A typical Hollywood traditional movie, but taking the tradition to the extreme! Two hours told an extremely complicated story, wave after wave, as if watching an American drama instead of a movie. What is even more amazing is that there is no sense of chaos and urgency in such a complex plot with so many characters. The most amazing thing is that such a plot-based action, detection, and drama film has portrayed extremely rich three-dimensional characters and quite profound social meaning. The three male protagonists all appear with flawed personalities. Ed is a righteous and modest gentleman, but he is scheming and scheming for power; Bud hoes the strong to help the weak and protects women, but he is impulsive and makes extrajudicial judgments on criminals; Jack sees through the world in all aspects of the police station and creates the image of a detective, seemingly smart and flexible, In fact, it was colluding with the media for a show and accepting bribes. With the development of the plot, the characters' personalities are also gradually changing. In addition to the consistent character-determining behavior, there are more and more changes. In the end, almost all of them have moved to the opposite of the behaviors that their characters can determine: Ed broke his own The desire to seek power restarted the bar murder case, but with a righteous image, he couldn’t help being tempted to be photographed. Later, he violated his principle of absolutely unlawful and extrajudicial ruling and killed the villain’s police chief, and finally covered up the facts with the authorities and made himself a Heroes are promoted and rich. His actions conformed and contradicted his character and principles, achieving a unity of contradictions. Ed is the absolute number one hero of the movie, Guy Pearce's seemingly tense face is expressionless, but he expresses a very rich heart. At this time, Bud was already showing the spirit of a gladiator. He was reckless, rough and subtle. Because his mother was killed by domestic violence, he hated men for beating women. main character. His family tragedy is the reason why she protects women, and it is also the source of heredity of violence, and her behavior is contradictory but very reasonable. Jack is a rather embarrassing character. The starting image of the three people is the most inclined to the villain, and at most he has a reputation for being cynical and evil. And walking around in the Vanity Fair, he seems to be an extremely witty person. In fact, it is the simplest one! His heart has been entangled in accepting bribes from the media. When he met Ed, he was immediately brought to the side of justice and awe. His cleverness made him the first to find out the root cause, but his simplicity made him the first to die under the chief's hands. He said "Roro Thomas" before he died, which can be said to be his last burst of wisdom. He seems slick but has not really done anything bad, with a lovable character and a tragic end, I believe he is the most popular of the three protagonists. In addition to the protagonist, the supporting roles are also splendid and dizzying. In addition to the heroine and a few important villains: the police chief, the editor-in-chief of Shish Weekly, the rich pimp, and the prosecutor, the small roles with few roles are also impressive: the raped Mexican girl, the three The black teenager who was interrogated, the former male star who was sent out to seduce officials and was killed, the informant who was pinched in the bar, the former bad police officer who died in the basement, the mother who recognized the body, etc. Almost every one of them performed wonderfully. Powerful actor performances, intricate plots, and under the premise of a clear main line, the film involved almost all social issues in the United States at that time. Police corruption, underworld, drugs, prostitutes, sex industry, racism. The ending arrangement of the three protagonists is even more thought-provoking, especially when Ed's glory is added, and the scandal is buried, which makes people feel reasonable and ironic, and I don't know whether this outcome is good or bad.
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