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excellent david mame
Max 2022-03-21 09:01:14
David Mamet has repeatedly emphasized in his directing homework that the screenwriter must also have the ability to direct, and he also emphasized that the screenwriter should be reasonable, smooth and precise. In this movie, he does it himself. The transitions between the passages are impeccable, and several plot points, such as the death of Ness' friend, appear very timely. And several heavy scenes, such as the arrest of the bookkeeper at the train station and the arrest of the murderer in the white suit on the roof, are full of atmosphere without making people feel pretentious. The position of the stroller in the arrest operation in the train station is unusual, both participating in the plot and expressing value judgments. From the plot paragraphs to every scene, from the scene to the details, this movie is excellent, because David is a person who carves meticulously, such a screenwriter, such a movie, is better than many pretentious literary films. How much, if all such movies appear in the United States, I would rather the whole world market belongs to Hollywood.
Extended Reading
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Malone: [at the police training academy] Why do you want to join the force?
George Stone: To protect the property and citizenry of...
Malone: Ah, don't waste my time with that bullshit. Where you from, Stone?
George Stone: I'm from the south-side.
Malone: Stone. George Stone. That's your name? What's your real name?
George Stone: That is my real name.
Malone: Nah. What was it before you changed it?
George Stone: Giuseppe Petri.
Malone: Ah, I knew it. That's all you need, one thieving wop on the team.
George Stone: Hey, what's that you say?
Malone: I said that you're a lying member of a no good race.
George Stone: [He cuffs Stone across the face. As he draws back his arm again, Stone presses a gun under his chin] Much better than you, you stinking Irish shit pig.
Malone: Oh, I like him.
Ness: [Ness looking a bit nervous and Malone smiling at Stone] Yeah I like him too.
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Reporter: [interviewing Capone while a barber shaves him] And what of your reputation for violence? That those who don't buy your product are dealt with violently?
Capone: [pulls his face away from the razor, sees that he's bleeding slightly, the barber looks horrified] S'alright. I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word."