The first half looks at the case, the second half looks at human nature

Sophie 2022-04-20 09:01:11

The first time I read the introduction, I was attracted by the plot.

And the first half of the film really revolves around the murder case of the architect, which is intertwined and can't stop.

But in the second half, after the identity of the architect's little girlfriend was revealed, and his wife's relationship with this little girl, my mind was always on them both.

It was not until the climax of the final plot, which broke out in the dark night of Chinatown and returned to peace, that my heart slowly calmed down.

Among the friends who participated in the movie together, there are many good ideas. I will also organize them here, just to represent individuals:

This is a movie with a [black theme], as always, the features are: water, retro suits of the 20th century, incest and other movie features.

In this movie, many plots are driven by water, which seems to be a shooting feature of the director.

In the end, the murderer's purpose succeeded, not only contributed to the construction of the dam, but also successfully took away his "granddaughter" (also his daughter), and the hero witnessed the tragic death of his beloved woman in the car, and once again dreamed of breaking Chinatown.

There are three places in the movie that are suspected of insulting China: the actor's joke about the Chinese husband, the Chinese servants at home, and the Chinese people watching the fun in Chinatown. .

It is a very attractive script, and I will look for the director's other works after a while.

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Extended Reading
  • Cristian 2022-03-22 09:01:13

    The suspenseful atmosphere advances layer by layer, reaching a climax at the end. Nicholson’s superb acting skills are impeccable. The place name Chinatown runs through the story of the movie and has become an important symbol for advancing the plot to attract audiences. When it emerges at the end At that time, it still did not eliminate the cloud of suspicion that hung over the audience. The relationship "She's my daughter and sister" is so perverted! PS: At that time thrush was popular?

  • Daphne 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    I saw half of this movie before, and then it really dragged on long enough to watch it all over again. Now I have the mindset to calm down and watch this kind of movie. A little bit of peeling off the truth, but I didn't expect the ending to be like this. Things may really be as less as possible.

Chinatown quotes

  • Jake Gittes: Hello, Claude. Where'd you get the midget?

  • Lt. Escobar: You must really think I'm stupid, don't you, Gittes.

    Jake Gittes: I don't think about it that much, but gimme a day or two and I'll get back to yuh. Now I'd like to go home.

    Lt. Escobar: I want the other pictures, Gittes.

    Jake Gittes: What pictures?

    Lt. Escobar: THIS broad hired you, not Evelyn Mulwray.

    Jake Gittes: Yeah?

    Lt. Escobar: Yeah. Somebody wanted to shake Mulwray down; she hired you. That's how come you found out he was murdered.

    Jake Gittes: I heard it was an accident.

    Lt. Escobar: C'mon, Gittes. The hell d'you think you're dealing with? A bunch of assholes? Mulwray had salt water in his lungs. You were following him day and night; you SAW who killed him. You even took pictures of it. It was Evelyn Mulwray, and she's been payin' you off like a slot machine ever since.

    Jake Gittes: You accusin' me of extortion?

    Lt. Escobar: Absolutely!

    Jake Gittes: I don't think I need a day or two; you're dumber than you think I think y'are.