'How Can I Sell A Used Gun?' | Lord Of War
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- During an arms transaction, Yuri's (Nicolas Cage) customer shoots a member of his own entourage.
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I wouldn't mess with his bodyguard with the gold AK, hes got 500 kills with it
That's his son. Sells him an m60 at one point
Knew I would find this comment somewhere
Don't you mean headshots lol
No warlord with make mass to arms dealer
@@syarizansulaiman6554 Wanna try that again pal?
That has to be one of the greatest saves EVER, by a character in a very dangerous and bad situation.
Well, if gun dealing doesnt work, he can always turn to a truffle hunter with his pig
Rolled a nat 20
@@adorkable81
Understood that reference!
It wasnt a save though it was his honest reaction. He doesn't really care about people only his products.
@Mao Sama
It’s obviously a save. His visceral reaction was shock and horror to a senseless killing. He realized his reaction didn’t go over well so he played the callous business man who is scrupulous with the products he sells.
The best part isn’t just how Yuri saves his reaction to being purely about business, it’s how it doesn’t work. Andre completely sees through the facade, and admires what he sees. He recognizes that Yuri isn’t an uncaring monster, which would make him untrustworthy, but can temper his moral center, which is good for business. That’s why he’s so happy.
This is the the best explanation of this scene I've read. I'm not being sarcastic.
Andre recognized that he was not dealing with a Vitaly. He learned that Yuri would be able to see people getting shot and not react the way Vitaly does toward the end of the movie.
Actually yeah. I never thought about that but you are right. And his "That's a good one" mean "This person (Yuri) is good choice for business." He didn't meant the pistol.
What a waste of your life writing that meaningless comment about a scene from a random movie nobody cares about
and he blames MTV
"I think we can do business."
Well that's quite obvious. At first of course Baptiste thought that Yuri didn't agree with the shot because he's a humanitarian but turns out it was simply because Baptiste used the gun before paying for it. He knew then that Yuri didn't give a fuck or two about people's life or his war, he's just there to sell him shits.
@@yunanklaus1195 I don't agree. He clearly was shocked that Baptiste had killed the dude. The "used gun" line was just him quickly thinking up as excuse for his outburst.
90% of the guns Yuri was selling were used. Obviously, that was a terrible excuse.
Dictators way of entrapment. If that knucklehead kid had any sense at all he would of known better than to play a fool in front of a man like that
Yuri shocked by the shot, and i think he convict Andy for it in his core, but as always he know he can't really do anything. If he stops right now, he is dead. If he stops after the deal, someone else take place. There is always a weapon dealer.
So he made this excuse up.
For Andy, i don't really know. I think he see that Yuri was shocked, and i don't think he buys the excuse, however he likes it. I think Andy sees that Yuri don't want to interfere.
@@Neo-vz8nh Yep, it's quite clear that Andy knows full well why Yuri initially shouted, but liked that Yuri was smart enough to not pursue that past his initial shock and instead shift his outward reason for disapproval.
Only just noticed this little detail: Andre only loaded 1 bullet into the revolver, so when he pointed the revolver at Yuri, he didn't intend to shoot him at all. It was all just a demonstration of what kind of man he was and a test to see what kind of man Yuri was. Another little detail: nobody screamed or even made a noise when the soldier got shot, not even the girl he was flirting with. This either implies that this kind of behaviour happened all the time or that people were so terrified of Andre that they dared not question anything he did. Most likely both
Rule of the range #1 Always Treat Every Gun Like Its Loaded.
@@jfarrar19Rule of Andre #1: Everything I do is legal.
Another thing is that when Yuri takes the gun from Andre's hand, everyone points their guns at him, not because he is a threat, but because this was a form of opposition against Andre.
he loaded 2
@@jfarrar19 you really think andre even knows about that? and if he does, do you think he cares?
I can't tell if the dictator is laughing because the guy is concerned over the gun being used as opposed to him having just killed someone, or if he's laughing because he knows it's such an obvious lie that Yuri can't sell a used gun
I think he’s laughing because somebody’s actually had the balls to stand up to him.
