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Let's talk about #first role: Bud White #
A boy who was born in a domestic violence family would witness his incompetent father drinking or beating his mother every day when he was outside. When he was twelve years old, he stood in front of his mother and left a scar on his shoulder. Later, he was tied to an electric heating pipe, watching his father beat his mother to death and walk away.
Children who grow up in such a family generally have two possibilities. One is that the mother or the woman breaks away from the maternal dependence early under the influence of the father, and gradually worships the power of men, regards the father as a hero, and continues to grow up in the process. He imitated his father's words and deeds towards women or others, and even if he occasionally disagreed, he would be encouraged by his father's encouragement to continue this way. Even if the boy later becomes a certain role in society, he cannot essentially change his attitude and behavior towards women and become a copy of his father.
Another possibility is that the mother gave great maternal love or care in childhood. The boy always has an Oedipus complex with his mother or women. The father is the one who forcibly interrupts this relationship. This kind of violent behavior, every scene of beating the mother will strengthen the boy's behavior. While his hatred for this type of people will increase, he also hates himself for being inferior to his father in strength. The power has created a great desire, hoping that soon adults will have the power to solve everything and protect the mother.
Bud is the second type of person. It is conceivable that he went through a lot of repetitions in his childhood because his parents were absent. The most straightforward way to protect himself is strength, so he especially strengthened his training in this area and became a policeman. When it comes to similar cases, he has a better set than others because he is familiar. I watched an anime "Xenogray Invasion" before, because the protagonist was too close to the criminal's personality and could enter the well to detect the case and find clues. Bud knows better than anyone how domestic violence occurs in a case, what stage it has reached, and how it is dealt with.
Because he did not have a good family education, to a large extent Bud's education level was average, and he was always used as a gun by so-called smart people. Just like Dudley Smith gave him a little maintenance and affirmation, made up for the normal elder or father role that he had long been missing, and then used him as a tool for intimidation. The original words are muscle thing Your talent is not waiting here.
But later in the process, it was discovered that Dudley's working method and content were a copy of that father's, and even more so, he slapped a sweet date every time. It was projected on Lynn again, falling in love with that weak but complex woman.
Later, Lynn and Ed did it. He gave Lynn two slaps. One was because he was angry and Lynn hated himself more. In the rain scene, his eyes were red. After the slap, he felt remorse and disappointment to himself. His heart is probably: You have become a person like your father after all. You are just a bastard who beats a woman, but you keep the blood of that bastard in your mouth, and you can't change it.
Later cooperation with Ed really proved Lynn's vision. Bud's heart is still better than evil. He chose to cooperate with Ed, whose identity background is the light of the police station and who has just slept with his woman. However, I have a dark feeling that Bud has a strange feeling for a man with glasses, a brain that works better than a body, and a strange adherence to justice. Just like a girl who sells matches who has never owned a fire, the desire and maintenance of the fire has a sense of sacrifice, which may be reflected when he pushes Ed away. A little bit of the male second supporting role pushed the male lead away and said that you can do better than me, so it should be you instead of me, and then sighed.
#Second role: Ed Exley#
All happy families are the same, and every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
The character of Ed, in the words of my hometown, is a well-raised person.
Ed's father, Preston Exley, was a 33-year-old captain (I don't know if it was a warrior medal or a captain) and was known as a legendary hero. When interviewed by reporters, Ed's expression was accustomed to the sentence pattern of "you XXX" as the son of XXXX. It is not difficult to imagine that his father should be the light of the police station of the previous generation, the most radiant image in the father-loving film, and he is a respectable hero in the society outside. He taught his son wisely and encouraged him moderately at home. I can imagine a warm and touching family of three celebrating his son's birthday when his father bought a book set he had longed for, hugged his mother, and sat around the dining table together. The economic strength of the middle class, decent family members, excellent academic performance (it can be inferred from the fact that he topped the list of 23 people in the police station exam, and Dudley said he is a manipulative type), occasionally due to reading too much, myopic glasses and father The aura that is too powerful has had so much trouble in the process of growing up. On the whole, Ed and Bud are seeds grown on completely different lands.
For Ed, the first time he had a view of human evil and questioned society, it was the Rollo Tomasi in his mouth who fired 6 shots at his heroic father, while the incompetent policeman failed to find him. Since then, his opposite has been clear, that is, the kind of person who can commit a crime and escape justice. So, Dudly asked: would you shoot a bad criminal in the back so that a lawyer won't let him off the hook? Although he answered NO, he still shot Dudly in the end. On the one hand, it is because of the growth and transformation of his psychological journey in the process, but to a large extent, it is related to what he has experienced before. He will definitely shoot that shot because of the background of Dudly and the person who killed his father at that time. In his eyes it was coincidental. This reminds me of Andy Lau's Inspector Lai Luo on the rooftop, telling Lame Hao not to shoot, Lame Hao still fired the gun, everyone has a subconscious obsession.
