This is a 2007 movie. The protagonist has my favorite black movie star Denzel Washington. As always, it did not let me down.
I remember watching this movie for the first time. It felt like a long afternoon. The time seemed to be stretched, and it was no longer the standard 158 minutes. Old and old pictures, quaint buildings, no bright colors, no cool stunts.
It's like going back to the past, back to the United States in 1970, looking at the black and white TV inside, looking at the first-generation microwave oven inside, looking at the dirty, spacious and empty streets, and my heart is gradually conquered by the old feeling in the camera. , like the black and white of the early days of the film.
This reminds me of Jay Chou's MV - "In the Name of the Father".
"Merciful Father, I have fallen into the kingdom of invisible sin, please forgive my conceit.
No one can say no one can say it, it is hard to bear, and behind the glory is a loneliness."
In a twisted world, how Is it upright?
Under the premise of eternity for survival, I don't think anything is too much.
In an extreme environment, it would be ridiculous if everything was still measured in a normal order!
The most outstanding contemporary theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking once predicted that in a black hole, all existing scientific common sense will be invalid, because the world is unprecedented.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
6 gunshots opened the life of this biographical New York gangster.
Frank is a low-key and discreet man who has been with the boss Bumpy for 15 years. Bumpy has personally taken care of the residents of Harlem for many years. Every year on Thanksgiving, he will always give everyone a turkey. He stood in the car and waved to Frank behind the crowd, motioning him to come and help. Frank shook his head because he didn't want to be so loud in front of people.
In the cold winter, there are snowflakes, and a train slowly drives from under the bridge to the distance. In the distance are straight and interlaced railway tracks.
The lens is pulled down, and the criss-cross barbed wire makes people more and more tangled.
"That's the question, what's wrong with America? She's become so huge, you don't know where you're going.
Corner grocery stores are now supermarkets, candy stores are now McDonald's, and this, their super discount store. Where's the pride of the owners? Where's the personal service?
Know what I mean? Shit, I mean what right do they have to cut off all the suppliers, kick all the middlemen out, and buy directly from the manufacturer.
The Sony, the Toshiba, it's all a chain, putting Americans out of a job.
This is where we are, and it's really frustrating.
Forget it, Frank, no one cares."
Bumpy said these words, and passed away suddenly.
These words are the soul of the whole movie, and also hint at what the protagonist Frank does.
The invasion of foreign products, the shrinkage of domestic products. For greater profits, businessmen have created a new business model, such as supermarkets, such as chain stores. All these things can be done in order to live a better life in this world. It also shows from the opposite side that the order of this world is outdated and severely restricts people's freedom of existence.
At Bumpy's condolence meeting, there were many people worthy of reporters' media photos: Mafia leaders, Harlem criminal leaders, the governor of New York State, the mayor of New York City, the sheriff, and the chairman of the commission.
Looking at it, it was incredible. How come the cat and the mouse come together and clink glasses everywhere. The world is really crazy.
In the room, a guy put the wine glass directly on the wooden table. Frank walked over, picked up the cloth pad that was less than 20 cm away from the glass, wiped the water stains under the glass, and put the glass again. back to the cloth pad.
The wine glass should have been on the cloth pad.
This little detail shows that Frank is an extremely principled person. It's not cleanliness, it's not pretentious, it's what you feel you should do in your nature, and you must do it right.
Just like at the beginning of the film, the six fiery shots were fired.
After the boss was buried in the ground, Frank was bullied by his fellow black leaders. He was neither humble nor arrogant, and still went his own way. But he knew that was not the way, because he had no real strength. It is useless to rely on a hard personality to resist.
One day, he suddenly got inspiration from news reports on TV.
"Why don't you buy directly from the origin of the Golden Triangle drug, bypass all the suppliers in the middle, and maximize your own interests!"
So he went to the Southeast Asian Golden Triangle among the mountains and mountains, and purchased 100 kilograms of high-purity drugs at a low price. heroin. Spent $100,000 on military transport planes to bring the drugs back to the United States.
This time, the shipping fee was extremely high, and he should have paid 50,000 yuan, but he did not agree with his cousin's proposal and must pay 100,000 yuan. This is not because he is generous, but because he is extremely cautious, he does not want to make mistakes in the most critical places, and this mistake is fatal, he cannot afford to lose. !
Seeing this, you will feel that this person really has the talent to be a hero. His prudence can minimize all the obstacles he encounters on the road of crime. sharp! This kind of character that is very different from ordinary people will save his life time and time again.
So I have to sigh, even being a bad person requires talent. Professional professional knowledge, extraordinary courage and courage, and precise character are all indispensable.
I often think that the bad guys can do so well, it really makes a self-proclaimed good guy like me look bad.
Where is the problem? Why do I have a strong sympathy for watching him do bad things?
I think, if put on the premise of survival first, he is an extremely good species, but I am not. I have lost the source of survival that human beings should have in their biological nature.
