"Titanic"'s global box office was surpassed by "Avengers 4", but people still remember the miracle that this movie created in 1997.
But the classic I want to take you to reread today is the same year as "Titanic", and nominated for an Oscar at the same time, but unfortunately lost to the classic crime suspense thriller of Big Iron Ship-
"L.A. Confidential"
L.A. The film of Confidential
is still the era of kings, and the pictures of "L.A. Confidential" always reveal a strong sense of the times. The story of
took place in the LA of the 1950s at . It was full of materialism, feasting, and even the gangs were so unscrupulous.
There are rivers and lakes where there are people, not to mention the brightly lit LA.
This is a story about money and desire, a battle between power and truth. There was a murder case in a small restaurant in
LA. The cook, waiter, and diners all died. The blood flow at the scene was terrible.
The notorious gang leader has been arrested, and LA's gangs are in a chaotic period of handover.
occurred such a vicious case, the media's exaggeration cast a shadow over the entire city, the director came forward and asked for a strict investigation.
So three LA police officers with different personalities got together because of the murder.
Kevin Spacey played Jack the poo.
Russell Crowe played violent Budd.
Guy Pierce played the scheming Ed.
The smartest of the three is Jack, who knows how to use his identity as a policeman for his own benefit. Although
does not break the law, he is not honourable-he makes some extra money by providing the tabloid with celebrity scandals.
In the hierarchical and grouped Los Angeles Police Department, he can stay out of the situation but entertain himself.
He knows how to manage the ups and downs of colleagues, but he does not lose his standard.
But at the same time, he is also a police officer with a bottom line. He refused to report his colleagues. He reluctantly agreed until he finally negotiated with the leader and chose a compromise method.
If you talk about personality charm, he is probably the tallest of the three.
Bud, who looks a lot like Jack, is a violent.
He is jealous, because he witnessed his mother being killed by his father in his childhood, so as long as he saw a woman being bullied and injured during the case, he would raise his fist without hesitation.
He is the kind of iron man who can allow criminals to break the law, so he will never give these scumbags a chance to go to court.
was suspended for violent law enforcement, but because his partner was also on the list of deaths in the restaurant, Bud decided to bypass the police to investigate alone.
The last man with glasses, Ed, is a pedantic police officer who is completely unable to integrate into the collective.
was promoted from a clerk to a deputy detective chief of criminal investigation. He did not rely on merits, but on prosecuting colleagues. People like
who rely on small reports to get to the top must be completely excluded.
However, with the development of the plot, the audience gradually realized that Ed is actually a career master who is better at attacking scheming.
He is eager to show his talents and recognize his shortcomings that he is not good at sociable, so he will be able to talk Jackra into the team and use his smoothness to help him investigate the truth.
Jack is worthy of being a veteran, and a passerby becomes an informant in a few sentences.
They followed the vine and caught the suspect. The next review was Ed's masterpiece. Only relying on coercion and temptation, he dug out another rape case committed by the suspect. The
case was solved. The murderers were three black men with both human and physical evidence. They were extremely vicious and they resisted arrest and were shot dead on the spot. What a perfect ending for
, Ed got his wish, he was promoted, and became an industry elite in the media.
However, the violent Bud discovered the strangeness behind this case. In addition to his partner,
also had a woman he had rescued. The identity of this young girl was actually a sexual entertainer controlled by a large group.
He found this gang and used violence to force them to say somethingOne clue after another, and then gradually spliced a terrible conspiracy through these clues.
Someone recruited these young girls and then transformed them into Hollywood stars to satisfy the quirks of customers. The boss of the
group seems to have gone deep and simple, but in fact he holds a lot of power and is a big man not to mess with.
At this time, there was also a murder case beside Jack, but after investigation, various clues were connected with an old case more than ten years ago. Ed, who was promoted to
, inadvertently heard witnesses making false accusations in court, and once again doubted the real culprit.
three people gathered together in three lines, the real culprit is still at large, and this person has a great connection with the police station.
Why are you a policeman? The question
has been answered by three people. Bud is the childhood shadow of the murder of his mother, and he is bound to bring all criminals to justice;
Ed is the police father who followed him, and his son has inherited his father’s business;
but Jack has eyes wide Hong said he didn't remember.
In crime movies, a face for the audience to remember is very necessary.
But the characters of these three people are so distinctive in this movie that they will be unforgettable for a long time. They are lonely members and warriors chasing justice.
One of the biggest changes is Ed with glasses.
At first, he was a pedantic police officer who followed the rules, but after joining the criminal investigation team, after witnessing the vicious criminals, he understood that it is difficult to maintain absolute justice by the law.
So he "learned" to shoot. When the drug dealer took the gun back, he no longer gave the other side alive, but sent them to hell without hesitation.
Although Bud advocates the use of violence to control violence, he understands that this kind of impulse is easily exploited in that gray area where the undercurrent is surging. In the middle of
, when he was provoked by the real murderer and almost killed Ed, Ed's words woke him up.
In addition to these three people, around the case, countless people began to appear on stage.
looks very upright team leader, prosecutor with ghosts, paparazzi who makes money by digging black materials, pimps who make money by prostitutes, and gangsters interspersed with them.
This is the best LA and the worst LA.
As for the final shootout, the actors did not have fancy moves, and the shots were edited cleanly, which became a classic of the era.
But when we look back at this movie, you will find that there is not a really good person in it, even though they all claim to be messengers of justice.
Ed, who would never pull the wrench when the opponent did not shoot, gave up the bottom line he had always followed in front of justice and official positions.
There is affection, righteousness, action, love, brave, and beauty. The
movie is invincible in the script, sweeping almost all screenwriting awards that year.
only lost to the century ship "Titanic" at the Oscar.
22 years have passed. Police and criminal films have become weaker and weaker. Under the bombardment of high-tech, there is no longer the wild and enthusiasm that the hormones exploded back then. The three male gods in the
film are not what they used to be, returning to the classics. Their collaboration is so rare. A line from
's favorite film: Someone wins the world, some wins a good prostitute and a trip to Arizona.
