A general view of America's past

Paula 2022-04-23 07:01:15

I have read it 4 times before and after. Compared with the Godfather series, this is easier to understand. The plot can be described as the smoke of the past. Noodles have been loved and hated, drunk and sober, and done everything. In the end, facing his former lover, he was no longer overwhelmed as he was when he was a child, and he was no longer as fanatical as he was in middle age, but just looked down on it. When faced with the fact that his old friend turned out to be the mastermind, he just took it lightly. The casting, soundtrack, director, and script of the movie are all very luxurious, and the shooting techniques are quite skilled. It is said that it is a work of one sword in ten years. In fact, it is more than ten years. Sergio Leone has been a director for decades, but he has made very few films. Perhaps it is because he carefully crafted each film, and he is also integrated into the American past. It took his life's hard work, so it eventually became the absolute sound.

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  • Adolf 2022-03-24 09:01:16

    Too big an epic movie, as always a childhood trauma.

  • Rubye 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Review the supplementary mark. The soundtrack is too much, the photography is quite satisfactory, the narrative is soothing, the most powerful is the makeup and the scenery... I don't like the yellow storm part.

Once Upon a Time in America quotes

  • [last lines]

    Secretary Bailey: [checking his pocket watch] It's 10:25. And I've got nothing left to lose. When you've been betrayed by a friend, you hit back. Do it.

    [Noodles is still and silent for a long time]

    Noodles: You see, Mr Secretary... I have a story also, a little simpler than yours. Many years ago, I had a friend, a dear friend. I turned him in to save his life, but he was killed. But he wanted it that way. It was a great friendship. But it went bad for him, and it went bad for me too. Good night, Mr Bailey.

    [He looks at the man in front of him for the last time]

    Noodles: I hope the investigation turns out to be nothing. It'd be a shame to see a lifetime of work go to waste.

    [He leaves, with Max looking after him with remorse and sorrow]

  • Noodles: It's true I have killed people, Mr. Bailey. Sometimes to defend myself, sometimes for money. And many people used to come to us. Business partners, rivals, lovers. Some of the jobs we took, and some we didn't. Yours is one we would never touch, Mr Bailey.

    Max: Is this your idea of revenge?

    Noodles: No. It's just the way I see things.