This is a 99-year film by Mel Gibson, but the plot and details are like those from the 1950s and 1960s. Tells about the process of a "robber" with a stubborn mind who steals other people's money and is eaten by himself, thus "begging for salary" step by step. In fact, it proves that no matter which class the "salary" is, it is not easy to negotiate.
The protagonist Porter originally thought he could join forces to grab a vote and share the dirty money. Who knew he was betrayed, his wife shot himself at him, and his partner ran away with the money. With two shots in the body, everyone thought he was dead, but he was still in the dark for his share of "hard money", unexpectedly somehow escaped from the dead, and always found the gang leader from Luoluo, and almost killed almost everyone as a murderer. Because the partner paid the money back to the gang's arrears, the wages can only be found by the gang leader, but there are also rules in the business, how can you give it to you? Faced with such a situation, Potter had no choice but to see who would beat whom. But the gangs don’t eat dry food. There are also black policemen who want to make money from it, and another gang who is the real "master" of the money. They are all obstacles to this road to pay, so who sees Potter belongs to? Who is the master. It was in such an environment of internal troubles and external difficulties, it was not easy to get the money and only got a shot!
There are almost no bright tones in the film, from the characters to the setting of the scene, it is a pale yellow and gray. Classic cars, thugs in suits and leather shoes, rotary dial phones — with hands-free functionality — and casual conversations. Everything gives people a feeling of indifference, and only passion is the only thing that moves people's heart, not emotion is passion. All the links seem to be set up for undisguised shooting and unprepared fights. At the beginning of the film, the Porter and his wife met and they came to a civil and martial arts field. First, the wife was surprised to find that the dead husband was still alive. From her depraved life and lifeless eyes, she could feel the suffering. Physically and psychologically tortured her, she has already lived in hell. When the two met with a few words of greeting, they suddenly slapped their hands, and the sound effect is realistic and natural-this is the key to the shock of the scene, and the clear sound of slaps and fist punches-makes people unprepared. In the depressed scenes of asking for a salary, the only thing that can make people feel a little energetic is Porter’s persistence. Others are pretending to be serious under formal clothes, whether it is a small bastard who wants to be in the upper position, or a serious and cold person at the door. The bodyguards, or the "managers" of the gangsters sitting in front of the office with facts and reasonableness, are all "rules". It makes people naturally feel that everyone is a person who obeys the "rules". Although they are also robbing houses, they have their own rules-there is no possibility of spitting out the meat in the mouth. Facing such a gang, Porter is considered a stranger. In fact, he is a stranger at every level of society. Except for the prostitute who sees Xi Tzu in the eyes of his lover, almost no one can think of him. Stealing people’s credit cards to pay bills, eating overlord’s meals, grabbing money from beggars’ broken bowls, for 70,000 yuan of dirty money and gangsters...
Because there is no support from the director’s comments and interviews, I can only speculate on the intent of the film. Telling such a movie full of gray seems to be to highlight the spirit of "freedom". The subtitles at the beginning of the film probably mean that one’s beliefs and likes and dislikes can be principles. The significance of the 70,000 yuan incident probably lies in this, because Potter lost his wife and "friends", he should always have what he deserves, so he only took back what belongs to him, and should take back what belongs to him. Obstacles must be removed. It is this principle that conflicts with the gang rules in reality, and it is more likely that social norms conflict, and the manifestation of the individual is a kind of liberation of freedom.
It goes without saying that the film has made great efforts in the performance of the atmosphere. It is not easy to return to a nostalgic style in the age of such a strong modernization, but I personally feel that the arrangement of the story structure is a little bland. The processing of a few scenes is not without surprising viewing experience. For example, Potter was too careless about the process of being "black eat black", a memory suddenly inserted in the bed, and he explained the antecedents at the same time, and felt uncomfortable. In addition, the bad police are too easy to be settled. The greedy drug dealers and the Chinese gangs are suddenly entangled in a concentrated clue, which makes people feel "premature ejaculation". The brevity of the whole film is not refreshing at all. I always look forward to a burst, but always solve the problem in an understatement. Regardless of the fortune or the plan, everything comes and goes. The protagonist suffers a bit of skin and flesh, but the "cleansing" behaviors are easy to grasp, and they are never laborious. This is very different from some Treasure Hunting films. The most intense part of the film is the last scene of the money-collecting shootout. The thugs were subdued one after another, and there was almost no decent resistance, but it was inevitable that they would have a gunfight with a few people at the end. Different from other heroic movies, the star of this film will be shot by a gun. Although he can kill a few people inexplicably, he will be shot, and his injuries are serious. He can see and hear and walk to death again. edge.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Yuling’s role in the film, with tight-fitting leather clothes and a small face with heavy make-up, makes her excited when she sees someone being beaten. That’s right, she played a sexual abuse in a Chinese gang. prostitute. This film will definitely be regarded as humiliating to China.
The biggest mystery of the film has never been explained. Which doctor did the protagonist see that can make him immortal?
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