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The filthy and barbaric behind a city of angels
Mona 2022-03-21 09:01:14
Although it is called "Chinatown", it has nothing to do with the Chinese Chinatown. "Chinatown" here is used to describe the early social ecology of the city of Los Angeles. Chinatown, as a metaphor, sums up the dirt and barbarism behind a city of angels. The 1937 Los Angeles depicted in the film has begun to wrap the vulgar body in luxurious coats. These two materials, rough and delicate, reveal the urging essence of an outbreak city. The script explores all the key resources for a city to build civilization: land, capital, water, public opinion and even eroticism, as well as all the violent games to compete for these resources. This makes it difficult for viewers not to worry about the fragile cornerstones of urban civilization. Of course, the script did not go offside to become a political film, it deliberately maintains all the characteristics of a suspense film, but just missed the opportunity to let some keywords jump out of the course of the event. It reminds me of the recent movie "Changeling", the backgrounds of the two movies are so similar! But for an urban researcher, the textual function of "Chinatown" is irreplaceable.
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Rosario 2021-10-20 19:02:14
A brilliant detective novel. As little as possible, it is better to do more than to do less. The Chinese philosophy of calming things is expressed from a quasi-American detective. It is weird and more helpless. The gloomy Polanski created by the tragic experience, the scene of the threat of cutting his nose in his own body, is really ingenious and shocking. Old Jack, about your eyebrows, will be like a full moon.
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General 2021-10-20 19:02:13
Polanski playing with a knife
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Jake Gittes: Let me explain something to you, Walsh. This business requires a certain amount of finesse.
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Evelyn Mulwray: I see you like publicity, Mr. Gittes. Well, you're going to get it.