When an adult takes a child to the circus, they want children to be fascinated. Children are not fascinated by something. Circus is a wonderful experience for any child in any place, dazzling lights, many animals, entertainment clowns. As the tiger jumps over the ring of fire, the elephant is preparing to enter the ring. The crowd got crazy and the children shouted excitedly. Before the elephant came into the circle, the trainer finally struck them behind the scenes with their bull hooks.
With the writing of this theme, I thought of an old schoolhouse rock song "Three Ringed Circus". In this song, as the title suggests, a small boy will explain the government system as a circle of 3 yen. Each ring is bonded to one another, one of which is identical to the other. Rings are separate and global, and you can control what happens in other rings. This metaphor accurately describes the US government's check and balance system to make it impossible to fully control the "ring" of the federal government.
Scorsese totally controlled all three rings of the film circus. From Alfred Hitchcock to Don Siegel, all the lessons he learned were exhibited. Almost all cameras are full of excitement. Fortress - Prison music, costumes, props and many rooms and halls are designed to maximize feelings. After long-awaited Oscar "Infernal Affairs", probably Scorsese thought it was a little fun. He did not ask him to take it seriously. This is neither "taxi driver" nor "GoodFellas" but "Alice is not living here anymore." It is closest to his work "Cape Fear", but more commercial instinctive things
Look at this historically unlicensed boxing captive Charles Bronson. This is the only shot of the battle of Charles Bronson. After a small clash with other people, the battle showed a real video of the rare moment of Charles Bronson, the most stubborn prisoner in the UK, a gun lying on the ring floor, in prison for over 40 years It was.