FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! DRIVE (2011)
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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This film was AWESOME! Guys...The LightHouse reaction is coming next. Fridaaaay!
Stay tuned because that one is WILD!
Hell yeah! My personal favourite movie of 2019
@@friendlypup5650 Oh I have a feeling you guys will enjoy it! Hahaha!
If you lookin crazy aesthethic movies, try Mandy, Behind Black Rainbow, Color out from Space, Turbokid, Summer of 84, Revenge (2017), Joker, Rocketman, Aquaman, Kong Skull Island, Arrival, Birdman, Sicario, John Wick (but I like only first one), The Greatest Showman, Pacific Rim, Logan, Django, Whiplash.
Hey James, i just wanted to say. I really enjoy your thoughts on cinema. Keep up the fine work.
If you ever want a cool alternative experience, Zane Lowe (formally of BBC Radio 1, now off Beats) curated an alternative soundtrack for the film and you can view it with that as well. The original soundtrack is iconic but it is very well done and makes for an interesting alternative take
The Soundtrack in this movie is absolutley iconic.
Nightcall, where I found this, is soooo good
Introduced me to The Chromatics and changed my teenaged life
It's retro-iconic since the soundtrack resurrects the 1980s. lol
when i watched this movie it just SCREAMED hotline miami to me personally.
Great soundtrack especially in all the places where they used no music, I felt that as good as this movie was it would have been even better if they had set it in the late 70s or early 80s where the soundtrack could have been period and also putting a movie in a certain older time. Always adds to the immersion.
The film itself and the car chases were really reminiscent of those simpler times, it was really focused on the characters and it could have been made 30 years ago with Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, or Paul Newman and be essentially the exact same movie.
I say this forgetting that this is actually a remake of a 78 film.
This is the film that made Ryan to be the main character in Blade Runner 2049.
BTW the scorpion jacket it's a reference for "The Scorpion and the Frog" animal fable.
I honestly can see why! He did an excellent job on this one. So many damn good scenes. Brilliant actor.
The scorpion and the frog theme really does follow him around throughout this movie. At the end of the day no matter how hard he tries, it’s just in his nature. There’s so many interpretations hahaha I love this movie as you can see. Thanks for the input!!
Oh man 2049 is one of the best sequels ever. And the soundtrack and cinematography is killer. As well as pretty much everything else about it IMO.
@@JamesVSCinema Interesting to notice too. There is a metaphor when Ryan Gosling is watching cartoons with the kid. He asks if the shark is a bad guy, when the kid say yes, he asks how he know that, the kid answers that he is a shark, so its obvious that its a villain. Kinda of how the character feels in the movie, he is like a shark trying to be the good guy, running away from his nature.
@@JamesVSCinema That's interesting. I always thought Ryan Gosling's character was the frog in the story, not the scorpion. He tries to do the right thing for others, even when he knows it's just going to come back to bite him. That's why he carries the scorpion on his back.
The whole Retrowave revival was because of this movie. Iconic to the end
see I'm on a retro wave kick right now and that's why I just watched the movie because I heard it's got an awesome retro wave soundtrack but really there were only like a couple of songs that were in that vein.....
the rest of the time the silence and the ambience was great it's just I was surprised I thought every chase scene was going to have pumping neo noir turbo going on 🤕
@@PACKERMAN2077 I used to agree like with the first chase, but I think the soundtrack for the very beginning and then Nightcall at the opening credits was a perfect choice now
He knew after he killed that guy in the elevator that he would never see Irene and Benicio again. So that kiss was like a goodbye kiss.
Also he waited for the thug to make the first move in case he was wrong. If you look carefully the thug grabs the gun in his breast pocket before driver grabs his head
I really like how the Driver is framed in the movie - how he's placed in the camera, in order to really emphasize how much of an outcast he is. Notice that he's rarely dead center in the frame - usually pertained to the sides - but when he is, it's usually during a time of harsh conflict. A little detail that I thought was pretty interesting.
Also a lot of scenes with Irene
I love how you noticed the little subtleties in the cinematography and the directing! and also the importance of the silence in the movie.
Great reaction James
That’s so awesome to hear!! More than anything I want to bring light on subtle things like this in a movie. Because those are what make it great! Happy you enjoy my insight. Cheers brother! 🙏🏽
Nothing beats orginiality. Also, "Nightcall" song is by French house artist Kavinsky, you'd love his other music too.
