The premiere of "L.A. Confidential" came to an end, and the scene of loud cheers and thunderous applause from the audience was no stranger to people, as if every time Hugo's work was released, people could feel the heat wave on their faces, clearly showing people's excitement and excitement.

But this time, it seems that there is something different, the audience who walked out of the cinema looked excited, trying to find a word to describe their feelings, but they were speechless, and the tremor from the soul can only be interpreted with vivid expressions. This made all the reporters and audiences who were not able to enter the premiere site itch, and their hearts were as if they had been crawled over by cat's paws, and they couldn't control their high sense of anticipation.

"Someone once said that Hugo's work is always worth looking forward to, Hugo's work is always excellent, and Hugo's work is always worth the ticket price. I agree with this view, but L.A. Confidential is much more than that, and it may not be one of Hugo's best solo performances, but it is definitely one of the best Hugo's works. ”

In the first paragraph of the "Los Angeles Times" film review, Nicholas McLaan got straight to the point and gave the film "Los Angeles Confidential" the highest praise, "A high combination of business and art, the best feature film in film history!" The title was enough to make everyone stunned, and you could clearly feel the indescribable excitement of Nicholas after watching the movie.

"In my short movie-watching career, please forgive me for my narrow-mindedness, but so far, I have never seen a feature film with such a wonderful story, never!

Someone once said that "The Godfather" is the pinnacle of the drama, the huge story threads seem to be chaotic but methodically intertwined, so that the audience has no breathing space for half a moment, and can only follow the ups and downs of the story, which makes the retelling of the movie impossible, only when the audience watches this movie in person, can they feel the powerful power and delicate carving of the movie, Francis Ford Coppola's control of the story thread and rhythm has reached its peak in this movie, and it will go down in history directly!

Once again, Curtis Hansen has completed the Coppola-esque mission of the impossible. Perhaps, Hansen is not Coppola, his lens language and editing style are not as perfect as Coppola, but "L.A. Confidential" relies on a meticulous story and wonderful characters to make up for this shortcoming, the combination of Lancaster, Spacey, Crowe and Theron has surpassed the partners of Brando, Pacino and Keaton, and dedicated the greatest drama film since the release of "The Godfather" in 1972!

In the process of watching "L.A. Confidential", I always can't help but blame myself: blaming myself for being distracted, missing a certain detail, a certain line, so that I always wish I could pause the movie like a videotape, look for clues in the images and lines, and speculate on the intricate cobwebs behind the whole story. But in fact, I was so focused and immersed in the movie that I was so excited that I wanted to hit the wall to vent my heart. The development of the plot has been twisted and turned, and the charm of the lines and acting skills has been brought into full play, and when the movie is over, it is still evocative for a long time, and I just hope to be able to go into the cinema and watch it a second time - not because I can't understand it, but because it's too exciting.

There are a total of seven main actors in the movie, Hugo Lancaster, Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Charlize Theron, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito, David Strathon, these seven actors are all absolute top masters with strong strength, you can imagine what a wonderful show it will be when so many masters gather together to compete with each other's acting skills, coupled with wonderful stories and lines, it can be said that incredible sparks burst out, making the whole movie rise to the height of a classic.

Lancaster's gentlemanly and scheming, Spacey's suave and tactful, Crow's integrity, fiery and casual, Therlon's fragile and sensitive, poignant and elegant...... Every character, every actor bursts with endless energy, and it blends perfectly with the characters, and it has been a long time since there has been such a work that remembers at least five main characters after watching the movie, and the last time was supposed to be 'Seven Samurai'.

As a stunning drama film, 'L.A. Confidential' addresses one of the most prevalent and idiosyncratic questions in today's society: What is justice?

The film focuses on the police. In a broad definition, what they represent is justice, and what they uphold is justice. At the beginning of the movie, the three main characters are described in detail. Cha, but did not introduce a bad guy, until the end of the film we understand that it turns out that these police officers are enough to constitute the main body of the story, there is no standardized image of justice among them, both good and evil, and the story gives the three protagonists police. The line between good and evil is blurred by the ambiguous personality settings, and the three characters wander on the edge of the black and white line, sometimes righteous and sometimes evil, which is undoubtedly bold and interesting.

