You can criticize the old-fashioned storyline, but you can't deny that such a story is something that only Hollywood can bring you. What kind of social phenomenon is this? Wu Si has a book called "The Unspoken Rules", which analyzes a social phenomenon in great detail: the unfair but reasonable existence that everyone knows. For this kind of rules, vested interests are vigorously defending, and some people try to change, but they have neither the courage nor the ability. Wu Si's cases are all examples of China's Ming and Qing Dynasties, but by extension, they also apply to American society that advertises freedom, democracy and equality. Specific to this film, the official rule is that the police must not abuse violence, and the unspoken rule is that the police use violence tacitly. Even if the innocent is injured, they have a set of internal methods to deal with it. Everyone is tacit, no one thinks about change, no one can change.
But there will always be a stunner, and must touch the tiger's ass to break ground on Tai Sui's head. When the old police detective Jack saw his partner for 20 years at the little thief Eddie in the small bar, what he called principle suddenly broke him, for a society that would ruin him and his colleagues. The worthless being killed is like the humble and cute little innocent black habitual criminal in the world without a fly. One policeman actually shot another policeman.
So the incredible story of the American theme that taught people to look forward to began. The protagonist represents justice and morality, but is weak and difficult. It seems that there is no chance of winning, but just insisting on desperately. In life, you will be desperate, you will give up, because you have been taught by those preaching that "what exists is reasonable", by those common unfairness, by the kind of powerful force that you can't fight but can easily knock you down He is submissive and insensitive. But Hollywood has given us so many opportunities to do this dream. The exciting and vulgar speech of the blind lieutenant colonel in "Scent of a Woman", the escape of a weak banker in "Shawshank's Redemption", the reporter of "The Insider" Teamed up with the doctor and brought down nine tobacco companies, too many, too many, this is the main theme of the film in the United States, just as they advertised, the pursuit of equality, democracy and freedom.
There are also several sensational treatments in the film. Jack and his old colleague had in-depth discussions about principles in a tense confrontation. Eddie held a gun against the police and asked him how he felt to vent his emotions. After Eddie escaped, he returned to try. The scene of protecting Jack, Jack letting Eddie go to surrender and testify to his colleagues' peaceful dialogue, and the scene where the sniper didn't shoot Jack unexpectedly in the end of the movie are undoubtedly the best interpretation of American conscience.
I don’t know if the director can explain all this reasonably: Why do some things do this? A thing that does not seem to be worth a fuss, but deep in your heart and I still feel that it is worth doing, and even don't care about sacrificing everything or calculating what you can get. So when we watched the old police detectives entering their twilight years in this era of high-tech rampage, relying on their mind and skill to completely fight against a large group of police officers, they are almost crazy and very calm and cleverly carrying our dreams carefully. As we approach the end, we will involuntarily ignite a burst of impulse, and something called conscience hidden in our hearts is awakening.
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