Drive and Hotline Miami were the first time Synthwave got mainstream exposure. There's a huge amount of this music around now, bt you rarely encounter it anywhere outside it's niche of fans.
@@Yora21 Was the ost for You Were Never Really Here synthwave?
@@whateverwhatever860 I only checked it quickly, but only two of the tracks seem to have a sound that is somewhat similar to Synthwave. If you're interested, look up Pertubator or DEADLIFE.
There's a lot of analysis videos on Drive, some of them are about the lighting in the movie. That elevator scene in particular (btw probably my favorite kissing scene) I do think the lighting plays a big role, the way they contrast each other, Gosling is in almost complete darkness while Mulligan's face is receiving the light, then Gosling goes for the kiss and now he's as lighted as her, like saying "okay let me be in the light one last time before I do what I have to do and you are no longer in my life".
Refn has a great visual style, I love it, he did an Amazon Prime show called "Too Old to Die Young" and is visually stunning, great cinematography and lighting.
My interpretation of the elevator scene, if anybody wants to talk about that:
The moment Ryan's character notices the man on the elevator is a hitman the whole dynamics of the scene changes. From that moment on the protagonist seems to be between two worlds, the one of "purity/love" and the one of "violence/hate".
When the lighting changes he embraces the moment as he embraces the female protagonist, like the alegory of the "calm moment before the storm", which fits with the transition. The moment he lets go of her he also let's go of that world of purity, from that moment on they don't share the same side of the frame, she escapes it at every chance ,while Ryan gosling's character fully embraces the violence, all those hints of humanity are forgotten as the woman watches the man kill the assassin in a incredibly brutal way, the woman takes a step back, and they stare at each other with a clear view of the two opposite realities they reside in, the elevator door closes separating the characters in their metaphorical realities, leaving gosling alone with only the violence caused by him.
One love brother!
Apparently when Nick Refn was planning the elevator scene he asked Gaspar Noe how to make someones head explode. If you've seen Irreversible you'll know why he want to Gaspar for advice. 😂
oh ew fire extinguisher
Oh I get it 😅🤣
One of the most underrated films of the past decade. Good comments/reaction.
Thank you Andrew! That means a lot to me brother
Small detail but, in the scene with the elevator, his collar is screwed up. This is because this is the first time that Irene sees him as imperfect.
Had no idea on that detail! Neat catch!!
@@dumbcat see I took a differently because I was questioning whether or not the girl saw the guy make a move also since he never got a chance to pull his gun what did she perceive in that moment from that angle?
From my perspective she saw him as this monster covered in blood and also we see him shot from behind the shoulder hunched over with a thousand yard stare, like some kind of Igor.
@@dumbcat LOL. In awe of him in a bad way, yes. She sees him as a monster. He literally just caved a guys face in. Thats why they have the final kiss, he knows their relationship is gonna be over, because shes going to see who he really is.
This is my absolute favorite underrated film! This to me is almost a true view of the dark life of criminal activity. How Ryan is the anti hero of this film..because he just wanted the child and her safe. He knew what this lifestyle brings and knew she was innocent wanted her and her child away from these people. This writing in the movie was off the chain!
Great f'n movie. More Gosling for you, The Place Beyond the Pines!
"More", you mean "not enough".
@@nickv1212 lol yeah, true
The scorpion alludes to the allegory of the scorpion and the frog that mirrors the characters history. The kiss, a last sweet moment before he changes for good in her eyes.
i held a trio movie marathon where i watched drive, good time, and then uncut gems all in one three day weekend. wow. i was changed as a person forever
Great reaction to one of my favourite films of the last decade. I just love how much emotion and character the film is able to evoke not through pages of unecessary dialogue but through sublime visual direction and great acting. The film really shows instead of telling and is all the better for it. Keep up the videos man!
Thank you for checking it out! Happy to have you! And I agree, this film signs a light on different ways of story-telling. Visual storytelling more specifically 👌🏽
"My hands are a little dirty" ~
"So are mine"
My favorite lines from the film.
Sets up the rest of the film perfectly.
Definitely in my top 10 films.
James, you officially made my day! Can't wait to make myself some coffee and watch you react to this gem of a movie :)
Ah that is so awesome to hear!! Love waking up with a good coffee besides me. I loved this film! Thank you for supporting!
