Surprisingly successful adaptation of Ellroy
Los Angeles with cards of James Ellroy spite of its name, has little in common with the heavenly creatures. This vestibule hell rather than the City of Angels. The once charming, sunny land whose charm seduced precursors cinema assuming there his first film studios, has grown over several decades to monstrous proportions. Opportunities offered by the dynamic development of the entertainment industry has caused the influx of the whole range of people from almost every level of the social ladder, from poor immigrants from Mexico, the Jewish tops bowing from the east coast who got wind of the opportunity to multiply their fortunes quickly. It was a mix does not offer hope for a peaceful coexistence, so astonishing expansion of the world capital of cinema took place on the foundation of the bloody crime, violence, racism and destructive competition. At the turn of the forties and fifties, and therefore at a time when the most famous novels take place Ellroy, L.A. metropolis was already totally depraved, demoralized cancer waged by covering both the bottom of the social, as well as the top authorities who control the city. Seemingly a paradise on earth with the luxurious residences of film stars, golf courses, golden beaches, etc., Giving false hopes to fulfill his wildest dreams, and in fact the habitat of all sorts of criminals: gangsters, corrupt politicians and law enforcement officials, drug dealers, serial killers and psychopathic abusers, at which Hannibal Lecter uchodziłby for a man with heart dove. In addition the background tensions associated with social stratification and racial residents of the city and the anti-Communist crusade of Senator McCarthy. A veritable Sodom of the twentieth century, or Los Angeles by James Ellroy. This horrific, but also a fascinating vision of the fallen city is certainly one of the factors determining the success of the work of the writer. As is usually the case with the climate world created in novels such as suggestive as in Ellroy, even if the transfer of particles on the big screen seems to be a risky task, and even the most efficient filmed adaptation is lost at the start confrontation with the book prototype. He found out about this Brian De Palma himself taking a workshop on "The Black Dahlia." The author of "Carrie" made his film with great attention to even the smallest details of the post-war era Los Angeles, but somewhere along the way lost half a stifling atmosphere that so terrifies, but also draws the reader completely. Fortunately similar failure does not have to be the rule, as we can see during the session "Secrets of Los Angeles," filmed a few years earlier by Curtis Hanson. Criminal mischief film itself is not a great novelty within a species.
We are dealing with the investigation of a young rookie detective in the shooting at the bar Night Owl, during which a policeman was killed. S newly appointed detective is faced not only with a complicated puzzle, but also openly showed his dislike of police officers, especially former partner murdered. Quite intricate plot is not suitable for longer digest due to the high risk of betraying the essential feature details. Let me mention only that the case which apparently seems to work black thugs, leads straight to the top of the corrupt elite of Los Angeles, touching the road with a very original and exclusive escort agency. The main characters of the film and scrolling in the background and in the episodes together form an extremely fascinating gallery of characters perfectly depicting the criminal wielopiętrowość L.A. and their relationships with the police and politics. When it comes to picture themselves law enforcement officers, we have a chance to look at him closely through three characters representing different styles and different approach to exercise their profession. Bud (Russell Crowe) is a tough explosive used by the so-called superiors.
Minghella talented talented Damon
"Softening suspicious". Allergic to violence against women without warning empties magazine targeting the thug bully the girl, and then faking the whole situation in order to look at the exchange of gunfire. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) department custom is popular because of the crime series, where he works as a consultant. However, his fame is by no means the result of the work plan; contact with broken bones world of show business he learned to cleverly use.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Working together with Sid (Danny DeVito), a journalist friend of gossip magazine, for a fee, provide it with information about the exact time and location of stars in compromising situations, such as indecent behavior or smoking marijuana. Jack then has a spectacular opportunity to share in the limelight, and Sid material for his next article szmatławcu. A very important character Ed Exley (Guy Pearce
