Where does the tiredness come from? I think the gangster movie from Gayridge is too distinctive. For example, if you are not too forgetful, you will definitely be impressed by the Gairich-style extravaganza after watching "Two Old Smokers", so when you see the one in "Smuggling and Robbery" again When swallowing a rubber toy puppy, will you still be full of freshness in the scene when it swallows diamonds later? A scene in "Revolver" may be regarded as evidence: Lord John and Macha lost their goods and money and then furiously faced each other. The scene in which Zach was angry at Jack was not on the timeline. They are in the same position, but the three scenes have been edited together. This editing method is not only in line with the film’s consistent fast-paced, but also whether it can be understood like this: that is, today when the violence of the film leads to its increasingly weakened sensory stimulation , Gerich needs to gather the fury of three people to reconsolidate enough strength? This technique looks like drinking poison to quench thirst, but it seems quite useful in "Revolver".
Compared with "Two Old Smokers" and "Stealing", in "The Revolver", the iconic feature of the previous films of Gairich has been greatly weakened: it lacks both British neuroticism and The hilarious scenes of black humor are also weaker than the multiple clues entangled through accidental events going hand in hand. However, under a plain and even disorganized appearance, "Revolver" has a more maddening black core. After playing with the variable objective world as he pleased, Garic finally extended his gangster game into the subjective world of man. I think this is exactly the ambition that Gerich is trying to break through: because only in the minds of the unpredictable can the director be given the greatest scope for his talents. In fact, from a chronological point of view, "Two Old Smokers" is completely in line with reality, and the flying diamond dealer and the gypsy who hit KO in "Stealing and Robbery" have already been brought along. A certain exaggeration, in "The Revolver", based on Gerich’s thoughts on the nature of deception, the storyline has reached the point where it is unconstrained (ps: Although "snatch" is translated as "Snatch", in fact " The behavior pattern of the characters in Lock is similar to "steal", "snatch" talks about "robbing", "Revolver" talks about "deception"):
Jack was victimized by the gang boss Macha, who was imprisoned for seven years and his family died. He swears revenge. In prison, he read a lot of books, thought behind closed doors, and finally became a master of strategy. At the same time, due to a strong sense of revenge, Jack's personality is split into several parts, and these personalities can be distinguished from the sound:
First, the original Jack himself speaks in Jason Statham's normal voice;
The second is Jack’s evil personality due to his vengeance. This is the product of a strong vengeance, and therefore must be out of the control of reason. In other words, he is evil (or greed) itself; he speaks in the crazy tone of Jason Statham's low voice. (This tone has existed from the beginning, so it is difficult to distinguish it when you read it the first time). He took advantage of Jack's revenge and inner trauma to hide in Jack's heart (the so-called "personality shame and property loss are the most saddening", "the enemy of man is often hidden in the least possible place"), thereby controlling Jack. In the two years since his release from prison, he manipulated Jack to create a frightening reputation on the underworld-he was named Sam Gold. What needs to be explained is that as evil itself, Sam Gold actually exists in everyone's heart (that's why "Sam Gold knows everyone"), but Jack's hatred released him.
Finally, there is strategy master Zach/Avi, who mainly speaks in Avi's voice, occasionally mixed with Zach's voice, with a clear and rational tone. They are representatives of reason and planned the whole process of saving Jack (so Zach/Avi understands all the little secrets of Jack, and can even read what he thinks directly).
Due to Jack’s unforgettable trauma, Jack was completely under the control of Sam Gold (Avi: “You’ve been trapped in prison”), and he couldn’t distinguish between self and the evil ideas covered by vengeance (Avi: He was the highest Ming’s trick is to make you think he is you). This made Zach/Avi realize that Sam Gold—that is, the evil in Jack's heart is Jack's true enemy. So they started a battle for Jack with Sam Gold. Perhaps Zach/Avi realized that Jack’s own personality weaknesses would affect his strategy implementation (Avi: you just didn’t expect how difficult it would be to know these), so Zach/Avi decided to show Jack a "miraculous" display. Take complete control of Jack. This is why Jack gets the results of terminally ill examination no matter how he changes doctors.
However, letting Jack take his orders completely, only temporarily suppressed Sam Gold, and to completely eradicate him, we need to help Jack re-recognize himself step by step (Zach: wake up, Mr. Green). This is why Zach/Avi forces Jack to shoot the borrower (in this scene, Jack refuses to shoot the borrower out of pity, which is actually a awakening of Jack's self-consciousness). Someone might suspect that Zach/Avi's goodwill was once shot by another borrower, but in a later part of the shooting, an inversion of the shot has actually cancelled the authenticity of the scene. Similarly, constantly lending Jack's large sums of money to people who are obviously unable to repay (Avi: We will carefully evaluate every borrower. This sentence actually constitutes an irony), but it is also against greed (that is, Sam Gold). ) The best blow (Avi: You don't give because it's good, you give because it hurts him).
The ultimate strategy of Zach/Avi lies in: relying on "giving children" to feed Macha, torturing Sam Gold (Avi: relying on the enemy you feel, hitting your real enemy), and finally helping Jack control Sam Gold step by step; at the same time When Jack knelt and prayed to Macha, the news that Macha had collected kept showing that all the hard injuries he suffered came from Jack Green, so the scam in front of Macha became bigger and bigger, and it was so big that he couldn't believe it. Finally, Macha's personality was almost split: on the one side, his rational side believed that what he was facing was a scam, while on the other side he could not bear to deny all the efforts he had invested before (protect your investment), so he believed that Jack Green was beyond imagination. Can commit suicide in despair during internal friction.
Some people think that "Rotary Pistol" is an imitation of "Fight Club". They think that "Rotary Pistol" simply divides the personality into two parts. In their opinion, this method is clumsy and lacks creativity. Gayrich's original sin. However, not to mention that several inner conflict scenes in "Rolling Pistol" prevented "Fight Club". In fact, under the shadow of the plot fog, there are more elements that failed to show the brilliance commensurate with its quality. For example, the animation in the film is not necessary from a narrative point of view, but this fancy way of seeking newness for the sake of innovation does reveal a coolness (similar practices are described in "Smuggling and Robbery". There are also: diamond robbers shuttled through the monitor screen); and Sort assassinated Lord John, female assassin assassinated Macha, and crashed paragraphs, which are rewrites of the theme of "Lola Run"; at the same time, Garic’s control of the film His strength is reflected in the editing. By disrupting the chronological order, Gerich has not only reproduced the "memory" narrative mode of "Fragmented Memory" several times, but also cleverly used the character dialogue to complete the main story of the plot. "Requiem of Dreams" is known as the editing speed "as fast as MTV", but this "fast" is full of a lot of tautology, but "Rotary Pistol" is so fast that it is even more dizzying: almost every scene is in Move the plot forward. The important thing is that although the movie involves multiple personalities, Gary still maintained his consistent game style throughout the process. Therefore, the real thing about this movie is still the same as "Two Old Smokers" and "Stealing". "Consistent: Watching Gerich tell an extremely interesting story for the audience.
In my opinion, "Rolling Pistol" marks a new height for Gayrich-style gangster movies, and may also be the end of Gayrich-style gangster movies (of course he can also copy himself). And what kind of work the talented Gerich will bring to us next is quite exciting.
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