Flawed but barely passable

Serenity 2022-09-23 04:57:43

In recent years, it is a masterpiece of gangster prison genre films. In order to protect the family, an ordinary person is slowly coerced by the environment into a gangster boss. Some of the plot designs are flawed, but it does not affect the flavor of escape and Breaking Bad. The plot is gentle and tense, violent, bloody and tender. This is a pure man's film for friends, fathers and sons. It was painful after watching it. People in the arena involuntarily. Is a prison really a place of redemption? Or a hell of a utter depravity? If the system remains the same, such tragedies will still exist. The male protagonist's spirit of sacrifice and sense of responsibility makes people fall into the ground!
Barely pass. The rhythm of the two-line narrative is well controlled, and there is something new in the depiction of gangsters inside and outside the prison: the male protagonist's upgrade process within the gangster rules that incorporate the spirit of the contract. The handling of bloody scenes is also qualified. The special thing is that the male protagonist's behavior logic is always centered on protecting the family, and this logic is peeled off layer by layer, and suspense is created. There are a few scenes that are too TV series, and the letter from my son also seems deliberate.
There are a lot of familiar supporting characters, and the rhythm is too slow. In fact, the main line of the story is very clear, but really, it is too bland, and the place where the atmosphere should be rendered is not in place. The dramatic contradictions can be strengthened, including the inner line of the male protagonist and the gangster. In short, yes better.

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Shot Caller quotes

  • Bottles: The fact is, we all started out as someone's little angel. And a place like this forces us to become warriors or victims. Nothing in between can exist here.

  • The Beast: These cops think the more they lock us down and isolate us it strips us from our power, they even think we are a dying breed, they're dead fucking wrong.