Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 235 The old man has nowhere to go

The plot continues to progress. After leaving the small shop, the perverted killer An Tong met the gangsters in the wild.

Because the gang boss hired him to get the box of money back.

However, after getting the signal receiver, Antong shot the two gangsters directly.

This decisive look of killing made the judges' hearts tremble, and they were even more impressed by this killer.

Then the scene changed, and two policemen arrived at the scene of the gang fight on horseback.

As soon as the old sheriff spoke, everyone knew that he was the narrator from the beginning of the movie, and his voice was exactly the same.

The old police chief was very experienced and knew the general outline of the whole matter after just a moment of observation.

He could see all the traces of drug dealing, gangsterism, and other people's activities at the scene.

Although age makes him less aggressive than when he was young, he is also wiser than when he was young.

Moss was cautious to the extreme.

It even made her feel as if her heart was being squeezed tightly by the oppressive force of killer Antong.

"boom!"

As a result, he discovered a signal device hidden in a stack of dollars.

At this time, he seemed to hear something. He called the front desk, but no one answered.

Because the curly-haired woman in the office was completely unmoved by his questioning and kept emphasizing that she had no right to tell others the residents' privacy.

It's a pity that his speed is still one step slower than the killer.

Because the ventilation ducts in the motel were connected to each other, he used a hook to hook the money box that was located in the duct in the original room at night.

But he knew that the gang had deceived him and that he was not the only one looking for the money box.

It was obvious that the shop owner was dead.

May be life-threatening.

However, just as he was acting, the killer Anton also came to the motel under the instructions of the signal receiver.

But Paul Schrader felt that Anton would not kill, because he knew that Anton was a principled killer.

When Shi Nansheng saw this, he became nervous, fearing that An Tong would kill this principled woman with one shot.

It's just that Antong, who has always been successful, was rejected.

"A cold-blooded killer with a strong psychological quality." Perhaps because of his age, Paul Schrader took on the psychology of the police chief. He knew that this was an unscrupulous and experienced killer who was not easy to deal with at all.

Returning to the room, he carefully checked the money box in his hand.

He picked up a bottle of milk from the refrigerator, drank it silently, and then went to the office not far down the street to ask Moss where he worked.

The next day, he went to the gun store and bought a double-barreled shotgun, and he also booked a room next door.

Fortunately, he beat Antong away, although he was also seriously injured.

Moss had to engage in a face-to-face shootout with Antong.

He opened the door handle with a spring gun, and after entering the house, he saw from the envelopes on the floor and the messy bedroom that no one had lived in this house for several days.

Sure enough, An Tong left without killing the woman.

At the same time, the Sheriff found Moss's home. When they saw that the door of his home had been opened, they immediately realized that the killer was one step ahead.

Only then did he realize why he was being chased.

In order to cover up his injuries, he asked a man on the roadside to buy the clothes he was wearing for $500.

He moved to a new hotel and asked the hotel owner to notify him when new tenants were staying.

He also likes principled people.

He decisively killed the person on the bed, and then killed the person holding a submachine gun in the toilet. Finally, when facing an unarmed man, he asked: "How did you find this place?"

He didn't wait for the result and killed the man directly.

But while they were surveying the scene, the perverted killer Antone had already arrived in front of Moss's house.

After Moss on the other side heard the gunfire, he realized something was wrong and left the motel directly.

Shi Nansheng finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Although the plot just now had no music and was not very fast, it still had a kind of magic that made people unable to take their eyes away.

He immediately picked up the shotgun, pointed it at the door, and shot decisively when he saw a figure in the gap under the door!
But the other party also fired the spring gun
Moss was hit by the doorknob, turned around and jumped out of the window to escape. When he re-entered the hotel, he saw blood all over the floor.

However, the police chief could not let go of his sense of responsibility due to his police duties and could only continue to pursue the case.

So she continued to write in her notebook: "The excellent plot rhythm makes people unable to stop worrying about the fate of the characters, and the pictures look extremely real."

Moss escaped from the hotel and got into a car. Just as he was about to urge the driver to leave, the driver was shot in the neck. The blood was like a splashing fountain, which was both terrifying and cruel.

He was always worried that the killers would come, so even at night, he did not dare to fall asleep easily in his room. Instead, he sat in a taxi and drove back and forth around the motel.

And armed with a shotgun carrying a silencer, he reached the room indicated by the signal.

Moss went to a motel, stayed in a room, and hid the money box in the ventilation duct.

Especially after the police chief saw the half bottle of milk left on the table, his expression became even more serious.

After writing, she raised her head and continued watching the movie.

At this time, Moss had successfully escaped. He threw the money box on the grass in the wild, where most people would not notice it, and then he lay alone in the park all night.

Antone was also seriously injured on the other side, but his way of dealing with it was much more violent than Moss.

Limping and dragging his injured leg, he stuffed a piece of cloth into the gas valve of the car in front of the pharmacy, lit it with a lighter, and then entered the pharmacy.

When the car exploded and everyone's eyes were on the street, he took the medicine he needed from the medicine shelf.

And after returning to the hotel, he treated and sutured the wound himself.

His face was expressionless throughout, making Paul Schrader grin.

"This perverted killer is really too vivid." He muttered, staring intently.

The scene shifts to the hospital, where Moss is lying on the bed, talking to another killer in a cowboy hat hired by the gang boss.

The killer persuaded him to hand over the $1.5 million.

Moss asked him why he didn't trade with Antong.

The killer said something meaningful: "No, you don't understand, you can't deal with him."

"Even if you paid back the money, he would still kill you just because you caused a lot of trouble."

"He is a special person, and can also be said to be a principled person. He deals with money and drugs with the same principles. He is not like you."

"Yeah, he's not like me either."

