At the beginning of the scene, the car-stealing gangster was solved neatly, but the nickname "Lightning" was not given to the violent police detective Brandt. British police with self-preservation capabilities. The lack of professionalism of the police in "Furious Tracking" makes people feel sympathetic to the residents living in London. The perverted killer in the film appeared very early, and he revealed his identity to the audience before halftime. He had two face-to-face with the police, and the settings on his clothes were not reflected until the final scene. That is to say, the plot driving force of this film is not how to "find" the killer, but how to "punish" the killer. As for the killer's motive, the director gave a complete explanation: it turned out that it was also because of a "beating" by Statham, which led to a mental deformity and revenge on all unrelated police officers. Brandt and his "friend" partner, as well as the black policewoman who was almost killed, have been playing cat-and-mouse games with the killer. Without Sherlock Holmes and Watson, no one is smart.
In the course of this uncomplicated crime, the British media played a role in fueling the flames, lest the world be in chaos. This is indeed a satire on British society. The perverted killer "Lightning" revealed his crime process and details to reporters who liked to dig exclusive news, gained fame and fortune from it, and made himself an anarchist hero. There is a scene in the film: because of insufficient evidence, the police had to release the killer. When he came out of the police station, he was greeted by the frantic pursuit of the media. In this social environment that overemphasizes the "human rights of criminals", the police have become very inefficient and clumsy. They can neither arrest criminals nor effectively protect themselves and their peers, which is why "police killers" appear. "Such a shame.
The rampant violence of juveniles is a stubborn problem that cannot be solved in today's British society. From the beginning of the film, Brandt, a violent police officer played by Statham, has been fighting this spectacle in his own way. This kind of rough and thin tough guy character is very common in Hollywood type movies, such as "Dirty Harry", which is moved to the British territory and has an irony on bureaucracy. Brandt's new partner is a gay police detective he despises. The two have a lot of British humor in their dialogue, making fun of each other's personality and orientation along the way. It's a pity that this relationship could not be fully unfolded. Nash's detection level does not seem to be outstanding. In the end, Brandt's alternative method was used to completely "execute" the killer. When framing this serial murder case, the psychological game between the police and the killer surpassed the action. Both sides knew the other's purpose. The key was to see who would act faster, and the informant played a crucial role in it. The two marginalized people who acted as informants took part in the functions of police detectives and protectors respectively, and their social status was actually the same as that of the killer who was crazy on the outside but childish on the inside. Caring about them is also the tragedy of society.
Commenting on the whole film from this angle, you will find that the director's intentions in setting the character's identities, and strive to enrich the images of various characters, are somewhat lost in fragmentation and floating. However, for a British commercial film devoted to highlighting black humor and reflecting on the real meaning, Statham's deep voice, hard fist, and still alert head are enough to complete the task without the ambiguous "getting".
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