Last year, the old man Eastwood's "The Mule" proved that he was young.
This year, the same old man, the old horse let De Niro, Pacino, and Percy join "The Irishman" at the same time, and also brought in the excellent supporting roles of the Atlantic Empire. .
Of course, there is no doubt about the level of storytelling of the old man. He lays the groundwork before and after, and tells the legendary life of Frank. This is also the reason why the story looks good, first of all its authenticity, the story has a prototype, secondly, the old man's preference for gangster films, and life, both of which are indispensable.
In the past, we watched a lot of gangster films. In those societies where as long as there are lawyers, the rich can really do whatever they want, it seems that it is far away from our lives. After all, the underworld can only exist in a capitalist country under a money-led system, and it has to have political influence or something, just like this film.
But from this film, I saw the common end of "organized crime", even on the other side of the ocean, their endings are so similar. Talking about a few similar stories, if there is any similarity, it is purely coincidental. The writing is not good, you can make do with it.
Background introduction: Due to my father's reasons, my child's growth environment is similar to that of Frank's child. Nine times out of ten, the uncles and uncles I come into contact with are not good people. To borrow the slang of Irish social people, many of them have brushed the house.
Beijing, more than 20 years ago, in early winter.
After being baptized in 1983, Lao Liu actively reformed and returned home early. With the help of his friends, he opened a restaurant and made a lot of money.
But people, after making money, they are gone, and their mentality is different. They have a little bit of food, drink, prostitution, gambling, and sampling. The most important thing is that temper also grows day by day with the accumulation of wealth.
At noon that day, Lao Liu was doing business in his own restaurant, and a family of young and old came in, led by Uncle Li.
The two looked at each other, Uncle Li nodded and wanted to say hello, but Lao Liu turned his head, pretending not to see it, and went to serve the guests.
Uncle Li went to Xinjiang with Lao Liu in the same car back then. He came back two years later than Lao Liu. Others didn't know what was going on. (Hua'er crime, refers to the affairs of men and women, rape, molestation.) At that time, he paid attention to, "stealing the light and grabbing the heavy, it will kill you if you touch the flowers."
Uncle Li didn't say a word in front of his family, he should eat and drink as if nothing happened.
The next day, Uncle Li took the two brothers to smash the place, each occupying a table, a plate of peanuts, and a bottle of Erguotou. He thought that by bluffing and bluffing Lao Liu, Lao Liu said something nice, just give himself a step and it's over.
When Lao Liu saw it, he knew what was going on, and he didn't even need to look at him. It was based on the market of the year, let alone apologize immediately, it wouldn't even happen. But it's different now. Old Liu is rich, and he just opened his mouth and said, "What age are you still playing with your arms? Fuck me."
Uncle Li didn't expect Lao Liu to be so arrogant now, so he opened his mouth and scolded, "C, you mother, you stinky brow, do you still know what your surname is?"
Before he finished speaking, a group of people called by Lao Liu beat Uncle Li out like dragging a dog to death. In front of the neighbors in the street, Uncle Li never admitted that he was a coward, but he was beaten hard.
Uncle Li was so angry that he couldn't hold his breath and fell ill.
During the period, the police officer also went to the house and scolded him. He was talking to Lao Liu inside and out. If it wasn't for Lao Liu's grace, he would have to pay others money.
Half a year later, in the Three Smiles Hotel, the whole sea blue glass is colorfully illuminated by the sun.
Lao Liu himself is a socialist, and to save face, he also specially found a few Tiger Head Ben and invited some local so-called hooligans.
The wedding was held as usual. While Lao Liu and his daughter-in-law were toasting at the table, a man in a trench coat came in, walked directly behind Lao Liu, and took out a sawed gun barrel and butt. Five bursts of fire, one shot at the head.
After a muffled sound, only half of Lao Liu's head was left, and his gray brain splashed the bride's face.
Everything happened very quickly. Old Liu fell to the ground in response to the sound. Uncle Li didn't run away in the end.
It's still Beijing, it's still more than 20 years ago.
Uncle Nan, who had just come out, was very prosperous. At that time, he had already made a fortune of tens of millions in just two years.
