Getting the choppa is the act of succeeding in this goal and is the highest possible recognition.' The. Once you've seen this raw, shocking, at times darkly funny portrayal of a sociopath you'll understand why it single-handedly launched Eric Bana's international career. means ' that one is saying that they must attain whatever goal it is that is set forth. Remember Neville Bartos : Forget about it. I reconsidered and dropped it down to your kneecap. Chopper : Because I dont know if you remember, Neville, but I had that bloody shotgun pointed at your head. This was only the debut feature by director Andrew Dominik, but it's the meticulously crafted masterwork of a driven artist that deserves to be mentioned together with the best debut films by directors of his generation (it would take him 7 years to confirm with his sophomore film, the excellent THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (2007) that he wasn't a one-hit wonder). Chopper : Look, youre not still angry at me about the leg, are you Neville Bartos : Nah, forget about it. Chopper: Because I don't know if you remember, Neville, but I had that bloody shotgun pointed at your head.
Most of all though, it's one of the most fascinating character studies I've ever seen with a tour-de-force performance by Eric Bana that is never less than superb. A great memorable quote from the Chopper movie on - Chopper: Look, you're not still angry at me about the leg, are you Neville Bartos: Nah, forget about it. It's a film about life on the fringes of society, about the lasting effect of growing up in an unstable, violent environment it's about mental illness and the less glamorous (and thus in film rarely depicted) aspects of the life of a gangster and career criminal. Like many of the best films, CHOPPER isn't about one thing, and it doesn't tell one story.
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