The classic of Wu's police and bandit films

Winona 2022-04-21 09:01:19

Revisit the Hollywood classic directed by John Woo. In terms of casting, John Travolta's performance in Pulp Fiction is definitely a monument in film history, but his performance here was obviously overwhelmed by Cage. After that, there were a lot of pictures of direct confrontation. From the perspective of tactics and the inner direction of the characters, Travolta should have the advantage, but maybe Cage is not short of money at this time. It is indeed more attractive to grasp the details. people.

Back in the movie, director John Woo rarely took over the film with a face-changing plot that was rarely made in the world. The result was rave reviews and really opened up his fame in Hollywood. Of course, John Woo is in Hollywood can only make police and gangster films that it is good at, and it does not have the variety of Ang Lee's performance.

Many details in the movie are very particular. First of all, the mirror shots in the movie are really good. It may be because two people change their faces. Relying on the mirror, what is in the mirror is the self before the face change, and the one outside the mirror is the self after the face change, and the effect of the mirror several times is good enough. Another point is the last scene where people confront each other with guns, which is full of Hong Kong film style.

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Extended Reading
  • Desmond 2021-10-20 19:01:21

    When Fa Ge’s windbreaker and sunglasses appeared on Cage, when Cage sang "Hallelujah" in the church, I was completely fascinated by him~~

  • Lupe 2021-10-20 19:01:21

    When Nicholas Cage jumped down from the top floor of the prison, the trembling water spray on the sea level was a man's expression of fear, and when he walked towards him, the pigeon flew over the raised corner of his clothes was a father's angry heart. The melodious singing in the child's ears dilutes the scene of the rain of bullets, the first secret battle and the last warm reunion, all the scheming is no match for a word that is love. I am afraid it will be difficult to break through the works of the Baige Temple level, thank you Wu Yusen.

Face/Off quotes

  • Sean Archer: [over the phone with Victor] When we put this thing to bed, you can brand the fourth amendment on my butt.

  • [Troy and Archer see each other for the first time with each other's faces]

    Castor Troy: [grins] OOOEEEE, you're good lookin'! You're hot!

    [cocks his head]

    Castor Troy: It's like looking in a mirror, only not.

    Sean Archer: Troy?

    Castor Troy: Now that is between us. OK?

    Sean Archer: But you were, were, uh...

    Castor Troy: In a coma? Nothing like having your face cut off to disturb your sleep! Read the newspaper lately?

    [shows him a newspaper article headlined "Deadly Inferno at Walsh Institute"]

    Sean Archer: You killed them?

    Castor Troy: Yeah well, beats paying the bill, huh? I mean, come on, uh, if a face lift costs five grand...

    [shows Archer's wedding ring on his hand]

    Castor Troy: ... SEE ANYTHING YOU LIKE?

    [Cut to a shot of Miller, Dr. Walsh, and Tito, all bound and gagged, being doused with gasoline]

    Sean Archer: [feeling a lump forming in his throat] Tito!

    [In flashback, a hand drops a lit cigarette in a puddle of gasoline that quickly spreads towards the captives]

    Castor Troy: I torched all the evidence that proves you're you, okay? So, wow! Looks like you're going to be in here for THE NEXT HUNDRED YEARS! Now, I have got to go. I've got a government job to abuse and a lonely wife to fuck! Whoops did I just say that? I'm sorry... make love to! God, I miss that face!

    Sean Archer: [throws his hands around Castor's neck and tries to strangle him] DIIIIIIE! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!