"FRESH" 1994, a Miramax Films Written and Directed by Boaz Yakin Staring: Sean Nealson, Samuel L. Jackson "In a world where criminals make the rules an innocent boy is out to beat them at their own game." In a violent and How a young boy trapped in a world ruled by crime is on his chessboard to save himself and his loved ones
It’s been a long time since I watched a movie. In the first half of the year, I bought a lot of DVDs one after another. Some of them are original parallel imports. It can be attributed to my own lack of patience, as I do with everything else in life. When I bought this untitled film, Fresh, it only attracted me because of the DVD jacket and package, and partly because of Samuel L. Jackson, and it was only played on the day it was bought, and then put on hold for several months. When I took it out this afternoon to watch it again, the montage-changing street scene at the beginning of the film first attracted me, and then with the development of the story, the speculation about the fate of this little black boy was like a heartbeat that made people unable to stop.
The film tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who likes chess using his amazing intelligence and courage to get out of a dangerous drug crime and save his family at the same time. I have rarely seen such a story like Fresh before. A true black suspense film, especially centered on the story and fate of a young boy who, so to speak, is almost alone, and Sean Nelson, the young boy who plays Fresh, shows an incredible ability in the film. The acting skills vividly show the calm and wise personality of the story owner. Samuel Jackson plays Fresh's father, an alcoholic bum and a chess master. Although the supporting role is not much, it is very important. The key is that Fresh was playing against his father in the park, and through his father's advice on the chess game, he was inspired to plan an incredible revenge and rescue.
The most touching moment of the film happened in the last scene, when Fresh came to the park to play again with his long-awaited father, little Fresh, who had experienced so many thrilling and siri escapes in the past day, was faced with the fact that he would never know this. The father of everything, tears could not help flowing down. At the same time, it also made me realize the subtlety of the script, Fresh sacrificed his horse (his little buddy), and finally saved himself and his queen (his sister? I guess), and won this penchan carefully. The chess of the soul, and I can only connect some of the previous details, because when chess first appeared, I felt a little strange, and then I was amazed by the central role of chess as a metaphor.
What also attracted me was the peculiar flavor of his black/Hispanic neighborhood in the bustling metropolis of New York City, perhaps in a concentration, the thrilling poverty and violence, and even a vague sense of despair. Under the cover of the roar of the rumble of trains, how much violence is happening, everything is in an endless cycle, and the shadow of the drug trade may be only a small part of the countless threats. This is a black violent film, but when most of the violence (shootings and beatings) happened, the director chose to leave the camera, but everything could not escape, and everything was infinitely magnified in your imagination. There are two direct scenes of bloody violence in the film, both of which are shocking and breathless. The first time was on the basketball court. Jake?, a member of the drug gang who lost the game, drew his pistol to the black boy playing basketball. Fresh's classmate, Curtis, fired several shots in a row, and what was even more shocking was that one of the bullets hit the little girl who was playing beside Fresh, who had been paying attention, and covered her neck in pain and twitched on the playground. People are deeply shocked. It's just a microcosm of the threat of violence in this neighborhood.
However, for me, some parts of this film are a bit difficult to watch. I think I need to clarify some details a second time, because there are too many slang words in the dialogue! ! !
Many of Miramax's movies are always full of black tension, or the unique style of ethnic minorities, which is unforgettable. In addition, 1994 was a big year for Hollywood movies. You must know that the movies of that year included Forrest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, Slow fiction and Killer Leon etc., so this movie without a big star is far from the success and attention it deserves, but Fresh, with a great script and always full of black suspense and tension, deserves the same Standing Ovation. Highly Recommended! Excellent! 9/10
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