@@fatfreddyscoat7564 he even let yuri call him andy
Second one, I think.
Pretty much what Yuri did was selling used guns lol. The same thing happened in War Dogs which is basically more tame version for this movie but also did happen in real life. However in War Dogs they refrained from selling weapons to enemies of the state regardless the costs they would have got out of it. I still find it funny how 2 people nearly sold Chinese ammunation to the Pentagon.
@@royliber3824 there's a difference between selling used military hardware and just selling a used revolver
one works because you're not otherwise going to get your hands on the hardware, so theft and auctions from the police and military are used to acquire such
a revolver is no such weapon, it's dependable yes but you can just as easily just have someone buy the thing, when it comes to international trade of firearms it's almost all ex military gear for a reason, the civilian stuff you can usually get through more legal windows, even as a dictator that most nations have put sanctions on
used civilian firearms tend to only be bought/sold by criminals and low level ones, organized rebellions, dictators, cartels, etc buy military hardware or pay people to just purchase a new variant on the weapon at any FFL (which is then exported to where it needs to go)
One of the most underappreciated movies I've ever known. There isn't a bad performance or boring scene the entire film.
honestly, this is such a good film and few of the Nicholas Cage's best. he played the role so well.
I think Lord of War and Wolf of Wallstreet are basically the same movie, but I like Lord of War a LOT more.
Could have used someone other than Jared Leto tbh, his demise, like all his roles, was his best performance, that or watching him lose 80% of his face/teeth in Fight Club.
One of the 100 best movies of all time.
And Jared Leto is even in it
The delivery when he repeats "A used gun" for the last time is so knowing and sinister. Fantastic acting from both of them!
its just acting, no need to go full english teacher
@@palocymasaio If you consider that "full english teacher" then you're a C student at best
L
@@pastapirate when you're right you're right, lil man's could only say "L"
@@JD-kp3kt 😂
Nicolas Cage is a genre of its own at this point, but this movie was truly something else. Extremely underrated.
not really
He's a perfect example of nepotism done right. You can't tell me that him being Frances Ford Coppola's nephew didn't help jump start Nicolas Cage's career but his sheer talent is what has kept his name in lights.
Underrated by who?
@@cappadaan I think he meant the general audience. I too think this movie should be praised more.
Of course the freemason corporate media doesn't like movies that expose the most inhuman rottenness' in the world.
This film has one of the greatest opening montage/titles sequences in all of cinema history.
wrong
@@alanrogs3990
I was going to ask you to elaborate but I'll be wasting my time..
@@alanrogs3990 yes you are wrong. 😂
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@@sohomsengupta8914 haha, lots of people don't watch "vintage" films and therefore find modern trash fantastic and without equal. Ignorance is bliss I guess.
I have known a few foreign policy guys and professors that thought this movie hit uncomfortably close to home.
Good.
That’s because with the story aside, the ending is true. US is the largest arms dealer and (CIA) does business with black market dealers.
Shit, they didn’t even charge the Taliban for all the guns, humvees, and helicopters they gave them
@@dylanhealy8126 somebody got paid for that. It was a general that didn't mind screwing the tax payer.
@@dylanhealy8126 Just incase the Russians thought of trying again. Now the Taliban is the army with most Apache helicopters in the world, aside from the USA that is.
@@Marco81blues I mean they may have those helicopters, but they won’t be able to maintain and fuel them lol.
They beat Russia before and US spent 20 years there. I don’t think anyone with half a brain is going to Afghanistan for a while.
Heard talks of China, but if they’re smart they’ll leave it alone.
US ain’t done there anyway, we’ll the CIA ain’t done with their heroin that’s there
I think people are missing the point;
Yuri is shocked when he shoots the kid and he realizes that by admonishing a dictator in front of everyone will get himself killed. He flips it around and saves the situation (grabbing the gun out of his hand) by showing concern NOT for the dead kid, but for the fired gun. The dictator is amused that he seems to be more concerned over the gun being fired, then by what he's done with it. Everyone is pointing guns at him for grabbing the revolver, but when he starts cleaning it not even bothering to look at them, he comes across as a ruthless gun dealer who's only concern is for his product "Well, now you're going to have to buy it", not what he did with it.
