A timid, cowardly law-abiding citizen like me who reads honestly, works hard, has an outlaw at heart, so much so that he gets excited at the smell of danger on the screen, and this movie is an undisguised one. The feast of crime, the smell is strong, one crime after another, there is almost no foreshadowing, I am dizzy, this sincere and strong impact, I have not felt for a long time.
I haven't seen such a pure, beautiful, bright and moving, sexy and innocent crime film for a long time!
Unlike many crime films with deep connotations, the film is even immature and clumsy, but the director made a crime into a fairy tale, and the quality of the finished film complements the male protagonist's heart of following primitive instincts rather than social legal ethics. . When the male protagonist's gun and money were placed on the piano he played before by his mother, and when the male protagonist danced in the house surrounded by police, it confirmed what the male protagonist said before: only artists and outlaws can enjoy to the meaning of life. He is like a small beast, he has hardly experienced the hardships of life, social torture, excessive vitality and bloodthirsty instincts make him desperate and follow his own life, and also let him harvest beauty and happiness, to be honest , I am very envious of his state, even if I don't even dare to fight a chicken, let alone kill him.
I am a lover of crime movies and books. I feel that the current crime theme is moving towards a format. Either the society is dark, the government conspiracy continues one after another, or the protagonist has suffered major trauma, childhood darkness, and character flaws. The story and the perpetrators are indeed bigger and deeper. I also like a lot of these works, but after reading some of them, I vaguely seem to have lost some feeling.
Taking mystery novels as an example, some readers think that the Bengue faction is just a trick, without depth, and has nothing but murder, while the social faction exposes a dark and deformed society and shows human nature, but if we insist on saying that the crime theme can only be in line with the "social faction". Reasoning routines, and denying the character, because this type of detective novel is just to show off the crime and the motive behind it is not deep enough, it is like denying the film. "Angel of Death" just wants to tell a good crime story, show the process of crime in a very exciting and smooth form, without worrying about logic and cause and effect, just like telling a fairy tale, let the audience follow the protagonist to experience a Dream, a beautiful adventure, as if Alice entered Wonderland. For the male protagonist, in a crime, he also entered his own Wonderland. Will we investigate the motive or logic behind the fairy tale? As a type of film, crime films have become farther and farther away from its essence. This time, the young director has dedicated such a pure film to the audience. The crime process is wonderful and compact, but also interesting and sexy. .
The title of the film has revealed to the audience that this film will not criticize criminals, but has a tendency to beautify. The male protagonist not only looks like an angel, he is also innocent to a certain extent, and his actions are not mixed with a trace of impurities. Without even a hint of artificiality and discipline, and even the motives seem to have nothing to do with society, he is completely unaware that he is wrong, and the director seems to have placed the male protagonist in a heroic position. Its rules are so contrasting that I can't stand on the side of the cops who symbolize justice, so much so that the kind and conservative parents, and the male lead is so bright and lively that it dims everything around, including the audience.
However, like many fairy tales, the world is not completely closed in fantasy, and reality will always cast its shadow.
For example, in the film, when the male protagonist wears jewelry, his base friend says he looks like Marilyn Monroe, but the male protagonist says they look like Evita and Veron, which obviously hints at the dark society during the military government in South America And the high pressure and the turmoil that accompanies it, not to mention the blatant demand for bribes by the police, as well as the time and place at the beginning, although not digging deeply, it has already allowed the audience to understand the background, but these realistic factors are not used to explain the male The Lord's behavior may dig deep into his character, but it sets off the "preciousness" of his behavior. In such a society where everyone is in danger, the male protagonist lives so carelessly, but instead dares to be his own person, coupled with the media's exaggeration, it is exactly the same as the male and female thieves Bonnie and Clyde during the Great Depression (the director is writing The letter to the theater also admitted that he was influenced by the classic movie of the same name), not only is it difficult to be condemned, but it is easy to become an idol of the public, like a hero in a fairy tale, passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
The scenes and dialogues of the film are also playful but very subtle. This gives the film a dark comedy feel to the colorful, bright and cheerful fairy tale coat. For example, the mother of the second male tried to seduce him in the kitchen, saying that you are really thirsty, young girls are inexperienced, do you want to try it with me? If you are so provocative, the male lead says that I like your husband, and she says that you go and tell him. There is also a male protagonist who is full of jewelry on the second male genitals, as if if he loves you, he will give you the best parts. When the male protagonist was asked, he said that it wasn't me who killed the old man, he died, and I just helped him. These scenes are highly consistent with the temperament of the dialogue and the male protagonist, indifferent but humorous and witty, as well as vulgar good taste.
The color of the film is bright and bold, the rhythm is lively, and the presentation of the crime is just right. The criminal process of the male protagonist and the base friend seems to be an adventure in a fairy tale. The relationship between the two people is also handled just right. The atmosphere is very seductive, like a drop of water that is about to fall, crystal clear, and your heart is attracted by it, but it is shaking and shooting colorful light, but it is not broken into a flat water drop after all.
I think if this story is told in a different way, it amplifies the stereotyped family, the alienation of the male protagonist in the dark society, amplifies the social influence of the male protagonist's behavior, amplifies his sexual orientation, weakens the pleasure of crime or rebellion against authority, and abandons the sunshine With color, or magnifying the oppression of the male protagonist by the corrupt government, will the film be criticized for not telling the story, or naive?
However, I think these so-called shortcomings are precisely the advantages of "Angel of Death". It runs counter to the audience's viewing habits and default crime themes in recent years. However, it is its simplicity, purity, bright, and even naive and clumsy. My eyes lit up in the dark and oppressive crime film, and I was immersed in the bright colors and freewheeling atmosphere for a long time, breathing the air of freedom with the male protagonist, dreaming of unrealistic adventures, getting away with impunity, dancing gracefully .
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