In fact, the story doesn't seem like a comedy at all at first. Two prisoners held in a prison near the U.S.-Canada border suddenly escaped in a daze with a death row inmate. Since the jailbreak was successful, of course, I don't want to go back. Also, who wants to go to jail for nothing? However, the two of them didn't think about what to do. When they were discussing how to plan for the future, they were mistakenly regarded as priests and were led to a monastery on the border. So they pretended to be priests while trying to escape the boundary river on the edge of the monastery. Across the border river, is Canada, where to the two prisoners, it means a free world.
This prison break and escape story can be made into a very manly war drama, or it can be made into a majestic western. And this is also worthy of the drama of Robert De Niro and Sean Penn. However, the whole film turned out to be an out-and-out comedy. During the escape of the movie, the two of them made endless jokes. And Robert De Niro's cheap face is completely different from his face in the legendary "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver". However, for those who are used to seeing De Niro's other images, when he sees De Niro in this film, he still looks very different, and this contrast also adds a bit of joy. As for Sean Penn, he was still jerky and pitiful in the film, but his performance in the play was no less than De Niro, who was already famous at the time, and even better. In such a comedy, we can already feel the strength of Sean Penn to win the Oscar winner in the future. What's more, so far, Sean Penn has won two Oscar statuettes, and among the actors who have won two statuettes, he is still the one most likely to win the third one. If so, it will undoubtedly create an unprecedented history. Judging from the level of Sean Penn's current filming, I believe he has such strength.
As far as this comedy is concerned, in terms of hilarity, it does not allow "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" at all. What's more, this film has a deep religious color, which may be a hindrance for non-Christians or pagans to watch the film. But in the setting of the story, going down according to the plot, I feel that all this is natural. Putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot is an ancient Chinese saying. The same applies to "We Are Not Angels". The little thief entered the monastery by pretending to be a priest, but was influenced by it. It can be said that he forged a good relationship and did a series of good deeds. The younger thief, played by Pan, ends up staying at the monastery and actually becomes a priest, a chance that doesn't come by chance. And the murderer who was full of evil was finally killed.
When the film aired on TV, I watched it because it was Robert De Niro and Sean Penn, and I really liked it. Finally, there are other options besides "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth". You can laugh heartlessly.
In fact, funny films like "Escape from a Tiger's Mouth" have never been abandoned. China's "Raise Your Hands" is a complete parody of this method. There is a face to launch the second part. It's a miracle to be shameless to this extent.
Today, a netizen named Luluoqun left a message after the article I wrote "Two Smoking Guns" and said, "I just watched this movie. Ning Hao only learned a little bit and became a first-line director in China. But Can you still catch up with that?” I think this friend said it very well, “Crazy Stone” and “Crazy Racing” are more difficult to compare to “Two Smoking Guns” and “Snatch”. The level is still not a level, but Ning Hao has become a first-line leader in China. Then compare the low-level imitations of films like "Raise Your Hands" to "Escape from Tiger's Mouth" and "We Are Not Angels". The gap between China and foreign countries can be seen at a glance. This tragedy is truly heartbreaking.
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