marginalized people

Daphney 2022-01-26 08:02:58

A very interesting story. The protagonist is also too miserable, surrounded by a lot of birds and birds, he doesn't understand his parents, his wife who can't communicate, and his "lover" who is flying away from the disaster, the only one who is worthy of him is his comrade-in-arms, but he was eventually betrayed by himself .
This film reflects many problems in American society in the 1960s and 1970s. People’s wages are low, law enforcement agencies are corrupt and inefficient, homosexuals are discriminated against, the entire society is unstable and discordant, full of irritability and despair, and it needs an outlet for everyone to vent. , So the male protagonist who robbed the bank became an idol worshipped by the lower classes of the society, but he still fell in with the law in the end.
He is not a bad person either. He robbed the bank to support his parents, took care of his wife and children, and helped same-sex lovers raise funds for sex reassignment surgery. When robbing a bank, he negotiated, took care of the hostages, distributed his assets, and finally promised his wife: "You are the only woman I have ever loved."
Robbing a bank is just a matter of life.

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  • Sonny: Who are you?

    Sheldon: FBI. Sheldon.

    Sonny: Ah, good. About time. Maybe we can get this thing started, huh? Look, get the lights back on and the air conditioning. We got no air conditioning in here!

    Sheldon: No more favors. That's all over, Sonny.

    Sonny: Favors? You been doin' us favors all night?

    Sheldon: I have a jet. I'll have limousine here in a half hour. I want the hostages.

    Sonny: No, no, no. Bullshit.

    Sheldon: I'd like to work with you on this Sonny, not against you.

    Sonny: Well, the hostages are what's keeping me alive.

    Sheldon: When do I get them?

    Sonny: Didn't anybody tell you anything?

    Sheldon: I'd like to hear it from you.

    Sonny: You get one hostage for the limousine that you bring me in. One hostage. One hostage for the jet. Then, I get to the airport. I go into the plane. I check it all out. And if it's all okay, they all come out.

    Sheldon: I want to go inside.

    Sonny: Why?

    Sheldon: To see if everybody's alright.

    Sonny: They're all right.

    Sheldon: No, I have to see.

  • Sal: What'd he say?

    Sonny: He was talkin' about arrangements . we were talkin' about the TV.

    Sal: Why couldn't he talk about that here?

    Sonny: He was showin' me how the airport bus is comin' in, like that, Sal.