Never be hit by Mr. Carrot, and the gun/violence cult

Cara 2022-03-21 09:01:46

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This film I laughed almost from the beginning to the end, in violent aesthetics, gunfights, When action and intrigue are rampant, shoot'em up not only showcases them brilliantly, but also savagely satirizes them.

If you're comparing him to any character, I think Max Payne is the best fit. But a lot of people don't If you have played the classic shooting game Max Payne, what you see is a John Woo-style gunfighting hero. He is always successful, witty and resolute, and more importantly, you can never hit him! , was rubbing his arm by a stray bullet while skydiving against a group of heroes--isn't that nonsense?

Maybe the screenwriter himself thought it was too unreliable, so he asked the bad guy to say to the protagonist: "Look, actually We don't want to kill you either, just to scare you and make you retreat" "Oh, no wonder you always miss me" The protagonist's understated answer made me laugh. I think this film is deliberately pursuing this kind of The effect, dark humor and irony abound. For example, the protagonist always pulls out a carrot, whether it is a crisp bite, or as a murder weapon, or a life-saving straw, it is so stylish. This Mr. Smith He is a cynic and jealous person, and he doesn't like it either. He pretends to be punk, the old man wears a ponytail, and he doesn't turn signals when overtaking a car. He doesn't like the

conspiracy at the end of the film . It was revealed that Mr. Smith managed to find the senator. When he thought the film was about to end with a great conspiracy or a bigger conspiracy, the screenwriter satirized it again. What's going on, let's see for yourself.

Smith Mr. is such a cool sharpshooter who taunts a handful of times with carrots and ruthless behavior. Violence and the worship of guns are everywhere, but if you want to watch it as a violent aesthetic or a one-man film Great disappointment. What I like most about this film is its entertaining spirit. In these days, politics, science, literature and art can all be entertained, and gunfights and violence can also be entertained. Why not?

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Shoot 'Em Up quotes

  • Mr. Hertz: [refering to Mr. Smith's techniques] National sports pistol champion at age 10. Recruited by the army. Sound like black ops got him and trained him.

  • [DQ has just had a quickie with a passing john to raise some quick cash]

    DQ: To buy something for the baby.

    Mr. Smith: Something for the baby?

    [back in the pawnshop, she wraps Baby Oliver in a bulletproof vest]

    DQ: A bulletproof vest is better than a crib.

    Mr. Smith: I hate to think what you'd do to get him into the right school.