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The translation of the movie's name is a university question.
Lady Bird's translation of "Miss Bird" is a shameful ignorance .
In 2014, the Equalizer of Uncle Dan, the Oscar-winning actor, has a total of three translations.
"Injustice" in the Mainland, "Rebel Judge" in Hong Kong, " Lynching Education " in Taiwan.
Mainland translation, no culture, servile culture, not to talk about.
The Hong Kong translation, twisting the tongue, looks like a sports movie.
Taiwan's translation is very appropriate in terms of the film's story structure and thematic connotation, and this name is used below. So how should equalizer be understood, I will talk about it at the end.
As a sequel to 2014's " Lynching Education ", it was also directed by the director of the previous episode, Anthony Fuqua, and Danzo Washington returned to starring. Uncle Dan has been in film for decades. The independence of the two films is strong, and it doesn't matter whether you watch the second and then go back to the first, or look for the first to watch first .
In the first episode, Uncle Dan quit his job at IKEA after ending the domineering Russian gang in the United States, started LYFT (American Didi), and began to continue his passenger journey to help the weak and lynch illegal acts everywhere. , but all this changed after his friends and bosses over the years were killed. Uncle Dan, who was eager to find the culprit, was involved in a professional criminal organization with special training, and another bloody storm was about to begin.
As Uncle Dan, who recently appeared in "Mind Fence" or "Lawyer Roman" with issues related to race, family or social justice , being able to take on the role of "Lynching Education 2" is what movie fans are most eagerly looking forward to.
Although similar themes have long been common, there is even a remake of Bruce Wiley's "Raptor" this year.
But as far as I'm concerned, "Lynching Education" has never been just a simple action movie. Whether it is "The Old Man and the Sea ", the old man's perseverance and perseverance only dragged back a fishbone to show Uncle Dan. Do justice and inspire the girl played by Chloe Moretz not to give up her dream because of adversity, but this time she will look back on her past with " Reminiscence of the Time Like Water", and give a book to black youth " Between the World and Me " The discussion on racial issues and the pursuit of self-worth all show that what "Lynching Education 2" wants to express is not just a simple entertainment of violent aesthetics.
Although "Lynching Education 1" is already a highly completed work in terms of the plot, the director went back to dig out the wider depth of Uncle Dan's character and created a new field of character for him. In the first episode, he showed his behavior of killing the rich and helping the poor in a light-hearted manner, which is a little weak in social level and ideology. "Lynching Education 2" slowly uncovered the character origin of his past stories, revealing that Uncle Dan and his wife In the past, there was also a close relationship with the old leader Susan , which made his motives for chivalrous action more obvious.
In addition, this film chooses the setting that is most accessible to all kinds of LYFT drivers from all walks of life , and there are also many kinds of close-up eyeballs before the fight in the previous work to observe the enemy's situation, use a stopwatch to time, or the most common question of criminals before suffering " The reappearance of many of the " must show scenes " of who are you so special has already satisfied fans' expectations for these enjoyable elements in the sequel.
It's interesting to compare it to another similar "John Wick" as a uniquely violent aesthetic action film.
Different from "John Wick", which simply shows precise and smooth movements , "Lynching Education 2" is more inclined to the layering of atmospheres, deepening the overall plot tension with a cat-and-mouse approach, and finally ends with a sharp battle scene that is about to break out. Enter the next plot cycle and start another new visual feast for the audience.
The most exciting climax of this film is the pros and cons of Uncle Dan's hometown. From the time when the nursing home gentleman discussed the weather at the seaside, he paved the way. As the wind and rain gradually intensified, it finally brought into the climax of the whole film. The director chose this stage. It is also in line with the cold and hard tone of the whole film. Not only does it make the image more confusing, but the typhoon also increases the suspense of how Uncle Dan will win the whole battle.
Different from the first episode, the second film tells a larger story about Uncle Dan 's insistence that good and evil will be repaid in the end , and his ideal of helping others by himself. In "Lynch Education 1", he told Irene Na's life path can be decided by herself. This time the plot is also locked on the story of him educating a black young man, Miles, so that he will not go astray, but Miles lacks Elena's comprehension and aura. Inner hesitation and external temptation forced Uncle Dan to use both forced intervention and ideological induction . This setting also made full use of Uncle Dan's acting skills, and named the meaning of the movie's English name equalizer.
Equalizer, equalizer, what kind of equalizer did our Uncle Dan do? I thought that on the one hand, it was a warm-hearted uncle for ordinary people, and he used positive energy to help and influence ordinary people around him; Bad guy, seckill is his forte .
The combination of the two extremes is enough to become such a balanced uncle, or, in other words, to merge into a contemporary knight . As Han Feizi said, knights are banned by martial arts . When the law and society cannot protect the weak, the public naturally has expectations. , whether it is a superhero or a knight, in the world of movies, they have become the reliance of the weak, and through the story, the essence is that the director wants to express his alertness to the darkness of society and his expectations for the world.
In the film, black young people show their painting talents on the walls covered with dirty graffiti, and the reunion of the elderly and their relatives in the nursing home also reflects the director's sincere yearning for a better world.
It is possible to make a sequel that develops from the previous work. This film should be said to be a masterpiece in the sequel. After the novelty was occupied by the first film, although it failed to reach another peak like "Terminator 2", it is still considered A masterpiece that meets expectations.
I predict that the work of Uncle Balance will still appear, and it will be a prequel.
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