'Hot Afternoon': A Veteran's Waking Time

Jason 2022-03-20 09:01:21

He doesn't have the grand ambition to assassinate the senator like "Taxi Driver", and he won't vent his depression by killing people. It doesn't matter if there is an old mother who doesn't understand him, and a nagging wife who can bear it, he just wants to raise some money for his gay boyfriend to have sex reassignment surgery, that's all. On that unfortunate hot afternoon, I walked into a damn bank, and the money in the bank was just liquidated, but the police arrived in time and were surrounded by groups. Well, a robbery that should have been quietly resolved, let's have a big negotiation that wastes everyone's time.

This is a movie with no spoilers, the plot is simple and clear, or in any case spoilers can't reach the movie's enthusiasm. A planned minute-by-minute heist turned into a 12-hour negotiation that eventually broke up and ended in a cliché ending in which the "villain" was brought to justice. But it is undeniable that this is a great film and one that showcases Al Pacino's greatest acting skills. Watching such a movie is like telling everyone that they just watched a police and bandit battle on the street, and no matter how hysterical the description is, it is not thrilling to come to the scene in person. This film has achieved this kind of personal effect. This is the legendary good film.

Sometimes, in a really good movie, it doesn't matter what the plot or characters are, the key is who will act and which director will shoot. Even if it is just a flat material, it will be photographed with a three-dimensional feeling, which makes people engrossed and cannot miss the slightest link. Director Sidney Lumet was able to shoot the miracle "12 Angry Men" in the history of film in a small room. Now, on a hot afternoon, on the streets of rage, there is Alger who is in a state of extreme nervousness. • Pacino, the whole point of the film is beyond doubt.

What's more, this is a kind robber who pays attention to other people's feelings all the time. Even after hijacking the entire bank hostage, he is still sympathetic to the cold, heat and food of others. Let the hostages go to the toilet casually, let the police send Pizza to relieve everyone's hunger, and the bank manager has a heart attack and immediately seeks medical attention. Everyone sat around and discussed where we would fly after the police sent the plane. This is just treating the hostages, but also caring about the mood of the gay boyfriend, keep cheering him on and persevering will succeed. On the other hand, what is even more frustrating is the negotiation with the police and the FBI who looks like Bush, and from time to time they have to incite the onlookers of the news media and support the fan group.

Damn, how could it have evolved to this point. Even if he is not a trade unionist and can't find a job for a while, he still has a harmonious family and a lot of relatives and friends who pay great attention to him. By the way, he still has 2,700 yuan of savings to use for sex reassignment surgery. The 5,000 compensation is left to his wife. As for the robber himself, the veteran's funeral has the right to apply for a free funeral. "Dear mom, forgive me, you can't understand, my words and actions, I am who I am, I am different."

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Dog Day Afternoon quotes

  • Sonny: So, you needed money, I got your money. That's it.

    Leon: Yeah. Well, I didn't ask you to go and rob a bank!

  • Leon: Where? Where are you going?

    Sonny: I don't know where yet. Well, we've said Algeria. I don't know. So, I'll go to Algeria. I don't know though.

    Leon: Why - are you going to Algeria?

    Sonny: I don't know why. They got a Howard Johnson's there. So, I'm going.

    Leon: Howard Johnson's. You're warped. You know that. You're really warped.

    Sonny: I'm warped. I know I'm warped.

    Leon: God, Algeria? It's eh - I - I - they - it's eh - you know - they walk around, they got masks on, and they got things on their head. They're a bunch of crazy people there.

    Sonny: So, what am I supposed to do?

    Leon: Well, I don't know. You - you could have picked a better place.

    Sonny: Like where? Sweden? Denmark?

    Leon: Yeah, I like that. Yeah.