I don't kill Boren, Boren died because of me

Hassie 2022-04-21 09:01:21

I suddenly found this film and watched it again~~ Before the release of W~~ there is no reason, it seems that I suddenly miss the so-called "American" independent director's film. Come on ~~
NICOLAS's acting skills are great~~, the humor and approachability of the innocent "little businessman" in disguise can even confuse
moviegoers~~ NICOLAS shows the cruelty behind Yuri's kind of helpless, oily and amiable mask Indifference plays Yuri perfectly
. He is not a hero or even a hero. What he wants to tell everyone is that he is just a small businessman who is just a small businessman, carrying a briefcase and wearing a coat to shuttle between battlefields The little salesman who enthusiastically introduced~~ His products can meet customer requirements just like Coca-Cola vacuum cleaners~~
"He just sells weapons, even if he doesn't sell them, there are others who sell them. Killing is human nature. Small arms dealers can't do anything", this is very Yuri's undefeated argument, after watching the movie, everyone seems to say~~~
"I don't kill people, I just provide weapons, so I Still a good man, a good father, a good husband, a good son, and even a good citizen"
Why did the younger brother sacrifice his own life for a doomed massacre and let the older brother lose half of his blood diamonds in vain? The wife who is in the wind and the rain is going to betray her husband, why is it that an old man who has lost a child is so cruel that the only surviving son is dead~~
Maybe everyone does not have such a big ambition to save world peace, There is also no such great ability to stop the ebb and flow of world wars.
It is even possible that we ignorant commoners may be the beneficiaries of a certain war or an arms deal~~
However, when there is a chance (even if it is only 24 hours, even if it is just one life), a massacre can be stopped, and when there is a chance to shout "STOP" "When
"the silence of justice is the victory of evil" or it can be said that the justice of silence is the accomplice of evil~~


From the beginning to the end of the whole film, Yu Rui is a little self-deprecating, humorous, and helpless in plain words. No matter how bloody the picture is, it can be lightly carried over by the next moment's funny plot or lines, so as to avoid being more profound and painful to the audience. I don't know if this is the director's intention or just some unavoidable whitewashing~~
That kind of light comedy that makes people feel relaxed, and more cruel and ruthless
, as if standing like a comedian in the end. Yuri on a pile of bullet casings, his life, except for the arms business that he is best at, is nothing but a self-deprecating joke in his mouth~~

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Extended Reading
  • Rebeka 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    (8/10) 1. The "life of a bullet" at the beginning is a bit interesting. 2. The shell of the story is very similar to the classic robber films. The male protagonist, driven by various desires, relied on illegal behavior to reach the peak of his life, and finally turned into self-destruction because of desire. 3. The first and last echoes, a lot of monologues, and a lot of joking ridicule and reflection, Cage is very good. 4. War and peace, we choose peace, there will always be people who choose war, if you don't do it, there will always be people who will.

Lord of War quotes

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: the Federation of Worse Oppressors Than the Last Bunch of Oppressors. Often, the most barbaric atrocities occur when both combatants proclaim themselves Freedom Fighters.

  • Yuri Orlov: [in an interrogation room] The reason I'll be released is the same reason you think I'll be convicted. I do rub shoulders with some of the most vile, sadistic men calling themselves leaders today. But some of these men are the enemies of your enemies. And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil.