Roger Ebert's review is undoubtedly wonderful. With the entire story as no spoilers as possible, it can be seen that Roger completely praised the main characters in the movie, but at the end of the review, Roger still gave high respect to the core idea of ​​the movie.

"At the end of the movie, Ed made the same choice as the mastermind behind the scenes. He not only compromised with reality, but became reality. He broke through with his heart to uphold justice and won the war beautifully, but in fact, he has become the same as the mastermind behind the scenes: just like the conversation between Ed and Dudley at the beginning of the movie: In order to achieve the so-called justice, there is no way to do it.

Then, maybe, Ed will be the next mastermind in the future.

From this perspective, this is not just a story, but more like a game. In this game, there are no specific names, only positions surrounded by interests. If the boss of **** is replaced, new leaders will appear; if the **** is suppressed and unable to fight back, there will be **** people within the system to replace them; if a high-ranking official in the system is dismissed, another borer will appear.

This is an invisible cycle. Anyone who is in this situation will eventually make a choice, either assimilated, abandoned, or flee far away. No one can be exceptional. And this situation is the cruel social reality today, which is the most profound and terrifying core idea of ​​"Located City Secret".

Two years ago, the "Seven Deadly Sins" threw out a terrible social expectation: this society is too cold and interests make all emotional bonds cold and useless, but the movie does not give a solution, but it just leaves an endless frenzy of thought.

Two years later, "Los Angeles Secret" tells a real social reality: this society has been eroded by darkness, no one is safe, and no one can escape. The movie also does not give a solution, but it gives the answer: choice.

Facing the darkness of society, everyone has the right to choose, and not just once, every pass at every pass has the opportunity to choose. Different choices will lead to different results, and the scenery of the end is completely different. Ed, Jack, Bud, and the three of them have made different choices and ended with different endings. So how will the audience sitting in the cinema choose?

So, here comes back to the title of this review, ‘Some people win the whole world, some people win the Arizona trip from prostitutes.’ This is not the idealistic former Soviet Union, ‘There will be bread and milk,’ this is the bloody and cruel social reality, you have to make a choice.

Ed, Jack, or Bud? Maybe you can choose your ideal lover. They are indeed charming dates, but at the same time you can choose a dream goal. So, what choice will you make?

This is more cruel than the "Seven Deadly Sins", because the answer given by "Los Angeles City Secret" is torture people's hearts. No one can get rid of it, no one can win, and no one can do better than Ed, Jack, and Bud. At this time, raise your right hand and put it in your chest to feel your heartbeat. What is the sound in your heart? Can you hear it?"

At the end of the film review, Roger summed up this way, "The first time I watched it, it was unexpectedly surprised; after watching it, it was still like the best red wine, with a profound and mellow fragrance. The meticulous and mellow plot arrangements, the mountains and the profound and vivid characters all tell one word: classic."

Roger gave a full score of 100 points, and also gave a four-star affirmation on the full score of four-star recommendation, which coincides with Nicholas of the Los Angeles Times. Although Roger did not directly say which is better, the "Seven Deadly Sins" or "Los Angeles Times" is not comparable, it can be seen that Roger has more feelings about the core of "Los Angeles City Secret". Compared with the "Seven Deadly Sins", "Los Angeles City Secret" is one step closer, which is very close to the hearts. The cruel truth is profound.

After the Chicago Sun published Roger's review, it undoubtedly sparked heated discussion because Roger proposed a bold idea: the cycle.

Roger believes that the script of "Los Angeles City Secret" suggests a possibility that as long as interests exist, society will continue to cycle viciously: bad people may be eliminated, but good people may also become bad people and take over all previous dark industries. This is not only a bold idea, but also an extremely pessimistic idea, which almost posed the most severe questioning of the entire social system.

This even makes people unable to tell whether it is the "Seven Deadly Sins" that are even more terrifying or the "Cantonese Secret".

What really degenerates the "Seven Deadly Sins" is the heart of the people. The indifference of society has nurtured sins, but the law enforcement agencies have successfully fulfilled justice. Unfortunately, the darkness of society is still a fog; the entire society of "Luocheng Secret" has been shrouded in gray fog, and even the law enforcement agencies have been infiltrated. The heart of justice is disappearing bit by bit. Is that ray of sunshine really enough to save this society? Or will the cycle continue endlessly?

