Let The Bullets Fly Analysis

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The film Let The Bullets Fly has been reviewed and studied for seven years. Most of today 's commercial blockbusters remain in the screening process for hours, but this film stays in the audience 's mind for a long time. Let The Bullets Fly not only gives the audience excellent viewing effect, but also stimulates the initiative of the audience, allowing the audience to consider critically in the process of viewing. The thesis statement of the paper is that the use of the art of " alienation effect" plays an important and decisive role in the success of Let the Bullets Fly.
Lin Ting (2005) explains that the principle of the separation effect is to separate the feelings of the audience and the plot, and give the audience a critical attitude to deal with the performance of the event. There are several pieces of the film that use the alienation effect to force the viewer to think about the film. There are two important reversals in Let the bullets fly. The first time is to reveal the true …show more content…

The set of characters in the film is unique and full of meaning. According to the author of “Let the Bullets Fly”, “Huang, a tyrant that is always identified by name, is selfish, paranoid, and a malicious liar”(Abrams, 2011). As the role of this absurd sense, Chow Yun Fat 's performance sometimes "normal", sometimes "insame". And this absurd funny of Huang Si Lang also make the audience have more understanding of its symbolic power. In addition to the character set on the use of alienation effect, the actor also used the alienation effect while performing. Lin Ting (2005) states that the actor magnifies the details of every action of the character, exposing the obvious traces of the performance, so that the audience clearly perceives himself in the play. As a bystander, the audience can examine the characters’ every move in the film and

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