"Brother Strong"-the American version of "Let the Bullets Fly" a tribute to Jiang Wen

Cameron 2021-10-13 13:06:17

What should Quentin Tarantino look like?

It's a beauty. It is Uma Thurman's coquettish and beautiful in "Pulp Fiction", and the coldness and strength in "Kill Bill".

It's black humor.

It is a circular narrative.

No matter what, the bloody killing was done in laughter and curse.

If Wong Kar-wai's style can be summed up in one sentence: events + time + worldly things, "just 30 minutes and 05 seconds after I met you, I ordered another bowl of ramen, but this time I didn't add spicy food."

Then Quentin Tarantino’s style is an unrelated joke + a bloody scene, "Hey Tom, California won’t snow", and then he dug out the opponent’s eyeballs and threw them on the ground with his boots. Stepping on is like stepping on a cigarette butt.

However, these traces are not obvious in this "Brother Strong". If there are any, only those ridicules when the last strong brother killed Stephen. Dr. Schultz, the only person with the protagonist of Quentin's film, is the biggest highlight of this film. Almost all the fun plots are carried out on this person.

At the beginning of the game, he pretended to force the two brothers to be Dr. Schultz. This appearance was quite exciting. "Brother, you lie here, should we sign the contract first? No, it doesn't matter, we are prepared." This is what Schultz said when he killed a wounded one. This is almost like Guo Degang with a pistol.

After that, the two big smoke guns went where they went. The typical rhythm was to say nothing. Suddenly they drew their guns and fired in the atmosphere of a peaceful and warm Spring Festival Gala. When everyone was astonished, they slowly pulled out a wanted warrant and rode horseback. Leave.

Until I met our second brother Li, who was not suitable for Quentin films, second only to Brad Pitt. Black humor can’t use handsome guys, only comedians, like tim roth, or evil stars. , Like John Travolta. You see, there are a few cross talks who look like Andy Lau, aren't they all small fat people, big fat people, big fat people?

After talking about Quentin, let's take a look at the shadow of Jiang Wen. Dr. Schultz and Brother Qiang are not just a match between a master and a county magistrate, one with good marksmanship and one with brains. When I saw Brother Qiang ambushed in the woods and aimed at the manor and shot, I almost thought his next line was: Let the bullet fly for a while.

Previously, the manor gathered a group of people with sacks on their faces to besiege Brother Qiang. It was like a bandit in a bullet flying, so it was just a matter of printing five loaves and nine loaves on the mask.

And the verbal confrontation in the scene where Huang Silang banqueted the county magistrate and Shiye was almost as if he had moved to Xiao Li’s banquet for Brother Qiang and the doctor intact. It's all a few old drama bones in the middle of talking and laughing, with murderous intent hidden. Don't you think that Xiao Lizi and Fa Ge are a bit like each other in their appearance and acting? They are all big names, all supporting roles, and all come to play the ruthless villain.

At the end of the film, Brother Qiang, like all heroic movies, smiled at the destroyed evil forces and reported the beautiful return. I couldn't tell whether the raging fire burned the Candy Manor or the Huang Family Compound, and whether the dead accomplice was the master or the doctor.

Even the flaws in the two films are similar. The heroine is so tasteless whether it is Carina Lau or the black girl. Of course, this is related to the protagonist to be prominent in the film. Pulling Uma Thurman over again might steal the spotlight from Brother Qiang.

Of course, to say that Quentin is like Jiang Wen is naturally a joke, this film is still Quentin's own style. It's just that the familiar flavors have faded a lot. There is no bloody violence of "Kill Bill" and "Sin City", nor the blackness of "Falling Dog" and "Pulp Fiction". Although Huarongyue looks old, she still knows who it is

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Django Unchained quotes

  • Big Daddy: Uh, Betina?

    Betina: Yes sir, Big Daddy?

    Big Daddy: Uh...

    [to Schultz]

    Big Daddy: What's your Jimmie's name again?

    Dr. King Schultz: Django.

    Big Daddy: Django!

    [to Betina]

    Big Daddy: Betina, sugar, could you take Django there and take him around the grounds here and show him all the pretty stuff?

    Betina: As you please, Big Daddy!

    Dr. King Schultz: Oh, Mr. Bennett, I must remind you, Django is a free man. He cannot be treated like a slave. He... within the boundaries of good taste, he must be treated as an extension of myself.

    Big Daddy: Understood. Betina, sugar?

    Betina: Yes?

    Big Daddy: Django isn't a slave. Django is a free man. You understand?

    [Betina pauses]

    Big Daddy: You can't treat him like any of the other niggers around here, 'cause he ain't like any of the other nigger around here. Ya got it?

    Betina: You mean, you want me to actually treat him like white folks?

    Big Daddy: No, that's not what I said!

    Betina: Then I don't know what you want, Big Daddy!

    Big Daddy: Yes, I can see that. Uh, what's the name of that peckerwood boy from town that works with the glass? His momma work at the lumberyard...

    Big Daddy's Mammy: Oh, you mean Jerry?

    Big Daddy: That's the boy's name, Jerry!

    [to Betina]

    Big Daddy: You know Jerry, don't ya, sugar?

    Betina: Yes, Big Daddy.

    Big Daddy: Well, that's it then! Just treat him like you would Jerry!

  • Dr. King Schultz: How long have you been associated with Mr. Candie?

    Leonide Moguy: Oh, Calvin's father and I were about eleven when we went to boarding school together. Calvin's father's father put me through law school. One could almost say I was raised to be Calvin's lawyer.

    Django: One could almost say youse a nigga.

    Leonide Moguy: What did you say?

    Django: I said...

    Dr. King Schultz: Nothing; he's just being cheeky.