If you watch movies to relax, this is definitely not for you. It's a movie that can give you two hours of constant headaches and ringing in your ears, and it's going to be upsetting. These are normal physiological reactions brought about by this film. It achieves the effect of infecting the audience with the irritability and anxiety of the characters in the film through the editing of dialogue and sound effects. In the end, it really works, I feel like my head is going to explode after reading it
I have to say, this movie reminds me of the old horse, really. Not only because this is a story full of swear words, violence, taking place in New York, and about marginalized people, but also because of the character's rambling and crazy state and the dirty and greedy humanity displayed, it has indeed appeared in many Lao Ma movies. . In particular, Adam Sandler's performance is very much like Al Pacino in "The Irishman."
Of course, the most reminiscent of this film is Pattinson's "Good Time" (Good Time), which is about a series of dangerous, crazy, out of control adventures and encounters of the male protagonist. It is difficult for the audience to guess until the end. How this encounter will end. The two films are similar in style because they are both written by the Safdie brothers, but this time the lines are ten times faster than Good Times.
Sandler plays a gambling-addicted jewelry store owner who has a lot of debt. Until one time he got a rare stone of priceless value, hoping to be transported through this stone. However, as soon as he got some money, he couldn't help but gamble immediately, hoping to make more money, but in the end, the debt continued to rise, and he was chased by different people all day long. At the same time, he has to deal with his wife, children, mistresses, relatives at home, and sometimes encounter unfortunate things such as the door can't be opened. . . All kinds of troubles put the hero on the verge of collapse at any time, and the pressure caused him to cry and quarrel all the time.
The film deliberately fills every scene with quarrel-like dialogue, and often multiple characters are chatting. For example, when the male protagonist is on the phone, someone is smashing the cabinet next to him, and another call will definitely come in before the call is finished, and at the same time, multiple people are ringing the doorbell. . . Scenes like this appear all the time in the film, and hardly a single scene is quiet and smooth. In order to create this irritable atmosphere, the music in the film is also added to make noise, not to express emotion. (PS: The singer also made a cameo appearance at the weekend. Even his wonderful singing voice accompanied the male lead and scolded other people, and ended in a beating)
The way the film is shot is also very special, with many long takes, creating a sense of urgency that makes you breathless. Moreover, the opening and ending actually allow the audience to follow the camera into the large intestine and mind of the male protagonist. At the beginning, the male protagonist was doing a colonoscopy, for fear that he had cancer, but the result was a false alarm. At the end, we entered his mind, only to find out that the fatal problem is here. . . And these two scenes are also the only scenes where the two male protagonists "keep quiet", which makes the talent finally feel that he has gained a breath of space.
It would be very sad indeed if one could only enjoy peace when one was forced to be unable to speak. This is the deepest feeling the audience can get after watching the film. Especially for someone like me who likes to be quiet, watching this film is really a great challenge. I find it totally unbearable to have high blood pressure.
And who is responsible for such a stressful life? Desire, money, the thrill and addiction of winning a gamble. . . Whether it's money or women's disasters, he seems to have brought it on himself.
It is a very special movie, like "Good Times", it will definitely impress all viewers, especially Sandler's performance, which is really very different from his usual comedy. But in fact, he has always been good at telling the truth and speaking fast, but this time he needs to be more hysterical. However, it is not certain that there is hope to enter the selection of important awards such as the Oscar, because it is uncertain whether the old judges can stand the mania of this film, and it is estimated that only a few can resist watching it.
It's a wild ride!
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