Genre is a constantly evolving thing

Elda 2022-04-19 09:01:55

I have to sigh about the progress of the times. This movie that seemed to be a sensation back then is very old now. It can be seen that the directors of the chase scenes without lines in the middle put a lot of effort into it, but in the following 46 years, there were too many movies to put this The set has been carried forward, and it is really not surprising. And this movie beat "A Clockwork Orange" and won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing... Facts have proved that genre films are something that can be constantly learned and perfected, while "Fate" Orange"? It's a work of art, and it will be irreplaceable after a hundred years. People don't care about Oscars... Then again, even Gene Hackman's best actor is hard to convince. Later, he may have played many better roles, but he may not win it. prize……

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The French Connection quotes

  • Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: All right! You put a shiv in my partner. You know what that means? Goddammit! All winter long I got to listen to him gripe about his bowling scores. Now I'm gonna bust your ass for those three bags and I'm gonna nail you for picking your feet in Poughkeepsie.

    [a few scenes later:]

    Walt Simonson: Popeye. You still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie?

  • Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!