Director Robert Rodriguez later directed films such as "A Dawn", "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", and "The Trilogy of the Torture Chamber". The famous film "Sin City" (2005) was also produced by him. Not long after graduation, he wrote, directed, filmed, edited, and recorded his debut in 1993, "The Elegy of the Killer," which cost only US$7,000. Among them, $3,000 was earned by Rodriguez as a "human guinea pig"-he became a new drug trialer. It is said that the few real guns in the company were temporarily rented from the police in the town, and the cuteness of the Mexicans suddenly became apparent. As a result, he created a box office of 2 million U.S. dollars, and his talent immediately attracted the attention of the Columbia company, and he signed a two-year screenwriting and director contract with him. "Elegy of the Killer" won the audience award for the best feature film at the Sundance Film Festival, and won consecutive awards at the subsequent Berlin, Munich, Edinburgh and other film festivals, becoming the lowest-cost film distributed by major studios and the first in Spain American film released. The results are already very impressive.
The plot describes a criminal Azul who decides to take a duel with Boss after escaping from prison. He hides his guns in a guitar box with him. The killers are the dark shadows in the city, and few people can get a glimpse of their true colors. Boss Mauricio sent many killers. Because the thugs had never seen the criminals, they mistakenly believed that the black-clothed guitarist was him, and a series of interesting pursuits took place. Most of the killers who play supporting roles in movies are bad guys who deserve the crime, and the killers who play the leading roles are mostly love and justice heroes. The male protagonist who was finally forced to become a killer is no exception. He didn't come looking for trouble, but trouble came looking for him. Wearing black clothes and a guitar case with a guitar, I came to a quiet town to find my simplest dream. It turned out to be bad luck after the self-deprecating "I met a turtle". Only now I found out that the appearance rate of this kind of tortoise is still quite high. Both "Rapid Speed" and "Wilderness" are also available. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that it is a tortoise that grows in North America. It should be a gopher. turtle.
The breathtaking cut and elegant and poetic relationship between the characters in the first half is very attractive. It makes people admire Rodriguez's unique ingenuity in screenwriting and photography, but how many people know that the script is mostly the 30 he was locked in the laboratory. Written by Tianli, this is similar to Ezra Pound’s translation of "Confucius" in prison. The motion footage was shot by someone pushing him while sitting in a tattered wheelchair that he got from the hospital. Perhaps the outburst of genius is often in a flash. The street chases and gunfight scenes in the second half still made people laugh. The director has a good grasp of the processing speed skills, a bit of Wu Yusen's style. Although it was a bit anticlimactic in the end, the director's rich imagination and excellent screenwriting ability concealed its shortcomings.
Mexican Latin music can be described as a major feature. The wild and elegant Latin music is used by the director to the extreme. From the beginning to the end, it is beautiful. Even the electronic music played by the keyboard player was filmed so beautiful and cute. Although the director admitted frankly that he imitated the classic music of Mexican action movies, it has to be said that the director's interpretation of the music in such a funny way still makes people laugh and refreshing. And the scene of the heroine holding a cross sword and pointing at the actor's lower body is just so exciting:
"I'm full of light and nervous eyes/I'm not a pervert in the bathtub/Someone takes a knife to cut my large intestine/Throws me on the street.
The gods in front of me are kind-hearted/Flying swords with soft light/Charming eyes are better than the moon /The devil's figure really wants to taste it."
The black humor and coolness of the whole movie are so addictive. The tortoise that came out, the killer's forever black clothes, the Boss's forever white clothes, the avant-garde trendy black dog on the street with gray sunglasses and ears and thick chains all looked cool. In the end, the actor carries a guitar case with weapons on his back, with a dog, pinned to a cross, and looks like riding a motorcycle away. It's really cool to get home. And these all add a lot to the film.
All I wanted was to be a mariachi, like my ancestors. But the city I thought would bring me luck brought only a curse. I lost my guitar, my hand, and her. With this injury, I may never play the guitar again. Without her, I have no love. But with the dog and the weapons, I'm prepared for the future. This is the final monologue, which shows the tragedy of the protagonist, but also shows the director's ambition. I will come back, I won't end like this...
The IMDB website gave a very good score of 7.0 (13,397 votes). The famous film critic Andy also gave a good evaluation: I have nothing negative to say about this film. From the moment the first turtle walked across the screen until the very end, I enjoyed every aspect of this picture. I suggest this movie to anyone that has ever thought about making a film, but was concerned about budget. I also suggest this film to anyone who loves a good story, amazing action, and characters that literally jump out of the screen like comic book heroes.
Of course, this The film is not without defects. On the contrary, the flaws are very obvious. The production is shoddy, the imitation traces are strong, and you can see the style of many directors, such as Quentin, Wu Yusen, and Jean-Pierre. The actor's performance is really hard to compliment. Even due to financial problems, the actor only circulates around the two streets. and many more. But what I want to say is that it is worth seeing.
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