The Boondock Saints is a movie that is downright congenial. I strongly can't accept that the Taiwan translation took such a bad title as "Ghosts and Swordsmen". I really don't want to complain, but why do I have to "Gods and Ghosts" for everything these days? In any case, I personally think that this film also has Cult Some of the important elements of it, so I wouldn't recommend or advise the general audience to watch it, but I'd be happy to invite cult patients to experience it.
I always like to bump into a familiar actor without knowing it before mentioning the main character of the story - trust me, it's really funny - Willem Dafoe's FBI agent is definitely a must-have character, What I admire most in the film is also the performance of this powerful actor who sacrifices his image regardless of his image. As for our lovable two protagonists, the Irish brothers, although I don't know where to tell the twin genes, Bromance is by no means the only point of this film.
The story begins at St.Patrick's Day in South Boston, accidentally kills the twins of the Russian Mafia, accepts the apocalypse in a damp detention center, and then becomes an angel of punishment without hesitation. I have to admit, it sounds a bit "Constantine", but it's the vibe that entices me to keep watching.
Alternative interpretations and performances are also very enjoyable parts. The members of this group of "Doing the Way for Heaven" were originally only brothers Connor and Murphy, with "justice" and "truth" pierced in their hands respectively. It is not yet clear whether they represent the Holy Spirit and the Son, or whether they simply believe that they have received Inspired twins.
The father, who joined after the gangster friend Rocco was executed, until the final court battle, was able to express the image of the so-called "Trinity" of three people. I especially like this kind of details that are played in history and textual research. The way of handling will greatly affect the style and sensory stimulation of the whole film. On a side note, I thought about whether there is any reason for Rocco's character in the film, but the reason I came up with was too religious and controversial, and it was not in the focus, so I decided to leave it out for the time being.
FBI agent Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe, is a finder of faith in the film. , hesitating in the conflict of beliefs, and finally regaining control of beliefs.
"To make a choice for one's beliefs, you must first know what your beliefs are?" Paul finally cleared up this doubt in the dialogue with the priest, which is a serious but not aggressive question.
At first I thought it would be a hard-boiled work, but in fact, after watching it, the soft parts also accounted for a large proportion, so both sides were compatible (laughs). This movie was very appealing to me right from the beginning, with a lot of "Fuck" and short and delicate humor that made me addicted. Although the film is a bit tough and fuzzy at the turning point of Paul's attitude, and the open-ended interview ending at the end is a bit old-fashioned and vulgar, it still has its flaws.
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