This is a captivating film, one worth savoring slowly. This is mainly because the director successfully used the multi-line narrative method that was not common at that time, and described a group of characters with complex personalities and backgrounds on multiple levels and sides. (The vast majority of them are criminals).
"Doctor" is a criminal with high IQ, an experienced criminal, and a professional criminal. Because of the above points, he is also a "highly admired" figure in the underworld circle, and went to prison. For him, it was like going back to his mother's house. He never carried a gun, "because that might make you kill the cop who arrested you", and that's no joke, so when he was finally recognized by the police, he had no intention of resisting arrest. "Getting arrested" is just a career risk he faces regularly.
"Rogue lawyer" Emmerich, it's interesting to compare him with "The Doctor", both of them have charming demeanor, high IQ, (the latter is bankrupt, trying to defraud the former for the jewelry, and then fly away. The former is very fast I saw through the latter trick). The latter commits crimes in order to maintain a life of apparent luxury, and it is also very important for him to maintain the public image of a good citizen who is clean and virtuous. (In other words, "face" is the most important thing in his life.) Therefore, he will choose suicide after the crime is revealed. Although arrest means only two years in prison. This puzzled the former. Both of them were defeated by women to some extent. (Emmerich died in testimony against his weak-willed lover, "The Doctor" was arrested because he wanted to see more girls dancing.)
Cobby, who opened "underground casinos", has no "stealers" for him With the concept of "You Dao", money is everything, (he is arrogant in front of Dix who has no money, and humiliated in front of Dix who has money) Pursuing the maximization of personal interests is his ultimate life goal, so the director "arranges" him to become" Traitor", not surprising at all.
"Mengchang Jun" Gus in the criminal world, he is a faithful practitioner of "thieves are also righteous", so he helps criminals in distress to cover up their crimes, so he helps injured accomplices to get doctors, so he can't wait to kill "traitors" in prison Cobby.
"Blaster" Lousi, he is also a professional criminal. He has a wife and children to support at home, and a loan to repay. His death reminded me of the old adage, "Get out and get it back."
Dix, in a way, he is the protagonist of this movie, he went from a farmer's son to a criminal, It seems that the director is very sympathetic to him, (his father went bankrupt because of the Great Depression), and he finally died on his own farm can be said to be the director's more "considerate" treatment to him.
Police Ditrich, there are always good cops and bad cops in this world. This is part of the social system. Ditrich is a bad cop, a bribe-taking cop. Usually, he happily accepts black money while accepting others. Respected police work, but who knew that an ordinary jewelry robbery would implicate him and put him in jail, too, along with those criminals, but who can blame it? The so-called, "God does evil, but it can be done, people do evil, and can't live."
Police officer Shu Chang, he is the kind of so-called "good police officer", I don't think he is a hero among the police, he is just doing his job well. With their jobs, the police and criminals are inherently mortal enemies, that's all.
In fact, it is very necessary to discuss the director's position in this noir film. I think that although the director has found various reasons for the crime for many criminals in the film (for example, some people have to support their families, some people are financially bankrupt...), but The director's point of view is still very clear, "No matter what the reasons are, the perpetrators should be severely punished." I have two reasons, the first is the section of the police officer in the movie: "If there is no strong police force, the criminal world will inevitably be punished." will be rampant" speech. Second: the ending of the movie: all the criminals die violently, and those who are caught are caught.
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