gorgeous movie

Bettie 2022-04-22 07:01:03

Gorgeous shots and graphics, great story, solid characters, I like the first part more than the second half.
Despite the hormonal explosion, the disregarded revenge is very attractive, but for the plot, it is ill-considered. After Chris forced Peeta's father to commit suicide with guilt, if Peeta's mother also committed suicide, what would Peeta do when she was still in the world? In fact, I feel that the gorgeous narrative in the first half is Hollywood-style, and the emotion in the second half is Woo-style, but the problem is that it is not as provocative as Wu-style, making people unable to throw away the obstacles of the fate of the characters, and unable to integrate into Chris' revenge plan .
The director seems to be somewhat restrained in shaping Chris into an invincible hero, letting him leave quietly after completing the mission of redemption. But he also likes to exaggerate Chris's murderous art, and this earth-shattering killing in Mexico did not allow him to attract the police to chase and beat him. This is really an ideal world.
Tony Scott has a very good characteristic, he doesn't like superfluous, and the end of the story is always clean and beautiful. He didn't design any scene of Peeta's memory of Chris, and to make a sensational tear, he told you very succinctly, Chris died, the big bad guy was killed, and the story was over. I really like his crispness, like telling you, I'm making a fucking commercial, cool.

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Extended Reading
  • Marley 2022-03-22 09:01:15

    The biggest flaw of the whole film is the director's endless endless lingering crazy editing. Switching the lens. The tension of the movie is not expressed by simple lens editing. It is meaningless and unnecessary. It’s disgusting that a story that was instinctively finished within one and a half hours just lasted for two and a half hours. It should be said that the director’s superfluous skills ruined this good story.

  • Orland 2022-04-23 07:01:19

    As soon as Pinta died, I was lost, and I hope the director can turn the tide and make the film unconventional. When Pinta rushed over shouting Cressy's name, Cressey finally breathed a sigh of relief, and I was relieved. Suddenly found that he was infected with tears by the two protagonists, Pinta looked back in his mother's arms, and Cressai slowly walked towards the kidnapper.

Man on Fire quotes

  • Manzano: [Manzano upon entering Creasy's hospital room] Ah! When I heard it was this hospital, I was so pleased. There is a pastry shop nearby. Delgado's. They have the best pastries in Mexico.

  • Rayburn: [as Manzano and his men are moving Creasy out of his hospital room] What's going on?

    Manzano: Hospitals can be very dangerous places. Especially when you have killed two corrupt cops.