crime? Art?

Elias 2022-04-15 08:01:01

This "Angel of Death" adapted from real events, although it is a crime film, has no sense of bloody killing. Some people say that it glorifies crime, but it is actually a kind of black humor. It is also in such an atmosphere that it is even more thought-provoking.

Callitos, a seventeen-year-old boy with the face of an angel, does the devil's work. He said he was born a thief and relished in crime, which is undoubtedly a sociopath. His seemingly decent family didn't give him the right guidance. His father knew a thing or two but he couldn't stop him from the precipice. The mother's doting was worrying about his son's misfortune. Even in the end, they didn't know that Kalitos had committed a crime. What a ridiculous crime. His innocuous face may have been his perfect passport to criminal succession. "The world belongs to outlaws and artists," and he explains it well. He was naive, numb, crazy, and even more elusive. There is also a lot of room for reverie in the film, perhaps because it is impossible to understand the inner thoughts of the real "angel of death".

Wayne Season 1 (2019)
8.9
2019 / USA / Comedy Action / Steve Pinker Tessa Hoff Michael Patrick Jenn Stephanie Lane Ian B MacDonald / Mark McKenna Ciara Bravo
Go To His World Season 1 (2017)
9.1
2017 / United Kingdom / Drama Comedy Crime / Jonathan Entwistle Lucy Cherniak / Jessica Bardem Alex Lawther

The angel of death seems to be no longer a heinous serial killer, but an ignorant and ignorant rebellious boy. This reminds me of "Wayne" and "Fuck the World", in which the rebellious crimes also have their own cuteness. They are bohemian, free and fearless, and they write their own extraordinary chapters. Of course, this is not for us to understand the crime and justify it, but to realize the torture of the human nature shown in the film after throwing away the three views.

After all, the criminals could not escape the punishment of the law, and the film ended abruptly just right at the end. This is the greatest kindness to the viewers. But this is not absolute. In "Mother" starring Yuan Bin, the real criminal did not fall into the legal net at the end of the film. Although this is different from my existing cognition, it does not seem to hinder the artistic tension it shows.

Mother (2009)
8.3
2009 / Korea / Drama Crime Mystery / Bong Joon Ho / Kim Hye Ja Won Bin

After reading "The Metamorphosis", Marquez expressed the emotion of "how to write it originally", opened his mind, and achieved magical realism. Indeed, watching a movie or reading a book will refresh my cognition. It is in this baptism that I find new thinking, collide with the inherent formula, and create new sparks.

View more about El Angel reviews

Extended Reading
  • Kole 2022-04-20 09:03:00

    The face of an angel, the heart of a devil, the means of a scorpion, the mind of a child. Possession is meaningless if one does not know what to belong to. If you don't understand how precious life is, death is irrelevant. For a moment, when the murderous executioner danced a romantic and charming dance, I didn't know whether to hate his cruelty and numbness, or love his freedom and madness. Almost all lunatics are like this: never afraid of hell, never believe in heaven.

  • Brandt 2022-04-20 09:03:00

    - We are Che and Fidel Castro. — No, we are Evita and Juan Veron.

El Angel quotes

  • [first lines]

    Carlos: Are people crazy? Does anybody consider the chance to be free? Going wherever you want; however you want. We all have a destiny. I am a natural-born thief. I don't believe in "this is yours, and this is mine".

  • Bartender: Hey, it's ok if you're both faggots, but you should be more discrete.

    Ramón: What the fuck did you say?

    Bartender: That if you're both faggots...

    [Ramón hits him on the head with a bottle of whisky and Carlitos laughs at the scene]