The stuff that dreams are made of

A few days ago, I found the so-called "300 movies to watch in my life", and I picked one for the suspense, which is "The Maltese Eagle", but in fact this "Malta Eagle" only appeared at the beginning and the end of the movie. , the biggest attraction is of course Humphrey Bogart's Spade (the name Spade makes people want to complain, isn't it... Forgive me, the guy who was brainwashed by REBORN). When he appeared with his partner Archer, Spedo seemed to be a decent man, as can be seen from the lustful look in Archer's eyes when he looked at his client. When Archer was killed, he showed almost no sympathy or regret for this person who was considered friendly, but indifferently informed Archer's wife, and then investigated with the police, which inevitably made people feel inhumane, so A question arises: If Archer is interested in women, what does Spedo want? After that, Spedo repeatedly "molested" the client, which once made people think that he was a drunkard and took advantage of the opportunity. Before the real news about the "Eagle of Malta" was revealed, the impression that Spedo left to us may be that so. But as the group behind the client slowly surfaced, Spedo's image began to change, a seemingly confident agent behind the scenes, and a private person who made people wonder what he really wanted. Detective, the adversary scene negotiating with Cairo is wonderful, even humorous. That is to say, from this time on, the rhythm of the film has really accelerated, and various clues have surfaced. The appearance of Gutman, the big guy, has changed the atmosphere of the film from suspense to a blatant "struggle of interests". Of course, at this time, Spedo His true thoughts are still not fully revealed, and his various actions seem to indicate that he intends to protect his female client, and he does not hesitate to pull Gutman's adopted child back. From Spedo's point of view, this "transaction" is considered a steady loss, but then the plot twists and turns again. Spedo handed over the female client to the police, and when asked why, he gave The answer is that in the private detective business, you should have the awareness to put your head on the waistband of your pants, but when a man loses his partner, he still has the responsibility to avenge him and make the murderer pay the price. At this time, the ambiguous attitude that Spedo showed in front of the female client was finally explained. He did not fall in love with this woman who may be "mysterious and unfortunate" in the eyes of ordinary people, but was just acting. Of course, we can't say Everyone else is a pawn in his play, but at least Spado is a successful actor and director himself. At the end of the film, is the "Eagle of Malta" that finally appeared real or a fake? It may be difficult to say, but Spedo's sentence "the stuff that dreams are made of" is ironic on the one hand, and may also express his own voice on the other hand: dreams are made of mysteries . Maybe Gutman will go around the world in search of the real Maltese Eagle and confront Spedo again, or maybe the whole case will sink to the bottom of the sea like a grain of sand and be forgotten.

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