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life after get off work is black
Britney 2022-12-25 13:14:33
"After Hours", Martin Scorsese, as a director of serious realism style, this film is rare to let go, and tells an absurd story on the premise of maintaining its own style. The protagonist of this black and absurd thriller is a man who wants to have an affair, but because of the violent atmosphere of American society, he is entangled with all kinds of people at midnight and falls into an extremely tragic situation. There are some wretched but also a little honest protagonists. At midnight, they meet a girl, a sculptor, a habitual thief, a barman, a bar owner, a waiter, a community resident, a taxi driver, each of which is grotesque, but all of them are full of violent tendencies and treat them with violence. Treat others or the world yourself. In front of them the protagonist appears so weak and powerless that a simple wish to go home becomes more difficult and almost impossible to achieve. Through the dark and cold tones of the whole film, the strict framing of the dilapidated side of the city and the gentle lens, the audience will gradually begin to accept the plot unfolding in the film as the protagonist meets all kinds of people, so as to think deeply about the root cause of all this. reason. At the end of the film, the protagonist is made into a plaster statue and thrown at the door of the company at dawn. He walked into the well-ordered, warm and comfortable office and returned to his normal life. The dangling hearts of the audience also let go. However, after all, he still failed to return home in the end, and the curse of violent society would still come as promised after get off work.
Extended Reading
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Paul Hackett: [on his knees, screaming to the heavens] What do you want from me? What have I done? I'm just a word processor, for Christ sake!
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Street Pickup: Why don't you just go home?
Paul Hackett: Pal, I've been asking myself that all night.