" Bonnie and Clyde " - famous robbers in American history, known as " hermaphrodite ".
Just looking at this photo, it's hard to imagine that two people with such " talent and female appearance" were the " male and female thieves " who were famous in the world back then .
What about the next two?
During the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States, it was these two people who robbed and fled along the interstate highway, tearing a bloody road.
By the time they were finally arrested, 13 people had been killed, including nine police officers and four innocent civilians.
What is even more unexpected is that such a pair of ruthless and desperate mandarin ducks will have tens of thousands of people to pay their respects after their death.
The story of these two legends was later filmed by director Arthur Payne in the 1967 film "The Male and Female Thief", which won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography .
After a lapse of 52 years, Netflix has " remade " a film based on the real events of the year - "The Robber".
Just looking at the title, Sister Tiao thought that Netflix was going to challenge the classics and re-interpret the legendary life of the pair of desperate mandarin ducks that shocked the world back then.
But after watching it, I realized that the film restored the whole process of the case from another angle.
The background of the story is still set in the 1930s during the US economic depression. Bonnie and Clyde have been on the run for two years and have become " star criminals " in people's hearts.
But even " star criminals " need companions, so the two plan an even crazier action - a prison robbery .
The pair wounded police and rescued five accomplices in a Texas prison.
As soon as the prison robbery incident broke out, the media's public opinion followed, which made the police very headache. After many pursuits to no avail, in desperation, they could only seek help from the experienced Texas Ranger Haimo.
Frank Highmore , a former Texas Ranger , is now happily retired from working in a corporate security department.
Highmore's heart breaks when he learns that the government wants to ask him to help hunt down Bonnie and Clyde.
But with his age and physical condition, it is still unknown whether he can catch this pair of male and female thieves.
Heimer wanted to test whether his marksmanship was still "fast, accurate, hard" , so he picked up the revolver again.
Two shots were fired, and the result... none .
Highmore began to doubt himself: "I'm really getting old?"
Fortunately, the third bullet hit the target, otherwise the prestige of the Texas Rangers will be buried in front of a group of bear children.
Haimo finally decided to accept the task. After simply saying goodbye to his wife, he embarked on the road of chasing the series.
After leaving the mountain, the first thing Hemo did was to find his former comrade-in -arms, Galt .
Similarly, Galt couldn't stand the grind of time. After retiring, he was drinking at home every day, and the whole person looked decadent and bloated .
After seeing this scene from a distance in the car, Haimer gave up the idea of Lagault joining the team and drove away.
He went to the firearms store and asked the boss that he had bought various types of firearms, and in the end he didn't forget to put hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
When leaving, Highmer found his old friend Galt waiting for him in front of the Ford car. After some taunting, the two decided to embark on this dangerous journey together.
Because the physical strength of the two is not as good as before, they encountered many difficulties in the investigation.
During a squatting time, although the two found information, they were snatched away by a child in the middle, which inevitably led to a chase scene.
As a result, due to lack of physical strength , the two of Haimo could only watch the information being taken away.
In the end, he was mocked by the young policeman and said, "Maybe it's time for you to go home . "
Although there were repeated setbacks in the investigation process, the two still found clues about the "Clyde couple" with years of experience.
Highmore and Galt came to the scene of the Clyde couple's latest crime.
But they found two police officers who had been shot in the head, lying in a pool of blood——
Through the shell casings left at the scene, Highmore accurately determined the type of firearm used by the Clyde couple.
According to the footprints at the scene, it was judged that one of Bonnie's legs was injured.
Then, the two of Haimo went to the only nearby gas station to look for clues.
But the staff refused to say the whereabouts of the Clyde couple.
In their view, everything the Clyde couple did was " robbing the rich to help the poor ", doing what all the poor have always wanted to do in their hearts.
This thinking probably represented most of the people living in America in the 1930s.
But their idea seems absurd today .
If they are "robbing the rich to help the poor", what about the countless police officers and desperate souls who died under their guns?
On Easter morning, the officers were suddenly headshot while on patrol.
Their families will be on handouts starting next week.
However, civilians as bystanders are still praying for the two murderers and wishing them good luck.
What happened made Haimer feel extremely angry, beat the staff hard, and pressed the whereabouts of the Clyde couple.
Later, Highmore found Clyde's father and learned about Clyde's growth history.
It turned out that in childhood, Clyde was too hungry, so he was arrested for stealing a chicken, and since then he has been entangled by legal surveillance, which has directly affected his life.
But as Heimer said "your child may not have been born with a dark soul, but he has now".
He has to pay for what he has done .
In the end, the Clydes were shot dead in the car by Highmore and Galt .
Although the two films "The Robber" and "The Male and Female Heist" filmed 52 years ago are both based on the real events of "Bonnie and Clyde", the two films are substantially different.
In "The Male and Female Thief," the Clyde couple's story is full of drama .
The Clydes were the object of constant social oppression .
Clyde: An ex-prisoner with a previous conviction .
Bonnie: An ordinary restaurant maid .
The two fell in love at first sight and cherished each other. Unwilling to be oppressed, they began to resist, robbed banks, and went into exile, redefining the word robber and becoming an idol in the hearts of Americans at that time .
And "The Robber" is a more objective and more realistic show of the whole process of two twilight Texas Rangers chasing down fugitives in the crazy era.
The Clydes are just two ruthless murderers in the film.
The faces of the two were even seen only when the last two were shot to death.
What's even more ironic is that at the end of the film, when the police dragged their bodies back to the police station, countless people surrounded the car to see them off.
The lonely figures of Highmore and Galt passed behind the noisy crowd.
They should have received heroic cheers, but this scene seems to be the two people who should be lying in the car.
What a crazy time this is, to make heroes so tragic?
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