Only cicadas chirping in the afternoon on a hot day

Marques 2022-04-19 09:01:28

What happened in the afternoon on a hot day?

A comedy happened. Inexperienced robbers Sonny and Thrall break into a bank desperately, with a flawed plan that guides a scrambled crime. For bank staff and even the onlookers, criminals are a sudden disaster, a sympathetic partner, and a god who liberates sorrow. This is a rebellious carnival for the Stockholm Syndrome in a sultry society.

A tragedy occurred. In order to live, the sinner does not sin for the sake of sin, and the deliverer does not save for the sake of deliverance. The self-proclaimed righteous government gradually distorted kindness, and the society with sharp class contradictions gradually collapsed morality. Sonny finally abandoned the lonely Thrall and stood back in the so-called justice team, or was arrested. Thrall is one of the most distressed and saddest characters in the entire film. He represents the veterans of the Vietnam War - these soldiers who had obeyed absolute orders for the country and society, but were discriminated against by the country and society. In the end, even if he stood up against the times and fate, he could only be killed as an outlier. Thrall's death was only a snap shot, just like his solitary life.

What happened in the afternoon on a hot day?

Nothing happened.

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Dog Day Afternoon quotes

  • Sonny: Who are you?

    Sheldon: FBI. Sheldon.

    Sonny: Ah, good. About time. Maybe we can get this thing started, huh? Look, get the lights back on and the air conditioning. We got no air conditioning in here!

    Sheldon: No more favors. That's all over, Sonny.

    Sonny: Favors? You been doin' us favors all night?

    Sheldon: I have a jet. I'll have limousine here in a half hour. I want the hostages.

    Sonny: No, no, no. Bullshit.

    Sheldon: I'd like to work with you on this Sonny, not against you.

    Sonny: Well, the hostages are what's keeping me alive.

    Sheldon: When do I get them?

    Sonny: Didn't anybody tell you anything?

    Sheldon: I'd like to hear it from you.

    Sonny: You get one hostage for the limousine that you bring me in. One hostage. One hostage for the jet. Then, I get to the airport. I go into the plane. I check it all out. And if it's all okay, they all come out.

    Sheldon: I want to go inside.

    Sonny: Why?

    Sheldon: To see if everybody's alright.

    Sonny: They're all right.

    Sheldon: No, I have to see.

  • Sal: What'd he say?

    Sonny: He was talkin' about arrangements . we were talkin' about the TV.

    Sal: Why couldn't he talk about that here?

    Sonny: He was showin' me how the airport bus is comin' in, like that, Sal.