Great reaction my dude. I appreciate how you called out that switch up in the elevator. From my interpretation, that's when she got to see THAT side of him (the scorpion side). He's a good guy that has done and participated in a lot of bad things. He has a good heart but he might feel like a villain, and maybe want's to escape (aka Drive) away from being a "bad" guy. I think she and the kid is something he romanticizes as a reason to be better and possibly his happy ending. But what that happened in the elevator and he realized that to save her he had to reveal to her his dark side, and the scorpion loose. He knew that it might mean losing her. That kiss felt like a goodbye kiss. And It's so perfect how that scene ends with the elevator closing as she stands in awe. Perfection.
Couldn’t have said it any better myself. First off, thank you for commenting your thoughts brotha. I agree entirely with you. If I could add on even, maybe he’s more of the frog and the scorpion is on HIS back..however the two are one of the same coin. The frog tries to do good, however the scorpion follows its instinct, dooming the two altogether. It was a beautiful film and looking back on it with all these awesome comments from you guys..I appreciate it even more!!
13:11 "the scorpion is breathing!" you have eyes for things I would never see... bravo
Just stumbled upon your channel 10 mins ago through YT recommending Daredevil vids to me, but immediately checked your other vids, saw this, and had to give this a go first. I guess it helps that I love Drive and find it so underrated, but I very much enjoyed your reaction to it. I really dig your commentary and appreciation for all the beautiful shots and framing choices. I'm glad I found another great channel with reaction content.
Hey brotha! Welcome along my friend! Thank you
Loved your reaction! Believe it, or not, this book was based on a book by: James Sallis. "DRIVE", and "DRIVEN". Both are really good, and I highly recommend as interesting stories. If you're interested in similar movies, I suggest "The Driver" (1978), "Vanishing Point" (1971), and the original "Gone In 60 Seconds" (1974). While these are old school, I feel that these are where James Sallis/Nicholas Wining Refn, may have gained some inspiration, and insights to the world of the original getaway driver mentality
You gotta do “only god forgives” Ryan also in it and it’s very artistic and well portrayed.
This film is responsible for me becoming a filmmaker. Great stuff man.
Fellow filmmaker hahaha! I’d love for when this channel grows bigger to react to some of you guys films. Appreciate your support my man, continue creating brother.
@@JamesVSCinema you too my man! bless.
Sounds like Nicolas Winding Refn in particular is responsible for you becoming a filmmaker.
I really love how in the motel scene where he kills the two guys, it shows that there is blood allover his face to tell you that he has shown his true colors.
Seen this movie so many times! Funny how Ryan has a Scorpio on his jacket when his zodiac is an actual Scorpio. The dude kills every role. Check out “A place beyond the pine trees”. Fun fact : Ryan directed a movie called LOST RIVER..which also has a neon theme but unfortunately did not do well but would be interesting to hear your constructive criticism on it !
Just stumbled upon your channel a hour ago. Your movie selection is superb and your input is super informative. Hope this channel gets more recognition soon.
Favorite movie of the 21st century and my favorite soundtrack ever
This is funny, because I was scanning through Netflix yesterday and noticed all the movies you reacted to recently were currently featured on there, so I I figured Netflix must be what you're using to watch them and then I saw Drive on there and thought, "hmmm....I wonder if this one will be reacted to soon" and....bam. Here it is
One reason i was eager to watch this reaction is because you're a filmmaker and I was interested in hearing your comments on the craft of this film. I'm not a filmmaker but as a movie fan I can say this is the kind of movie that makes me love watching movies. The imagery is clearly the work of someone who knows what they're doing.
That’s incredible to hear man. I’m more than happy being able to bring forth a filmmaker perspective on films such as these. The little nuggets of appreciation in scenes and dialogues. That made my day seeing this thank you! Many more to watch.
One of my favorite movies of all time. Btw keep it up James I immediately subscribed after watching your reaction. 🤝
That’s love, thank you!! Welcome aboard, they’ll be plenty more from here on out. I love doing these! 🙏🏽
James VS Cinema Nice. You should watch the movie interstellar some time if you haven't yet. It's an amazing move in my opinion. Just a suggestion
Drive is unquestionably one of my favorite movies of all time. I just watched your reaction video, and as a filmmaker (you, not me lol) I think you should also do a reaction video for Lost River (2014) if you've never seen it. It was Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, and although the subject matter is completely different from Drive and the movie is the caliber you might expect from a first time director, the score, cinematography, atmosphere, and other elements have much in common. Some of the same cast from Drive and some of Gosling's other movies as well. Would enjoy seeing your commentary about the movie.
Electric Youth immediately made it into my playlists after I saw this movie in the theater, all because of the song “A Real Hero” that plays out at the end. It’s also played earlier in the movie but it got stuck in my head as well and I had to hear more.
