Although the gang boss played by Newman regards the Hanks family as his own, but when his parents kill Hanks' family out of jealousy and the motive to cover up corruption, the boss protects the parents and children, which causes Hanks The showdown with Newman. People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. Although they are all on the road of no return, tragedy is not inevitable. Look at Liu Bei in "Three Kingdoms", in order to win over Zhao Yun's heart, he staged the scene of throwing A Dou in Changbanpo. It just shows that in the era of thick blackness, thieves also have their own way. Otherwise, the complete law of the jungle will not be able to retain a loyal heart, a person who sticks a knife in both sides for the sake of righteousness. What the film wants to render is the kind of warmth that the descendants of the gray career still retain a little bit of humanity. Playing a killer with Hanks, who has always played a positive role, is nothing more than an attempt to show the affectionate side of him as a father role. But Hanks' performance seemed a bit stiff, far inferior to Newman's. Coupled with the fact that Hollywood commercial films show action over psychological portrayal, Hanks' duality is not clearly displayed, especially the rain scene where he kills Newman, which makes people shudder.
Relatively speaking, Paul Newman's acting skills are praised. Between the parent-child and Hanks, it is obvious that he and Hanks have a more tacit understanding in spirit, which can be seen from the piano music he played with Hanks, and even the details of him asking Hanks' son to fetch clothes, It can also be seen that he has something that cannot be entrusted to his parents. But things often develop to the extreme before they see the deep intolerance of human nature - he values blood ties more. Even if his unworthy son does his bad things, he is still protected, which is why his unworthy son has always been a fool for a tiger. The road to no return is the result of the cause that has been buried long ago. Are thieves right? I am afraid that this way is also difficult to break through the barriers of human nature, and it has become a kind of decoration on the desk. After all, it is rare to be able to kill relatives with righteousness. Even if the gang boss can call the wind and call the rain, Newman fully interprets the helplessness he showed when he made a choice. .
What makes the film outstanding is the ability to restore historical details and photography techniques. Under the gloomy tone of the gangster film, the director even regarded "Rain" as a character to appear on the stage. That lingering sense of stickiness is a metaphor for people's feelings, and it is opposed to the act of resoluteness. It not only makes the rivers and lakes that were originally seen as strange suddenly appear guilty due to human factors, but also makes every step of the protagonist deviating from it. Appears sluggish.
The closing paragraphs are handled in a similar way to "Bonnie and Clyde" (aka "The Male and Female Thieves"). The killer hides in broad daylight, and that kind of coldness is quite ghostly, and Jude Law's appearance just has this kind of temperament.
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