The style of this film is absurd, anti-climax, not fancy, and involves many social issues, such as post-war veteran unemployment and social security issues, the indifference and utilitarianism of the media, the failure of marriage and the broken family, the relationship between parents and children Communication generation gap, sexual orientation and self-perception problems, racial discrimination, nonsensical entertainment atmosphere, ignorant blind obedience and booing (group fanaticism), rising social risk factor, and a pervasive atmosphere of "distrust" in the society, Stockholm Syndrome, "spectator" problems, and more.
It can be seen from this that the director and screenwriter have great ambitions, and what is even better is that this ambition has been fulfilled. So many things have been put into the film of just over two hours, which is not messy, but tells the story in one go.
After investigation, I found that the director was a drama director. No wonder he was able to arrange various plots around such a "stage" inside and outside the bank. There are not many scene changes in the movie, but they are scattered and layered. If the director is from a drama, it makes sense. Drama is "playing all over the world in a square inch". When I saw that the director was Lumet, I was even more surprised. His films are quite typical in this regard, which is his personal characteristic.
The square inch of the bank inside and outside shows the world and the warmth of human feelings. Great praise.
Of course, the mainstay Al's acting wife has extra points, and I will give it five stars directly. He has beautiful eyes and a cute male god with big eyes. His performance is impeccable, the Al-style rants and speeches are really sweet.
2020.3.29 SUPPLEMENT: This is one of Al's best films, and he contributed the best acting of his acting career. He said it himself.
In those years, he made a lot of classic works. At the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, Robin Williams was right. In just five years, Al made four movies: Godfather, Conflict, Godfather 2 , and this hot afternoon. These four are the classics among the classics, and they are the highlight moments in his acting career. He should have been awarded in 1975. Oscar was years late for him, for the audience, and for those who loved him and respected him. He deserves more awards, honors and affirmations, of course, these are actually the icing on the cake... but it's still hard to understand. He used the "Smell the Fragrance to Know a Woman" from a long time later, but its overall effect is not as good as this one. What they have in common is that Al's acting skills are as wonderful as ever. But that year, "Hot Afternoon" vs. "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Al Pacino vs. Jack Nicholson, okay.
Al has made very few movies. He is not very productive. He is so conscientious in every movie. I cherish the movies with him, and I cherish every second of his appearance. Hope Al is healthy and I'm satisfied to see him on the big screen again, I don't ask for anything.
Decided to have time to brush a few more times. I love him.
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