In Sin City, the rule of law has long since collapsed, and morality has fallen.
In this city where the strong eat the weak, only violence can punish evil.
Justice has not disappeared, but exists in another form.
In ancient stories, the messengers of justice are often upright and upright, they ward off traitors and maintain the order of the world.
Evil cannot overcome righteousness.
This is what humans have always flattered.
However, in the 21st century, whether it is novels, comics, or movies, the story of simply flattering the bad guys can no longer satisfy the audience.
On the one hand, more people are aware of the difference between the fictional world and the real world, and they no longer believe in the unilateral preaching of the story author; on the other hand, the stereotyped result makes the audience lose interest in the plot, as if the plot exists only to serve the universal values. .
Therefore, when Superman came to the current DCEU, what he really has to face is not a heinous villain, but a complex social environment; an anti-hero like Deadpool can be very popular, because the character's behavior is unpredictable and violates humanitarian pain. If you kill someone, you still need to follow the code of ethics. Only in this way does the plot regain the two words that Hitchcock pays attention to most, suspense.
Sin City caters to this trend.
In the "pre-history" of the story, justice has failed completely, and a city has been corrupted by greed and fallen into depravity.
If you want the audience to believe that evil can prevail, it is not enough to write about the police catching criminals, nor how thrilling the process is.
Because stories like this lack confrontation.
The confrontation between thought and anti-idea.
It is normal and commonplace for the police to catch criminals, and this does not cause a particularly big stir, unless the criminal has done something that can represent "counter-ideal", such as a terrorist attack that killed thousands of people.
When the ideas that have always been believed in are denied, there will inevitably be inertia to contend.
As in Sin City, the rivalry between good and evil remains stalemate.
Cartoonist Frank Miller didn't give up justice despite pushing a city into darkness.
Maybe he knew that people crave dawn more when they are in the dark.
He didn't have to wait until the 21st century when he gave up superheroes such as Batman and found a new way to create "Sin City", which was widely sought after.
One of the ardent fans is named Robert Rodriguez.
In the early 1990s, he composed, directed, photographed, edited, and recorded "Killer Elegy" by himself, making his stunning debut.
After that, he met Quentin, who was in love with each other, and worked together on films such as "Dawn Out" and "The Torture Room" .
More than ten years after the publication of the "Sin City" comics, the already well-known Rodriguez found Miller who rejected Hollywood adaptations. With just a few minutes of self-made clips, he obtained the exclusive authorization of the entire universe.
The two big names Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke were brought in, and even Quentin Tarantino, who had already made a name for himself, came to help out. The film version of "Sin City" has a terrifying charm .
Rodriguez decided to start with a self-made segment that moved Miller, even if it had nothing to do with the main story.
Even the author can be moved, let alone the audience.
The black and white picture makes the solitary red more eye-catching and the flowing green more attractive.
Paired with the ecstasy monologue, it makes people feel like they are reading comics and novels, but they are clearly watching a movie.
Coupled with the sudden turn, the incredible plot is enough to arouse the audience's desire to continue watching.
A formal story about three men, a girl, twin sisters, and a group of women.
It is possible that Quentin joined, and the three connected and relatively independent stories were cut into four parts. The narrative is somewhat similar to "Pulp Fiction" .
And the style of the film is somewhat similar to "Kill Bill" , with a comic-like violent aesthetics, and Quentin's name is added to the director's column. It is inevitable that some people will think that this is Quentin's work.
In fact, the more decisive creator is Robert Rodriguez, which is his absolute masterpiece. Quentin's role is more like icing on the cake.
As for the sequel without Quentin, the reputation has declined. In fact, many sequels are like this, and it is not necessarily the lack of Quentin's relationship.
In any case, "Sin City" can be said to be an R-rated film that is better than "Kill Bill" and more evil than "Pulp Fiction" .
Why is it cooler?
Because "Sin City" really restores the comics, and integrates the exaggerated effects of the comics into the live-action performance.
Story 1 (Bruce Willis, who first appeared, counts as story 3), Mickey Rourke's Muffle single-handedly embarks on a road of revenge.
Watching this unusually strong eccentric, endure all kinds of pain and go forward angrily, hit him on the head with a hammer, and hit him with a car several times, nothing can quench his revenge flame, a kind of heroic style. 's blood flowed spontaneously.
Imagine a player betting on his career, going into battle with an injury to win games for the team, and scoring a lot of points to win a single player. Which one is more enjoyable, painful and memorable?
The villain, Kevin, is played by Elijah Wood "Frodo", the hero of the "Lord of the Rings" series.
This is the slightly less-faced villain of the three stories. He had a tragic childhood, and ironically, he needs to make up for his trauma by eating people.
Even if he was dismembered alive, he would never make a sound, and it was reasonable to regard him as a mute, but there was no expression of pain at all, that was an exaggerated artistic technique.
Without the expected screaming and begging for mercy, the audience got a more special anti-climax feeling.
Why is it more evil?
In addition to possessing the iconic features of cult movies such as slanted swordsmanship, vulgar exaggeration, and subculture, "Sin City" truly integrates with the word "evil".
As mentioned above, evil has completely defeated the order of justice before the official start of the story.
When the human world fell into complete evil, the movie gave a certain degree of shock and thinking.
Story 2, as a criminal, Dewight has a righteous heart.
In Sin City, he often has to face the struggle of humanity, whether to save himself by killing.
Protecting women is his creed, and for this reason, he is bound to stop the evil deeds of violent mad Jackie.
As events unfolded, Dwight became involved in an even more dire strife. He was originally a bad guy and could just walk away, but he was determined to risk his life and fight the wicked to the death.
Imagine a fugitive who "defends his crimes", saves a hostage, and does the same thing as a policeman. Which plot is more shocking?
What distinguishes good from evil is not occupation and identity, but thoughts and actions.
In the third story, the first half is a very traditional confrontation between good and evil. The policeman Hardigan is suffering from angina, and he has to save the girl who fell into the hands of the devil.
The second half is the real drama. Hardigan, the absolute representative of justice, has to face the struggle against human nature.
Evil tormented his body and destroyed his soul. He could give up his dignity and reputation, or even take his own life, but he would never surrender.
We don't know how many people like Hardigan are left in the world.
But it is certain that there must be another Hardigan in reality.
"Sin City" in a unique style, through the way of thinking against anti-ideal, violently convey the idea of mastery.
The stories of the three different endings have one thing in common, that is, the three male heroes are all "born for women and die for women".
Such a tough straight male movie magically incorporates strong feminism, which is really rare.
Even with no interest in feminism, the audience can be guided and inspired by the film.
No matter how bad the world gets, the justice that belongs to humanity will never go away.
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