What a great save.
And why do you think people don’t get that?
@@Stabacs IKR, it's not exactly subtle lol
@@StabacsPeople don't like this obvious interpretation. So they are making up complex interpretations about what Yuri or the dictator thinks instead of just focusing in what the movie shows clearly.
Did I just read a 200-word essay explaining a blatantly obvious scene like I'm 5?
Also, it's not about Andre buying at face value that Yuri is more worried about a used gun, he's not stupid, and Yuri's not poker-facing it well enough. Andre just likes the fact that Yuri is brazen enough to challenge him in conversation every now and then as an equal, but has a healthy dose of fear-induced respect to know when to shut up (yet without openly acting like he's afraid), and is cold-minded and quick-witted enough to weasel himself out of a sticky situation. Crafty, bold, dependable, he essentially aced the job interview.
@@MunyuShizumi welcome to English class. Where anything mentioned in a book or movie apparently has some deep meaning
During Australia's gun buy back there was a man who turned in his Bren gun! I have no idea how you legally buy one in Australia, ever, but he did. The value of this gun was $30,000 having never been fired. Just as they were about to hand over payment he went and said "Oh wait I fired a few rounds with some mates one weekend". He got a shock when the price dropped down to $15k as it was a used gun!!!
So stupid, that Bren was probably passed down from his grandfather or something, lot of history there only to be destroyed by the government. When the Chinese invade you will wish you had guns for civilians..
Almost certainly wasn't purchased. Likely "disappeared" during WW2.
Bet he regretted selling it when their government started placing them in concentration camps
most probably a family heirloom from WW2 North Afrika campaign where the Australians took part in.
I can bet he is even more shocked now, because he needs his gun back.
This is one of Cages best movies, but it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. An under rated gem
Well, it does explore one of the countless very scummy parts of the world system.
Everyone's thinking Yuri shows compassion, but I doubt it's meant to show more than an impulsive outburst. Not many people can see someone get unexpectedly shot and not even flinch. What made the warlord like him is that he immediately found a way to walk back his outrage and go along with what he did, as long as he gets paid.
you have a good perspective here, you could probably teach a 30 min class and school everyone here in youtube land on Cinema Analysis.
Everyone is talking about how Yuri bullshits his way out of that with the "used gun" thing but no one talks about how he sells his argument by literally prying the gun out of the dictators hand while being pointed
There's a difference between abandoned/unused military hardware and some dirty 357 with a fresh body on it. Yuri knows this.
That gun has not bullets in it.
because it's pretty obvious that we're referring to *that* as well
Andre only loaded a single bullet in that .357 revolver.
Such a great movie. So many details. The staccato of shots between "Personally, I blame MTV" and the smile. Perfection.
Turns out, emperors? _Very_ good social skills.
Great observation.
What is mtv? what did he mean by that?
@@pilavboy4417 Buddy, if you're pop culture enough to put Kubrick as a profile pic...
@@JoshSweetvale i don't live in us or europe, how am i supposed to know a tv channel that produces shitty tv shows
That dictator is loyal and best customer
Used to work at a gun store, we sold a lot of used guns.
We never bought a used Hi-Point from anyone, it was probably used in a crime.
generally staying away from hi points is a good idea, might as well rip the money to pieces
Aggravated Possession of a Hi-Point was the crime
@@ma4ore Eh, mine shoots really smooth and it's surprisingly accurate. Makes me wonder why I don't shoot it more often, but then I get home and start cleaning it and I remember why.
@@Belphegorite hi points are built like bricks. they take a lot of damage before they stop working. just gotta use the recommended ammo.
@DRIVER what someone who doesn't have a lot of spare money but wants a reliable gun?
