For a long time, have been in love with Al Pacino's movies. It feels like this quirky old guy is full of magic. He became famous when he was young with "The Godfather", but for most of the time since then, he has been unknown, neither "Scarface" nor "Revolution" can be regarded as real Success, this old guy suddenly burst into vigor after 50 years old. A series of films such as "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman", "The Dawn of a Love Owl", "Pirates of Fire", "Devil's Advocate" and other series of films not only made him an academic golden man , let people remember his stern eyes and arrogant appearance. When a large section of dialogue comes out of his mouth, he always grabs the audience's emotions, so that he forgets the meaning of the lines in the dialogue, and he is full of tension. The performance was dormant. So often when there is a large dialogue in his movies, I basically need to watch it twice, once to appreciate the performance and once to understand the meaning of the film's lines.
"Faithful Traitor" is adapted from the true story of the American FBI Joe Pistone under the pseudonym Donny Blasko who infiltrated the Mafia as an undercover agent, but the focus of the film was not on the struggle between the police and the bandits. The film depicts friendship, morality, loyalty and betrayal with large shots, and a lot of ink describes Downey's inner struggle. The opposition of dual identities made him have to estimate the responsibilities of his family, wife and daughter on the one hand, and deceive Rogero, the small mafia leader who treats him like a son. wrong. Through Downey's perspective, the director put a lot of articles into the depiction of the internal affairs of the gang, the growth of the gang, the internal struggle, the depression of the little people, and the positive characters in the film have become out-and-out supporting roles.
The English title of the film is more direct - "Donnie Brasco", a pseudonym for Agent Joe Pistone. He was once lost in this character and couldn't extricate himself from it. The handsome Hollywood guy, Disney's Captain Jack, portrayed this character ten years ago, and he did not lose the slightest in the process of playing against Al Pacino, a veteran actor. Downey originally had a happy family, but was sent undercover. Even if the anti-investigation ability of the gangsters ten years ago was not as strong as the "Infernal Affairs", he almost fell short a few times. He dealt with gang affairs in the daytime, relieved stress by exercising at night, and listened to his wife's breathing greedily through the receiver. He sneaked home in the middle of the night as if he was an uninvited guest. He contradicted his boss and destroyed the recording evidence. He and Roger Luo maintained a teacher-friend relationship. In the end, Rogello found out about Downey's tricks, but he covered him up by mentioning him like he loves his own child. In the end, Downey was "rescued" by the police, and Rogero had to face the gang's summons.
The detailed description of the film is also very good. Downey sneaked home to visit his wife and daughter. Rogero finally left all his finances for his wife before leaving. Downey was already thinking about using the 300,000 "smuggled" to rescue him when he was in a dilemma. Rogello, fulfilling his yachting dreams. Everything seems random, but delicate and vivid. Downey didn't leave because he knew that he killed Rogello by leaving. And Rogello didn't expose Downey because he saw the kid as his son, he allowed his kid to make mistakes, and would rather believe his kid's lies.
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