The fact that Ryan can go from this performance to being completely over the top and funny in The Nice Guys is simply not fair...
This is one of the greats for me. This film is art
My man, I love this channel, one of the only movie reactors who goes into depth and point out subtleties, u should watch the nice guys, hilarious movie an shows gosling’s versatility.
One of my favorite films ever. Thanks for reacting to it man! Subscribed for sure.
Bro, thanks for this. Such an amazing review and super based. Keep up the brilliant work my dude
Drive was my favorite flick from 2011. You're watching some really great movies with great reactions. Subscribed!
Ay cheers! Welcome to the community my man happy to have you along!
@@JamesVSCinema Ha! Thanks! When you remarked that the shot of his jacket made the scorpion look like it was breathing I was like "this guy gets it!" If I could make a recommendation of an INCREDIBLE movie from the past decade that not enough people have seen: "Under The Skin", 2013 art-sci-fi film by Jonathan Glazer. It's like seeing a new Kubrick film.
Perfect review, you got another sub. Drive is probably my favorite movie ever and you perfectly understand the vibe
Hello from Oregon, Just came across your channel. Bad ass flick!
Excellent review. This film is outstanding. Narrative, cinematography, soundtrack, etc. Good job.
Great reaction. I love this movie, as well as Ryan Gosling's performance. He says so much with so little dialogue, barely stringing a full sentence together for the first half of the movie, and when he finally does, it tells us so much more about his than the words themselves. His calm exterior is not about self preservation but more about protecting everyone around him because he along knows what he is capable of. It reminds me of the Doctor Who quote, "Good men don't need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many." The elevator scene is one of the most perfectly captured scenes I've seen in movie. You and other commenters have already discussed the meaning, so let me just say, freaking perfection.
Side note: Not sure if it's already been mentioned, but the marketing campaign here in the U.S. led a lot of people to think this was going to be more like The Transporter, resulting in a woman suing the studio for false advertising.
I think I caught this one on streaming when it was still fairly new. I fell hard for it, right away. So good! DRIVE has such a potent personality about it.
DRIVE happens to be one of my all-time favorite movies. Great reaction!
🦂🦂🦂
I’m loving your reviews so far 😍 please tell me you’re doing midsommar sometime in the future? I would pay to see your face while watching that lol
Keto B Thank you so much, I’m really happy to see a lot of you really enjoy my commentary! ♥️🎥 Midsommar is a definite watch. May do that and the Witch!
I purchased this film without seeing it, I just knew I'd love it. It's a classic for me, every actor nailed their role. I love the slow build up, the action is brilliant. I cry everytime I watch it, I also downloaded the sound track. (:
great review, love the channel.
Really good commentary on your part James. I have to say I've watched a few of your videos before making the decision to subscribe and the reason I'm subscribing is the thought and care you put into giving us a technical aspect as well as painting a vivid picture of what you're seeing and how it affects you. Your taste in movies and appreciation for the artistic side is spot on with everything I appreciate in movies. We are riding the same frequency my man although I am still able to notice things through your eyes that I may have missed and I appreciate that. Really good work, look forward to your next project. 👍
Subscribed. You do a great job with this channel man
Ay thank you!! Happy to have you along. Excited that so many awesome people are joining the journey
The framework is crazy genius. Love Winding Refn.
The ending to this film has me bawling my eyes out every single time i watch it man
Funny moment: I paused the reaction at the right point when Gosling was carrying a paper bag to his car. Both he and your image lined up perfectly so it looked like you were carrying a paper bag out to your car.
This movie took heavy influence from J.P. Melville's Le Samouraï in both thematically and tone. Would recommend giving it a watch sometime.
Really??? That’s really interesting I’ll definitely have to take a look into that. Thanks for sharing that my friend!
Le Samouraï is dope. Delon is mesmerizing.
It makes a great double feature with Ghost Dog
The director of this has made some really interesting films.
Yes James coming through with the best of the best, Nicolas Winding Refn gotta be one of my faves I highly reccomend Valhalla Rising, another great film of his, tbh they're all worth a watch hope to see more keep it up brother!
Thank you for stopping by brother! Yes many many more! I love doing this because it’s great education for me and hopefully those who’d like some perspectives during these films. Valhalla, put that into my list. Thank you for the recommendation and the support! Cheers for more to come! 🙏🏽
I loved how the used the song 'A Real Hero'. Firstly it was a soppy romantic love song about a knight in shining armour.
