Daily & Others

-Circus/Halloween/warrant

-brushMyHair "detective"

- The bribe pops up a pair of Roman-era laws that are also very tough, with two definitions for The Untouchables

-Using the newspaper to achieve the third angle, the embarrassment that the reporter just filmed began, and the comparison was continued later, and it also explained the introduction of other people's comments

-1st rule of law enforcement: make sure when your shift is over you go home alive.

-I thought I would switch to The Enforcer in the second half, but it died too fast

-Usually the undercover is a policeman, but this time the policeman himself is an undercover, plus the fall from the building, it is very infernal

- that person outside the window, that location, that shot and that scene

-zhihu seems to have some articles deconstructing the suits of this movie

-It's a bit of a reversal and I don't know if I should put it on two or three

-Accountants are really big enemies of gangsters and know all the "wealth passwords"

-The search only needs an excuse, the matchbox echoes before and after

-switch the juries

3. Not very convincing

- The behavior of the two protagonists does not seem to be consistent

- Hiring the young sharpshooter, also has no role, even though Andy Garcia's acting is better, Ricky Nelson's character in Rio Bravo is much fuller

-Focus on the characters, relatively less attention to the plot

- The accountant holding the gun is a very stage play...

-Good people die longer than bad people

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Extended Reading
  • Lucile 2022-04-22 07:01:03

    7 points pass, standard Hollywood industry standard, assembly line production. Before the repeal of Prohibition in Chicago, the "police and gangster film" that confronted the collusion between officials and businessmen, of course, was finally in line with the ending of American political correctness. After all, justice triumphed over evil. The impressive section of "Selfless" is the shootout at the train station. The introduction of the stroller adds a lot of drama and tension, which is relatively interesting. However, the whole film is bland and lacks bright spots. It is a model of American theme film, which is worthy of study by domestic directors. I couldn't help but step on Wang Jing's new film, "Chasing Tiger and Capturing Dragon" not long ago. More than half a century has passed, and it is unimaginable that Wang Jing is still making such stinky shit.

  • Verona 2022-04-20 09:01:11

    20110621 kyxq Brian DePalma's early works, young Costner, old De Niro, old Connery, the story is about the four tigers fighting against evil forces in the American police during the prohibition period. The black and white contest, the plot is very simple, it was a typical Hollywood production at that time, and there was almost nothing new and bright except for De Niro's performance. The middle station passage is a tribute to the Odessa steps. Movie music is good.

The Untouchables quotes

  • Ness: I have foresworn myself. I have broken every law I have sworn to uphold, I have become what I beheld and I am content that I have done right!

  • Malone: [holding him against the window of the cabin in Canada] You're gonna talk, pal. You're gonna beg to talk. Because somebody's going to talk!

    [walks out of the shack, and holds the dead body of a gangster Ness shot]

    Malone: Hey you, on your feet! We need you to translate this book! And I'm not going to ask you a second time! I'm gonna count to three.

    [places gun in the gangster's mouth]

    Malone: What's the matter? Can't you talk with a gun in your mouth? One... two... THREE!

    [pulls the trigger, blowing the corpse's skull cap off]

    George: [screams] Don't! Okay! I'm going to talk! I'll tell you whatever you want! What do you want to know?