"The first time you were arrested, you acted like a man and learned the two most important things in life: never betray your friends, and never give out any secrets." Jimmy The words of the arrested young Henry opened the curtain for Henry's grand development on the road to the gang. In the end, Henry betrayed all those who had helped him, uncovered the hypocrisy of this sentence as if it had a sense of morality, and revealed the bloody and intricate exchanges of interests behind it. Gangster films always like to create an atmosphere that is out of the law and seems to be a thief, and the members who "abide by the rules" in it also have a hazy "temperament hooligan" temperament. Whether it's "The Godfather", "The Irishman" or "Goodfellas" or even "John Wick", it seems to imply that as long as you "play the rules", you can end well. In such an atmosphere, desperadoes from the bottom line and unscrupulous for wealth also gain false hope, but whether it is from Jimmy crying over Tommy's death or providing Glenn with money when Henry is in prison. In matters that seem to be affectionate and righteous, there is a faint hint of the unreliability of the plastic friendship built on the exchange of interests between desperadoes. So the final betrayal, although it seems that Henry is a villain, is actually the most in line with the principles of communication between their brothers. As early as Glenn complained to Henry in prison, "No one helps me, I am alone." Henry said, "As long as you are in prison, you will be isolated. Forget everyone, no one will help you." ." Including the Jimmy and Tommy who have been doing things together, having fun together, and seeming to be brothers and sisters from childhood to adulthood. The plot of the male protagonist who finally betrayed his friends in order to live a stable life is highly similar to Mike in GTA5. They are all lucky people, and unfortunate people are all in the soil.
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