"Crazy Arrest" 2017/1/8 — 9:00 Shi Qi, a senior film critic in Hong Kong. He has been writing film reviews since 1964.

Alphonso 2022-06-28 20:33:46

For a long time, Mexicans have been smuggling into the United States, which has become a headache for the United States. Trump, who is about to enter the White House, advocates building a wall on the US-Mexico border, which is very controversial. Will it be implemented?

The Mexican film "Desierto", which is the story of the Mexican people who were smuggled and hunted, shows that the relationship between the United States and Mexico is very dangerous. In fact, many parts of the southern part of the United States originally belonged to Mexico, including Texas, California, New Mexico, etc., which were occupied or bought by the United States. There are many Mexican residents, Spanish and English are divided against each other, and illegal immigration and drugs cross borders. Come on, it's really a grudge.

"Crazy Catch" itself isn't great, it's just a small thriller with some interesting topics. The plot is very simple. A group of Mexican civilians are led by "snake heads" and smuggled in the border desert area. They did not encounter the military and police, but were brutally shot and killed by an American sharpshooter who hated illegal immigrants. With one man and one woman left, can they escape from the desperate situation and win the murderer?

In fact, there have long been many horror films, filming the American countryside "crazy devil" kidnapping, abusing, and killing men and women passing by. This film just uses this formula for the US-Mexico border. What I think is more impressive is that there are many scenes of hiking and climbing. This aspect is the most realistic, and the others are just "acting and doing". The best play was the dog of an American hunter, loyal and fierce, but died tragically in the end.

It should also be mentioned that the director of the film, Jonas Cuaron, whose father is the famous Mexican director Alfonso Quarron, recently made the American space science fiction film "The Edge of Gravity" and won the Oscar for Best Director. This son's directing is ordinary this time, and he is far from his father at present.

Gael Garcia Bernal, the Mexican actor, has been famous for more than ten years and starred in "The Diary of a Teenager in Jaguarra". In the early days, he participated in two famous Mexican director's signature works, namely Alfonso Quarren's "Paradise Lost" and Inarito's "The Love of Dogs and Men and Women". Inaritu later filmed "Babel" and two American golden photos "Birdman" and "Vengeance".

Gael Garcia Bernal has also acted in English-language films, but his forays into the United States were not as successful as Alfonso Quarren and Ina tried. These two directors have graced Mexican filmmakers, proving that Mexico is not just about smugglers and drug dealers. However, American films still often portray Mexico as a savage, lawless film. It can be seen that the grievances between the United States and Mexico have always been difficult to resolve, and this "Crazy Arrest" has also added fuel to the fire. Although Trump has not yet run for president of the United States at the time of filming, he has described the American hunter as very right-leaning and arrogant!

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Extended Reading

Desierto quotes

  • Sam: [putting his rifle down] Welcome to the land of the free.

  • [first lines]

    Adela: [reading from a book] Leaving is a form of dying.