"Chinatown" Film Critic

Abel 2022-03-19 09:01:02

This 1974 "Chinatown" was directed by Roman Polanski. This is a film depicting human nature, full of realism. At the end of the film, Fei Donnavy tells Jack that the truth is the reversal and finishing touch of the whole film. . This film also represents the revival of film noir in the last century. The hero of the film, Jack, is a typical character. He is courageous but cunning, and highlights the truth and horror of human nature among the two-faced characters.

According to some materials, the movie "Chinatown" is based on a real urban event in Los Angeles: the rape of Evans Valley. The movie also exposes the ugly human nature of human society. Human privacy and desire are the biggest flaws of mankind. This crime-themed film exposes human hypocrisy.

The final ending of the protagonist Jack also brought the ups and downs of the plot into reality, and justice did not defeat evil in the end. The use of sound in the movie is also worthy of analysis. Through the development of the plot, Jack walks into different spaces and faces different people and things. The background music and sound effects are different. It has a sense of rhythm according to the development of the plot. Authenticity and sense of substitution.

"Chinatown" can stand out in film noir because it can directly face the dark side of society and the multi-faceted human nature. In the storytelling, the cruel, cold-blooded, and realistic shell is peeled off to face everything about human nature.

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Extended Reading
  • Nina 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Polanski is a good driver. He drives steadily and can deliver passengers to their destinations in time. Passengers can also enjoy the scenery along the way. Unlike the current drivers who slam on the gas pedal, they just want to quickly send the passengers to the destination, and then collect the money to take the next order. They don't care whether the passengers are sick or not.

  • Ally 2021-10-20 19:02:14

    The first half was too slow. I was sitting on the bed watching it. The opponent said to Jack that people can do anything at the right time and in the right place. Angry but powerless, this is the normal state of the movie and reality. Three years later, when Polanski seduced a 13-year-old girl, he himself became the omnipotent villain, and he also escaped legal sanctions—the critics became the objects of his criticism. It has to be said that Polanski's film changes or predicts his fate, which is very terrifying and mysterious.

Chinatown quotes

  • Jake Gittes: Hello, Claude. Where'd you get the midget?

  • Lt. Escobar: You must really think I'm stupid, don't you, Gittes.

    Jake Gittes: I don't think about it that much, but gimme a day or two and I'll get back to yuh. Now I'd like to go home.

    Lt. Escobar: I want the other pictures, Gittes.

    Jake Gittes: What pictures?

    Lt. Escobar: THIS broad hired you, not Evelyn Mulwray.

    Jake Gittes: Yeah?

    Lt. Escobar: Yeah. Somebody wanted to shake Mulwray down; she hired you. That's how come you found out he was murdered.

    Jake Gittes: I heard it was an accident.

    Lt. Escobar: C'mon, Gittes. The hell d'you think you're dealing with? A bunch of assholes? Mulwray had salt water in his lungs. You were following him day and night; you SAW who killed him. You even took pictures of it. It was Evelyn Mulwray, and she's been payin' you off like a slot machine ever since.

    Jake Gittes: You accusin' me of extortion?

    Lt. Escobar: Absolutely!

    Jake Gittes: I don't think I need a day or two; you're dumber than you think I think y'are.