John Steinbeck // A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody...I'll be all around in the dark - I'll be everywhere. // A man lives sorta - well, in jerks. Baby's born or somebody dies, and that's a jerk. With a woman, it's all in one flow, like a stream - little eddies and waterfalls - but the river, it goes right on. // Human being wouldn't live the way they do. Human being couldn't stand to be so miserable. // They're workin' away our spirits, tryin' to make us cringe and crawl, takin' away our decency.
Adios. 正义具复杂性same as the policemen. 占卜的女人、手足之间的情义与背叛、黑帮与黑警勾结、窃听等等元素在后来的港产警匪片再现Vargas为了收音讯号追逐Quinlan那一段戏行走在倾斜的工业设施和桥底下黑色电影(film noir)运用德国表现主义(Expressionism)的极佳例子可以从旅馆的看守人形象联想到Psycho里的儿子看的是重剪版(111分钟)结局寥寥数句赋予Quinlan血与肉配乐镜头运动场面调度一如既往地让人惊艳叹绝偷窥奥秘再次佩服Orson Welles的讲故事能力顺畅自然地隐含深刻主题却毫不做作如此完美的电影大师