The Origin of the Classic Shadow "Knock on Heaven's Door"

Violet 2022-03-25 09:01:22

The two protagonists who are terminally ill and are about to die begin a peculiar life experience in order to fulfill their wish to see the sea. As the robbery attracted the police and unexpectedly attracted the gangster, a three-party chase was fiercely driven by the dark humorous episode. However, this film is still immature in terms of the plot and the ease of humor, especially the part where the gang bosses help the protagonists at the end are puzzling. The originally expected "big reversal" is only because the gang bosses have the same One belief is solved. Well, I have to admit that they are desperate enough to see the sea. Even so, the characters and plots created by this film can be seen in many classic films that follow, such as "Two Smoking Guns", the pinnacle of British black humor, and "The Bucket List", a classic American literary and artistic work. "etc. For the rare black comedy films, this film from Germany is still worth watching...

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door quotes

  • Patient im Fahrstuhl: [waking up] What happened? Am I in Heaven?

    Henk - der Belgier: Sure. I am Sweet God and this

    [points to Abdul]

    Henk - der Belgier: is Saint Peter.

    Abdul - der Araber: Salam aleikum.

  • Martin Brest: In heaven, they're talking about nothing but the sea and how wonderful it is. They talk about the sunsets they saw, they talk about how the sun turned blood red before diving into the sea and they talk about how they could feel how the sun lost its power and the coolness from the sea and all that fire was only glowing inside.