Of course, there is no lack of help from the big brother, who is doing the business of sand and gravel factories. If it is a factory, it is illegal mining. Back then, when Beijing vigorously rectified sandstorms, it was aimed at these sand and gravel factories. Since it was a business without capital, it was a hugely profitable industry, so the people who could do it were definitely not ordinary people. You had to have someone and money.
Before Uncle Nan went in, he was doing well. And this time, the bail was issued, and it took two years to come out, which basically has no impact.
My impression of him is limited. That time when my dad was playing cards at home, someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night, and it was Uncle Wang, who was short and tall. He said that his daughter-in-law was caught playing cards and taken away, and he asked my dad to help him catch it.
My dad had a good relationship with Uncle Nan, so he quickly followed him to the police station. Fortunately, he hadn't been sent to the detention center. The friend did a beautiful job, and even the gambling money was refunded. Later, Uncle Nan invited my dad and friends who were doing errands to have dinner, and I went with me. During the meal, Uncle Nan was chatting and laughing, and he couldn't see any difference from ordinary people.
But after dinner, my dad's friend said to Tu, "This grandson is not ordinary, stay away from you."
Of course, my dad knew what a friend meant when he said that. After all, he has been a bad guy all his life, and he is accurate, but he didn't think much about it. After all, Uncle Nan has always respected my dad.
Two years later, Uncle Nan not only made a fortune, but also changed his personality.
The eldest brother who was helping him at that time had two gravel factories on the same road. The business guarding the intersection was good. The business was owned by the eldest brother himself.
The big brother has a lot of business, and he doesn't care about the business of the sand and gravel factory at all. At the beginning, he gave Uncle Wang a favor to help him, by the way, to win over people's hearts. In those days, doing business was about being in the company of hooligans and having a face.
But Uncle Nan, who made the money, was no longer satisfied with everything in front of him. He found someone to hijack the car at night. He was not allowed to buy materials from his elder brother's sand and gravel factory.
The driver who bought the material doesn't matter, it's the same for whoever buys it, but the brother who showed the eldest brother's show quit his job and started to report to the eldest brother.
At first, eldest brother didn't care. You just want to make more money. I'll give it to you. For eldest brother, it's a drop in the bucket.
Later, Uncle Nan got an inch and negotiated with his eldest brother, "I want to buy your sand and gravel factory."
The elder brother asked him calmly, "What's the matter, brother, not enough money?"
"Enough to spend, but you got in my way, business is not good." Then Uncle Nan said, "Or else, you bought my sand and gravel factory, and I quit."
"Okay, let's make a price."
"5 million, cash, I'm leaving."
The eldest brother smiled, nodded and agreed, "money, I'll prepare it for you tomorrow, cash."
The next day, the eldest brother brought cash, a full five packs.
Before leaving, the eldest brother said, "Brother, I advise you to spend this money quickly, and don't take it to the coffin when you have a life to earn it and spend it without life."
Of course, Uncle Nan is not afraid of this kind of threat. He also fought and killed him, and only said, "That's not your concern."
But Uncle Nan Xu had forgotten that the eldest brother also started out as a rogue.
On the same day, there was such a word in the circle, the eldest brother offered a reward, and there was two million cash in the trunk. Whoever unloaded Nan Shu'er's two legs, the money belonged to whoever, one leg was one million yuan.
Needless to say the ending, several brothers came from Inner Mongolia, squatted Nan Shu'er for a week, and accidentally killed Nan Shu'er. Later, the uncle of the police dug up five or six corpses under Nanshu'er's gravel factory. Among them, there were those who had missed a fight and workers who were buried in an accident at the gravel factory.
Many years later, my dad talked about Uncle Nan and said, "This kid's psychological quality is too strong, and he was carrying his life on his back when he was eating."
Beijing, after the millennium.
At that time, I was in junior high school, and my dad was beaten and fined for nine months because of the dry sand and gravel factory.
Since it is a middle school in front of the house, two generations of the family have graduated from here. When my grandmother was alive, she was an excellent teacher of this middle school. Therefore, everyone knows about my father, and I can feel that strange vision in the eyes of my classmates and teachers. Except for a few children, who thought it was very arrogant, everyone kept silent in front of me.
The principal is good, and he even called me to persuade me to be down-to-earth and not think too much.