It's just when i look at this kind of scenes first thing that comes to mind , if some guy is in the habit of randomly shooting associates and bodyguards like that , he will not last long and eventually get murdered by one of his men
He probably knows that. He was apparently based on Charles Taylor who was also US educated. These guys aren't as dumb as they look. They know how to build protection around them in very ruthless ways and also understand western mindset. They already know they are on borrowed time.
The guy standing next to him is his son , he's fairly safe ...
@@williamwaha3193 His son is a bullet-to-the-back-of-the-head away from the presidency of Liberia. The only thing stopping him is wanting the perks without the responsibilities.
@@CarFreeSegnitz Savagely makes sense.
They are the only ones who have access to the foreign bank accounts.
If you kill them , all the money the regime socked away disappears and suddenly everyone needs to go out and get a real job.
I know that sounds flippant , but its how a lot of these regimes actually function.
They are only interested in looting as much money as possible from the country and most of it becomes inaccessible if the ringleader dies.
Just *one* of the great lines from this movie. Another is when he met his wife to-be. "Most relationships end with lies and deceit. I thought I'd start there." (or something close to that). Great line!
I think this was Nicholas' best role, by far. He perfectly plays this character.
hes so good here you almost forget about his other crap movies
Sounds like someone hasn't seen ConAir.
ConAir is good, but I honestly think this is his best acting in front of a camera.
I agree.
I don't know what was going on with Nick Cage in this movie, but he delivers such an electrifying and understated performance, especially for him
What do you mean? He's a proven actor. Yeah, he made bad films since he bankrupted, but even now there are pretty good ones like Pig, for instance.
He is a great actor, and most of all entertaining actor. How much he knows about filmography is insane.
Yeah when hes actually interested the man can act, pretty wild watching something like this or kick ass then watching him just read off the page in ghost rider
He is a good actor who was under debt so he had to play in bad movies recently but apparently he has paid the debt
@@amirhb7531 Honestly, even in his crappy stuff he's still doing pretty great. It's not like Nick Cage's acting has ever made a movie any worse. Some movies he's been in were terrible but his hamming it up has often been the their only saving grace.
He’s absolutely awesome in The Frozen Ground too.
He tries to threaten Yuri with the gun after firing the only round 😂
He loaded two.
@@willcresson8776 Are you sure? At 0:37 I can only see one bullet tip. It looks like he is just fiddling with the gun.
@@willcresson8776 no he just loaded 1 round in the following shots you can see 5 rounds on his desk
He definitely loaded two 00:25 then 00:37
Doesn't matter I think, after all he got armed guards.
"There is no discipline with the youth today I tried to set an example but it is difficult eh, personally I blame MTV"
Gunshots in the background right after it.
God I love this movie!
The most interesting part about this, and what I think the dictator is actually laughing about when he keeps repeating “a used gun” is the fact that clearly Yuri has no issue in selling guns to this crazy dictator. That’s his goal. But he doesn’t like to see what they’re being used for, and he shouts indignantly when a tool of death is used to deal it out in front of him. I think the dictator is laughing because all of the guns are going to be _used_ and for precisely the same purpose he just did, terror and control. I think what tickles him about it is the Yuri being squeamish about the consequences of his business.
I thought the dictator shot the guy to test Yuri's reaction. Yuri passed.
he's laughing because yuri is clearly making a joke, none of them actually care if the guns are used or not, it's ridiculous. he appreciates yuri's quick wit in a dangerous situation.
@@jp-sn6si Yuri pretty clearly cared that the gun was being used in that situation. There’s a reason he repeats the phrase “a used gun”. That’s the part that’s funny to him.
though this could be why...its still seems you're reaching here, but at least your reason is the smallest reach I read so far.
The mind frames of why he yelled is a duality and not the same. Yuri can now be charged with murder in an international court if not a few other crimes. They are in the US embassy right? Which makes it US soil.
Used gun is as simple as that. I won't buy a gun if someone killed someone with it.
