If you are not beautiful enough, be smart. If you are not smart enough, be cute. If you can’t be cute, be kind. If your heart cannot guarantee a bright red and beautiful, then life and death are no different. This is because I have tampered with popular folklore. The rules set for girls and boys to describe the future of works of art, although not necessarily applicable to reviews of all movies, the above inferences are quite practical when expressing thoughts on the movie "London Avenue".
It's not that "London Avenue" ends the sentence, on the contrary, it lives on one of its likable advantages. Although there are the Coen brothers, Guy Ritchie, Quentin Tarantino, etc., look at it and relax. William Monaghan's directorial debut is rough, but it still has his own shining and very dazzling.
If you only look at the summary of "London Avenue", the black eats the black, the little gangsters deal with the big gangs, the human horns, and the result is a more dramatic series than the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole. And the way the content is expressed is full of madness of teeth and claws, hysterical anger, and lightning speed when bullets fly. This type of theme is indeed not new.
Just watching the movie "London Avenue" from the cyclical biological chain structure of a crime genre film, this film is not very brilliant. At the end, it is easy for people to recognize its immediate family from the face. Thinking of "Blood Labyrinth", I also felt that the shadow of "Two Big Smokers" was looming, with the evil spirit of "Pulp Fiction". Borrowing from the Hong Kong film's "easy to enter the rivers and lakes, it is not easy to wash hands in a golden basin", the Colin method has not been dispelled yet. A trace of the wandering spirit of Riel's "The Killer Has No Holiday".
With so many unsatisfactory appearances, there is still entertainment and appreciation to watch. In addition to the spiritual support of William Monaghan by the screenwriter and the director, it is the complicated compass that is worthy of the whole show to buy people's hearts. The director benefits from the background of a screenwriter, and his previous good experience in adapting "Infernal Affairs", coupled with the technical support of Ken Bruin's best-selling mystery novel of the same name, playing suspense, playing secret battles, he is not a rookie. In this way, at least for me, "London Avenue" is better than a stable, romantic and philosophical script. It's not the structure, the rhythm, or the language of the shots. It's a paragraph of content worth pondering, sublimated narrative skipping, and very interesting British humor. Of course, music is an important part that cannot be ignored. The heart full of soul of the veteran legendary rock The Yardbirds cleans not only the road under the feet of the people in the play, but also the nostalgic music box we have been missing for a long time. And the right out-of-picture music really pleases the audience.
This may be the wise choice of William Monaghan, knowing that he may have entered a narrow path that "has to be the same" and must find another way out. The form must be repackaged. The desperadoes clamor uncontrollably; Mickey is gentle and knows how to speak with his head. Other gangs try to make use of women’s subordinate status to make them complicit or get in the way, hideous or stupid, dying or disappearing; the woman in London Avenue is the absolute protagonist, and the poster is exposed with the real person, with beauty and star status. , Need to be in love, need to heal, and hide deeply in a nervous, mysterious manner.
There is a killer feature on the content, which must be William's pride. Everyone is looking at the notorious "three religions and nine streamers" in a corrupt society. Others concentrate on portraying a small group of people, those passionate thugs who don't care about moving their heads, and excluding the people of the Li people who are safe and guarded. William has great ambitions, sticking to the connotation of the original book, and expanding the marginal characters, black boss, kid, police, writer, star, producer, paparazzi, doctors and nurses, problem women, football teenagers, homeless people, voyeurism madness Movie fans, hooligans, etc. not only involve gangs but also the extra-legal world of a "civilized society", exposing the plagues of devastation under the glamorous coat of the entertainment industry, the double face of justice and healing doctors, racial discrimination and religious grievances. It outlines various social phenomena that penetrate into life, various unspoken rules, such as the protection of black and white, the gay complex of the big brother, the secrets of football and so on.
With the materials, the gods from all walks of life will turn stones into gold. Among them, the most notable is the main character Mickey, played by Colin Farrell. A "returned prodigal son" who was released after serving his sentence after serving three years in prison for death due to a fight. For this character, the movie is clearly prepared. Xiao Mi is not only full of philosophical ideas, such as those who show off Grandpa Mao don’t offend me and I’m not criminals, but also love art, can "write poetry", and embellish his self-cultivation. Other people's feelings are also really good, heroes save the beauty, love sisters, be righteous to friends, don't bully and fear hardships, have a compassionate heart, and will also pity and cherish jade. There is also a place in that mixed circle. The young guys dare not make trouble with him, and the big brothers also give him face. But he loves freedom, believes in love, and is tired of the underworld life of bullying and unclear. As a result, he has to make a living on the swinging balance. To follow the beauties and dreams, he must first eliminate the obstacles.
