La Haine 4K 1995 FRENCH

The famous Chekhovian formula about a gun hanging on the wall works flawlessly in this film. Vince, a simple guy from the suburbs, finds a revolver lost by the police during a riot in Paris. A good crime comedy in the style of the early Tarantino and Ricci could have grown from such a tie, but no ...

La Haine is depth. La haine is a protest. There is no plot as such, there is only a beginning and an end. Everything else is a fall. A fall that runs like a red thread throughout history. At the beginning of the film, there is a strange anecdote about a rabbi who falls from a skyscraper and, flying each new floor, says: "So far so good, so far so good." An incomprehensible metaphor at the beginning of the film, towards its end it becomes a completely clear philosophical concept. This is our society. It has been falling down for decades, and every time we realize that we are heading for ruin, we comfort ourselves, just like that rabbi. But the fall is inevitable; someday we will land, and this landing is unlikely to be soft.

Mathieu Kassowitz did not pour this metaphor into complex plot forms, did not spray on a dozen characters, he chose one day in the life of people from the Parisian outskirts, presented them in the form of three guys. Moreover, along with the characters, the nationality of these plays a significant role here. Aggressive hot-tempered Jew Vince (the one who found the gun), Arab Said who imagines himself a tough guy, and black amateur boxer Hubert. This almost anecdotal trinity manages to get into a bunch of completely unfunny stories in a day. But this does not look like a farce, everything is real here. There are no far-fetched sketches in the film, nor is there any indulgence of public stereotypes. A pistol shot is a pistol shot, not a firecracker. The consequences are deplorable, but who among the young people thinks about "some consequences there."

The day of Hubert, Vince and Sayid is scheduled in the film by the minute. 11.38 - rise, 06. 00 - "fall". Although, this movie cannot be called dynamic. The film will be prolonged, but in this case it is not a negative. Thanks to such a director's move, we literally immerse ourselves in the life of the Parisian outskirts, much like Gus Van Sant in the drama The Elephant. Here the same shooting "one shot", scanty dialogues and the complete absence of standard cinematic techniques. This is another plus in favor of a great cast. Signature French facial expressions and original jargon are simply amazing performed by Vincent Cassel. For me, this is one of his best roles.

In addition to the already described Jewish anecdote and Chekhov's formula, there are many more similar signs and symbols in the film. For example, the extinguished Eiffel Tower and the inscription on the police car "Sayidu fuck about the police" with a copyright icon at the end. A kind of humor, if you will. But it is unlikely that laughter is exactly the feeling that watching "Hate" will give you.

Caption at the beginning: "Dedicated to all those who died during the filming of this film." Think for yourself, decide for yourself ... "