Commissioner from the Ministry of Finance

Bell 2022-03-20 09:01:13

The story is too simple. Prohibition is promulgated, gang smuggling, banning and confrontation, and overthrowing the big bulls. This kind of logic movie will be boring to children nowadays. But because it is DePalma's work, it is necessary to watch it.
The one that impressed me the most was the one in the Chicago train station. This is just to commemorate the "Battleship Potemkin"! All the elements are in one-to-one correspondence, the Odessa stairs to the station steps, the guns to the guns, and the stroller that strung the montage onto the screen! It's not easy! Eisenstein should be happy to know! I like this part very much. Although it is only an imitation, it imitates one of the most famous bridge segments in the history of film development, and that bridge segment also brings a brand-new film art - montage aesthetics. The significance is really far-reaching.
I think of the film course I took nearly four years ago, and I think of Mr. Wei. It was his systematic introduction that allowed me to see a lot of really good movies, and saw "Battleship Potemkin". Some people remake this set of shots, no matter how much discussion there is, the courage to learn from classics and masters is worthy of appreciation.
There are a few soundtracks that remind me of Hong Kong shootout films in the 1980s, uh, this should be considered too much~~~

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  • Kamryn 2022-03-23 09:01:16

    The characterization is very successful, and the narrative is strong.

  • Stuart 2022-04-20 09:01:11

    Well worth watching, even if the ending is already guessed

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?