behind the normal

Frederic 2022-03-21 09:01:46

"I think "Mr. Brooks" is an alternative work in Hollywood. It is not pure suspense or horror, but focuses on the discussion of the psychology of the characters, leaving room for the audience to think." As the film's starring and producer, Kevin Costner made no secret of his admiration for "Mr. Brooks", but unfortunately, "Mr. Brooks"'s box office performance in the United States was as weak as Kevin's 52-year-old age! In today's United States, young people in their 20s dominate the movie box office market. Actors over 40 have no appeal to them, even if they have acted in "Dancing With Wolves", "Bodyguard", "Robin Hood" Kevin Costner, must also admit this fact.
In any case, in my opinion, this is still a rare good film. Although the 21-inch computer screen in the Internet cafe was inferior to the sound and color of the movie, two hours later at 2 am, I was still unable to fall asleep with a kind of excited excitement.
The protagonist of the film, Earl Brooks (Kevin "Cosner), is a polyhedron with a dual personality. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a successful entrepreneur, mingling in the upper class, well-dressed in various social places, and quite famous in the place. ; For the family, Brooks is a responsible father and caring husband, a standard family man. Everything looks so perfect. However, under all the gorgeous halo, Brooks is always surging deep inside. Uneasy desire - murder. Brooks is aware of this evil tendency in his own psychology, and vigorously resists this dangerous desire, in an attempt to redeem his soul surrounded by darkness. But at the same time, this uneasy and panic mood has And great satisfaction with Brooks' alter ego, Marshall (William "Hurt).
Marshall lives in Brooks' subconscious, dominates Brooks' behavior and thoughts, and enjoys his own existence and unknown "work". Whenever Marshall takes over Brooks' mind, the sanctimonious entrepreneur turns into a cold-blooded killer who tramples on innocent lives. Every killing is as capable as a task, concise, and never sloppy, and this modern bloodthirsty fills Brooks' nerves with pleasure all the time... The
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  • Mr. Earl Brooks: Finding someone you think would be fun to kill is a bit like, well it's a bit like falling in love. You meet a lot of candidates, and you like some of them, and they're nice. But they're not right. And that special one comes along, and your heart beats faster, and you know that's the one.

  • Marshall: She did it, didn't she?

    Mr. Earl Brooks: Yeah. It'll take the cops a week to ten days to put their case together, and then... and then they will come back and arrest her.

    Marshall: What are you going to do?

    [Earl breaks down and cries, while Marshall hugs him]

    Mr. Earl Brooks: Oh, God. Oh, God. I was afraid of this since before she was born. She has... she has what I have.

    Marshall: Yes, she does. But you were always smart about it. She was stupid. She did it because she got off - okay, I understand. She's in it for fun - okay, I understand. But why didn't she think it through? A hatchet? And she left it there.