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Tony Scott's legacy
Elmer 2022-03-22 09:01:27
I really didn't expect this to be Tony Scott's posthumous work. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer "main theme" movies. Although it is an uncompromising Hollywood commercial blockbuster, the director's consistent style is still clearly visible. The sharp editing and the constant flashbacks and interspersed plots can easily make the audience immerse in the intense and exciting plot. The rhythm is particularly tight, and some passages are even breathless, such as the thrilling scene where the hero struggles to connect the two carriages at the end. Like all disaster/rescue films, there's always a happy, happy ending at the last minute. It doesn't seem like an enticing suspense, even though it's based on real events. In such a fast-moving plot, flat character creation is inevitable, but allowing the audience to experience such a thrilling experience within an hour and a half is definitely worth the ticket price, and I believe the director is also very gratified by the spirit of the sky.
Extended Reading
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Connie: No, it's definitely under power. We're not sure of the exact speed yet.
Captain Allen: I thought all these trains had some sort of dead-man brake.
Connie: There's a wand the engineer has to hit periodically or the air brakes are automatically applied. Unfortunately, this train's were disconnected. Sir, I would gladly explain the particulars of locomotive operation to you if we had time, but right now I really need your assistance posting officers at all the mainline crossings.
Captain Allen: Uh, one question. How do you all plan to stop it?
Connie: We're working on it.
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Frank: How many cars are we supposed to cut in?
Will: 20. Why?
Frank: 20 cars, okay. See the switch stand ahead of us? The switch stand, yeah?
Will: Uh-huh.
Frank: Yeah. Take a look in the rearview mirror. You see the one behind us? Way back there. You see it?
Will: Uh-huh.
Frank: There's exactly 21 cars between the two stands. Don't ask me how I know. So why is it that there's still more than four and a half cars that are yet to clear?