"Roro Thomas was the driving force behind my becoming a police officer. I was obsessed with catching those who thought they could get away with it. I hoped to find justice, but slowly I lost that ideal. Why did you become The police?" Ed asked Jack, who lowered his eyes for a moment and said, "I don't remember."
Ed Eisley, his colleagues mocked him as the "Golden Boy", the first place in the internal examination, the starting point is high, and he has a background. His father was a heroic policeman who died in the line of duty, root is Miaohong. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he looked particularly dazzling among a bunch of old and rough colleagues. Before he entered the criminal investigation department, he was doing a clerical job, and a nerd with no actual combat experience wanted to lead a group of old fritters who had been fighting at the grassroots level for many years. Being excluded is to be expected.
Jack Vincennes, the star of the police department, is happy to fish in this big dye vat, earning both fame and fortune by working as a technical consultant for film companies and exposing celebrities who have dirty deals with gossip magazines. He never swallows it alone, but both rain and dew are mixed. At first glance, there is no lower limit for him to be a person, but he does not focus on seamless eggs, and that innocent and silly little star Renault has touched the bottom line of his conscience.
Bud White, a powerful member of the grassroots police, became the target of Dudley's wooing because of his physical strength, bravery, and affection. He hates evil like hatred, and his childhood misfortune made him pay special attention to and protect the weak and weak. Contrary to Ed, he doesn't mind using extraordinary methods when it comes to scumbags. He has rich practical experience and can save Ed's life in the end. Bud's impulsive personality is easy to be exploited. He said that he is "not smart enough", but his reaction was no slower than Ed's when analyzing the case. The gang fight incident on Christmas Eve can best reflect the attitude and ability of the three people. Bud would rather be suspended than betray his colleagues. Ed planned a perfect solution for his boss - which did not match the truth. Jack After weighing the pros and cons, he agreed to testify - testify against Ed's plan. Ed is an idealist, and although he is well aware of the dark side of the police department, at first he believed that he could rely on his own wisdom to set things right. Dudley asked him three questions, "Would you frame someone you knew was guilty to make sure the court found him guilty?" Are you willing to use severe torture to get prisoners to confess? "Would you shoot a wicked criminal in the back so that a lawyer would exonerate him? ", his answers are all "No", but in the end he still has to use Bud's force to deal with Luo or shoot Dudley from behind, who is likely to get away. It's not too bad, and he sees him very thoroughly. He said that he is a manipulative talent, with excellent intelligence but lack of courage - obviously they have different perceptions of courage, and advised him not to engage in criminal investigation, of course he also He is very afraid of Ed, if Ed's ambition is only to fight for power, but Ed's pursuit in the night owl case made him feel even more threatened, and he realized that he underestimated the child's ambition and ambition. Determined, but he is confident that he can turn the tide and solve this crisis. The trial of the night owl case fully demonstrated Ed's extraordinary wisdom, which is also the beginning of Jack and Bud's admiration for him. As Dudley said, he can see through the weaknesses of human nature , taking advantage of infighting, he easily pried open the suspect's mouth, and quickly connected the outline of the case with just a few words without any clue, and because of this, he began to suspect that this was a trap. The individual is the scapegoat. Moreover, he accurately discerns the danger signals, realizes that the people in the homicide team can't be used, and turns to Jack to form an alliance. He can grasp Jack's weakness and aim at his nature. Although Bud contradicts him Heavy, but he is still able to convince him to join forces with himself in an emergency. Jack's kindness was first manifested on Christmas Eve. