Bullet Train

 

I rewatched the movie called Bullet Train; the director is David Leitch. I saw this movie during Covid; this week in the class, we focused on the experiences of seeing a movie in person versus being alone. So I rewatched this movie alone; I can tell you it was a different experience. The driving point of the film is about trying to steal a suitcase full of money. Each character within the film has different motives; however, they are all getting played by a mastermind. One of the characters in the movie is named Lady Bug, played by the actor Brad Pitt. Throughout the movie, we see why Brad Pitt is Lady Bug due to his luckiness throughout the film. Brad Pitt character in the movie, has an existential crisis about whether or not he is lucky or has horrible luck. Throughout the film, we meet other characters who come from all different walks of life. However, they all encountered each other prior to the job on the bullet train. The early encounters eventually play a role in understanding the overarching story. The trailer above does a really good explanation of the movie.

With the explanation of the film, watching this movie again in my home instead of the theater was different. I think knowing the ending of the film plays a huge factor in understanding the plot points of the film. Once you watch the movie for the first time, it makes sense why each character is on the bullet train. I feel like when I watched the movie in the theater, a lot more of the film seemed funnier than rewatching it. One of the characters, named Lemon, can only understand people's emotions by connecting to the Thomas the Tank Engine characters. It was funny watching Lemon explain each of the Thomas the Tank Engine characters to each other. When the scene came up in the theaters for the first time, my mother and I laughed at the scene due to watching the show growing up. Nobody else in the theater laughed at the joke in the scene, which made it weird. However, this did not ruin the movie for me due to the fact that many of the older individuals in the theater probably did not understand the reference. Watching this movie in the theater was a more pleasant experience than rewatching the film at home. 

Citation 

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bullettrain