Heroin is a type of drug, commonly known as "white powder" or "number four". It is divided into four grades according to the purity. The first, second, and third are of low purity and are mostly sold in backward areas. The fourth is of high purity, up to 99%, and is mostly sold in rich areas. It is highly addictive and harmful, ranking first among all existing drugs! Once addicted, it is extremely difficult to quit!
Under the laws of most countries on the planet, the sale of first-degree drugs, including heroin, is punishable by extremely severe penalties, often the death penalty.
Similar to the Hong Kong movie "Disciple" and the Korean movie "Uncle", there are deep descriptions.
There are some things on this planet that are still untouchable. Although people are at the top of the biological chain, they are also mortal bodies after all, and they are not invincible like a hundred poisons.
There are many addictions, drugs are the first, followed by smoking, alcohol and gambling. I often tell my friends that the only way to get rid of many things that can't be quit is - don't touch it!
The addiction and harm of alcohol and tobacco are lower than that of heroin and cocaine, and higher than that of marijuana and ecstasy. But because of its legality, it is popular all over the world and there is no ban.
In the 1970s, New York was full of drugs. Teenagers took pleasure in it. Officials turned a blind eye. They even ganged up with drug dealers to bribe and corrupt. This is a large environment, a large environment that has deteriorated. In order to survive, all the creatures in the environment are forced to adapt to the environment, join forces and degenerate. In this world, Frank re-packaged the 100 kilograms of heroin he bought from the Golden Triangle with his extraordinary ability, and put it on the label of "BLUE MAGIC", and sold it with high-purity quality and low price. Won the pursuit of drug addicts in many neighborhoods.
Frank put on a wig, put on a beard, and drove to the street to check it out. He wanted to know the real reflection of the first-line consumer groups, and it turned out that he succeeded.
Prices are based on demand. Rare things always command a particularly high price.
The price of a gram of heroin is more expensive than gold. Frank goes directly to the place of origin to purchase goods, the purchase price is the lowest, and the selling price is lower than that of the peers. Due to the large volume, the net profit earned is the highest. Soon, he acquired a huge fortune, bought a castle-like house, called his mother and siblings, and lived a good life together for the rich.
Among his younger brothers, the one who went with him closest was a familiar face, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who played the young scientist who discovered the crisis in the disaster movie "2012" in 2009. Impressive with a sense of justice.
"It's all about honesty, trustworthiness, hard work and never forgetting where we come from in doing business."
Frank set an example, killed the leader of the drug dealer who bullied him with one shot, and started to create his own family-style underground drug empire with his four brothers.
A "one-stringed" policeman, standing on the side of justice, slowly surfaced.
Yes, Richie, the stubborn guy, that's the nickname I gave him because he picked up $1 million in cash and turned it in in that terribly twisted world. Even though he knew the money would eventually be hacked by his boss, he turned it over resolutely because he felt he was doing the right thing.
In fact, this little New York policeman came out at the beginning of the movie, but my attention was drawn to Frank, who has a strong personality, and I felt that his appearance was long overdue.
Richie was frustrated, an outlier in a world he didn't consider his peers. Originally, he was normal, but because everyone is not used to it, it seems that he is the most abnormal.
The wife brought the child to get a divorce because he was too professional, didn't care about his family, and fucked women outside every now and then.
Finally, the two came to court.
"What did you say? Do you think I left you because you don't take money like other cops?
No, there's only one reason you don't take money - so that, with everything else in your life, you don't have to Honesty, that's worse than collecting money that no one cares about. I'd rather you collect the money, and be honest with me, for those drug dealers and gambling money that no one regrets to pay. Okay, I don't care, but don't be sorry for me, and don't be sorry for your kids. You're never by his side, don't be out there with your lovers, secretaries, strippers. I can see she's one of them One.
You think you can go to heaven because you are honest? But you are not honest!
You will go to hell with those rotten cops you can't stand!"
This is the bitter complaint of his wife before the trial.
It's a bright spot, the only bright spot in the police Richie scene. In a word that reveals the twisted world, no one is perfect! Even Richie, who thinks he has handed over $1 million in cash, is not perfect for being honest enough about police justice and morality.
So within a minute of the trial, he apologized to his wife, feeling that what she said was right, and he stopped arguing about his custody of the child because he didn't deserve it.
What the wife asked for was inconsistent with what he asked for. The needs of the two are different, and conflicts naturally arise.
It's amazing to see here. Men can't do it well, and women can't do it well.
Richie's family life came to an end. He formed a Washington Special Drug Administration directly under the federal jurisdiction. He found a few professional gangsters on the street. With his own tendons, he started from clues, and slowly digging through the vines. Out the truth about New York's drug empire.
Meanwhile, Frank is extremely happy because he is married and the bride is a beautiful girl. However, when watching boxing champion Ali's match, he finally caught the attention of police Richie because he wore a python coat specially prepared by his wife, which attracted the coveting of many police officers.