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, he went to Bud and asked him to stop Stansland from making a reckless move. I just didn't expect that he would get involved in the end; the second time he went to court to testify, he reminded Ed that if the chief gave him a promotion, he would have to be careful, because some people in this incident would It was very bad, and he would be working with their friends, and he was specially reminded that if he testified and ruined Bud's future, Bud would fight for him, although in the end it didn't say who ordered the four The witness changed his testimony, but Bud's job was kept. Neither of those things had anything to do with Jack, and he had nothing to do with Stansland or Ed, but he didn't stand by. Of course he didn't want to die. He will also be naughty when it comes to things that happen to him, such as the part where Ed treats Lana Turner (a famous Hollywood actress in the 1940s) as a fake prostitute, which makes him happy. It can be seen from the ideal dialogue that Jack did not have the desire to pursue justice back then. He just "slowly lost that ideal" like Eddie. The lines in this scene are quite well written, and they are touching. no incitement Suspicion of love, Jack's attitude towards Ed changed from resistance to affirmation to acceptance only through the change of three titles, from the resentful "Lieutenant" to the calm "Exley" to the friendly and mocking "Exley" at the end. College boy", he accepted this ally. The value of conscience varies from person to person. If you say that it is worth a thousand dollars, it is worth not even a centimeter. Reno and Jack have nothing to do with each other. Jack did not intend to live by conscience. In front of him he was determined to seek justice for him. When he joined forces with Ed, Jack knew very well that there might not be a good outcome. The characters involved in Raynor's death could not be a few street gangsters. When Ed insisted on finding the truth, Jack asked him, "Even if you have to pay a painful price?" , Bud also asked Ed, "Why do you do this? Night owls made you famous, do you hope all this will be in vain?", they all understand that people who can manipulate murder and make money must come from within the police and even involve higher judicial institutions, But they all had the determination to break the boat, and this was what Dudley underestimated the enemy, so he ended up taking his own life. Dudley's organs were exhausted, but what he didn't expect was that Ed Jack and Bud were not so easy to fool, let alone that these three people would find the same clue and secretly form an alliance. Jack's death is a bit unacceptable to me. He is not stupid. Such an old fritter who has been in the police station for many years has never suspected Dudley at all? He didn't realize the existence of danger, how dare he go to Dudley so rashly? I explained it to myself: probably because he never worked in a homicide squad, as Dudley said, he's a layman in criminal investigation. Everyone thought that Bud was just a rude man with well-developed limbs and a smooth brain, and he was not confident enough, but he was the only one who tracked down the right direction from the beginning. When he saw Susan Rever's body, he guessed Stansland His death was unusual. He started from Lynn and found Pierce Batcher. He was also the first to find the body of Buzz Meeks in the basement, and then found out the information about drugs. If it wasn't for his suspicions about Dudley long ago, Ed's words alone could not convince someone like him in his anger. He knew it was a trap when he heard the Victory Hotel, so he rushed over to rescue Ai in full force. De, the only thing he lacks is Ed's coherent logical thinking ability, and this is really related to education level, not IQ. Bud is very simple, Jack is not simple, but it is not difficult to define them. They are two good people. Although they are ambiguous and flawed in morality, who is a spotless saint? Wei Guangzheng's characters were originally anti-human beings. Only Ed, you can hardly define him. First of all, you can't deny his determination to pursue justice. Even on the road of justice, he was more active, proactive, and relentless than Jack and Bud, and he did not harm anyone. But to be a good guy, he doesn't seem to be exactly like him. From our impression, in the police force and the military, in the occupations that emphasize teamwork and life at any time, the vast majority of people are not willing to be informers. Yu Zhengyi is still out of selfishness. Once you offend the team, it is still a trivial matter to be excluded. You really can't be sure when and where you will be shot down by your own people, and no matter how long you get along with good people and bad people, you have feelings. , the so-called official protection, sometimes it is not necessarily for profit, for example, Bud refused to testify because of emotional considerations and Jack refused to testify because of pros and cons. But Ed didn't mind. When investigating the gang fight, he did not hesitate to stand up and express his willingness to testify, and gave an extremely perfect and calm plan - punish a few people who can already get pensions and force them to retire, Stansland and Bud were imprisoned as an example, and used the means of cutting off