, at the beginning of the film, Guinness is sitting in an exotic restaurant, seemingly chatting with friends. In front of him was a large stack of large-denominated banknotes. The strange thing is that, no matter it is a man, a lady, a beautiful lady (Audrey Hepburn's debut), whoever greets him warmly, he has to take out some of the banknotes from the stack to give to each other. what is he doing The director did not explain clearly, and the story entered his flashback narrative.
I love this opening. Suspense can sometimes create a good comedic effect. The cross talk "The Sound of Mahjong at Night". When the bill was taken away by his wife and three were missing at the card table, Xiao Yao brought in the old man who was watching the door at night. The old man said "thank you" as soon as he entered the door. At this time, the audience received "Why thank you?" Yes, the audience is also thinking the same question. There is no answer for now, the story continues. After a few laps, all the money on the table was rounded up by the old man. The one who held the laurels said again, "Oh~ I understand why he thanked him as soon as he entered the door..." The audience also immediately remembered the button left in front, suddenly realized, and immediately laughed. And the beginning of this film is handled in the same way. Only after the audience has carefully read the whole story, can they finally understand the strange behavior of Guinness's wealth, and then smile!
The story takes place in London. Guinness is a forty-year-old escort for the bank's BRICS. He has been conscientious and dedicated to his duties for 20 years, and has won the trust of his boss, but he is not in the right position (otherwise, why not get a promotion?). But such an excellent employee, who looks kind, honest, and steadfast, has been thinking about in private: how to guard himself against theft, and commit the BRICS robbery. Although he already knew the details of the hijacking process, how to turn a truckload of stolen goods into banknotes was the real headache for him. So the plan has never been implemented. Unfortunately, a new artist moved to the apartment he lived in. During the conversation, Guinness learned that the old man's profession is to make various iron products "representing the decadent British culture" and then gild them for export to France. And that suddenly inspired him. That key piece of the puzzle that hangs in the hijacking plan is solved. The two hit it off, and immediately recruited helpers to prepare to start. Like many British comedy films, their robbery is very lighthearted and funny, but at least logical and reasonable. Because, the director is very smart to take care of and pave the way at the beginning of the film. Let the audience see the back and understand that the design of Guinness's hijacking method is closely related to his usual work habits, and it is never far-fetched or abrupt. The opposite of these amateur robbers, the British police, is absolutely incompetent and inefficient, if not described as stupid. During the period, the two principal criminals were also invited to the police station by accident. But in the end it turned out to be nothing but a false alarm. A scene where the two meet again is very interesting. He is obviously a criminal, but he hugs and kisses like a long-lost comrade-in-arms.
This shot has been used in many promotional posters. If you don't read the title or the synopsis of the film, I really think it's a touching story about the life and death of two World War II veterans.