A beautiful gangster style painting

Alexys 2022-04-20 09:01:01

I've seen a lot of gangster films, but I've never seen such a calm gangster film -- not exaggerating violence, not whitewashing killers, and not indulging in power. Everything is so plain, as if everyone's life should be like this.
They have their own values ​​and are so firm that I can't tell if it's me or they're sick: young people get great compliments when they go to jail for the first time, women gossiping about killing people, and joining a gang is better than being a gangster The president is also honored. When Henry walked into the bar with his girlfriend, and the camera followed the round table covered with white cloth for a moment, the vanity in everyone's heart would be aroused. Most people stay away from it, rather than the fear of prison and death that makes them envious.
If Henry was fascinated by his childhood, his girlfriend Karen was gradually melted and swallowed by these values ​​from a pure outsider, and finally became a part of it. There is no hypocrisy, just like this, it is reasonable and reasonable, and it is integrated into it, which makes people wonder if if they have this opportunity, it will be the same.
Fortunately, the final ideological tendency of the film is still "healthy". When all privileges go with the wind, our protagonist is still alive, even if he despises this way of life from the bottom of his heart. As for whether the author really wants to express "the sky is wide, sparse but not omission" and "don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand", then I don't know.
There is very little music in this film and there are surprisingly many narrations, but as a person who has always hated narrations, he does not hate narrations in this film at all. Everything is so natural and just right. The psychological description and the omnipotence and omnipotence of the narrator make the audience so comfortable. There is no need to guess the plot that is not understood, and it will not be explained as a fool. Even flashbacks and freeze-frames will not destroy the realism of the film. I can't believe this is the work of Martin Scorsese, which I have never liked very much. Many of his films made me feel uncomfortable. This film is so comfortable, no wonder it is so popular.
But with all due respect, I don't believe how many of those who ranted about the 1991 Oscars injustice had actually seen and understood the rivalry. From my point of view, there is not much difference between the two in terms of level, and "Dancing With Wolves" has the posture of the best picture and has a greater impact on me. If I choose, "Dances with Wolves" is still the best picture. ". As for Goodfellas, I'll admit, not bad, Just Not My Type.

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  • Maddison 2022-03-24 09:01:03

    Beautiful moving long mirror, gangster everyday. In contrast, scenes of violence are all in pediatrics. Joe Paixi played really well, and even De Niro overshadows it. It feels like the new Irishman is a kind of continuation.

  • Preston 2022-04-23 07:01:01

    This film is obviously not as deep as the Godfather trilogy, but it is good enough. Although the gangster theme is inevitably related to murder, blackmail, drugs, etc., the appropriate soundtrack and smooth shooting tell the story. It's lighthearted, it's rare, it's a bit like "Trainspotting".

Goodfellas quotes

  • Henry Hill: [Narrating] These are the guys Jimmy put together for what turned out to be the biggest heist in American history: the Lufthansa heist. Tommy and Carbone were going to grab the outside guard and make him get us in the front door, Frenchy and Joe Buddha had to round up the workers, Johnny Roastbeef had to keep them all tied up and away from the alarm, even Stacks Edwards got in on it, all he was supposed to do was steal the panel truck and afterwards compact it with a friend of ours in New Jersey. Only Morrie was driving us nuts - just because he set this up, he felt he could bust Jimmy's balls for an advance on the money we were going to steal. He didn't mean anything by it; it was just the way he was.

  • Jimmy Conway: [referring to Henry and Karen] She'll never divorce him. She'll kill him but she won't divorce him.