can definitely be regarded as a strange existence in my film list: No. 41.49 million on Douban list scored 9.4, almost everyone who has watched the movie has heard of its name. However, such a movie, as a diehard fan who says less to watch 300 movies every year, has been lying quietly in my film list for a long time, and it has only been seen today. If there are two killer movies in the world, one is called "other movies", and the other is the only one-
"Killer Leon"
Actually, every time I talk to my friends, I actually When I haven’t watched "This Killer Isn’t Cold", my friend also has a surprised expression. It’s like a plate of supreme delicacies in front of me, but I linger on my chopsticks until it becomes cold leftovers. , There is really a suspicion of violence.
But on the other hand, if I was a teenager, I would only judge whether the movie was good or not by the action shots of killing and killing. It might not be classified as an unintelligible boring movie. The reason why some movies are classic is that the more movies you have seen, when you look back, you suddenly find that the best one in your mind will always stay in the dim light.
Therefore, "Killer Leon", to many people, is like a must-eat dinner, but to me, it is like a vintage wine that has been in the cellar for decades. Once unsealed, the wine is full of fragrance. The greedy worms in my stomach moved so much that they were more than greedy. The first time I met, I swiped twice.
brushes the "love" for "boys" and girls again, and again for the evil and charming villain:
, the uncle "12 years old": the carry handle of the killer world and his "Mrs. Zhaizhai"
46 years old Jean Renault and 13-year-old Natalie Portman, the killer Leon and his "little oil bottle" Matilda, the most classic uncle on the screen, the killer group, or one of the desperate couples , And the great director Luc Besson who created this pair of "Mandarin Duck Thieves", the story about them, since the film was born in 1994, has attracted batch after batch of fans to dig in and enjoy it. Only Leon’s profile posters, red, white, bright, dark, splashed ink, line, realistic, and cartoon have been played by movie fans in no fewer than dozens of styles. The movie
is already a symbol and a culture for movie fans. The spark between Uncle Killer and "Deadly Loli" is the most brilliant ballad in this culture.
Matilda’s Lolita is the heart of her sister. She has stepped into Leon’s house since she hits her door. She is a frame of "I have the final say". In the scene of "Dress Queen", ten men watched it. One will be moved. Sitting on the side of the killer world NO.1 Uncle Leon had any idea of marrying her home as "Mrs. Press"? I personally believe that he has this motive. Because, I think he really believes that Matilda is 18 years old.
In addition to his full proficiency and imposing business proficiency during his "work", Leon is actually a little boy in his understanding of the world. For example, he taught Matilda to be a killer. He must be low-key and not too ostentatious. , The theory is such a theory, but looking back at his own dress: unshaven, a chic felt hat on his head, wearing a crooked antique sunglasses, wearing a thick woolen coat under the sun, and then Hold a pot of green plants, is there anything more eye-catching on the street than you? Leon's so-called "low-key" probably means being tighter, "I don't want to let myself catch a cold." You said he was not the same age as 12-year-old Matilda?
Countless people hope that such a funny combination can have a perfect ending. They can enjoy the mountains and rivers together and laugh proudly, but just like ordinary people who like to watch killer movies and dream of becoming rich, those in the movies we dream of The characters they want to become, they want to live the lives of ordinary people, but also can't ask for it. Even if you’ve never heard of this movie, whether it’s the phrase "Is life always so hard" asked by Matilda, or Leon’s seemingly extraordinary skill, but in fact, his clumsy heart is incompatible with this world. After the happy hour of the two is doomed, it must be a sad ending.
Ordinary people want to be skilled assassins, and assassins want to be ordinary ordinary people, we will always be the same distance from the longing for a better life, regardless of noble or bad.
supporting role theorem: evil and charming villain
I often write in my previous articlesZhong said that at least 50% of the quality of a movie depends on the supporting role. I call it the "supporting role theorem." I have to admit that the first time I watched it, I was robbed of at least half of my attention by the big villain Stansfield played by Gary Oldman. For him, I went straight to the second time. The decent role of
is always the same in the end, but the villain can be bad in many ways. "Batman: The Dark Knight", "The Silent Lamb", "Shawshank's Redemption", how many classic movies rely on the wonderful "grabbing" of supporting actors or villains, and mutual accomplishments, which have brought the movies to a new height ? Not to mention, let's say that DC's new work "Joker" not only won the Golden Lion Award, but since its release, it has so far earned about 1 billion US dollars in box office worldwide. Nowadays, it is an era of "the rise of villains". I like supporting roles and villains.
The villain "Stan" in "Killer Leon" is really so bad that it overflows the screen without pinching it. The loose hair, the loose suit, the white shirt with the open neckline tucked into the pants casually, fluffed out a lot, from his clothes and dress, it revealed his loose nerves and moody behavior. Coupled with his quirk of "music knowing music", an evil villain instantly grabs the spotlight.
The whole movie, the scene that I remember the most, is not Leon appearing out of the shadow holding a dagger, nor is Matilda sitting on the side of the stairs, but the scene of the villain Stan taking drugs, flushing. Sweating profusely, twitching all over, the camera takes a close-up from top to bottom, and the whole body joints seem to violate the strange distortion of human structure. Gary Oldman's "deformation" interpretation, looking at the world's film industry, I am afraid there are not many people can do it.
happened to be that in the previous article, I just recommended his starring "The Potmaker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Some people commented that his performance in this spy movie is like "air", seemingly plain and plain. It seems that there is no characteristic, no sense of existence, but it is on top of his return to the basics that it brings out the elegance of Colin Firth, the youthfulness of Benedict, and the arrogance of Tom Hardy. Without him, All these characters lost the blooming air and couldn't breathe.
If Gary Oldman is trying to play an "invisible man" in "The Potter, Tailor, Soldier, and Spy", then he has shown the strongest sense of presence in "Killer Leon". Just like Anthony Hopkins starred in "The Silent Lambs" for only ten minutes but won the Oscar for Best Actor, Stan, played by Oldman, although the total playing time is not long, he does In the opening scene, he used a bloody slaughter led by him to fill up the villain's power and weight, so that Leon could not be afraid, and Matilda lost his loved one. He is the lingering nightmare in Matilda's heart, he is the cloud that hangs over Leon and Matilda's "play house" dreams, and he is also destined to destroy this fairy tale.
At the end of the film Leon went to the light a step away, but he was schemingly shot into hell, the viewers all sighed, and when he fell into Leon’s "Ring Game", he was crushed to pieces. It feels extremely comfortable and pleasant. If an actor's acting skills are not brilliant, and the villain cannot be interpreted so hatefully, presumably this will not be a wonderful story that makes people empathize.
"Killer Leon" is undoubtedly worthy of five-star recommendation, but there are many moments where Gary Oldman’s villain halo seems to have overshadowed the protagonist’s style. Leon and Lori got 3 stars, and the villain Stan received 2 stars. However, classic movies are always worth reviewing and reviewing. Maybe when I take it out to watch in the future, I will see other different things, overturning today’s view. One thousand Hamlet can be seen in a film. Isn't it the charm of a good movie?