But then by the end it became a desperate lullaby to a man who willingly gave up his humanity to save the people he loved, whether its coming from Irene or himself .
I am excited that you are reviewing this one . Love the soundtrack!!!
@5:20 whoa didn't notice the kid perfectly framed in the rear-view mirror! 🤣 You really gotta see Fassbinder's World on a Wire sometime, you'd have a field day with all of the tricky shots.
I noticed this director when I saw the movie "Bronson". I think that movie made Tom Hardy's career.
he thinks of all the events. After listening to the police, counting the time, and listening to the NBA game, the crowd cheered and didn't notice. He is a smart and capable driver. Cool 🔥😎
You keep reminding me about all the films I need to re watch.
One of my favorite movies, and a great reaction/commentary. Just subbed :)
Thanks!! Happy to hear you enjoyed it, I can see why it’s a favorite to many. So good!! Welcome aboard the journey! 💪
Love your film reactions. I'm a definite amateur cinephile. I appreciate a masterful look at films and my tastes have grown because of it. 100% subscribed
Hey thanks Joe!
This is great man! Cool to see commentaries from people who understand cinema 🙌🏻 I’d love to hear your take on Mulholland Drive if you’ve not already seen it!
Happy to hear you enjoyed it Joshua! Love art and all things around it so I’m always happy to talk about it 🙏🏽 I have not seen that movie but I’ll for sure do it now! Thanks for the recommendation brotha!
James VS Cinema heck yeah! I’m sure you’ll dig it, as it’s one of those rare films that can’t be compared to anything else besides films from the same director, and even then the only real similarities are style and atmosphere. 👌🏻
Electric Youth is the group that performs, Real Human Being. I started listening to this group because of this movie. I'm 62 years old but I still recognize good music. I love the vocals of there group she mesmerizes me with her voice.
Refn is color blind so he not only goes for high contrast and saturation with his palettes but he is also forced to resort to tones and specific colors most directors wouldn't dare to use.
"Neon Demon" is a grand example of that. "Bronson" as well.
I was caught up in the soundtrack!!! Amazing!
Great video man! Here are a few of my personal recommendations to watch:
Prisoners (2013)
Heat (1995)
Warrior (2011)
Hostiles (2017)
Thank you! Happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks for the recommendations, I’m hyped to get to them!!
@@JamesVSCinema here are my recommendations
Hereditary(2018)
Baby Driver(2017)
The Conjuring(2013)
It(2017)
Mad Max Fury Road(2015)
John Wick(2014)
John Wick Chapter 2(2017)
John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum(2019)
Mission Impossible(1996)
Mission Impossible 2(2000)(you can skip this one of you want cause it's not very good)
Mission Impossible 3(2006)
Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol(2011)
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation(2015)
Mission Impossible Fallout(2018)
Django Unchained(2012)
Inglorious Basterds(2009)
Kill Bill Vol. 1(2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 2(2004)
Blade Runner(1982)(watch the Final Cut)
Blade Runner 2049(2017)
Logan(2017)
Deadpool(2016)
Kingsman The Secret Service(2015)
Kickass(2010)
Definitely Baby Driver and the mission impossible series ❤️😁
Watched this Law Abiding Citizen, Fracture, Inglorious Bastards and a bunch of others while I was pseudo living in a cinema! A little bit again and the staff would've known me by my first name.
Christina Hendricks getting her gorgeous head blown off and the elevator kiss then stomp were the scenes that stood out too me! And the not blinking making people think he's dead ending! Reminds me of the top at the end of Inception.
Brian Cranson was on a roll straight off of Breaking Bad!
Chromatics - Tick Of The Clock, after I saw this movie that song ended up in my Spotify top songs of that year. Soundtrack is amazing.
Haha great reactions. This movie is a must see. Great shots, style, action, action, characters, everything. Ryan is awesome
This was so good that I got to see it again.
Can't believe I missed this reaction from you. Been following for awhile now.
This is the film that got me to really be a fan of Ryan Gosling. Still one of my all-time fav films.
Yep, when I first saw this I was blown away too.
My favorite film. The transition from a love story to the brutality is so shocking and just works.
The scene in the elevator. No matter what you feel for a man, you watch him do something like that and you'll never be able to look at him the same way again.
this is one of the movies that inspired hotline miami one of my favorite games ever.
