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
  • Ernestina 2022-03-24 09:01:20

    The credit editing is great. The portrayal of war in the film is basically an objective standpoint. There are not many positive descriptions but it is expressed through fragments. However, the nature of human cannibalism is reflected in the greed for money and power outside of war. The terrible protagonist cannot escape. , This is not just wealth, but a human instinct. When the protagonist finally said "Don't fight with yourself", it already foreshadows the powerless submission of human beings.

  • Monserrat 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    This kind of narrative is a kind of adventure, the so-called success is also Xiao He and failure is also Xiao He. Fortunately, this narrative graces the film.

Lord of War quotes

  • Yuri Orlov: I miss your Borscht, mom and dad say you're clean

    Vitaly Orlov: Yeah that's right, you've gone legit? That's hard to believe

    Yuri Orlov: Because it's not true I'm leaving tonight on a job

    Vitaly Orlov: I can't, I have a girlfriend and I think she might be the one plus I'm thinking of opening my own place

    Yuri Orlov: Maybe this will trip will help, its good money

    Vitaly Orlov: I've given my word

    Yuri Orlov: Nobody has to know, we'll tell everyone we're going for a little R and R

    Vitaly Orlov: What do you need me for all of a sudden?

    Yuri Orlov: Everything's fucked up more than usual. I can't trust anybody, I need you to watch my back

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] I was so caught up in the deal, I never realized what was going on in Vitaly's head. Come to think about it, maybe I never really understood what was going on inside his head. One thing I do understand for certain is that Vitaly broke the cardinal rule of gun running: never pick up a gun and join the customers. Only half the guns and ammunition was gone so I was still entitled to half the diamonds ,if I took them I was lost, if I left them I was still lost. The massacre played out exactly how Vitaly predicted but then half a dozen massacres happened Sierra Leone that week you can't stop them all, in my experience you can't stop any of them