Another St. Louis International Film Festival Highlight

by Pier Marton | Nov 7, 2010 | Asia, Film, France, Humor, STL

My short review: Vengeance by Johnnie To
“What is revenge?” That question will implode with perfect timing in this tongue in cheek professional killer film done, as anything else by Johnnie To, in the shadow of Jean-Pierre Melville. This time, as Alain Delon was not interested, he went with the aging French rock idol, Johnny Halliday. Another line that will arrive at just the right moment: “This jacket belongs to you!” Coolness, twists and irony, what’s not to like?—> A

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BREAK THE SURFACE
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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus