Accidental and charming boredom and sadness

Lonzo 2021-12-23 08:01:11

At the beginning, there was a jumble of graffiti on the wall of the Zack room,

"IT's Not THE FALL
THAT Kills You
IT’s THE SUDDEN
STOP"

"LIFE IS A LIMBO DANCE,
BUT
IT’S A QUESTION OF WHERE YOU GET DOWN
NOT
HOW LOW YOU CAN GET"

Zack , Jack, two similar dreamers, unfortunately, were designed to enter the prison by accident, and then put into the same cell. The appearance of Bob, the appearance of a child with social personality, along with Zack and Jack, escaped from the prison. The black-and-white lens that slowly zooms in and zooms out is kind, beautiful and sad to the two dreamers. The whole movie is full of casual and charming dialogue and colors.

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Extended Reading
  • Arely 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    8.5/10. ①As written in the introduction: The three people were wrongfully imprisoned for different reasons and became friends in prison. After groping, they found new hope and goals in life. ②A kind of temperament that dispels laziness. In addition to photography (light and shadow/composition), other rendering techniques include: fixed or slow movement of the camera, a large number of long shots, loose narrative rhythm, multiple fade transitions, lazy performance etc. However, this temperament still serves the cold humor of the film, and the level of cold humor is ≤8.5. ③The escape process is completely omitted, because those contents are often intense and exciting, which is contrary to the sluggish temperament of the film.

  • Corene 2022-04-23 07:02:35

    Tom Waits' alcohol-destroyed voice turned out to be really good for black and white. The quality of the picture at the beginning of the movie is really fucking awesome! The plot is so fucking cute. Hahahahahahahahahahaha launched me. Director Jiamusu is awesome.

Down by Law quotes

  • Jack: When I get outta here, there's gonna be a white limousine. It's gonna come, pick me up. It's gonna be a Lincoln. I'm gonna step inside. And inside is bigger than you can possibly imagine it from the outside. And there's gonna be beautiful girls in there. Four of 'em and they're all gonna be naked. One of 'em's gonna offer me some coke. Won't let you say no. And I'm just gonna be enjoyin' the luxury of the car and the girls. The door is gonna close. It's just gonna go click. And there's gonna be music playin'. It's like, music I never heard before. And then the car's gonna start up and it's gonna drive slowly towards the sea. Very slowly. It's gonna be beautiful.

  • Roberto: Excuse me, Jack.

    Zack: Zack!

    Roberto: Zack. I have-a the hic-cups. Do you have some cigarette?

    Zack: No. No!

    Roberto: No. I understand. Thank you. Do you have-a, Zack, some cigarette?

    Jack: I'm Jack. Get it straight.

    Roberto: Yes. Get it straight. But, do you have some cigarette?

    Jack: Cigarettes won't help with hiccups. Not in this country.

    Roberto: Me, yes. Cigarette help me - when - eh - when I have the hiccups.

    Jack: [gives Roberto a cigarette] Don't ask me again.