One thing to say, the film is actually not bad, the plot is compact, the shots are tense, and the degree of completion can be said to be very high. It's just that I feel very uncomfortable when I watch it, especially the portrayal of the yellow race in it has to make many of us feel very uncomfortable. In fact, rather than saying that the film is biased against the yellow race/Chinese, it is better to say that it is based on the perspective of the United Kingdom and the United States, showing its relationship with other international characters.
The male protagonist Pearson, an American immigrant, from start to finish. At the beginning, he made a fortune by providing marijuana to the British aristocracy, cut many people, and did a lot of cruel things to establish a leadership position. However, the British aristocrats who were originally his financial masters had no ability and could only provide him with land to collect rent, and the whole has declined.
The new force is obviously China represented by dry eye. The image is a reckless young man with strong ambitions. He will not only shoot the old boss but also want to compete for the right to operate marijuana. But the movie is also very clear to give him an attitude, in short, too young too simple, some times naive. I just want to say that China has a little strength now, but it is still very early to compete with the current world leader. This can be seen from Pearson's story of the lion telling the dragon and Matthew's saying that he has been swimming in the sea for 20 years. The most unbearable thing is that in the end, I took two younger brothers to the husband's wife's place, and when I controlled others, they started to take off their pants. So, director, what are you trying to express, that is, when China becomes the boss, it will rob you of your money and fuck your woman? Don't make it so obvious, okay?
As for the other Russian guy in the movie who wanted to kill the male protagonist, he was out of a dispute of interests. He intervened because his son had died. He didn't have much time to play in total, so a few people came out and were stunned in less than a minute. pitful. I also want to show that Russia is strong in the outside world, and it seems that NB is actually a paper tiger.
Black and other ethnic minorities also have a lot of scenes in the film, but they are not the upper class, mainly the coach's younger brother, who are all laying hands on others (and the coach is still a white man, there is a feeling that black people must be led by white people at the bottom) , doing dirty work, hard work, and rapping from time to time, which fully shows that in the director's mind, blacks and other ethnic minorities are not even worthy of talking to him about business. Not on the countertop.
In short, the entire film uses a lot of lines to express or imply racism while telling the story. It not only tells the story of a drug lord defending his dominance, but also an ideal worldview from the perspective of the United States. I, American old white man, handsome, smart, bold, calm, strategized, I kill people and sell marijuana but I am a good person, I will kill anyone who can threaten me, I can protect my money and women, I am the jungle The king, ┗|｀O′|┛ oh~~
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