In fact, in my eyes, unlike Frank's children in the film, there will be estrangements because of their father's mixed society. The environment I live in as a child is like this. I am used to seeing uncles and uncles who come in and out. There are many people who are stuck on the wall. What is a mere nine months. My dad was there to earn money to support his family. Although he broke the law, he didn't steal or rob, so he wasn't shabby.
He also told me at that time, "A person who has never been in prison is not a complete life."
Later, he told me that the times were different, and only fools would enter.
But I didn’t think so at the time. I witnessed that after too many elders around me entered, as if gilded, they could get rich, run for office, or even become entrepreneurs. According to their words, this is to go to university to further study.
That's right, just like Frank, a truck driver from a mediocre background, what can he rely on? How can I afford children and a family? Mixed society is the best way out. There is no threshold. As long as you are ruthless, lucky enough, and even have a little brain, in that era, you can change your life.
The poor all over the world are united. Here, regardless of national borders, they are all one family. Their original intentions are the same, in order to eat a full meal, they can't do it. Among them, there may be sins, and there may be violations of morality, but in the face of starvation and violation of morality, I will choose to kill morality with my own hands.
What is even more commendable is that people who were mixed in society at that time were more or less loyal. Just like in the film, Frank does things for Russell, not for money, but out of respect. Indeed, back then when I called Big Brother, I had a meal, and it was a one-stop process. It was different from negotiating prices every now and then. Back then, the cost of doing things was extremely low.
At that time, young people had an unprecedented admiration for gangsters. Even if a brother caused trouble, the big brother could come forward and turn the big thing into a small thing. Basically, Zhonghua and Maotai are enough. Unless the victim is involved in compensation, they will put some money in. For tens of thousands of dollars, an official friend will help you bluff the other party and mediate. Therefore, many people joined the team, and they dared to work hard in order to become a character like a big brother.
The reason is very simple. My uncle said to me, "In this lifetime, if you have money, you can take money, but what if you don't have it? You can only take your life."
But now it is rare, and the word loyalty is a story to listen to, which is not taking advantage of your illness to kill you.
After all, in essence, the so-called friendship of gangsters is like an illusion between men. It is all bullshit, and in the end, interests come first. The whole world is the same.
But there is one thing, in real life, even if you are a gangster, you don't have to face life and death. Most people are still like Frank who stole beef, taking advantage of the law and earning a little money to make a living. Just like my uncle told me, "Don't listen to their bragging, crematorium burns people every day, who did they kill? The real soldiers are dead, and it's the right thing to make a fortune in silence."
The era has changed. There are not so many fights and killings. Whether it is from the technical means of criminal investigation, to the change of people's thinking, the gangster seems to have gone to a stranger, and everyone has become a good citizen who abides by the law overnight. Now that the law is sound and the media is developed, who still grabs the territory with guns and knives? Charge protection fee? That's not looking for death.
Special means can only exist in special times.
But it is this little change that has made many people of the older generation unprepared. There are no longer young people in society to give them face, and without rules, the traditional means of making money they rely on are already outdated.
Among them, the group of people who accumulated wealth in those years have already enjoyed their time in peace and retired.
Most people still live a poor life, or even fall ill, they drink heavily, they refuse to see a doctor, they have their own set of theories, "Damn it, don't worry about me, it's enough to live.. Wait." Maybe it's the helplessness of life, there is nowhere to vent, only when they get together with old friends and drink wine, their eyes will light up.
I don't know if this is the fate of being a gangster. When they were young, they were brilliant and overdrawn their health and luck in advance. Just like Russell who had a stroke in his later years, most people did not end well.
However, the cigarette is still in his hands, and the wine is still there.
After watching the film, my thoughts also pulled back to life, and those characters seemed familiar. Those scenes are vivid in my eyes.
If there is any impact of gangs on a family, it must be far-reaching and can change the three views. From childhood, the interpersonal relationships around me, the way of doing things, these are all destiny. Just like in this film, although Frank wanted to protect his family and keep his daughter away from the gangsters, the moment he shot in front of his daughter, it was doomed.
But what about Frank's son? Will not worship what he did.
Gangsters, so far away from us, yet so close.
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