When it comes to John Woo, we can't help but talk about his "violence aesthetics". So far, although I still can't find a clear explanation of "aesthetics of violence", violence and beauty, seemingly unrelated two things, have made John Woo bring them to the extreme. In his films, violence occupies many scenes, but it is this thrilling, tender or touching scene that gives us full visual enjoyment!
It doesn't matter whether Travolta killed Cage or not, and it doesn't matter whether he can change his face. In the film, we see more complexity and sadness of human nature. Cage seems to be a vicious demon, but at ordinary times, he is cynical and his eyes are wet when he watches his only relative fall from the sky. After all, he is also a human being. Perhaps most of the time, he is working involuntarily. The real feelings are always out of place in the rain of bullets, just like in Infernal Affairs, seeing the tragedy of police officer Huang falling to his death. Aren't they in pain? Maybe the next second, this emotion will be drowned in the compulsion that seems destined. Cage prepared a candlelight dinner for his wife after her face changed. What a romantic thing it is. Let's imagine, does Cage know what home is? He longed for it, but fate could not give him this opportunity, nor allowed him to have this opportunity. The poor man can finally enter a sweet dream with his beloved wife on a stable night. ...
For young Adam, what should have been a sunny rainbow childhood was ruthlessly obliterated by violence. At this moment, Qufu Tower stepped forward, hugged Adam and rushed out. At that moment, they transcended the barriers of human nature, and Travolta's father's love defeated the bullets of the FBI. ...
In fact, every character in the film shines with the light of human nature and the morality of life and death. And this is exactly what today's society does not have. Perhaps it is this movie that makes countless people remember Cage's melancholy eyes, Adam's lovely smile and the most beautiful things in the world.