The thought of used gun is whats funny. As if its a used car or used hammer, he doesn't see the problem because hes a killer. Any non killer immediately sees the problem. Nothing to do with Yuri selling guns and the end result of that transaction.
People who don't know how crazy life can be tend to add themselves to the story when they get confused. Seems like a lot of people here in youtube land have no been scarred for life and thusly don't find humor in everything. This guy is sick, hed probably make a pun after shooting someone if he spoke better English. "I blame MTV" is as close as it comes
Best salesman of the year 😂 ..
Eamonn Walker has to be one of the most underrated actors of all time. Amazing performance.
Yeah he was amazing in this movie.
Loves him on “Oz”, he was wonderful here, and he even was in “Duma.”
"Can't sell a used gun!"
He clearly puts business ahead of every other consideration.
The sigma grindset
It looks more like he was trying to explain away his outburst before getting shot.
You're very one dimensional if you couldn't pick up on him using quick thinking to explain his outburst. His demeanor and language clearly shows that.
Whoooosh!
human slavery
Such a perfect scene. “Andy” sees through the “used gun” excuse and knows that Yuri can potentially be threatened or scared, but he can also control himself and push down his humanity for business. An absolute monster cannot be trusted, but a human who can ignore their humanity when it suits them is great for business.
Andre sees everything he needs to know in this exchange and he obviously likes what he sees. But he still has to keep Yuri under his heel, in small ways like veiled threats, the “I like it better my way” thing, and making him stay at that crap motel instead of letting him stay as a guest at his palace.
I find it kinda funny how Yuri says he can't sell used guns... But like 90% of his sales ARE in fact used guns that were left to rot in the middle east by the US military or any other armies who used to operate there. I know this movie is partly fictional but the part where he gives away AK for free to children in Africa? That part probably hits home to some people... It can also help understand other related movies such as Blood Diamond (which is a masterpiece by itself) and novels like Heart of Darkness.
He is trying to dodge the real reason for the sudden outburst against a mad man.
A prestige piece of a handgun for the dictator isn't the same as arms for the soldiers. The dictator would want his Mercedes new while getting used Hilux pickups for his troops.
this movie dealt more with the mountain of arms left abandoned with the collapse of the USSR. With no one really accounting for the stockpiles.
Machine Gun Preacher is a good one too
"AK-47 for Everyone!"
*Mobs Cheer*
"Personally I blame Mtv"
*sounds of gunfire*
Personally I blame Tiktok ...
prophetic words
*Nods*
@@pavarottiaardvark3431 Thought my ear phones on my left ear were breaking.
The absolute stones on this guy to grab the gun a dictator's aiming at him.
Eamonn Walker had just the perfect blend of humour and danger that shows how dangerous his character was.
Every salesman needs to see this scene! His game is so strong that iron fist dictator has to show respect for the game.
cant wait for the sequel where they trade a wnba player for him xD
I love this scene in the film where Yuri is introduces to an utter monster, and then later in the second act, does business with somebody *worse*.
Hey, hey, hey…
That warlord saw half his product destroyed by the salesman’s conscious-ridden brother, saw his men waste bullets on him, and STILL felt he was entitled to 1/2 of the diamonds!
A lesser warlord would have shot him!
Yes, it may have proven hard to find weapons, but would you deal with a business who allows half of your product to literally be blown up?!
The rattle of the AK in the distance in that pause is such great, subtle sound design. Just like a punctuation on a look into the nature of Andy.
It’s actually one of my favorite movies. A true gem.
Love how they both realize they're no nonsense men. That's why they do business.
So you misunderstand the scene. Cage's character doesn't give a shit about a single revolver being used. It's a cost of doing business. His reaction to the murder occurring right in front of him was real. He is surprised by brutality, and shocked by casual murder. His outcry was a moral one. He immediately saves himself by pretending to be entirely concerned with business (no non-sense); this fake callousness and disregard for life is what saves him. It's not that he is no non-sense, it's that he knows what is needed and pretends very well in order to save his life.