extra money to coerce Jack to testify in court. Note that this is a perfect public relations plan, not the truth, and he has obtained the criminal investigation police inspector for himself. When he was promoted, even Dudley asked him, "You may be able to profit from it, but can you stand the contempt of your colleagues in the bureau?" Ed replied confidently, "I can stand it." To be honest, I didn't think he was very just when I watched this paragraph. You can also say that he just arrived in the criminal investigation department and has been ostracized by his colleagues. He has no close relationship with anyone, so dealing with or using anyone will not cause any problems His emotions are fluctuating, and none of these people are seamed eggs, so it's not wrong, but I think that his original intention may indeed be for justice, but the method he chooses may eventually lead to the opposite result. Ed's desire for power is obvious at a glance, and the desire for power is essentially no different from the desire for money, and it also has consequences when you use it. The power that eats back at you can overwhelm your conscience at any time as it grows bigger and heavier in your life. This principle is actually very simple, just like falling in love, those who dare to say that they can give up anything for love are the hairy boys in their twenties. You can lose your blood or your career and throw it away, because of what? Because the cost is different. When you only have ten dollars, you can win a love by abandoning it. It's a lot of money, but when you are worth a billion dollars, can you easily abandon it for a love? In the same way, when you are just a little captain, you can give it up for the truth and justice, although it is not an easy task, but you will abandon the attorney general for a gang fight that has nothing to do with you. location? There is really no need to answer this question. Maybe some people will answer yes, but most people will not. Eddie has a righteous heart but is sophisticated. He is well versed in the way of being an official and knows how to use the exchange of benefits to obtain the results he wants. However, in such an intriguing life and death arena, he may be tripped by traps and shattered at any time. Wisdom and vigilance alone are not enough to be invincible, and this is what makes people uncomfortable. It is almost impossible to get out of the mud in this pool of sewage without being stained. When making compromises and exchanges in order to balance interests, who can guarantee that he will not betray his own conscience in the end? Ed's seemingly easy-to-follow career path is actually full of thorns and thorns. He probably only has two endings, either die for his ideals, or eventually join forces. In exchange for the result he wants, but in such an intriguing arena of life and death, he may be tripped by traps and shattered at any time. To be invincible, wisdom and vigilance alone are not enough. It's unsettling. It's almost impossible to get out of the mud in this pool of sewage. When he makes compromises and exchanges in order to balance interests again and again, who can guarantee which time he will end up in the end? Wouldn't it be his own conscience that was betrayed? Ed's seemingly easy-to-follow career path is actually full of thorns and thorns. He probably only has two endings, either die for his ideals, or eventually join forces. In exchange for the result he wants, but in such an intriguing arena of life and death, he may be tripped by traps and shattered at any time. To be invincible, wisdom and vigilance alone are not enough. It's unsettling. It's almost impossible to get out of the mud in this pool of sewage. When he makes compromises and exchanges in order to balance interests again and again, who can guarantee which time he will end up in the end? Wouldn't it be his own conscience that was betrayed? Ed's seemingly easy-to-follow career path is actually full of thorns and thorns. He probably only has two endings, either die for his ideals, or eventually join forces.
When Lynn put on a black cloak and entered the door mysteriously like a charming witch, Bud fell in love with her at first sight. Being able to follow your own footsteps to her step by step, you can feel the breath of love so clearly, so sweet and heartwarming. In fact, Eddie also fell in love with Lynn at first sight. Of course, he also loves her in addition to desire, but it is not as deep as Bud's love. After all, for someone like Eddie, love will never be the center of life, just like Lynn Saying "someone won the whole world, and some one won a good whore and a trip to Arizona", Bud can go away for love, but Ed can't, he wants the world. I especially liked the "Bye" Ed said to Lynn. He looked at her with tender, reluctant eyes, as if saying goodbye to the tenderness in life.
