Sonny is a stupid forerunner against the Order and a good clown.

Rigoberto 2022-03-17 09:01:03

Pacino's best work before he turned 40. The script is compact and rigorous, and the true events are vividly restored. Every moment of the story is in a state of continuous intensification and continuous advancement. Two unreliable bank robbers, Vietnam veterans, down-and-out bisexual Sonny (or "Lonely Sonny" as we call him) and sluggish SAI; Stockholm Syndrome hijackers and cops surrounded by outside They. What attracted me more was the swarming media and cheering gays and other social groups. As the film heated up, it almost became a live broadcast of postmodern carnivalization. The media was able to express the greatest sense of their own, No. 1 Reported, exaggerated, and distorted for a while; citizens were able to express their instinctive unconscious instinctive impulses and applaud the confrontation itself rather than the protagonist of the event.

Sonny in the film is simply a hero. Let go of the background of the times, the United States in the 1970s is deeply mired in the post-Vietnam War quagmire , various movements one after another, people report extreme distrust of the government, and social contradictions intensify. Sonny is carrying out robbery in this spirit of the times. When he excitedly shouted "Attica! Attica! Attica!", I was moved to tears. Eye-opening. This is also one of the most shocking points of the film. And we restore such a Sonny, who just wants to end the bad robbery, settle his family, and raise enough money for his gay husband for sex reassignment surgery.

Sonny is a man in the fight against order. Stupid forerunner, but also a kind clown.

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  • Nina 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    This is a world full of WTFs.... This is the year after the release of god father part2 Al Pacino joined hands with John Cazale again.... I can't help but sigh that it's good to be young...

  • Jacinthe 2022-03-23 09:01:25

    Combining comedy and tragic elements, this small-scale crime film is absurd and at the same time extremely realistic, never pretentious. For audiences who like "The Godfather", not only are Al Pacino and John Keizer appearing on the same stage here, they are excited, but they also make Michael and Fredo different in terms of acting skills. This way has been reborn, especially Al Pacino, whose performance is mind-blowing.

Dog Day Afternoon quotes

  • Sonny: Bank robbing is a federal offense. You got me on kidnapping, armed robbery. You're gonna bury me, man!

  • Sonny: Sal? Ready to go?