It's a pity that "24 Hours of the Last Rebirth" is not rated very high, but it is a Hollywood movie that is worth watching and analyzing. If the director just wants to make an action movie that only entertains the audience, it will not be like this from the selection of the subject matter to the selection of actors. I feel that this is a literary action film with thought and details. Maybe the director wanted to make an attempt to break out of the Hollywood model.
In terms of subject matter, there are some sci-fi elements that bring the plot into the bizarre resurrection of the protagonist. There was also Interpol intervening in the rescue of hostages who had clashed with the Diablo Organization, resulting in an inevitable scene of intense gunfights and racing. The female criminal police set in the plot is another emotional line foreshadowing, bringing the human discovery in the soul of the killer into the theme.
There are many meaningful arrangements in the processing of details, and it is not difficult for careful audiences who love movies to find the director's intentions.
He made Ethan Hawke, who is known as a literary youth, play the top killer, which was the most obvious choice he tried to tap into human nature. The protagonist's appearance is not at the scene of the all-powerful murder, but in his most abject state, discussing his soul with his father-in-law and immersed in the grief of losing his wife and children. This makes the best preparation for the later turning point.
A top killer encounters an international female criminal who is called a powerful role by the gang, and an opponent of the same magnitude will surely spark a spark. When the male protagonist first visited the female detective's house and found that she was not only single but also had a child of the same age as the son he had lost, so he couldn't bear to shoot the female protagonist, which led to a series of subsequent reversals until the end of the film , he also let someone let go of the female doctor under the gun, which is also the only turning point for his final rebirth.
The actress of Interpol chose Chinese actress Xu Qing, and the director also had a lot of intentions. He didn't need a well-trained star to add blood to the film. Xu Qing is exactly the perfect interpretation of oriental women, and it is enough to make a breakthrough in the action scenes with a little touch. In fact, Xu Qing's performance is very brilliant. Real female detectives are not necessarily muscular, cold-blooded characters. Wisdom and bravery are necessary. Therefore, the heroine in the film is the first to perceive and respond in time at every critical moment. If Xu Qing's performance can be released more, it will be more in place. Perhaps such a thorough Hollywood team has taken care of Xu Qing's particularity too much, causing some restraint, but it does not affect the positioning of the whole film. In history, only Xu Qing has been a Chinese actress who can play the leading role in a Hollywood movie and has a similar role.
All in all, "24 Hours of the Last Rebirth" is a very memorable and thought-provoking film. The idea that the film wants to express is very clear: reality is often cruel, but people in reality still need a soul to survive in vain.
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