Have you heard the sound of broken dreams? I think most people have heard it. Reynolds said to Jack, "I didn't know I would be like this when I came to LA", Jack said, "Who isn't", yes, whether it's Ed Jack or Bard Lynn or even Susan Reynolds, they must have They have had brilliant dreams, they may never have thought of doing bad things and being bad people, they all longed to live a magnanimous and beautiful life, but when the reality is like a bucket of ice water in the cold winter, you can't help but wake up. Sweet dreams always wake up. No matter how the world moves forward, no matter how beautiful it looks, it must be riddled with holes under its splendor. I used to believe that human beings are inherently good, then I believed that human beings are inherently evil, and now I believe that human beings are born It is a kind of creature that combines good and evil. There may be absolute good and absolute evil, but it is only a very small number. It will never become the dominant nature of the human group. If people are destined to be both angels and devils, then you can't count on this. The world can live as one imagined in the age of innocence. Even the victorious Ed's dreams are shattering along with his success, or rather his dreams are shattering more thoroughly. Go back and think about the three questions Dudley asked, and the answers he did with his actions. In fact, it's all "Yes" - not what he wants but an inevitable choice. When you hit your head in the face of reality and have nowhere to go, you will find that if you want to get something, you always have to pay more in exchange for it. ,does it worth? I don't know, only you can answer. If you decide to live for the ideal, then you must also have the determination to die for it, otherwise, just be an ordinary person who is good and not bad. It's really rare to see a movie like "L.A. Confidential" with a full plot, rich characters and perfect performances. No character is holding back, including Kim Basinger, whose acting skills have always been criticized. She won two golden statues and golden balls in one fell swoop. A movie queen--albeit a little surprising. Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, these three people were all well-known acting groups even at the time, especially Kevin Spacey, you can hardly imagine who else can do it except him. Jack plays so naturally and convincingly. It is said that Kiefer Sutherland played the role of Jack in the TV version of "L.A. Confidential". I seriously imagined that, although I also liked Kiefer very much, I was used to seeing him in "24 Hours". (Ah, coincidentally, Kiefer's character in "24 Hours" is also called Jack), and I think his Jack Vincennes probably won't be as relaxed as Spacey. The awards that Crowe and Spacey won in their acting careers can each open a museum. Pierce doesn't have many brilliant awards, but his acting skills have never been better. been questioned. "L.A. Confidential" was produced in 1997. Three years later, in 2000, Spacey won the 72nd Academy Award for "American Beauty" (he was the first in Oscar history to be nominated for the first male lead actor) In the same year, Crowe shot the pinnacle of "Gladiator" and won the 73rd Academy Award winner (and he was nominated for the Oscar winner for three consecutive years in the 72nd, 73rd and 74th sessions). Oh), it was also the same year that Pierce made the highly acclaimed "Memento". Although Pierce's performance in it was widely praised, it was a pity that he didn't win the 74th Academy Award for Best Actor, and he didn't even get nominated. It's a fate. My love for Spacey can’t be said, and it’s impossible to tell which movie, what moment and what kind of expression it started from. Anyway, I like to watch whatever he plays, even if the movie itself is bad. Acting aside, I also like the look of Spacey, you could say he's not handsome, but I don't think he's any less masculine than Crowe or Brad Pitt, and he's fat It doesn't matter if he's old or not, even if he's 80 years old, I will still love him. I can catch up with "House of Cards" from the first season to the fourth season entirely because Spacey is the absolute star. I haven't seen "Gladiator" yet. I only remember that I saw a poster of Clouti standing with a sword in a movie magazine. The text of the note was his extramarital affair with Meg Ryan, to the effect of It is said that this man is worth abandoning his husband and children. Although his three views are completely destroyed, he is quite curious about this man. Later, when Crowe responded to the reporter's questioning about this relationship, he said, "I just fell in love with the most beautiful woman in the world." I suddenly understood why so many outstanding women fell in love with him (with him Most of the rumored rumors are Hollywood actresses who are famous for their acting skills and beauty), even after many years, even if they are not together, he said that she is "the most beautiful woman in the world". If I remember correctly, the first time I watched Crowe's movie was "A National Case". Anyway, the first time I saw him must be a sloppy, sloppy fat man, so I watched the one in "Love Like Physical Evidence" a few days ago. The simple, gentle, shy boy Claude really terrified me. To answer that sentence, who hasn't had the moment of being young and beautiful. But I still think that Bud in "L.A. Confidential" is Crowe's best look. Thirty to thirty-five years old is really the best period for men. His appearance is still there, and his temperament is gradually rising. As long as he does not over-indulge his body Not out of shape, that's what Crowe was at that time. I haven't watched much of Pierce's movies, and I didn't see "Mementos" until the end after watching it twice, and I didn't understand it at all. I plan to gather my IQ and watch it a third time. He didn't have many scenes in "Prometheus", "Iron Man", "The Hurt Locker", and he really got to know him from "L.A. Confidential". In fact, I really want to see the "Desert Girl" by him and Hugo Weaving, but it is said that the two of them are quite shocking. This does challenge my conservative and traditional concept. I have to gather some courage to do so. go and see.
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