When he got home, a furious Frank took off the python coat from upstairs and threw it into the fireplace in the living room.
It is not his style to be flamboyant, show off his power, show off his wealth and boast. He is low-key and cautious by nature, so he can enjoy a safe and luxurious life while doing illegal things.
Because the four younger brothers were more or less complacent, because of his wife's kindness, and because these were the people he was closest to, so he just beat them up, calling them "stupid idiots" and smashing them. thing.
According to his temper and character, if he was an outsider, he would have shot him long ago.
Among the colleagues in the underground crime, someone bought his "Blue Elf", but the purity was reduced, and he still sold it under the "Blue Elf" brand. He was very popular.
There were also colleagues who watched him steal his drug business and talked to him, hoping to wholesale from him in large quantities and do second-hand business. Originally, the entire New York underground drug network was almost monopolized by Frank. Unexpectedly, Frank agreed.
One night, Frank took his wife and driver to a street food store to buy things. Suddenly, a car rushed over from the street. A person in the car held a miniature submachine gun and swept his car parked on the side of the road.
Had it not been for Frank's vigilance, his wife would have been shot dead. That night, it happened to be Christmas.
Back home, the family sat around, clamoring to kill their criminal counterparts in the same city. The wife packed up and was nervous and scared to leave. Frank neither let everyone go to the fire with guns, nor did he let his wife go. He just said lightly, everyone, let's go back to accompany the family, this Christmas.
The next day, he went to a police executive he knew and asked him who was murdering him!
The executive didn't know who the killer was, maybe it was his own, or someone Frank had offended. He said, "You want to be a successful person, but have many enemies. Or you want to be a loser, but have many friends. This is our own choice."
Behind the glory, there is a loneliness engraved.
The beautiful Frank finally woke up. Assassination, exclusion, and hostility are all derivatives of success and cannot be avoided.
When his wife advised him to leave, he said, "What are you going to do? Run? Go hide? Frank Lucas won't hide from anyone, we're not going anywhere, just stay here, this is my home. Here's my business. , my wife, mother, my family are all here, this is my country, I'm not going anywhere, I won't be afraid of anyone, this is America."
What a strong heart this is to say! This sense of belonging, this confidence, is unparalleled.
At this time of crisis, in this chaos is the order of the world. Frank is strong!
"His name is Frank Lucas, from Greensboro, North Carolina, who was arrested several times a few years ago for gambling and unlicensed possession of a weapon, and was Bumpy Johnson's driver, bodyguard and bill collector for 15 years. When Bumpy died, he Also by his side. Five brothers, he is the eldest, and there are many cousins.
Frank has always been low-key, seems to be law-abiding, and behaves very regularly. He wakes up at 5 in the morning, usually goes to the Harlem restaurant alone for breakfast at 8, and then starts work. Meet with his accountant or lawyer. He usually stays at home at night, and even if he goes out, he just goes to one or two clubs or a few restaurants with his new wife and some football stars, friends, and singers. Never go with any criminals. On Sundays, he would take his mother to church and bring a fresh bouquet to Bumpy's grave. Every Sunday, rain or shine. "
This is an investigation report of Police Richie, detailing the details of Frank's life. It can be seen how strong his self-discipline is. If he hadn't met the "one-strand" Richie, his crime would have been very serious. The difficulty is revealed to the world.
Frank bribed the US military, borrowed the military to transport the coffins of the US military who died in Vietnam War, and secretly transported heroin. This approach is admirable, one is daring, and the other is military corruption.
The whole environment is completely rotten, That's why Frank's success was created. In the
end, Richie, with the passion and justice of the police, found Frank's secret factory for processing heroin and destroyed it in one fell swoop. Then, with his men, he stood in front of the church on Sunday and waited quietly for the believers. The service was over. The door opened, and Frank walked out. At a glance, he saw the blocked police cars and Richie staring straight at him.
After his arrest, Frank reported all relevant police officers who accepted his bribes, news reports , that 3/4 of government officials were involved in breaking the law. Amazing again.
The end of the story, it's thought-provoking.
Why do I sympathize with Frank the more I look at it, why when Richie crawled around on a military transport plane, trying to find drugs At times, I hope he can't find it?
Is there a place in my heart that I think Frank is doing the right thing?
He is smart, filial, confident, strong. I admire all of these, but none of them Wrong, wrong is that he sold the wrong thing, something harmful - heroin!
I've often thought that if heroin wasn't as harmful and addictive, it wouldn't breed so many crime problems, but unfortunately that's an idealized idea, not realistic.
But as Frank said, if he doesn't sell drugs, there will be people who do it. If he is caught, it won't help!
But Richie said, I don't care about that, I'm just going to catch you because what you're doing is wrong.
Small scale, how will your heart swing?
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