grey and underworld

Brook 2022-03-24 09:02:01

Guy Ritchie, famous for "Two Smoking Guns". A master of light and shadow who mixes death, lust, violence and dark humor.

Jason appeared, with a bald head, a millimeter of short whiskers, and a hint of mockery in his ruthlessness. After physical fitness, firearms, and driving tests, he became an escort. This time, it's not VIP escort, but cash.

In a security company, learn to keep a low profile. 70 points pass, then take the test with 70 points, this is Jason's greatness. He is like a chameleon, except for work, he seems to have no desire at all. Nietzsche said that loneliness is fate and mission.

The team members pretended to be lighthearted, and when they encountered a crisis, they would be fooled. Fortunately, Jason, who was hidden, single-handedly took care of the robbers, and the two girl-like escorts escaped.

After making a great appearance, there were several reactions to Jason from the team. Colleagues thought he must have been stimulated and would experience traumatic stress like a normal person. The boss thinks that this person is the savior of the company, which improves the company's brand and reputation. The police began to have suspicion and interest in Jason's past, and the people of the Bureau of Investigation suspended the police investigation. Who is this holy man?

Jason had a day off, and the police did nothing.

Three months later, in the third robbery, the robbers fled when they saw this sacred face. What happened? It turned out that 5 months ago, in the first robbery, this Jason was the leader of the robbers. He just wanted to live a peaceful life, but he was dragged into the robbery by unprofessional subordinates, and as a result, he lost his beloved son. With such a deep hatred, it is no wonder that his temperament has changed greatly, and he has become a poker face and a cold-blooded killer. And washing blood with blood is the reason why Jason lives.

Wife's rebuke, Jason's self-blame, and the film slides down the old-fashioned contingencies-grief-revenge plot line. In fact, the wife's accusation is right. Sooner or later, if Jason has nothing to do with the robbery, his son's life will not disappear.

This Jason is a gang boss on the one hand and a police collaborator on the other. His identity is elusive, and his history is obscure. But he's still a hero, not about who he is, but about what he does. Punish evil and promote good, no, just avenge the loved one. As a big boss, Jason's biggest trouble is another powerful gangster. The difference between the so-called gray Dao and the underworld is that the former still has a trace of morality, which means that it is a bit of a way of doing things for heaven, while the latter is completely a degenerate organization that will do anything to achieve its goals.

As Jason gets more and more crazy for revenge, he seems to have broken the rules of the game between the gangs, making too many enemies, which will directly lead to the demise of the gang. His subordinates saw this, and after persuading him with kind words, Jason changed his way of thinking. He changed his identity and went undercover in the escort company. At this time, the story just started, and Jason became a new employee, and this employee never laughed or was enthusiastic. Because of the hatred and hatred, he had been holding back for too long.

The underworld finally showed up. It turned out that they were a group of retired soldiers. Their only need was to use money and violence to satisfy their desires. On the one hand, these soldiers maintain a happy and warm family life, and on the other hand, they use cruel crimes to obtain the money needed to maintain this life. Switching IDs instantly between a cold-blooded killer and a good husband and a good father. At birthday parties, they conspired to rob escorts, and after the robbery and murder, they habitually wipe out witnesses to the atrocity. I have to say that the hypocrisy of British directors towards American society and the brutality of the military is really ironic. Unlike ordinary robbers, the underworld used to be soldiers. They had received professional training to kill people without blinking an eye, and had strong planning skills and discipline. In this way, the underworld was accustomed to clearing all the witnesses of the robbery, but what they didn't expect was that the only survivor Jason left was the Boss Gray Dao. And the plot naturally slides to the final showdown between the gray road and the underworld.

At the beginning of the duel, the biggest variable is whether Jason, who is undercover in the escort company, can find the inner answer of the underworld. This time, the target of the underworld is no longer a cash escort car, but the vault of the entire escort company.

Sure enough, he was a well-equipped soldier who had been battle-hardened, and the underworld wore a helmet mask and body armor to enter the vault unscathed. And Jason's resistance alone awakened his frightened colleagues. A deadly shootout unfolded in the escort company's vault. In a few minutes, the armed SWAT will arrive, and in these few minutes, the life and death of many people will be decided. And the most terrifying and most insidious is Captain Bullet, this despicable inner responder, using the trust of his teammates who have not yet learned the truth, almost killed all his teammates. The shootout was heating up, and Jason had to fight alone.

In the end, the robbers got their wish and got a huge amount of cash. However, only Brother Bullet and Jane are left alive in the underworld, and the rest of the members who planned and designed this military operation have all died. The movie is very interesting to put the planned scenes of these robbers who have died in a parallel section with the shootout. Even though they are dead, they still can't enjoy the fruits of victory after trying their best. This is probably the great irony of making wedding dresses for others.

The last member of the underworld, Jane, would be the sole owner of the billions if he hadn't killed Jason's son. But character is destiny, and if he hadn't been so cruel and ruthless, he wouldn't have had the last laugh. And the bullet of revenge was shot from Jason's muzzle, ending Jane and the final battle between the underworld and the gray road.

After the mantis catching the cicada oriole, after the underworld was cleared by the gray way, Jason, who had no interest in money, handed everything over to the investigation bureau to deal with the aftermath. Whether it is the desire for money, revenge for relatives, or the sympathy between police and criminals. This feud is like a setting sun and a gust of night wind in the night sky of Los Angeles. Brushing across the city brings a little lonely tenderness, blending into the eternal silence of the sea. This blood-like setting sun quietly penetrated into the sea of ​​lanterns on the surface of the earth and became a man's past.

Although the film is nearly two hours long, the rhythm is quite tight, and the plot reversal climaxes one after another. The action and gunfights have a violent aesthetic. The anger made Jason, the boss of Gray Dao, become simple and lonely, like a sharp and cold dagger, cutting into the deep texture of human nature. What makes people discover that what is not simple is always the desire and cunning of people, and the eternal flaws of human nature written in life, blood and lies.

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Wrath of Man quotes

  • Moggy: Understood, but we've scorched the earth.

    H: No, it's not understood. You started by saying you'd do anything, but what I'm hearing is you think you've done everything.

    Mike: Understood.

  • H: I can do in two days what you wish you could have done in two years.