When I am sad, I often look at him.

Jean 2021-10-22 14:31:11



When I was desperate, I would think of this man, Calido. The speech at the beginning of the film is the same classic as the rebuttal at the end of "The Fragrance of Women", "I am not saying that if I hadn't died since I was a child, I would not learn badly. People in jail complained that there was no chance to learn well. No, that's bullshit. When my mother was still there, I was a little badass, and she taught me to pick up girls... Let me assure everyone that I have washed my hands and said goodbye to sin, this is what I want to tell you Yes, I am tired of the criminal life in the slums. In a good prison, I have been probated for five years. My life has not been in vain. I have been cured. If this is the case, you must have heard a lot, but I am the truth. Really, I repented and reformed, and it’s not as long as you think it takes 30 years, as long as five years, I will be born again..."

Out of the court, Calido was acquitted, his lawyer said : You can really say that even the judge was fooled by you. Calido said: No, that's not a lie, every word is true. You don’t understand, you won’t understand. I am not just freed from prison, but liberated. My heart was freed and released.

Contrary to Tony in "Scarface Killing Star", Calido is really serious. He has a dream of taking his beloved woman to Panaja Island, driving his own taxi company, and enjoying the beautiful life of coconut trees. . He fantasizes about leaving the rivers and lakes, just like the slogan on the painting in the opening of the movie: Escape to laradise!

In life, no one is a fairy, and has a youth who makes mistakes. Afterwards, he shows his friends that he is sincere, but he never gets recognized. That kind of helpless and anxious mood cannot be expressed in words. Others will never understand this mistake. How much pain does this silly child have to endure? If there is a choice, who the fuck doesn't want to be a perfect person. The same is true for Kallio. He tried his best to leave this sinful world, but was drawn back into the circle time and time again. As a man, he did a good job and was kind and righteous to his friends, "Never give up on you. Friend, no matter what." No matter what kind of person Kehua is, he did help Calido. This is a love. As a man, you should pay it back, even if you know it is wrong.

Whenever I saw this painful but great man on the screen, I burst into tears. He slammed his fist on the glass, splashed with blood, and furiously left his lover. In his words: Knowing stupidity but committing fierceness again . This is nature, embedded in his bones, he is not willing to owe others, and bravely did something that cannot be turned back. I especially like the part where he came out of the police station and sat in the car to Kyle, Calido said : Kyle, wait five minutes for me, I'll come right away. Five minutes later, he got into the car with two tickets and said to the woman: "Tonight's train, you must be there. I will solve my own business, and I will be there." What a magnificent promise, how Natural self-confidence.


At the end of the movie, Calido lay on a stretcher, looking at the white light above his head, and the woman beside him, in the daytime before his eyes, the romantic painting appeared again, smiling, endless, subtitles, and the people on the painting moved. , Dancing happily, under the setting sun, the whole family was happy, and Caledo was also in it, he was relieved, his affectionate eyes, longing eyes, took Kyle's hand and said: I'm tired ,baby.I'm tired.


Turn off the disc player, take out the disc, carefully caress the scratches on the surface, one by one, just like your own life, there is one, that is one, it will not disappear, the only thing you can do Yes, install the disc, save it, turn around and return to reality, take good care of yourself and those who care about you and love you, and it’s not easy to live. Send yourself a message: "You Are So Beautifull ". . . .

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  • David Kleinfeld: Fuck you and your self-righteous code of the goddamn streets. Did it pull you out of a 30 year stint in only 5 years? No, it didn't, I did. Did it get you acquitted 4 fucking times? No, it didn't, I did, so fuck you, fuck the streets, your whole goddamn world is this big, and there's only one rule, you save your own ass.

  • Carlito: If I ever, I mean if I ever see you here again, you die.

    [Snaps fingers]

    Carlito: Just like that.