Without a home, it is better to be born as a stray dog. Notes on "Danny the Wolf Dog"

Reggie 2021-12-12 08:01:08

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I watched some movies before school. The one that impressed me most was of course the "Shaolin Temple" released in 1982. At the same time, I also remembered Jet Li who played the little monk with high martial arts and chivalrous righteousness. Later, in society, video halls blossomed everywhere, and there were more and more channels on the TV. I would take a look at any movies in which Jet Li appeared. So I saw Fang Shiyu, Huang Feihong, Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, Huo Yuanjia, and later Hollywood blockbusters. I tried my best not to miss what I could see, so that several films were repeatedly watched.

However, I had never seen "Danny the Wolf Dog" starring Jet Li before. Maybe I was busy changing jobs and falling in love. Other things are absent-minded. Maybe!

Fortunately, I made it up today! In my opinion, "Danny the Wolf" is one of the best Hollywood films played by Li Lian. He is no longer a simple martial arts machine. In this film, his character is injected with more human elements, and his acting skills are more tested. I just found out: the screenwriter of this film is Luc Besson, whom I like. If there is a Hall of Fame in the film industry, he must be listed among them.

Who is Danny? He is an orphan who can't remember his own mother, has a vague memory of the past, and was raised as a wolf dog by the murdered mother and enemy, the underworld leader Bart.

Usually, he is taciturn and is locked in a cage, leading an inhuman life. As soon as the collar on his neck was untied, he turned into a murder tool that would madly attack the designated target.

He seemed to have no thoughts. There are no requirements. Never ask others about their own life experience. Take everything silently. Until one day, Danny met the blind luthier Sam in an antique shop.

Everything is over! One by one, Danny will no longer be the hitting tool that obeys and has no thoughts. He is no longer a trained wolfhound. With Sam, he felt safe and warm. The animality accumulated over the years began to slowly evaporate.

He walked into Sam's house and met Sam's adopted daughter Victoria. He learned how to drink soup and how to buy fruit in the supermarket. More importantly, he got rid of the control of the collar.

At the beginning, whenever someone tried to touch his collar, he would stop in horror. He was afraid that as soon as the collar was untied, those bloody images would appear again. He was even more afraid that he would beat people frantically, hurting anyone around him one by one.

It was Sam and Victoria who untied his knot. The collar fell off, and Danny finally got rid of the shadow and became a man again.

He promised to move with Sam. When he got his "salary" for the first time, when he accidentally received a kiss from the girl Victoria, when he saw his mother on the piano, he began to know what happiness was and what was home. ".

But the good times didn't last long. Encountered on the street, he was still forced to follow Bart back to that animal world. But this time, he is no longer the same Danny. Even if he untied his collar, he would no longer be madly beating people in the underground boxing gym just because of his boss Bart's "kill him" without asking the reason. Now he knows how to refuse-"I don't want to hurt people any more."

Bart thought he was playing a little beast or a childlike temper, and tried every means to coax him. But it's useless! The concept of "home" has taken root in Danny's heart. He longed to return to Sam's house and back to Victoria.

So he did it desperately...

Carrying a photo obtained from Bart-an old photo of his mother. And that small electronic piano. He began to search for the truth.

It was the Mozart Sonata No. 11 that his mother often played that evoked all his memories.

When the truth becomes clear, the story gradually reaches its climax.

The terrible and cruel truth awakened him. It reminded him of the enemy who killed his mother. He decided to take revenge. Hatred will confuse a person's mind-Danny almost no longer resembles himself.

Without the efforts of Sam and Victoria to stop, Danny might still be like before,

It's just a wolf dog who obeys his orders, living in pain forever.

The ending of the story is bright. Danny got his second life. He and Sam Victoria, like a family, live happily and happily together.

A person's past is not all painful. Some people are always immersed in a honey jar.

However, only by seeing your past clearly can you understand more what you want, stop being blind, and truly enjoy your life.

(2019-8-19 morning, City First Hospital)

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  • Angelo 2022-03-25 09:01:09

    Cold weapon holster monsters are trapped in a beast fight, apartment building thugs face off against bald monks, the action is beautiful, the literary drama is weird, Luc Besson's script is really casual, and many characters suddenly disappear.

  • Myrtice 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    In this movie, Xiao Lizi is an actor, but in the past, he could only be said to be a kung fu superstar. ps. After Danny regained consciousness, his combat power has obviously dropped--

Unleashed quotes

  • Danny: My mother, she was a whore.

  • Maddy: [to Danny and Sam] I like my men to be shy... presents a challenge for a girl.