Principle, this is a word repeatedly emphasized in the movie.

Paul Schrader recorded it in his notebook. He was eager to know what would happen to this principled killer.

Killed by Moss? Or arrested by the police? Or die with another killer?
He was very curious.

This was also the thought of all the judges present. They had completely forgotten the fact that the film had no soundtrack and were immersed in the narrative of the film.

The old sheriff found Moss's wife. He believed that Moss's whereabouts could be revealed from his wife.

But the scene didn't last long for the two of them, before it switched to the cowboy hat killer.

He searched for the location where Moss had hidden the cash box. After returning in vain, he found that Antong was following him in the hotel.

The two sat down in the room, but Antong had the shotgun in his hand, while the cowboy hat killer was unarmed.

The Cowboy Hat Killer knew he was in danger, so he made a lot of demands in exchange for his life.

But An Tong just smiled at these words and asked: "If the rules you followed brought you here, then what is the use of the rules?"

The underlying meaning of this sentence is that if what you obey will only make you die, then why obey it?
It can be said that this sentence directly points out the most essential core of Antong's whole person.

He is a typical evil person who chooses to do evil because it is more beneficial to him.

After Paul Schrader heard this sentence, he couldn't help but write down something in his notebook.

But the cowboy hat killer in the movie has no such interest because he knows he is dead.

Sure enough, Antong killed him.

Then another call was made to Moss.

In the phone call, he demanded that Moss hand over the cash box or kill his entire family.

Of course, even if Moss handed over the cash box, he would die, but his wife would live.

Moss did not agree. He would not give up his life like this, so he called his mother and wife and planned to leave the city by car together.

Antong came to the gang boss's office. Yes, he directly shot the gang boss who gave him the task.

Because the boss gave the same task to several waves of people, in addition to the killer Anton, there was also a group of Mexicans.

This was considered by Antong as an unprincipled performance and he must die.

Moss's mother and wife reunited with Moss and packed their things at the motel to leave.

The old sheriff and his wife called and learned the location. They hurried over, but on the road they saw the back of the Mexican vehicle leaving in a hurry.

The old sheriff felt something bad. He rushed to the hotel and found several bodies on the ground.

And at the door of the room, he saw Moss's body.

"He's dead?" Shi Nansheng was a little in disbelief. She originally thought that the protagonist would live to the end and have a showdown with Antong.

She could accept whoever died, but she didn't expect that Moss died at the hands of a group of Mexicans.

"This is really unbelievable." Other judges had the same idea. They felt that this movie was really special and seemed to go against the rhythm of traditional movie narratives.

"So what happens next?"

Now no one can guess the plot progress of the movie.

This feeling is quite fresh, as if these judges have suddenly changed from movie experts to ordinary viewers.

As a result, their curiosity became more intense and they began to want to know the ending of the movie.

The film then begins to focus on the old sheriff.

In fact, his figure has been interspersed in the process of Antong's pursuit of Moss, but his speed is always a step slower and there is no way to catch up with these people.

Now that Moss was dead, it looked like the killings had finally come to an end.

But the old sheriff discovered from clues where the real money box was hidden by Moss.

So he returned to the hotel under cover of night and stopped in front of the room Moss had rented.

He saw that the round door lock on the door was empty.

He knew that the killer with the spring gun was also inside.

The old police chief hesitated for a long time before pushing the door open and entering.

There was no one in the room. He sat beside the bed and saw the vent duct that had been dismantled on the wall next to him, his expression silent.

"It seems that Antong got the cash box." Paul Schrader understood this scene clearly. The old police chief was like an old man abandoned by the times. He was still wise, but his abilities and thoughts were no longer able to Keep up with this increasingly crazy era.

He had nothing to rely on in this era, and those valuable experiences began to fail. Everything had changed and became unrecognizable to him.

So the old sheriff went to chat with his father in confusion.

At the same time, Moss's wife met the killer Anton at home.

"When I saw you sitting over there, I knew you were crazy."

Moss's wife looked sad and determined.

"Guess a coin." Antong said.

"No." But Moss's wife refused him.

After an unknown amount of time, Anton walked out of the room. He raised his feet and looked at the soles of his shoes at the porch.

"God...he killed that girl." Paul Schrader truly felt horrified at this moment: "This picture is really crazy, extremely obscure and extremely cruel."

Shi Nansheng didn't know what to say. She felt like she didn't understand the movie at all because it violated too many common sense about movies.

But no matter what, the movie has come to an end.

Anton killed Moss's wife and drove away.

It's just that when Zi was passing the intersection, he followed the traffic rules, but he was hit by a car that didn't follow the traffic rules!

Antong was covered in blood and one of his arms was broken.

He didn't call the police or go to the hospital. He just found the boy on the roadside and spent a sum of money to buy his shirt.

Then he stumbled away.

After watching the movie, Paul Schrader and Shi Nansheng both had a lot of unspeakable emotions, as if something was stuck in their chests, making them feel a little uncomfortable.

"This movie is really unique." Paul Schrader sighed.

"Yeah, I don't know how to evaluate it." Shi Nansheng looked at her notebook. There were very few things written on it, just like what she saw in this movie.

Although there are very few, there is still no way to get out of sight.

"Because it is anti-traditional." Paul Schrader explained: "It is different from previous film structures and narrative styles. It has its own set and smashes the original things into pieces."

"But I like it very much." He smiled and continued to write and draw in the notebook.

Since the beginning of the film festival, this is the first time Shi Nansheng has seen such an expression from the chairman of the jury. It seems that this movie is really special.

"I like it very much too." Shi Nansheng thinks that this is how the film festival should be, giving a reasonable evaluation to unique films.

""No Country for Old Men", score: 9 points."

(End of this chapter)