9/8/2018 1 Comment Heat (1995)Director: Michael Mann
Before watching Heat, I have never heard of it, I did not search any information about it, I didn't know nothing about the director. So when the cast came up, I was so unprepared: oh, Al Pacino is in here...and Robert De Niro? HEY, NATALIE PORTMAN (although she wasn't a huge part in this movie, but still, I love her). And it is a long movie. But I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. The two protagonists in the movie are Lt.Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), the detective, and Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), the criminal. One of the main reasons I liked about this movie is that they have quite distinct and interesting personalities. If we jump out of the setting and just watch some scenes of them talking, Hanna, the good guy, acts like a moody mafia to me. He unexpectedly yells at people. He doesn't care about fixing his relationship with his wife, or he knows that he is unable to. While Neil, who is supposed to be the bad guy, falls in love with a girl in the coffee shop and cares about other people's well being. I guess this makes the characters more realistic since every coin has two sides, not everyone is perfect. And to be honest, I am extremely bad at recognizing faces, I was quite confused in the first part. I mixed up Hanna and Neil's faces so I was very confused. I usually feel annoyed when movies introduce too many characters at the same time (in this movie, it would be the robbery scene at first, and also the wives of the members) I couldn't tell which one is the justice side and which one is the boss of the robbery crew. I feel really proud of myself of understanding the story in the end and recognizing everyone eventually. Also, the relation between Hanna and McCauley is just fascinating. They respect each other's ability of doing their own job. They are two lone men and they are made to be paired. The scene of them talking in the coffee shop just makes me have goosebumps. It was the point in the movie that I really hoped that they could get along as friends. However, I do think this is their destiny that one has to be gone in the end because in my opinion their relation is built on the contrariety of theirs. Rating: 8/10
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