Before watching the movie, Big Cat always felt that since the movie is called Chinatown, there will be some scenes shot in Chinatown. So much so that before the ending, he had been very anxious about whether Chinatown was going to appear.
Probably because he's been to Chinatown in LA, where his best friends live, so he's eager to see those familiar scenes. But I seem to have had a feeling from the beginning that Chinatown is just a metaphor, or rather, a code; in place of the unspoken, unseen, dark facts and clues.
With the development of the plot, the atmosphere that was originally a little relaxed and gossip became more and more heavy. Even the enthusiastic Yangon of California seemed unable to dispel the looming haze. The people behind the scenes appeared on the stage so unexpectedly. That poor man, who thought he was doing a decent job, could find those who could protect the people he loved, those good wishes, all shattered under the powerful and cruel reality at the moment when the people behind the scenes appeared.
The former comrade, when he thought he would stand on the side of justice, showed an instinctive self-preservation. In fact, it is understandable. With such a strong behind-the-scenes person and such a bloody reality, who has the courage to touch it? If you know the truth, you can't change the truth, you can only be changed by the truth.
Chinatown has always seemed to be an extrajudicial place. This is probably because Westerners do not fully understand the thinking of Easterners, and there are many people in Chinatown who spend their entire lives only living in areas no more than three blocks away. A world. Chinatown in Los Angeles is probably the name of the gray area. Many things that cannot be explained outside and cannot be understood by others, as long as they happen in Chinatown, it is a matter of course. I think this is the biggest meaning of the title "Chinatown".
In some places, you can escape geographically, but what about spirituality? Where can we escape?
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