Violence against violence simply won't work: an action movie that's as ideal as it is divisive, as romantic as it is nerve-wracking

America 2022-04-21 09:01:40

Here, there is an extreme case of using violence to control violence

A believer's beloved daughter died tragically at the hands of an assassin, so the believer chased and followed the murderer all his life; even though the murderer served many years in prison for murder, the believer did not let him go; after being released from prison, the sense of guilt forced the killer to convert to religion and seek redemption , the believers still did not let him go, but followed him day and night; after many years, the killer committed suicide by slashing his neck in order to get rid of the followers of the believers, and gave up going to heaven (Christian suicides go to hell); but before he died, he See: the believer also committed suicide without hesitation.

The murderer must have swallowed his last breath in despair. Because: For the murderer, the biggest pain is not death or practice, or even going to hell, but the constant staring and questioning of the victim's family.

This is a person who is extremely cold and paranoid, who can sacrifice everything for revenge (including sending himself to hell), but his calmness and determination are tantamount to a lunatic in the eyes of ordinary people.

This plot comes from the movie "Seven Neuropathies". I thought it was a comedy when I heard the name. After reading it, I found that humor is black and neurosis is romantic.

The protagonist is a screenwriter from an alcoholic in Ireland. He is writing a script called "Seven Neuropathies" recently, but he has no inspiration, so his friend Billy provided him with some materials, and he continued to do his best to inspire him.

In the end, the seven neuroses he found were:

1. A serial killer who specializes in killing senior gang members. After each murder, he would throw a square J beside the corpse.

2. A believer whose daughter died tragically at the hands of an assassin, he never let go of an assassin or a ghost all his life

3. A gang leader who reverses right and wrong, is cruel and cruel, but loves dogs like his life

4. Kidnapped prostitutes in the United States and took bomb gasoline to bomb the Vietnamese at the Vietnam War Veterans Rally. His prototype is the Buddhist monk Shi Guangde in Vietnam. In 1963, Shi Guangde set himself on fire at a busy intersection in the busy city of Saigon, Vietnam, to protest the ban on Buddhism by Wu Tingyan at that time.

5/6. Two nationwide killers who specialize in assassinating serial killers

7. Billy, the protagonist's friend. A killer who loves life, is pure and kind, has nothing to do, but hates evil and acts for heaven, with idealism, revolutionary heroism, romantic feelings and silly thinking. When he killed several people and caused a national wanted, when the protagonist questioned him, his answer was: I do this to help you find inspiration.

As a result, a series of stories of idiots unfolded between the protagonist and his two bad friends and the stories of these seven neurotics.

The whole story actually revolves around the protagonist writing the script, shaping and finding seven neuroses. The story presents a magical feeling of alternating imagination and reality.

For example, the protagonist Marty is still drinking wine with his eyebrows shaking at this moment.

The next moment, he will fall into the trouble created by the pervert No. 7, and be held to the head by the underworld boss with a gun.

Not only did Billy call the dog slave gang boss to tell him where to find (kill) the dog (people), but he also burned their car to geotag the gang boss.

He is the king of death among these three people. He feels that everything follows his script. In order to build a sense of existence, he does not hesitate to take the lives of himself and his friends. He only hopes to have a hearty game in the desert. Call it a blockbuster shootout.

Another person involved in the farce is Billy's friend Hans, who runs a dog-stealing business with Hans: in simple terms, stealing other people's dogs and then taking some bounty from the owner.

In the past, it was easy to earn this money. However, what he didn't expect was that the Bonnie they stole this time turned out to be the dog of a gang leader.

So because of a poodle, a serial blood case was triggered.

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real (actually happening)

A series of things happened one after another. These characters were like worms that were put into the Shenmu King Cauldron. After putting the lid on, they bit each other and tempered each other.

This film can fully satisfy some people's feelings of violence and violence. The film provides several death scenes

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In the editor's opinion, there are two perverts in the film that are the most impressive.

The first is the old man Hans.

Although Hans's eyes are slightly softer.

But unexpectedly, he seems to have the power to penetrate evil.

He is the victim and the source of the next evil to begin with.

However, compared to other perverted killing methods, Hans is very different.

Because of his faith in Jesus, Hans chose to use non-violent methods of revenge.

And when the other party dies, he will also end his life with him. The film hints here: Hans may be the cultist who followed the man who killed his daughter all his life.

Some people say that Hans spent his life interpreting the definition of the word faith.

At the same time, he also shoulders the deepest meaning of the film -

although it is clothed in violence, what we want to see is the hidden personality.

Take, for example, this other impressive Vietnamese killer.

Once, he was an outstanding soldier.

However, after seeing his wife and daughter slaughtered, he became a psychopath.

In the film, almost everyone's violence is because of a heart that wants revenge.

And then because of the interlocking, the world is getting worse and worse.

Only self-salvation - against violence in a violent way will not work

, so let's all look at it.

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Extended Reading
  • Therese 2022-03-21 09:01:37

    Black humor is in power and sells dog meat

  • Erwin 2022-03-23 09:01:35

    The black humor adds a bit of violence, and the story of 7 neurotic patients is particularly attractive. The movie was done in one go, but the people who watched it couldn't figure it out.

Seven Psychopaths quotes

  • Billy: This is kind of like that window of time when you're waiting in the waiting room of the VD clinic, isn't it? For the door to open and the doctor to come out and say, "Billy, you're good to go." Or, "Billy, you've got VD." Or chlamydia or whatever.

  • Billy: Where's your guns?

    Charlie: You said don't bring none, so I didn't bring none.

    Billy: You didn't bring a gun to the final shoot-out?