Colin Farrell’s acting skills are good. Sitting on a wooden chair in Charlotte’s garden to entertain the smirk of the handsome man, the corridor ambushes two people, which is more humorous than the clip that cuts the Bosnian’s throat. But because of the character's gentle temperament, there are no dramas that can be played madly, so the work of robbing the drama has fallen on some supporting roles. Ben Chaplin, who played Billy, was very good at acting. From the very beginning, he was in a state of being outside the prison, looking carefully at Mickey's scene with a shame on his face. Little people are usually hello and I am good, the key is to be ungrateful, faceless, frame up friends, and escape by themselves. Even when the camera is not fully focused on him, Mr. Gan meets Mickey for the first time, alluding that Billy is an idiot, and he must not be trusted, and then he praised Mickey for being great. This paragraph is both in the performance and in the lines. It's all a wonderful stroke. In fact, the character Billy is indeed Mickey's nemesis and the interface device of the whole show. He entangled Mickey's future and ruined all the peaceful life associated with Mickey's; he wandered around the land of the boss of Gan, and dealt with the Bosnian gangs, and ended up ruining his own life. The purpose of the dagger he gave to Mickey, and the fact that the dagger turned into a pistol, are all metaphors for the dramatic end of violence.
In the next scene, when Mickey meets Boss Gan for the second time, and there is a farce of catching the wrong person, the three characters continue to play, and Billy is also difficult to do. The inside and outside are not people. At this time, the film enters another philosophy class. Although the form of "speaking" before Boss Gan's execution of the unlucky person is not new, it is novel in content, popular and profoundly expressing the ethnic contradictions and racial grievances that are grieving in people's hearts, and violence is on the verge of breaking out. Boss Gan finally reaped the fruit, and the "eulogy" that Mickey read to him actually got the sentence "What does it have to do with me?" The screenwriter was really naughty. Perhaps, the "unbearable things" described by Mr. Gan one after another justified his crime of killing innocent people, and affirmed the end of the listener's unquestionable death, and on the other hand, he intended to stretch out the tentacles to connect the deep thinking of the violence of the whole drama. .
When it comes to this, it’s best to be spoiled. If it wasn’t for Mrs. Gan to covet the star Miss Charlotte’s baby, threaten Charlotte’s life, and kill Mickey’s relatives’ sister, Mickey would not completely break with him. Even if he knew that his prison disaster was also related to Boss Gan. As a result, it confirmed Billy's crow's mouth, no one had a good end, and the god of death began to summon among this group of people.
Aside from the grievances between Mickey and Mr. Gan, other important information in it is still expressed in racial contradictions, English, Irish, Zulu (including the black race group), Bosnian (European Muslim), and Gaul. (Western European gang group), the surging fighting passion is hidden on the surface of the well water. While clamoring for savage behavior, the two old people will always show up as "wise men", completely god-fathered. One of them is Gantt. As long as he appears, he must be inserted into the "Social Current News", telling paragraph after paragraph of life philosophy, dealing with truth, especially enjoyable. The other is the old tramp who died in the hospital. Mickey used the word "philosopher" when he explained the owner of the gun to Jordan. In the early part of the play, Mickey wanted to avenge the old man. The sentence he said, "I am revenge, what is the difference?" Obviously, it became the most incisive conclusion. Compared with the previous Mickey's claim that "good people are not rewarded", he believes that "half a gentleman and half a barbarian" can be understood thoroughly. And believe that fatalism also has a secret, then I will play with Mickey's final summary to the priest at the funeral of the tramp father, "we're all fucked". Among other things, Mickey's younger sister was able to escape the catastrophe. The Indian doctor could have stayed away from Mickey's younger sister, and it turned out that "everything is destined."
Finally, I want to mention the heroine Keira Knightley. In "London Avenue", she is no longer a well-known classical aristocratic lady, nor is she a cloned girl who has just walked through. She has become another very close to her real life. The famous European movie star, the streets are full of her posters, she is a sad canary. It can be said that Knightley performed well, trembling, incoherent, afraid of light, disgusting with the world, etc., all the details classified as the characteristics of mental disorders are naturally displayed. Because she had a very serious injury and was raped by an agent. She also has an incredible rich husband-in-law. Howard Hughes, Cape Canaveral, a magical combination of nouns. It's too simple to make up the story like this. It directly borrows the legend of the middle of the last century to win glory. The effect of a mixture of virtual and real is full of fun. I am also willing to speculate that in history, when Howard Hughes died, a needle eye was found on his arm and an overdose of cocaine was tested in his body. Although this has nothing to do with Jordan’s proud "Medrol" murder, it has an inspirational collision. Of the imprint. Regarding the car accident of Charlotte’s husband, Mr. Tim, and the final assassination of Mickey, Charlotte’s client issued her alibi testimony, which all revealed the ruthlessness of this colorful world. The scandals of stars are not easy to distinguish. Who The real murderer cannot be seen through with the naked eye, even if you think you know the truth.
It seems that the final winner is Jordan. As he said, he will tell you who he is. He poisoned Charlotte's agent. Seeing that Mr. Gan was killed by Mickey, he was able to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and he also satisfactorily reaped the wish of Mickey to be killed. , Poker reveals the answer, the queen is leaving, and the game is over. The ending is wonderful. There are two big figures in the vision. I had hoped that they were the two little football hooligans. A set of the most distinctive series was untied, and the little gangster who killed the tramp killed Mickey. The little gangster who should have been killed by Mickey survived to kill Mickey. The last shot, and then a few more, their world was quiet. None of the people who came to claim their lives were imaginable, but the people who died couldn't get rid of this quagmire.
