Light a lamp for sin.

Brittany 2022-03-21 09:01:14

Polanski talked about the ending of "Chinatown" in his memoirs:
I insist that if this film is to be filmed in a certain style and to get rid of the common detective film's final hero immortality mode, Evelyn must die at the end of the film. . If the audience does not leave their seats angrily because of this unreasonable arrangement, the film will lose its dramatic effect.

Yes. When the horns and screams sounded in the dark, I hammered my computer desk angrily.
Polanski. Never gave me a chance to breathe.

Light up a lamp for sin, just like the jumbled neon, noisy music, and hustle and bustle of Chinatown in Chinatown.
The expressionless Asians looked like cars passing by from the corner of the street, revealing a cold luster.
You know, here, we are all used to it.

The crime continues the crime, and the victim continues to suffer. It is like an ancient law that governs Chinatown.
And the whole world.

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  • Beth 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    How much I love Jack Nicholson, I just admire how such a man can make a neurotic big bad pervert from young to old... and so on. BTW, the screenwriter of this film is Robert Downey Jr's daddy.

  • Keegan 2022-03-21 09:01:14

    Fortunately, Polanski insisted on the dark ending to keep his position as the standard bearer of the new film noir.

Chinatown quotes

  • Noah Cross: Who's the investigating officer?

    Jake Gittes: Lou Escobar -- he's a Lieutenant.

    Noah Cross: Do you know him?

    Jake Gittes: Oh, yeah.

    Noah Cross: Where from?

    Jake Gittes: We used to work together - in Chinatown.

    Noah Cross: Would you call him a capable man?

    Jake Gittes: Very.

    Noah Cross: Honest?

    Jake Gittes: As far as it goes; of course, he has to swim in the same water we all do.

  • Noah Cross: It disturbs me. It makes me think you're taking my daughter for a ride - financially speaking, of course. What are you charging her?

    Jake Gittes: My usual fee - plus a bonus if I get results.

    Noah Cross: Are you - sleeping with her? Come, come, Mr. Gittes, you don't have to think about that to remember, do you?

    Jake Gittes: If you want an answer to that question, Mr. Cross, I'll put one of my men on the job.