黑白印度风情画。古典贵族在新时代暴发户面前苟延残喘，无奈昔日珠宝的剩余价值总有尽头，再繁华体面的往日依旧抵挡不住时代洪流，终究于宿命般的现代化机械声中轰然倒塌。而音乐室里的袅袅吟唱纵使再美，现在听来，是靡靡之音无疑。唯一不足，影片里诸如老象与新车，蛛网与明灯的明喻太多，厚味不足

所谓英雄，就是跌落尘埃依然坚硬如铁，心怀热血却不被仇恨蒙蔽双眼。

草草掠过 为我金敏喜来的

这种怪咖云集的已经成了我挚爱的配饭剧了，哈哈。

A hella tight script. Sharp and prescient. More relevant today than it was. Many subtle simple but effective quick lines that you just need to listen closely to catch then appreciate. 说是吕美特的电影不如称为Chayefsky所编剧的电影。Just cuz you are done with bullshit, doesn't mean the bullshit is done with you.（尤为喜欢的scene是Max对妻子摊牌后两人的对话和反应…oof! Phenomenal performances