@@Dadecorban I believe the leader also admired his survival instinct. Respected his power whilst still having his head screwed on enough to question his actions (nobody likes a yes man who might compromise the leader out of fear).
With "no nonsense men" you mean ruthless war criminals who only cause themselves, their loved ones and, worst of all, people without any real involvment cruelty, death and despair
They are absolutely nonsensical people. Yuri has a conscience that he constantly contradicts and ignores, at most hand wringing and providing fabricated justifications during his neurotic inner monologues. He makes himself miserable pursuing an insane arms dealing career, because he convinces himself he has to. Why? Yuri is a privileged and greedy brat, that maintains that privilege with money he gains from being a selfish piece of shit.
Yuri is worse than the fictional bogey man that would supposedly replace him, because Yuri is actually real and doesn't need to do what he does.
@@thomaskara2395 yep which is essentially all nonsense :p
Cleaning the fingerprints of the dictator in front of him had a double beneficial effect favoring his survival:
- Place him as a commercial concerned with delivering clean and quality weapons.
- Place him as a helper rather than a danger because unconsciously, fingerprints are synonymous with condemnation.
His professional reflex saved him.
"Personally I blame MTV..." *gunfire* *grins*
That part always kills me idk but it just does
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I imagine because hes destroying his own home country and blaming american media
Nah, American media destroyed his country. Now he’s cleaning it up.
@@burtonl7239 yeah thats what the movie was saying. Warlords are brillaint
@@burtonl7239 you realize you share the same logic as an insane murder hungry dictator...no the look you think it is lul especially since Africa as a whole has been a mess waaaaay before the US was even a thought. African's have nobody but them selves to blame for the shortcomings of Africa...your greedy leaders that sold your own people into slavery and became mega rich in the processes deserve are as much as to blame as Europeans...accepting responsibility is the first step in recovery js. hold that same energy towards the Chinese when they become they owner of Africa in 20 years lul. (pay attention to Geo-politics). tale as old as time...Africa being the foot mat of the world empires.
@@TtotheCizzel you realize a country with dead bodies in the streets probably dont have television let alone clean water
When I finally got around to watching this movie, I was quite surprised at how good it ended up being.
Nick Cage is legendary. One day I will need to watch all his movies
one day....just not any time soon eh?
People don’t talk enough about how good Nicholas Cage’s acting here is
Astounded to hear this movie is getting a sequel after nearly 20 years
this is one hell of an acting job. he really got that panic you might have in that situation, that quick thinking to save the situation.
to bad his career went so bad, he deserves better
Yuri : "a used gun"
President : "that's a best comedy i ever heard"
-someone from another comment section
well, thanks for sharing that with us then
One of his best roles. The man can act, if he keeps himself in check.
Man this is wakanda if killmonger was its leader. 😂😂😂
No. That's wakanda if it was real 💯
@@pisasupayani bruh
This is why there's no Wakanda.
This is based on real life. The dictator is supposed to be Charles Taylor
No, this is Sokovia. Sokovia Forever 🤛 🤜!
I always liked to think that the reason why Yuri never even flinched over Baptiste pulling a gun on him, and than later just snatching it from his hand to clean it while 10 bodyguards have AKs pointed in him, is beacuse he knew that Andrew is not a fool who would kill his best suplier of weapons, just as Andrew also knew that Yuri certanly wont harm his best customer (him). Hence why Andrew is laughing.
The gun was also empty
dictators unlike many might believe. do not have that much power.
basicly yuri mouthing off to him like that over shooting someone. that is a threat and andrew would have no choice but to kill him aswel.
wich he wouldn't even want because he's a good weapon supplier.
but by switching it around to merchendise concearn.
it becomes a buisness thing and andrew no longer has an obligation to set an example.
andrew knows it's a lie. but loves the quick thinking.
