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Mossie 2022-03-22 09:01:13

After watching, I can't help feeling that such a classic movie actually relies on an impeccable script. As a detective suspense film, this film is definitely a textbook-level model. The story is not at all procrastinating, the plot is constantly ups and downs, and always arouses the emotions of the audience. The settings of many shots and scenes have also promoted the development of the plot very well. The portrayal of the characters is gradual, and people have a strong sense of identity.
As a classic noir film, although the dark ending of the movie is very cruel, it did not give me a breath of shock and shock. Instead, my heart slowly fell into the boundless darkness and unable to extricate myself. Because under the excellent plot of the film, the ending of the film should be unexpected but reasonable. However, the connotation conveyed by this film that seems to be a little negative but can warn the world has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Up.

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Extended Reading
  • Octavia 2021-10-20 19:02:14

    Only one word can describe the feeling of rewatching after three years: perfect. The most invulnerable Noir in the post-Hays code era.

  • Shana 2022-03-21 09:01:14

    To be rich and unkind, steal poison in the water? ~ Money dominates? ~I said that this film is generally not because of insulting Hua, in fact, I don’t feel the humiliation.

Chinatown quotes

  • Jake Gittes: May I speak frankly, Mrs. Mulwray.

    Evelyn Mulwray: You may if you can, Mr. Gittes.

  • Noah Cross: Exactly what do you know about me? Sit down.

    Jake Gittes: Mainly that you're rich, too respectable to want your name in the newspapers.

    Noah Cross: Of course I'm respectable I'm old! Politicians ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.