suppress violence with violence

Gloria 2022-03-14 14:12:22

According to classmates, there is no big scene, the plot is very slow, you can watch while resting. . So why do you like this movie so much?
It seems that what I like is the violence inside. Violence that can eliminate violence

There are too many injustices in this society. This is probably a common phenomenon in the world. What can we do in the face of injustice? It can only suppress the most direct violent impulse in people's hearts and swallow it. This movie can satisfy people's desire, and let us get psychological pleasure in these dozens of minutes.

I don't know if the director thinks the same way. In the movie, the son was bullied at school, and finally solved the problem violently; Tom was forced to use violence to kill the black boss. Want to be reasonable? All you get is humiliation and oppression, like what Tom's son met at school, and what Tom met at the negotiating table.

I'm afraid the director won't really encourage the audience to suppress violence with violence. For the movie, just watch it. The next time you encounter a fire, just bear it and pass it.

Alas, life is so absurd

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Extended Reading
  • Chelsea 2022-03-20 09:01:26

    【A-】After watching this film, I feel more and more that Cronenberg's skills are profound, and there is almost no waste scene in the whole film. The opening sequence of a long shot, the introduction of the main characters, the jumping and extension of objects and backgrounds within the frame, and the occurrence of events outside the frame, the rhythm of this segment is perfectly controlled. The subsequent second indoor shot follows the killer, and through subtle arrangements, we find another innocent person killed under the table (this shot is similar to the encirclement in the oil company in "There Will Be Blood" wonderful). The design at the end is even more exciting, without the existence of any language. In the warm-toned space, the violence is finally dissolved, and under "love", it returns to the right track.

  • Stefanie 2022-04-22 07:01:05

    Three and a half. The male protagonist holds up the whole movie, and his personal role is 200% complete. The rivalry with his son, wife and enemy is even more remarkable. He is not the kind of actor who faces all the scenes with his consistent acting. He is adjusting, he is in Judging what the scene is about, what is needed, and most importantly, what is the relationship between me and my opponent actors, and how capable the opponent actors are, including how the director will shoot, this is a comprehensive and difficult judgment to execute. Aiming at that space, shrinking in and showing it grandly and beautifully, he is very good, and interprets violence in a comprehensive and profound way in a way that is not "violent".

A History of Violence quotes

  • [Mr. Fogarty and his men have a conversation with Tom in the diner]

    Tom Stall: We really are quite busy here today as you can see. So if you gentlemen aren't going to be eating, I really should offer your seats to paying customers.

    Carl Fogarty: Hmm. Well...

    Carl Fogarty: [Mr. Fogarty pulls out a $100 bill and lays it on the table] Now we're paying customers.

    Tom Stall: [Tom picks up the bill] I can't take this.

    Carl Fogarty: It shouldn't be a problem for you.

    Tom Stall: What's that supposed to mean?

    Charlie Roarke: Mr. Fogarty's just making conversation here.

    Tom Stall: Well, whatever you want to call it, this conversation is over.

    Charlie Roarke: I think he wants us to leave, Mr. Fogarty.

    Frank Mulligan: Do you know what he does when he don't like people, Mr. Fogarty.

    Carl Fogarty: Yeah. I'm scared. We should leave before he goes all 'Dirty Harry' on us.

  • [Sam tells Tom and Edie who Mr. Fogarty and his men are]

    Sheriff Sam Carney: Charles Roarke, Philadelphia. Indicted on three counts of murder. Frank Mulligan, out of New York, indicted on one count of murder. Questioned in relation to dozens of acts of violence that you don't want to hear about. Both men work for Carl Fogarty. That's the fella with the eye. He spent 15 years in prison on several counts of assault. He's suspected in half a dozen murders, and more disappearances. Tom, these guys are organized crime from the East Coast. Now, they're the real thing. They're bad men. I have to ask you a question...

    Edie Stall: Jesus. Jesus, honey.

    Sheriff Sam Carney: I have to ask you a question. Are you in some kind of witness protection plan?