Nightcrawler (2014) - Jake Gyllenhaal strongly encourages you to make the money to buy a lottery tic
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[QUOTE=Devil Traitor;46411257][sp]I didn't know he was insane from the beginning[/sp].[/QUOTE]
[sp]How can you not? He kills a guard in the beginning for his watch :V[/sp]
I went to go see this the other night without having a clue what it was about. It was brilliant.
I got back from seeing it not too long ago and I really cannot see why it's so loved already. Characters that aren't Gyllenhaal are pretty meh. They lacked personality or any real character development that really matter. Gyllenhaal's character stole the spotlight a bit too much, regardless of the fact he's the main character. [sp]When his little sidekick is killed, it really lacked any real impact other than "Oh, you bastard" because of how little you care about him. It pretty much serves just to show that Lou is that level of psycho, to the point where the death of this guy means nothing to him. The fact the police investigation ends so quickly with not a single little thing being said after the interrogation which went nowhere really bothered me, as did the ending. The movie did such a good job of getting you into the story and the characters, but the ending just blew it. It sets it all up and that's your lot. He wins and drives away. There was no impact. Interrogation over, walks away, interns. No proper closure on the police investigation at all. The soundtrack, Gyllenhaal's character and the stuff before the last quarter of the movie were all top notch and great however. I don't really regret watching the movie, but I don't think it was worth paying full price for the ticket.
tl;dr acting was good, soundtrack was good and the first 3/4ths of the movie were really good. Let down by boring characters with the exception of Gyllenhaal, a way too sudden ending and the police stuff getting absolutely nowhere.[/sp]
I feel like the ending worked as the whole theme of the movie gave the vibe of [sp] "there are people in this world who are in fact functioning in society through a good job or high position but it doesn't mean these people are good people or that they got there without a little dirt on their hands." In fact the idea that he gets away with everything the way he did gives the impression that behind closed doors of any industry really fucked up shit may happen that will never see the light of day. The abrupt end of the police investigation only shows how little police can really do in corporate crimes like this where a major news outlet is quasi involved and they have little evidence to go on (however the trailers very wrongly portrayed this movie as a Jake vs the popo when its all about his rise to fame). I can see what you mean about the character development but you have to remember what perspective this movie is portraying. The uplifting music whenever Louis does well suggests that this whole fucked up movie is a success story about a very fucked up character, so his view of others in the movie are merely pawns in his goal, and they are then portrayed as such. Sure the producer gets a bit of character progression as she seems to love his brutal work, but other than that everyone gets played into his hand. Considering how this movie isn't just another anti-hero movie but rather a unique take on the themes mentioned above, it's quite refreshing to not see another 'cop chasing anti-hero only to discover X plot twist'. [/sp]
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