This is the moment when the whole movie really makes the soul tremble.

The "Seven Deadly Sins" that occupied the right time, place, and people two years ago triggered a condemnation of the uncrowned king by the entire society. However, the release of "Los Angeles Secret" lacked such a boost. But even so, Bill Clinton, who successfully completed the re-election of the president last year, did not dare to neglect at all. The last time he lost his composure due to neglect, which almost reached an uncontrollable point, and even made the presidential election eclipse.

In an interview with a regular press conference, Bill took the initiative to accept relevant questions, "Of course, it is undeniable that there are still many problems in our society, but we have been working hard, right? Just like Hugo, he is always able to make wise choices, and we should also believe that the people will make the right choice. Our judicial system always remains transparent and fair, and gives the right to choose and supervise to the public to ensure that the society can operate normally. It is undeniable that Hugo is a very outstanding actor. Last year's "Independence Day", I personally treasure a videotape and occasionally watch it with Hillary in my spare time."

Bill, who completed the re-election of the president, naturally cannot be underestimated. He successfully shifted the focus and used "Independence Day" to suggest that in the face of social disasters, all people will unite. This is undoubtedly a successful strategy, which effectively controls the pessimistic idea of ​​"circulation".

But it is undeniable that Bill's proactive attack has attracted a lot of attention for "Los Angeles Secret".

In the past two years, the United States has gradually recovered from the turmoil of the economic crisis and began to grow steadily; the political arena has returned to stability, and people are generally satisfied with their lives; the Uncrowned King has become cautious after he has learned the lessons from the beginning; although it cannot be said that the whole society is peaceful, the overall situation is indeed getting better, and sensational cases like Rodney King, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson have not appeared again. Therefore, people's attention to social issues is generally declining.

Now, Bill's counterattack can be regarded as the beginning of discussion for "Los Angeles Secret".

Although society is gradually getting better, no one can deny that those stubborn problems always exist, especially the stubborn problem mentioned in "Los Angeles Secret", which is an eternal theme. As long as there are people, there will definitely be conflicts of interest, and there will inevitably be stubborn problems. It is just a matter of whether it is serious or not, whether it is reported or not.

Therefore, the view of "circulating situation" has aroused the approval of many people, just as it is said in "Theory of Capital", as long as there are sufficient interests, merchants can even refuse to recognize relatives. This also applies to society, fame, interests, glory, privateness, etc., which can always become a weakness that can be broken through, which also causes the dark industry to continue to develop continuously.

However, people's views are generally not as pessimistic as Roger and have more expectations for the future of society, so Nicholas' bright interpretation of the ending of the movie has gained more recognition. Of course, "Los Angeles Secret" tells the story of the 1950s, which was very different from now on, and there is no possibility of direct reflection, which is also an important reference factor.

Even so, these heated discussions have attracted more people's interest. Everyone is curious about how far the discussion of social issues in "Los Angeles Secret" has reached, whether it can reach the height of "Seven Deadly Sins", and how wonderful it is? In particular, the praises of the "Chicago Sun" and "Los Angeles Times" both were full of praise, and the meticulousness of the plot were praised, which made those viewers who were not so interested in Hugo, those who had no plans to walk in the cinema in the off-season like September, and those who had hesitant attitudes towards the plot movies were curious.

More importantly, putting aside the profound connotation of "Los Angeles Times" and "Chicago Sun" both believe that as a movie, the viewability is unquestionable, especially the former's "the perfect combination of commercial films and artistic films", which makes people unable to wait to enter the cinema to enjoy it.

After the premiere of "Los Angeles City Confidential" ended, it undoubtedly became the focus of attention this week overnight. Among the lively movie fans that night, it was not only Nicholas and Roger, but also the first batch of film reviews were released one after another. Thirty-three media contributed the film reviews at the first time, and the ending was not surprising. They all gave praises, and the comprehensive score reached a high of 93 points. "New Yorker" even used the sentence "Best Movie of the Year" as a footnote to witness the destruction of the first batch of film reviews.
Chapter completed!