★★★★☆
The story unfolds in the dimension of the heroine Kate's psychological changes. The heroine is constantly being tested by the people or things around her in an action she doesn't know about.
The visual focus of this film is not blood and tears. The most disturbing part of the whole film should be Kate's psychology, but many viewers are attracted by Alejandro's vicissitudes of life. The director spends a lot of space to show the charm of this character, he will have nightmares, he will treat the enemy without mercy, and he will comfort the frightened Kate. He's a Border Slayer, but he's not the main character of the film. The three characters that appear in the film, Kate, Matt, and Alejandro, are simply masked.
Kate: Simple, individualistic, with a sense of justice;
Matt: Good at getting power, rational, and responsible;
Alessandro: Cold-blooded killer with obsession.
The classes they represent are completely different. The conflict in this film also stems from the different values of Kate and Matt. One represents the general public and the other represents those in power.
event analysis
Event 1: The team led by Kate encountered a difficult case and accidentally encountered an explosion. Kate was frightened and was in a terrified mood;
Event 2: Kate was lobbied by the working group and volunteered to join the team led by Matt. At this time, Kate wanted to prove herself;
Matt and Kate's first meeting set the stage for their later conflict.
Event 3: Kate experienced the indifference on the plane and the indifference of the other two after the meeting. Matt did not take Kate seriously.
Event 4: Kate is surprised when a group kills two vehicles of armed men on the road.
In addition to eliciting Kate's emotional outburst, this incident also pointed out that the eyeliner of drug dealers within the police is also paving the way for the plot.
Event 5: Kate wants to arrest the money laundering gangsters, but Matt strongly refuses. Kate goes to the bar to have fun
Later events tell us that this gangster is the key to Alejandro's successful revenge.
Incident 6: Kate found out that the cops and the drug dealers colluded, and the two scuffled together. Kate was eventually rescued by Alessandro.
Alejandro then went to comfort Kate, and the two established initial trust.
Event 7: The team marches towards the tunnel at the border. Alejandro is spotted by Kate at the exit. Alejandro knocks out Kate and strikes alone.
Kate finds Matt, and her resistance is once again countered by Matt. Matt tells Kate the secret, but at this point Kate's heart has collapsed, and she can no longer face the events that happened along the way.
Event 8: Kate is forced to sign. After Alejandro left, she pointed the gun at Alejandro. Alejandro turned around and confronted Kate, who didn't shoot.
The film ends with Kate's failure to resist, and she ends up being a pawn between Matt and Alejandro, who has more power.
Summarize
Unlike other similar movies, this movie actually tells a very simple story - revenge. There is not much information, but all the narrative tasks have been completed. The events have reasons and consequences, especially the scene where the motorcade crosses the city. In order to complete more thoughtful content, the director had to sacrifice part of his logic to focus the camera on the ordinary people on the border of Mexico, and show the audience their lives coexisting with the drug trade: gunfire, which is a common thing in this life. part.
One border killer is gone, another is on the way.
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