The movie begins with President Obama's famous speech "America's Promise," so I knew from the start that the movie would be a rant about American politics, or, by another name, realism. The narration of politics and economy in the film runs through, which reinforces the belief that the film is trying to tell us that under the influence of the American economic crisis, the gangsters in the United States have a hard life.
The story mainly tells that two gangsters robbed the underground casino and made the big bosses behind the casino lose their money. They hired a professional killer Jack (Brad Pitt), and the professional killer handled the whole incident perfectly. There is no suspense in the story. In my opinion, it is a stylized film, which may be the director's consistent temperament or style.
The whole movie is full of fuck, mouth full of violence, punks who can't get any worse, smart-ass casino owners, the coolness of a hitman, plus the chattering American dialogue. The tone of the movie is dark and cold, and the dialogue is about the indifferent and dirty life. Some of the content I don't even know has anything to do with the movie, but it makes me feel helpless to life.
The "tender" interpretation in the film is reflected in Jack's actions when he treats his old friend the casino owner and kills him. Jack does not like to kill acquaintances, acquaintances will intercede, he will feel sad, so when killing the casino owner, he sat in the car, shot through the car window with a high-powered pistol. Through the slow-motion performance, the glass scattered and the blood splashed, which made me see the feeling of violent aesthetics, as well as the feeling of "tenderness".
The death of the casino owner also stemmed from his own robbery. Is this the director's complaint about the financial giants in the United States? This scene reminds me of Goldman Sachs in the United States. American speeches are always present from time to time, full of irony.
Of course, Brad Pitt's acting skills are nothing to say, especially when he said the last sentence: the United States is not a country, the United States is a business, pay quickly. I think the whole movie is bright!
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