1. At the beginning of the film, a panoramic shot of the environment is given first. At the secluded end of a street, there is a single low house with a train station behind it, a row of railroad tracks and a railway bridge. You can see from the back that all the people walking down the street came to visit the old lady. No wonder the "professor" rubs his hands in satisfaction when he comes to see the house: what an ideal setting! Not only is it secluded and unobtrusive, the train station is helpful for the implementation of the robbery plan, and it can also be successfully driven away. Of course, it is also convenient to dispose of the corpse in the event of an infighting - the bandits have thus chosen a perfect burial place for themselves.
2. The life and character of the old lady: smiling at the baby but making the child cry, embarrassing and unexpected; going to the police station as a routine to nag friends and seeing aliens, and the police's knowing eye contact , indicating that no one takes this nagging and a bit confusing old woman to heart. But trust me, despising this little, hunchbacked, ruddy old lady can be disastrous. The old lady is the real killer of "people stop killing people, but Buddhas stop Buddhas"!
When I saw a group of bandits settled in the old woman's house, I couldn't stand the nagging and troubles of the old lady's hospitality. When the old lady returned from the train station, she was meddling with fruit sellers, carriages, and taxi drivers. Made a mess and peaked when he got out of his body. The "professor" group was planted in the hands of such an old lady, it was really unlucky!
3. When the gangsters met for the first time, there were differences and disputes over the old woman. Black suit thought that the nagging and enthusiastic old lady was in the way, but the "professor" insisted on using the old lady to cover. This indicates that the robbery plan will not be smooth sailing because of the existence of the old lady, and it turned out to be the case later, not only did the bandits fail, but the entire army was wiped out.
4. As an old-fashioned film, modern people may not have the patience to taste the kind of British cold humor that is low-key but exquisite. Many scenes in the film flash by in a blink of an eye, appreciate it carefully, the fun is always alive: For example, the old lady picked up the hammer before boiling water, and swiped the water pipe a few times before the water came out. This powerful preparation always comes to mind when drinking tea; when the robbery falls short, the old lady's sister comes to hold a tea party. A group of flamboyant, small, chattering old women shuttled among the restless, tall, silent and awkward gangsters, and the narrow hall was crowded: the old lady took great pains, like catching a bird, to smash her companion. They rushed back to the house one by one, (the whole world was quiet), the camera panned to the left, and it turned out that there was still a "fish that slipped through the net" wandering out of sight, with the same broken thoughts as singing. There are many similar details, such as the huddled backs of two people holding each foot on the passing train after throwing the dead accomplice several times, the facial expression and body language of the "Professor" pulling the scarf that was stepped on by the old lady (the part of acting skills). Wang made people fall to the ground, and he took care of the subsequent exposure), which are all worth pondering over and over again.
5. "Old Woman Killer" was remade by the Coen Brothers a few years ago, starring Tom Hanks. The old woman also changed from a short British old lady to a black fat aunt with five big and three thick, and the laughs were more concentrated in a group The stupid thief's self-chaotic position can be said to have parted ways with the original British version. The most fascinating part of the original version is the huge contrast between the old woman's appearance and the inside, while the group of gangsters and several big men are strict with human feelings and etiquette, and are subject to the old woman everywhere and eventually perish. The American version of "Good Fortune" is obviously not as refined and ingenious as the original British version of "Character Determines Destiny".
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