People are not in the arena

Janie 2021-10-13 13:05:41

It’s not difficult to put commercial films in a literary coat. The roles are subverted, the good guys are bad, the bad guys are better, the actor’s eyes are open a little bit, and the camera editing is slower and faster for martial arts.

But the key to HEAT is not here.

Whether De Niro or Pacino, they are all doing their own work, and they are doing pretty well. Of course Pacino was a little better, and finally he finished his work and killed De Niro. I can't help but wonder how he feels after returning home, and whether the pleasure of killing a tall opponent can offset the sense of failure after returning home.

De Niro died, and his regret disappeared. When he thought about it, he knew that there would be this day, and he shouldn't be too disappointed. Being killed when washing hands is a clumsy trick of the director and screenwriter, just like the trick that Pacino must go through in CALLITO'S WAY. If he does not die, his hands will be itchy when he is short of money, I am sure, after all, this is his way of making a living.

Shooting, fierce fighting, and people are in the arena. To put it bluntly, it is just a job. The excitement they bring is far from compensating for the heaviness of life. People in the arena? Men escape from the illusion of reality. Let the audience know that this is an illusion, it is a literary film. Use more stunts to trick the audience into believing that it is a blockbuster, with all kinds of goods available for you to choose.

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Extended Reading
  • Pierce 2022-03-24 09:01:03

    Watching Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro's hot show, three hours is not enough! The gun battle in the middle paragraph was gorgeous and strange, reminding me of Judas Preist's sing: Faster than the bullet/Terrifying scream.

  • Joaquin 2022-03-24 09:01:03

    On the surface, gangster movies actually talk about the confusion and true loneliness of human existence, the unbearable depression in daily life, and those who dare to break through this depression are all real and living people. Vincent and neol are both people who walk on this edge and hungry for a sense of survival. And they cherish each other because they are actually the same kind of people. If you linger, you would rather die.

Heat quotes

  • Vincent Hanna: [to Casals, after questioning Hugh Benny and offering her an immunity from prosecution deal to Charlene] Neal is still here I can feel it

    Detective Casals: for how long?

    Vincent Hanna: seven, eight hours max

  • Eady: [referring to the bank robbery she saw on the news] what'd you do? That was you?

    Neil McCauley: that's what I don't do. I don't sell metals, it would've been ok, flight out after, now it's "jammed" we gotta go together

    Eady: [terrified and shocked, referring to Donald and Michael] those other people were with you?