After the death of Mr. Jin Yong, people said: The martial arts are dead, and an era is over.
This is indeed the case. Think about how long it has been since you encountered a martial arts film that made people blood boil and clench their fists?
What exactly is martial arts?
To put it simply, punishing evil and promoting good, doing justice for the heavens, and not asking about reputation, this is the great man of chivalry.
I just didn't expect this ray of martial arts to be seen in a black movie made by Laomei——
"The Avenger"
At the beginning of the film, the camera is aimed at a black uncle.
This uncle seems unremarkable, but in fact all kinds of details are telling the audience:
He is not an ordinary man.
The uncle's name is McCall . He lives alone. After finishing work during the day, he goes to a familiar restaurant to eat and read by himself at night.
It can be seen from the living habits developed over the years that this is a person with a high degree of self-discipline.
When he went out to eat, he always brought his own tea bag—folded it squarely with a handkerchief, and carefully stuffed it into his jacket pocket.
When he got to a familiar restaurant, he would always go straight to the same seat he sat in every day.
After sitting down, he took the book out of his arms and put it on the table, with the side of the book perfectly aligned with the side of the table.
After placing the book, I played with the tableware on the table, the paper towels were placed on the side of the book, and the knives and forks were horizontal and vertical...
When this series of ritual-like movements is completed, McCall can start reading and eating with peace of mind.
To be honest, OCD is not uncommon. But those who can achieve this level are either a perverted murderer or a mysterious master who is hidden.
However, a beast is a beast after all, and it only needs a little chance to burst out.
Terry , a young prostitute , and McCall often met by chance at the same restaurant, and the two gradually became acquainted with each other.
Through the conversation, McCall learned that Terry was young and his dream was to become a singer, but he had been controlled by gangsters and sold his body, and his life was very miserable.
McCall felt sympathy and helplessness in his heart, but after all, the two did not have a deep friendship, so they could only give her some comfort while chatting.
Once, when the two were walking on the street, a few people suddenly rushed out and beat Terry in front of McCall, and forcibly took her to pick up guests.
McCall wanted to stand up for Terry, but when he saw that the other party was carrying a gun, he immediately admitted it.
Seeing that Terry was kidnapped, McCall felt a little remorse in his heart.
Since then, Terry has never appeared in the restaurant again. After inquiring, he found out that Terry was seriously injured by a pimp because he was disobedient and was admitted to the hospital.
Uncle learned from Terry's friends that there are many girls like her who are subject to gangs.
These scumbags not only force underage girls into prostitution, but they will be brutally abused if they are not obedient, and there is no hope in life.
Witnessing Terry's tragedy, his inner sense of justice drove McCall to help Terry.
He took his savings to find the gang leader and wanted to redeem Tailey.
Unexpectedly, the matter was not negotiated, and McCall was also humiliated in the face.
Sure enough, if you don't die, you won't die. McCall walked to the door with a calm expression, and then stopped.
Lock the door, turn around, and quickly glance at everyone in the room and every available artifact.
He recited "16 seconds" silently, then pressed the digital watch to start his performance:
He used the glasses, wine bottles, and daggers in the house to kill 5 gangsters in a very short period of time, neatly and deadly.
When he was done, he looked down at his watch—it was 3 seconds slower, and a trace of disappointment flashed across McCall's calm face.
He disguised the scene as a gang fight and returned to ordinary life.
However, everything is not as simple as he thought, this is just a small stronghold of the gang.
McCall's behavior aroused the attention of the gangster's superiors, and gangster killers came one after another. Did McCall successfully solve it?
As a commercial action film, the script of "The Avenger" is not novel. It is nothing more than the story of a retired agent who singled out a gangster to save a stray girl.
But after watching it, I have to admit that I was accidentally ignited by the film.
It creates a charismatic hero image and successfully conveys an infectious heroism.
There is an impressive and touching plot in the film-
Someone asked McCall: Why bother with other people's business?
McCall replied: I can't tell. But when you see someone mutilating another and you have the power to do something, you can't do nothing.
The sense of justice that erupted in him was actually just a kind instinct.
But don't underestimate the unremarkable quality of "kindness" and the appeal of "righteousness"!
Sure enough, chivalry is still there, the world is worth it!
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