In fact, the ending of the movie is just as different as I and Cotton Girl. She is more delicate than me. The two people who constructed the same scene as Jordan are police officers, and they are related to the police officer that Jordan killed in the basement. This is connected with the bridge segment of Charlotte's client in the TV screen. My imagination has entered a misunderstanding, and it seems to be to cater to my personal "wish". In addition, there is another segment in which Jordan sits and waits for the person behind him and raises the gun.
I haven't figured it enough yet, and I think Jordan admires Charlotte and shoulders the emotional task of imprisoning Charlotte. When Mitch expressed his admiration for Charlotte, he humorously expressed his intention to never hurt Charlotte. And when talking about going to a restaurant for dinner, there are dialogues of death and bravery, and to Charlotte, it seems like something has been foreseen. Later, when the United States and the United Kingdom edit in parallel, there will be even more sadness that you cannot control your destiny. Thinking that there must be someone else laughing.
Attachment: The original soundtrack of "London Avenue". . . It's easy for you to find:)
Most of them are selected from British super old rock music in the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Singer name-track
1.
The Yardbirds-heart full of soul
movie seems to be Jeff Beck's version of Heart full of soul.
http://www.xiami.com/song/detail/id/1769529134 (Shrimp)
http://www.xiami.com/song/detail/id/1769769446 (Jeff beck version) The
title track , when Mickey was in prison .
Ending track. The End!
Near the end of the film, Mickey borrowed the car key from Jordan, went for a ride with cool driving shots, and went to the billiard hall to find Billy.
2.
Th Rolling Stones —— Stray Cat Blues At
night, after the hero of Mickey rescued the United States, he went to the Pub that held a party for him. An episode during that period.
http://music.sina.com.cn/yueku/m.php?id=767839&FLAG_ADDLIST=0&coFlag=100013(Sina Music Library)
3.
22-20s —— Devil in me
arrives at the party and receives an episode. When Mickey is stalked by Billy, the background music.
http://play.9sky.com/t_658264/ (Nine Days Music)
4.
The Pretty things —— Come See Me
Mickey took a gun and left the homeless dad. This is the first time I went to Charlotte’s house. The center of the shot is Mysterious photographer on the body.
http://g.top100.cn/16667639/html/player.html?type=song&id=Sc3d332a17608f040#loaded (Google Music)
5.
The Electric Banana——Street Girl (The Electric Banana is actually the British band The Pretty things , It’s said that in order to make money, hurry up and use another name. The
music appeared when Mr. Lee was driven away, when the door was about to close, and Yuji took the opportunity to take pictures.
http://mp3skull.com/mp3/pretty_things_street_girl.html (Mp3skull)
6 .
The Box Tops——The Letter
Mickey leaves Charlotte’s home and meets "Mr. Lee" on the street who has just been beaten and fired by Jordan. Until he overlooks the city of London, Mickey sees the police at the pinhole door. .
Http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjUzNjA1NTMy.html (Youku video)
7
Knickerbockers-One Track Mind
tramp old man was assassinated by two little hairy children and sent to the hospital. Mickey cooks the food for his sister.
http://g.top100.cn/16667639/html/player.html?type=song&id=S0d0927b38f3a4ab7#loaded (google music)
8.
Kasabian——The Green Fairy
in Charlotte Garden, Mickey and Charlotte are the first After a long conversation, Charlotte asked him, "How come you became a criminal?". . . . Charlotte again said, "I want to know how much the pictures of my death will be worth?"
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/v8MvRwoazi8/ (Potatoes)
After that, the two people talked about going to the restaurant to eat, and then After that, Mickey returned to Charlotte and used Kasabian's The Green Fairy music to create romance.
Finally, Mickey killed the boss of Gantt, Mickey was assassinated, and also used this tune.
9.
The Electric Banana ——It'll Never Be Me.
Charlotte’s husband was in a car accident. When Mickey drove away with Charlotte, the reporter besieged the music for taking pictures.
http://www.mrtzcmp3.net/ELECTRIC_BANANA_I__ll_Never_Be_Me_1s.html
10.
Dylan-Subterranean Homesick Blues
Charlotte painted in the room she once dreamed of having a "home" in London.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzc1NjUzMjA=.html (Youku)
11.
Annu Malik-Sun O Dilruba Dil Ki Yeh Sada
Mickey found her sister and gave her money to leave London. It’s like Indian songs in the restaurant.
http://www.muzigle.com/track/sun-o-dilruba-dil-ki-yeh-sada
12.
Kasabian ——Club Foot
Mickey went to the club to find the Bosnian who killed Billy in the background music .
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/U-nPq8W22Mk/ (Potatoes)
PS: I did not find the clip of "Charlotte went to the cosmetics counter alone and finally had to leave in a hurry." Sorry!
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