Regarding glasses, the film opens with several mentions of the intention of glasses. Once, Dudley persuaded him not to engage in physical sciences, but he made a cold statement. The second time was when the officer was successfully promoted as a witness and told him through the glass. For the third time, before the court session, he brushed his hair in front of the mirror without glasses. The fourth time was when Jack laughed at him for showing up without glasses but with a gun, and the last time was when he and a strange colleague went to a gathering point of three black people and touched his glasses subconsciously. In the next picture, he is wearing glasses. The turning point was that he successfully demonstrated the courage of the so-called tough guy in the eyes of others. When he returned to the police station with blood after killing several black people with shotguns, he gained the first recognition from the surrounding. The glasses are used to express his intention to be out of tune with the surrounding environment, such as the lack of closeness of the superior, the slight ridicule of the colleagues, and a trace of doubt and confusion about himself. After the approval, wearing glasses or not can no longer affect his image in the surrounding crowd.
There are a few details during this period. One is that he worked overtime until the early hours of the morning. He received a call from the police and said: IT'S MINE's desire to win and eager to prove his mood immediately, with Ed's face, I really want to start I feel distressed. Dudly also came to the scene with a wave of workplace bullying. By the way, when Ed and Dudly were taking pictures here, he subconsciously took off his glasses in front of the camera. There is one more detail, when I went to the prosecutor's office, Ed gave Bud a simple look, and reminded Bud that he could do something to the prosecutor, which made me see a little bit of the godfather's shadow. First, like a high-level creature, a gentleman has to talk to you, but not To know and lift up people who have no brains, they can only use some other methods. At this time, he is no longer the Ed with glasses, he is more scheming and complicated. Finally, let me say a point. In fact, Ed and Lynn can make this plot. I can understand that it is to promote the development of the plot, but it is a bit far-fetched. But it can also be said that Ed came from a family that was too traditional and perfect, and Lynn's status as a high-end prostitute and her glamorous face were already the apple of Eden for him. And Lynn has been specifically trained on how to induce a man and stimulate him. In the lines of that scene, there are a lot of comparison sentences, every sentence is how Bud is how, in front of one man, another man, and this man happens to be more masculine than himself. Competitiveness and the primal urges of men and women are hidden in Ed's breathing, which is gradually intensifying. However, I always feel that Ed likes Lynn. After all, no one understands people better than him. He has used the tricks thousands of times. It is not the skill of the fisher who can catch the bait, but the fish he wants. .
The last character I have to mention is also one of my favorite passages in this play. One is the beginning, the case of the six Mexicans, and a passage by Ed, where everyone in the bureau, every point of interest, and the The position is clear and clear, and in just a few minutes, he has been sent to a higher level of power. Why use Show to pressure Jack to agree to be a witness, fire the pensioner as a scapegoat for the public, but actually protect the interests of the police to the greatest extent possible, and finally give Richard a big hat, end the case completely, and also report that he was despised at that time. , Chou who was locked in a closed room at random. The other is Ed's interrogation of Ray Collins, Louis Fontaine, and Ty Jones. The lines are very dense, and the speed and editing are very bold. One paragraph depicts Ed's "strategic" role incisively and vividly. Coupled with the sudden interruption of Bud, the story of acceleration and acceleration came to an abrupt stop here, just like the gradually tightening belt was suddenly cut off, and the psychological changes of the audience can be imagined. In two scenes, the role of Ed has been established.
Third role: Jack Vincennes
This kind of character is often encountered in life, smart and accidental, neither sharp nor mean, see through but not speak out, is the most easy to live character in the world. When I sent Matt to the police station for 50 yuan, I did not forget to tell the reporter not to turn on the flash to avoid the dazzling light from affecting the effect of his photos. However, the cooperation between him and Sid is all in Dudley's eyes, and when he thinks about it, he feels like a clown. Without Dudley's foil, Jack may still look like a refined egoistic social elite, but a comparison, it is immediately clear.
Matt's image as simple as a bunny didn't know where it touched Jcky's heart. Unusually, he moved his heart to avenge him and find out the truth. But compared to this, the most ridiculous thing is that Dudly is the ultimate villain in the show. The way to take over Micky C's territory is to open an ancient criminal law classroom in private, trying to beat off drug dealers who are eager to try. Very strange setting.
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