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Norberto 2022-04-19 09:01:18

In fact, when I watched the first 50 minutes of the film, I didn't really understand it. I also felt that the series of plots at the beginning of the story made no sense. At first, the plot was cut into the plot with investigation, and then a text appeared with Mr. Murray's dead point. The splash, entered the theme, and focused the attention of the viewers. Next is the most suspicious character in the film - Mrs. Murray. After her husband died, she did not look very sad, and it was a matter of course to let the man The host helped her speak in front of the police and wrote the check to make it look like the host was hired by her.

But what's even more strange is that Mrs. Murray's father found the male protagonist to let him stop and let him protect his daughter. But at present, there is nothing to protect.

The climax of the plot is inevitably the dispute between Mrs. Murray and the male protagonist when they finally decide whether to go to Mexico. "She is both my daughter and my sister" is neither long nor short, but it reveals the secret that has been concealed until now. , to bring out the messed up ethics and rot. In the end, she was desperately cherishing what she had almost everything that was left, leaving a tragic ending.

In terms of character creation, by using pocket watches to monitor the activities of the characters, the results can be obtained and the cost can be reduced, which reflects the male protagonist's agility and police background. The portrayal of the female protagonist is more abundant. When referring to her father's fear and hesitation, And the image of jealousy in other people's words and the feature of asking him if he is not staying in the car when he parted with the hero shows her lack of love, which is why he falls in love with the hero.

There are also many interesting artistic shots in this film, similar to the first view of the telescope and the footage recorded in the telescope lens.

Regarding the title of Chinatown, it is not only the place where the male protagonist gave up his dream of being a policeman, but also the place where the male protagonist mustered up the courage to try to fight against the dark society again as a small person. But unfortunately, Chinatown once again witnessed a tragedy and lost the perseverance to fight.

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Extended Reading
  • Maia 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    [2] Most of the film is under the sun, but the dark night at the end of the film covers everything; the audience is no longer a bystander, but follows the protagonist into a pile of evidence, making inferences, a bit of a hard-line detective style. The film is extremely interactive and discussing.

  • Madalyn 2022-03-23 09:01:16

    8/10. Revisit. Character analysis: The worker who threw the affair photo at the beginning grabbed the blinds and wailed. Jack wore a decent white suit and took a bottle of wine from a pile of wine to comfort him. It shows that Jack pays attention to appearance, is sophisticated, and is more willing to welcome the rich. He listened to it from the barbershop. An erotic joke rushed back to the detective's story, and she didn't notice the subtle movements of the wealthy Evelyn's eyelids behind her, which created a sense of joy. City Hall: Discussions about herders driving sheep to destroy dam construction, using black humor to criticize the crime of monopolizing water sources. Narrative point of view: The use of some rearview mirrors, telescopes and camera lenses when tracking Murray. The image in the mirror itself is a distortion of all the facts in front of him. Jack is so old but his judgment is not absolutely correct. The assistant photographed the key to Murray's quarrel with his father-in-law. The clue was despised by Jack. At the end, the audience followed Jack's point of view, hoping that Evelyn would escape from her father's clutches. The police shot, Evelyn's car stopped and the horn honked, making her heart cold. Audiovisual performance: Yellow-brown as the main color implies a desert-like water-scarce city, and the conspiracy is arranged in the dark, such as Jack's visit to a nursing home, attacking a thug, and Evelyn concealing the secret of incest by going to bed.

Chinatown quotes

  • Jake Gittes: May I speak frankly, Mrs. Mulwray.

    Evelyn Mulwray: You may if you can, Mr. Gittes.

  • Noah Cross: Exactly what do you know about me? Sit down.

    Jake Gittes: Mainly that you're rich, too respectable to want your name in the newspapers.

    Noah Cross: Of course I'm respectable I'm old! Politicians ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.