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| re: Exquisite film | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 06:10 pm EST 12/26/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Exquisite film - peter3053 03:50 pm EST 12/26/21 | |
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| I had the opposite reaction: in this version of "Cool", Tony has ample opportunities to throw the gun away and doesn't. Instead, he takes it from Riff, tells Riff not to use it, and then... dangles it there for Riff to take? Because, what, he's not really dedicated to keeping the peace? Because he's so torn between these two worlds that he can only halfheartedly attempt to prevent the apocalypse? (Which, that latter version maybe could work, but it could have used a clearer staging to tell that story). "Cool" in the film is one of a string of moments that turn Tony from a hapless guy caught up in a difficult situation to a hot-blooded murderer who does indeed kill Maria's brother both viciously and intentionally. It makes for a more complicated drama, but for me it undercut the ending: this time around, I was thoroughly in agreement with Anita and felt like the smartest thing Maria could do would be to let Tony leave without her. |
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| re: Exquisite film | |
| Posted by: peter3053 06:49 pm EST 12/26/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Exquisite film - Singapore/Fling 06:10 pm EST 12/26/21 | |
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| I'd have to see it again, but isn't Tony trying to get Riff to see reason and make the choice himself not to use the gun; in other words, it wasn't just about the gun, but about changing an outlook. Also, I think the gun got back in the hands of the gang and so the latter part of the dance was trying to get it back when the earlier strategy clearly hadn't worked... I think. By the way, do you notice how, years later, Toby was cornered by the police at the end of Sweeney, although he was the least responsible for the killings, and, in a similar way (not the same) Chino at the end of WSS? And both shows had chase sequences towards the end. Some tropes endure.... |
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