When the three characters appear on the stage, it's easy for the audience to make a choice, and the different personalities and styles of doing things will make people choose a clear position: like it or hate it, it's clear at a glance.

The stories of these three protagonists are independent of each other, but they are inevitably intertwined, as if there is an invisible force driving the story forward, and they are always faced with the choice between good and evil, and each different choice will lead the story to develop into a different track. Just in the opinion of all the viewers, these three police. When one of them wants to embark on the road of no return and set off a bloody storm, the story has changed dramatically, and the evil forces outside the three parties have appeared strongly, which not only makes the story continue, but also makes the three policemen who are on opposite sides of the absolute opposite, and have nothing to do with each other. Cha chose to go to the same front because of his righteous heart, and the audience's different attitudes towards the protagonist also changed to support.

When good completely triumphs over evil, everyone thinks that the movie will usher in a Hollywood-style happy ending, but the story gives a meaningful ending, blurring the line between good and evil again, and what really tortures people's hearts is precisely the ending that is too realistic and too real:

Those who live in chaos but are overwhelmed by the justice in their hearts, and who shine once in a while, are dead; Those who firmly believe in justice and are jealous of evil are used by evil and become tools of evil, and they leave; Successfully bravely chased his dream in the balance of idealism and power manipulation, and finally chose the realistic person and stayed.

Is the light of justice too weak, or is the cruelty of reality too strong? The line between good and evil is undoubtedly clear, but those who wander in the gray area can hold on to the end, and this is the reality, the dark and bloody reality. Everyone can clearly define 'justice', but in real life, no one can clearly adhere to justice, not only because of the collision between emotion and reason, system and individual, but also because of selfishness. The collision between desire and reality, society and ideals, the blurred boundaries make everyone at a loss and at a loss.

The movie began to exert force in less than 20 minutes after the opening, using an important case to mobilize the enthusiasm of the audience, when the huge and intricate clues made people start to feel mentally tired, the plot peaks and loops turned again, and this time the previous clues were integrated, coupled with new clues, so that the intensity was on a higher level, bringing the audience not only excitement and excitement, but also from the tremor and resonance of the soul.

If you say, the audience in the first half can also be a participant in the process of solving the case; Then the development of the second half of the plot is simply dizzying, all the seemingly inadvertent clues are connected, and the useless waste shots in the first half have become key clues at this time, echoing back and forth, which makes the audience can only passively become a bystander, appreciating this realistic black humor.

The whole story has gone through the development process of clear distinction between good and evil, chaos and blurring, and stark opposition, and finally falls into ambiguity again. In the obscurity. More importantly, the characters and the story complement each other and complement each other, and the center of the whole plot is constantly changing, moving back and forth between the main characters, and the relationship between the characters is also in motion, one tension has not yet reached the limit, and another tension has been formed, which is unpredictable. Even the respite is very precious.

'L.A. Confidential' is undoubtedly profound and true, and the story seems to be happening in all corners of the world all the time, the confrontation between justice and corruption, the erosion of justice and evil, the blurring of light and darkness, penetrating into almost every corner of society, right around you and me. The real world is not a fairy tale, good people are not good people, bad people are not bad people, any good and evil are constantly changing, the darkness and decay of society have begun to rot, but 'L.A. Confidential' is only the tip of the iceberg.

There's no doubt that the cast, led by Hugo Lancaster, delivered a strong and brilliant performance, but this time I don't want to mention it too much, because the actors and the story complement each other to form an inseparable whole, and the perfect script blooms with all the charm that makes this amazing film. I choose to praise this work, every detail, every link, every part of the whole work is amazing!

The plot design without loopholes, the flowing narrative rhythm, the danger-ridden, peeling-off, and interlocking plot are definitely the greatest test of the audience's memory and insight, and the delicate and real character portrayal, profound and terrifying ideological excavation, climactic story, and meaningful ending have refined the commercial value and artistic value of a film to the highest level, and it was born with an unparalleled attitude!

It's not just the best work of the year, not one of them; At the same time, it is also a classic masterpiece that occupies an important place in film history. I'm ready to go to the cinema for the second and third time, how about you? ”