Maybe a perfect world

Larissa 2022-04-22 07:01:29

I remember watching Clint Eastwood's westerns very early and found that there is a strong contrast in his works: the murderous intention in calm, the emotional surging under the undercurrent, the old man actually established this kind of person very early. Style, even if it is murder, will never come with some sensational foreshadowing, the most is a silent confrontation, you blink, a gunshot, it is over. Everything seemed to happen and come to an end naturally and suddenly. Although there are fewer blockbusters that are eye-catching and splendid, they have brought more shocking and distant echoes.

The same goes for the film, where Costner's only killing was in a cornfield to get rid of his accomplice who had hurt the boy, which is also taken lightly. If Butch took Phillip away as a kidnapping at first, then it gradually became a mutual need and mutual achievement. Phillip fulfilled Butch's heart's desire to be a good man and a good father, and Butch became a perfect father in Phillip's eyes: a man who would let him play freely and protect himself. That's why my mom sees the touching scene at the end of the film where Phillip turns around and runs towards Butch. Butch is a bad guy: he steals, beats, even robs, kills. His actions are by no means reasonable and normal, but he is not a rock. His childhood and family yearning are his pillars. He also has dreams. Alaska on the postcard is his goal. For them, maybe that's enough to make a perfect world. Some people may say that this is Stockholm Syndrome, and from this perspective, it cannot be denied.

The film is warm and even provocative, but not promiscuous. However, compared to the big and small plots, the scenes of the group of policemen are somewhat chaotic and out of touch.

Thinking of the "Oriental" I watched a few days ago, maybe this kind of film will only appear in the West forever. If it is a domestic director, it must be the plot of the brave police who made a meticulous investigation and successfully hunted down and killed the murderer who kidnapped children. now~

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  • Krista 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    It's like a farce, 囧囧囧 driving a trailer chasing a fugitive horse, who will you show it to? ! ! -- The little devil Zhengta should be hanged upside down! == In order to set off the theme, the ending was abruptly elongated, and it was also tacky and heroic...Khan, I feel extremely worthless for the death of the male lead ==p (saying Kevin Costner reminds me of Andy, the two Everyone is a show tyrant. In just one month, I watched four films in which he acted consciously or unintentionally...)

  • Sam 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    Deliberately created characters and plots created for the sake of characters, Hollywood-style fakes, this kind of whitewashing is not the so-called outbreak of human nature, and the values ​​are very questionable. Eastwood and Scorsese are very different.

A Perfect World quotes

  • Terry Pugh: Ain't you folks ever heard of sleepin' in?

  • Chief Red Garnett: I, uh... hope you don't drink before noon.

    Sally Gerber: Oh - no, I don't.

    Chief Red Garnett: The last one we had here, seemed like she was on a liquid diet.