That Nightcall opening song is LEGIT
unified design. that's what I call it. where it's top to bottom all part of a coherent style.
this is another movie, along with dredd, that kind of came out of fucking nowhere and it's SOOOOOOOOOOO good and accomplished.
The reason for the closeups on the jacket are because of the story of the scorpion and the frog. Ryan Gosling eludes to it in his phone conversation with the 'final boss', lol. But he doesn't tell the story. The tale is about a frog who carried a scorpion across a river and the scorpion stung him and drowned them both. The frog asked why and the scorpion said it's because it's in my nature. That sort of explains the character in this film.
New subscriber here! Just looking at the other reactions and reviews, I must say, you got some pretty damn good taste in movies and filmmaking techniques. You watch everything i recommend to other youtubers
An awesome movie with a synth and techno soundtrack that you should watch is The Guest (2015). Fucking awesome
I don't know if you've seen Knives Out, but your comment about digital vs analog film reminded me: it was shot digitally, but post-processing and grading was meant to invoke film, and a special set of tools were designed to even give light halos/blow outs as you would get with exposed film. It allowed the crew to shoot scenes in much lower light and tighter spaces than if it was with analog.
This is the first movie I have seen where Albert Brooks is not a happy go lucky character, he is super dark in this movie and I love this movie.
04:42 - "I love how every shot so far has been intentionally framed".
This man's filmmaking knowledge runs real deep, I can tell...
I’mma get that Patreon! Love these reactions!
That’s love wow thank you! Stay tuned for this weekend! Should be officially up by then! 🙏🏽
It’s really charming. Yup, charming is an excellent description😊
this entire soundrack is fire bro
Great vid, good to hear your opinion on it and cool how you understood the themes of the film. You should definitely checkout other Goslyn films like "The Place Beyond The Pines", "Blade Runner 2049" & "First Man"; or his debut directed film "Lost River". Also "Heat" which has similar feels to it, and "Prisoners" & "Sicario".
Thanks Robert! Appreciate the comment, I really enjoyed this film. Love the creativity and the risks taken in it! Thanks for the recommendations! Can’t wait to do a reaction to some!
I've seen the first 10 minutes so many times it's the only thing I remember of the film 😭
Same director, Nicholas Winding Refn has made lots of wild and differing films. He is outstanding. He's like the most "indie" director who actually has big budget films. One of his coolest is a Viking film called "Valhalla Rising". It's weird as hell and WILD and savage. Check it out!
Valhalla Rising is so good and it is similar to Only God Forgives. Very little dialogue and the actions tell the story.
Just a note on the soundtrack. BBC Radio 1 (the UKs biggest radio station) got artists to cover the songs from the soundtrack. My favourite is probably London Grammar- Nightcall. Give it a listen.
You can actually watch the film with Zane Lowes (BBC radio 1 DJ) score.
Also, a woman tried to sue the studio as the film did not contain enough driving 😂😂😂
Winding Refn hit a home run with this one! Gorgeous movie
I feel like the film maker saw the Transporter and said “hey I’m going to do that. But more realistic and more artistic.”
Actually had a friend growing up that remind me much of Gooslings carracter, exept he spoke less. He never acted out in any way, gave subtle reactions. Everybody that met him knew not to even try fucking with him.
One of my favorite films of all time
finally got around to seeing this movie in full and the whole time I am drawing parallels to other great movies which just shows how good this movie is... Obviously there's _Baby Driver_ connections but also Bandits, the _Ocean's series No Country for Old Men_ and _Training Day_ among others.
I kept pausing through the movie to hypothesize what would happen next.
As soon as he took the wise guy to his car to give him the money I could tell that he was going to get shot in the back of the head and dumped in the trunk by the kid, but was surprised that he put himself in the position to be in front of him, only to get stabbed.
Then my mind shot to Bandits where I was so sure he had faked his own death because of the Hollywood stuntman connection.
I was very pleased that the makeup trailer that we saw earlier made a comeback, when we see Cheqkoff's implementations, it makes the universe richer.
The only issue that I still wonder is does he still intend to drive?
Where is he going to go?
will he really have to look over his shoulder for the rest of his life or was the wise guy just trying to get in his head?
Why is he going to not be with the girl does he not want to make her a Target if she is safe but they still come after him which is why he left the money in case that was still going to be tracked down?
Then why is he going to leave the girl if he went through all of that trouble in broad daylight in front of the mob front to fake his own death?
I know this review is old, but at 13:00 I always interpreted that kiss scene as him pulling her out of the reality of the situation and saying goodbye before stepping back into his own brutal existence.