The United States is a huge criminal organization, and solving it is one of the main raison d’êtres of cinema. Martin Scorsese. It would be ideal to show ‘The Moon Killers’ in a single, long session, along with other films in his filmography such as ‘One of Ours’ (1990), ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002), ‘The Wolf’. of Wall Street’ (2013) and ‘The Irishman’ (2019), because like all of them, this is a work that is as sinister as it is extremely ambitious and fascinating. Strong men use violence To rearrange the economic and social structures of that country in line with their own interests and remain unaware of the terrible consequences of their actions in the process.
Especially new movie analyzes colonialist, capitalist and racist madness that led to the destruction of the American Indians through the investigation of dozens of murders that occurred within the Osage community a century ago; and he does without resorting to the traditions of crime cinema -the identities of the perpetrators are revealed even before the deaths begin- and instead a marriage melodrama is staged, expanding the plot with ‘Suspicion’ (1941) and ‘Luz que agoniza’ (1944).
It takes a lot of time, three and a half hours of footage, and yes, it offers resounding reasons to justify its heft: First, ‘The Assassins of the Moon’ the intensification of a whole process of systematic dehumanization, nothing more than a miniature genocide; Secondly, this period is a widespread indifference and neglectIn this way, the crimes continued for years.
This also explains why the film lacks the electric energy that Scorsese gave to many of his earlier stories – in the face of some monstrosities, Even a seasoned chronicler of evil is forced to pause and think-; The narrative proceeds with elegiac solemnity and is surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere that evokes fatalism but also threatens. The possibility of horror lurks in every scene. And it often embodies this Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
The two actors have collaborated with Scorsese many times to portray human misery, but ‘The Moon Killers’ marks the first feature film in which they have done so, sharing the bill. Both are one offer A dazzling work. DiCaprio, as he often does when collaborating with the director, casts his character as too weak or stupid to find his own moral axis. Breaking the Hollywood hero stereotype; on your skin De Niro exudes slimy charisma, intimidation and even dark humor. But the best performance comes from Lily Gladstone, whose character exemplifies the mix of resilience, confusion, and fear that plagues all of the Osage.
Scorsese may not be able to devote as much time as he should to observing himself and his community members and renewing the humanity that has been deprived of them. Nor does it offer a deep psychological study of the bad guys.but that’s about it. We say ‘Assassins of the Month’, it is not talking about a bunch of rotten men, but a practice specific to one country, which explains why it does not give a real ending to the story it tells: Abuse continues to occur.
In any case, it resolves in a surprising epilogue that serves as a resounding call to resistance, which can also be understood as: Summary of the director’s entire career But in fact there is nothing in this extraordinary film that suggests he is ready to retire.