written by Brian Helgeland, the former Oscar-best screenwriter, starring Tom Hardy and played by one person. Two corners: older brother Roger and younger brother Ron, were generally optimistic at the beginning of their release, and were even called "the most watched gangster blockbuster in 2015".
Judging from the storyline, this film is about the history of the Cray brothers from dominating East London to their final collapse. Yes, there are also a lot of artistic processing. But unfortunately, it was this series of processing that dragged down the story of the entire movie. Because from the perspective of the majority of the audience, what they are watching is the magnificent life of the Clay brothers, but the director presents them with a different picture: the older brother relies on various means to take the neurotic younger brother from prison. came out, and after that, the brother also met a girl named Francis, and fell in love with her. In terms of career, my brother found an experienced agent, Payne, to help the brothers manage their business, but his brother Ron thought that he should always be on guard against him and find faults everywhere to limit Payne's work; Controlled and often fantasized about going to Nigeria to build a utopia, coupled with his gay identity and distaste for Francis, the two brothers' careers stalled. At this time, my brother was also deeply anxious about feelings and brotherhood. In the end, things took a turn when the younger brother killed his nemesis, and things got out of hand: Francis deserted Roger and committed suicide in desperation; Ron was charged with the murder. In the end, Roger lost his mind at the Christmas party, killed the most disgusting man he had ever seen, and finally threw a sentence to Ron: "I can't kill you, as much as I fucking want to." Go out alone. And the last two brothers had a tragic ending: Roger died of cancer in prison, and Ron died in prison.
Director Brian's ambition is very big. He wants to tell more exciting stories through two story lines (i.e., Roger's emotional drama and the legendary career of the two brothers), but it backfires, and the story only tells the story of Roger and Roger. Francis's emotional experience is close, and the two brothers' careers on the other side are also limited to small fights, which can only be regarded as paediatrics compared with magnificent gangster films such as "The Godfather" and "Gangster Legend". All in all, I personally think this story is a failure.
This film can be said to be very good in terms of actors. Tom Hardy plays two roles: "Street Fighter" Roger and "gay plus mental patient" Ron, whether it is a separate scene or the same scene in the movie. , all played very eloquently. Tang Laoshi also won the title of Best Actor at the British Independent Film Festival; and Francis, played by Emily Browning, with an authentic East London accent, interprets Francis very well, she is completely a birdie. An infatuated girl who gave her life for love. Another advantage is that the movie restores the sense of the times very well, ranging from the style of streets and bars to the accent, hairstyle and living habits of actors. So good also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup.
On the other hand, the cinematography and soundtrack of this film are also very good. I personally prefer the last scene where Roger walks alone in the dark. The director uses a long shot to focus on depicting: in the dark night, by the river, under the bridge , a generation of hero Roger Clay walked in confusion. The director actually wanted to tell us that the fate of the brothers also went dark like the camera. At this time, the theme music of the film "Legend" sounded again, which was different from the image of the Cray brothers at the beginning, but the ending this time is It is telling us that the gangster legend has ended and is heading for the exit...
Although it is said that this movie is a bit of gold and jade, and it has failed, it is still a work of conscience. Finally, I wish Brian Helgeland can get out of the slump and find the style of the best screenwriter at the Oscars that year, and look forward to bringing us better movies.
- Wu Dianyu
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