See David Mamet's "The Untouchables" personal note

Hillary 2022-03-19 09:01:02

In conclusion, a very inspirational movie, worthy of being used for reference later

1. The overall movie is very effective in shaping the characters of the pros and cons

villain

-When changing the scene, the details used: Newsboy holding the newspaper / old waiter serving the plate / kissing between men and women

-Expand character background behavior and temperament during the visit

-I am embarrassed to call myself a qualified villain without a word of disagreement and murder. What is perverted enough is that he also told a joke-like story first.

main character

-The child's shocking accident and the mother's talk later, echo the rationalization of the motive "crusader"

-no married man

- The scene of making a corpse really reflects the state of the protagonist

-The protagonist's own child also echoes the stroller in the ending, I understand it's a tribute, but if you pull it up sooner, there won't be so many things

old police officer

-assemble: The old police officer opened the door in the middle of the night and held his gun, with a sense of justice but cherishing his life,

- The scene of blackmailing the corpse seems quite classic

-All echoes: San Judas, blood oath/Swore to uphold the law.

In this way, the ending is tragic enough, or the effect of comparison

2. Creative & Daily & Others

-Circus/Halloween/warrant

-brushMyHair "detective"

- The bribe pops up a pair of Roman-era laws that are also very tough, with two definitions for The Untouchables

-Using the newspaper to achieve the third angle, the embarrassment that the reporter just filmed began, and the comparison was continued later, and it also explained the introduction of other people's comments

-1st rule of law enforcement: make sure when your shift is over you go home alive.

-I thought I would switch to The Enforcer in the second half, but it died too fast

-Usually the undercover is a policeman, but this time the policeman himself is an undercover, plus the fall from the building, it is very infernal

- that person outside the window, that location, that shot and that scene

-zhihu seems to have some articles deconstructing the suits of this movie

-It's a bit of a reversal and I don't know if I should put it on two or three

-Accountants are really big enemies of gangsters and know all the "wealth passwords"

-The search only needs an excuse, the matchbox echoes before and after

-switch the juries

3. Not very convincing

- The behavior of the two protagonists does not seem to be consistent

- Hiring the young sharpshooter, also has no role, even though Andy Garcia's acting is better, Ricky Nelson's character in Rio Bravo is much fuller

-Focus on the characters, relatively less attention to the plot

- The accountant holding the gun is a very stage play...

-Good people die longer than bad people

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Extended Reading
  • Amparo 2021-10-20 19:02:34

    Well-deserved gangster film, old 007 was beaten so badly, the best actor deserves its name

  • Adelbert 2022-04-23 07:01:15

    The director's skill is profound, there is no doubt about it. But the plot is old-fashioned and the plot is abrupt.

The Untouchables quotes

  • Malone: [Repeated line to Ness] what are you prepared to do?

  • Malone: [Ness and Malone are at the training academy looking for new recruits for their special "Untouchables" unit, Stone approaches and Malone asks him while looking down at his clipboard] Why do you want to join the force?

    George Stone: To protect the property and the citizenry of the city...

    Malone: [interrupts, annoyed] Oh, please, don't waste my time with that bullshit...

    [he looks up and sees Stone for the first time, noticing his dark complexion and slick black hair]

    Malone: Where are you from, Stone?

    George Stone: From the south side.

    Malone: [clarifying] "Stone"? "George Stone"? That's your name? What's your *real* name?

    George Stone: That is my real name.

    Malone: Nah. What was it before you changed it?

    George Stone: [long uncomfortable pause and then] Giuseppe Petri.

    Malone: [turns to Ness] Jeez, I knew it! That's all you need is one thieving wop on the team!

    George Stone: [stunned and offended but remaining calm, Stone pats him coolly on the back to get his attention] Hey...

    [Malone turns back around to face him]

    George Stone: What's that you said?

    Malone: [poking him belligerently in the chest with his clipboard] I said that you're a lying member of a no-good race.

    George Stone: [Stone angrily slaps the clipboard out of his hands; Malone goes for a melee weapon on his person but Stone already has his revolver pointed right under Malone's chin and fiercely says to him] It's much better than you, you stinkin' Irish pig.

    Malone: [suddenly Malone is quite amused, saying to Ness] Oh, I like him.

    Ness: [nervously] Yeah, I like him, too.

    Malone: [Stone draws back his weapon and Malone says to him] You just joined the treasury department, son.

    George Stone: [both smile and shake hands] Yeah, okay.