I stumbled across this movie on a video site by accident. I watched this movie for Kurosawa Akira's name. A master is a master, and the movie is not only exciting, but also deep. It seems that people have had a glass of good wine and have a long aftertaste.
This movie can be divided into two parts in total, a small part is about escape from prison, and a large part is about runaway trains. In the prison part, you can see that the protagonist Manny gained the respect of the entire prison criminals in the process of confronting the prison. The supporting actor Boxer can be described as Manny's fanboy. When he saw the news about Manny on TV, he ran to the studio with joy, and let the old announcer broadcast the news on TV, so that the whole prison could hear it.
The warden and Manny become rivals over the news. When the warden secretly sent someone to assassinate Manny without success, Manny decided to escape and brought a boxer with him.
Boxer is very happy to escape from prison with his idol. But this guy is kind of funny, naive and stupid. Any emotion in his heart must be expressed through his mouth, facial expressions, and limbs, which is really silly and cute. Old Manny disliked this young fool. But after all, he is a young and strong young man, and he can still be useful.
Boxer wants to be Manny's partner, and Manny just wants to be his sidekick. As soon as the boxer showed dissatisfaction, he was immediately suppressed by Manny's aura, and he could only agree. He felt what it meant to be used as a tool.
After getting on the train, Boxer got excited again, thinking that he could finally escape. He happily told Manny of his plan to get out of prison. Unexpectedly, Manny was furious, saying that he was daydreaming and that the only thing he could do was carefully offer a job washing dishes or sweeping floors. Boxer was a little aggrieved, saying that was not his life, and asked Manny if you would like to live that kind of life. Manny said I wish I could. This scene is full of bitterness. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he hopes that everything can be repeated, even if it starts from washing dishes.
Obviously, the boxer at this time was already confused, and the hero in his heart should not be like this.
Later, the two met with the female train mechanic again. The three tried to make the train stop. In the process of the locomotive, they encountered a door that could not be opened. Boxer stepped forward and slammed the train outside the train, tried to cross the connection between the trains, and jumped onto the locomotive, but was unsuccessful, and on his return, Manny blocked the door to prevent Boxer from entering the house, forcing him to go Jump on the locomotive. But the repairman saw Manny's madness and cruelty, and had a conflict with him, and finally Manny attacked the two. In the stalemate, Manny dropped the knife in his hand and lowered his head. The boxer said sadly: You are our hero, but now you are not as good as the warden, at least he still looks sanctimonious.
At this time, Manny's hero image in the hearts of boxers has collapsed. He is not wild and unruly, free and unruly, and chivalrous. He was forced by life, but he had no choice but to embark on a road of no return, and now he regrets the original. In the process of confronting the prison, he became more and more bloody and cruel, and he felt that he was "worse than beasts".
In the end, Manny came to the locomotive alone, and the warden also came to the locomotive from the helicopter through the rope ladder. Manny sneaks up on the warden and locks him in his car. He won the warden. But the thrill of victory did not last long. The warden said you thought you had won. Manny said what is the difference between winning and losing?
Yeah, what's the difference between winning and losing, you and I are going to die anyway. Manny stepped out of the car, separated the locomotive from the carriage, waved at the boxer and the supporting actress, and climbed to the roof by himself, standing against the wind.
This scene represents that people have finally defeated the locomotive representing technology and the warden representing power, but they have to die with them. What is the difference between winning and losing?
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