The film contains the elements that would make a "great gangster movie": family, love, struggle, intrigue, exploitation, vanity, wealth, friendship, betrayal.
For the sick mother, the misguided younger brother, and the outstanding younger sister, he chose to take on the burden, which was too heavy for his age. Just like Jang Dong-gun in "The Tai Chi Flag Flying", his brother's love is so deep, but he doesn't know how to express his love, he just loves blindly, gives, gives his youth and even his life.
For Hyun-joo, he seemed so gentle, considerate and persistent, "I've only liked you as a girl in my life, if you want me to quit, I can quit this circle for you", he can remember her shoe size, know She was the most tired at work in the bookstore, but he didn't know how to express his feelings, so he recklessly beat the wretched store manager.
For the younger brother, he couldn't understand why it was like this until he died, he died under the younger brother's knife, and died in the younger brother's arms.
If we can understand that he killed his boss back then, then the punch Zongxiu received on the set may also be one of the reasons for the betrayal.
To the boss, he dared to seize the opportunity to come forward, but he still didn't understand the words the boss said to him, "If you want to succeed, you only need to remember two points, that is, who you need and what he needs. "There are talented people in the country, and the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves." In fact, those who stood on the top of the pyramid said comfort to those who worked hard to climb up below, and they were a glorified rhetoric for exploiting.
For the friend who betrayed him, he finally chose interests and gave up friendship. In fact, his director friend also worked for the boss in the end.
"Be sure to capture the essence of the gangster spirit." Indeed, like the godfather, this film tells us that "there are no constant friends, only constant interests" is the essence of the gangster spirit. In this cruel fact There are two layers of tender veils, family and love.
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