Black enough, humor enough

Raul 2021-11-16 08:01:26

The movie started with violence, blood in the dark. The protagonist’s wife died of drugs; after two high-speed cars collided, the thug was tortured; the protagonist was nearly killed by two shots; a drug seller was severely beaten; the protagonist was beaten up by the enemy; the protagonist was beaten by another Enemy beaten...

Because the starring role is young Lao Mei, no matter how cruel it is, I will stick to it. There is hope for waiting.

The second part is humor, a satire of darkness. Lao Mei heroically killed two gang leaders who dominated the entire city, killed an enemy, and killed two corrupt police officers. It was only for $7w, which was not enough money for a piece of clothing for the gang leader, and not too much, of course hard. If you want to give it, you won't refuse.

The underworld is a place where there is no mercy, and gangsters always match prostitutes, and abuse is as important as abuse. But the underworld also allows humor to exist, that is the "principle". This high-profile principle is also the biggest irony.

In fact, Lao Mei’s role is still very "just". He is a shrewd and powerful bastard, but he has a bottom line: he also has a desire for revenge, a desire to love and be loved, and a desire to control greed... He has his own Something called "morality". And if these are all lost, what will the world be like? Then we have to watch the next movie: "The Old Has Nowhere to Be".

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  • Fairfax: What are you doing this for, man? Is it the principle of the thing?

    Porter: Stop it, I'm getting misty.

    [starts to walk out]

    Porter: And tell him it's $70,000!

    Fairfax: $70,000? Hell, my suits are worth more than that!

  • [Val opens the door to let Pearl in. Upon entering she slaps him]

    Pearl: On your knees bitch, I want satisfaction.