On the Waterfront is one of my favorite movies. It is a great film for many reasons. I like it mostly because of the amazing performances of Marlon Brando. He plays Terry, a young ex-boxer who works for the corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly, until an unexpected death arouses his conscience. The story based on a number of true stories that happened on the New York waterfront. Although I was not interested in this kind of mob violence story before, I still want to watch it again and again. In my mind, this is a Marlon Brando’s film. The realism of the film also impresses me, especially the littered alleys and rooftops.
爱情的发生让特里找到了对抗码头黑势力的动力与决心,或者说是寻找到了内心的善与正义,从曾经的缄默者变为告发者。白兰度饰演的码头工人特里与他在《欲望号街车》里饰演的斯坦利有相似之处,相同的阶级与生存环境,虽然不及斯坦利般暴力粗鲁,但身为前职业拳手的特里在举手投足间展现的也是相当粗旷的气质与野性。本片可以简单的概括为一个叛变的故事,也是一个极具个人英雄主义色彩的故事,所谓凭一己之力引领被压榨的弱势群体改朝换代的故事。夸张点说这就是一部没有超能力的超级英雄电影
《欲望号街车》的班底。马龙白兰度的影帝之作。
故事蓝本取自当时某报刊登的一个真实事件。拳击手Terry一直在黑帮的帮助和“示意”下打拳,退役后被安排在码头工作。黑帮为了抽取提成而控制了码头工人的工会,飞扬跋扈为所欲为,几个反抗者都被一一做掉。Terry实际从一开始就是矛盾的:他受过黑帮恩惠,自己可以不劳而获,哥哥也做到了二把手,于是渐渐形成了“先下手为强”的处世哲学;但在内心深处,他并不认可那种横行霸道的做法,尤其是为除异己不择手段。于是,爱情的融化、牧师的点醒、哥哥被暗杀,都成为他揭竿而起的推动力。而这背后的根本原因,是良心的发现。正如Terry所说,我不是背叛了帮派,而是背叛了过去的自己,那个一事无成的bum。本片的最大亮点就是把Terry的思想转变表现的真实可信,而本片的升华来自结尾:Terry在勇敢的站出来反抗后却无人响应,甚至一度遭人唾弃,直至在众目睽睽下被打得半死,群众才嘻嘻哈哈的把大反派推下水;另一方面,一个肥胖的背影示意关掉电视,从整个事件中全身而退,暗示了“大反派”其实只是小角色
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