Baptist facial expression when he pushes his son’s AK away.. just priceless lmao 😂
If that’s how he treats his soldiers, imagine how he treats his enemy’s
Google the many crimes of Charles Taylor, you'll see how he treats his enemies... and uninvolved civilians
soldier boy got "dirty harryed".
how he treats his citizens
"Its a used gun"
Yuri legit turned his surprised reaction of "you just killed a man" to "hey you killed a man but atleast buy it first I can't sell second hand stuff"
The dictator in this movie was incredible, stole the scene in every one he was in.
''Thenk you, but I prefer it my way''
"Personally I blame MTV" + that grin. made me chuckle
"Personally I blame MTV."
Imagine what he thinks of Tiktok today.
Do a remake of Leo Di Caprio trying to sell him shares over the phone
“Penny stock (ahahahaha) penny stocks. I think we can do business”
Or Leo on the phone trying to sell shares to Les Grossman
or with Alec Baldwin
The dictator saw that he was unused to violence personally, but quick-thinking enough to come up with an excuse despite being rattled.
So, someone he can intimidate physically, but who’s smart enough that he would never even consider messing with him. All things you’d want to be sure about with an ally who’s physically beyond your reach most of the time.
Andre: "Personally I blame MTV"
Shots fired (in the background)
This movie was low key incredible, both Cage and Leto were excellent!
Bodyguard holds an AK right next to the boss's face... is he really planning to shoot that one handed, with hot cases right near his boss's face? lol
Thats his son not a bodyguard
He aimed a gun at him after only loading it with one bullet and shooting it lol
Personally i blame TIKTOK if this movie was realeased in 2022
*_"I think...we can do business."_*
No, he blames MySpace.
The muted color palette evokes a raw, gritty atmosphere, aptly complementing the film's theme. The camera movement is subtly dynamic, capturing both the tension and the essence of the transaction. The close-ups serve not just to emphasize facial expressions but also to underline the significance of the weapons in the narrative. An exquisite blend of mise-en-scène, lighting, and cinematography to drive the plot forward.
Muted color palette?
Andre shoots his man
Yuri is shocked, but then lies and says he can't sell a used gun. Pretending to care more about the gun then the man that just got shot.
Andre can tell he's lying (he mostly sells used guns, duh), but appreciates Yuri's business sensibilities. Since Yuri is capable of saving face for his customer and doesn't let his feelings get in the way of his professionalism, he says that he will do business with him.
that revolver is a premium unlike the used AKs and M16s, no other dictator would buy a used that for his personal sidearm maybe
Wow Sherlock. You must be so smart. I'm sure nobody noticed
@@wischmopps293 LOL THANKS
One of the best movie that has become a classic.
Together with Leo's Blood Diamond, de Niro's HEAT and Taxi Driver. And more.
this movie stuck with me. i was just letting the tv run on the background while this was on but it caught my attention and suddenly, i was really watching it. this is one of Nicholas Cage's good films.
Gun owners know that it is hard to get back what you paid for a used gun, especially if it is a common firearm.
This is probably my favorite scene in the whole movie.
The punctuation of the gunshots after the smile is hilarous and off-putting at the same time
Weapon trafficking rule no.1: Always keep bullets away from a ruthless maniac. 😅😐
I love the president’s voice. I’m pretty sure he voices one of the characters for the audiobook version of World War Z. Amazing voice and actor!
I love Mr. Cage in this one, but "Leaving Las Vegas" stole my heart
A minor scene inconsistency, but the woman the soldier was talking to teleported from right next to the desk to the far background after Andy points the revolver back at Yuri.
Seems even she was curious to see what would happen next.
the actor playing baptiste is awesome! all of those little changes in his facial expressions!
This movie is criminally underrated
i love this movie. Nic Cage owns in this film. its so underrated.
It's always good to see you, Paul.
uhhhhh
@@orinthorax I knew you'd be around eventually.
@@Del-Canada I am very unnerved
@@orinthorax It's always good to see you.
@@Del-Canada How dod you know I'd be here?
This whole movie was a surprise, in a good way. And damn, one of the best movie intros of all time. So iconic.
Ironically Smith and Wessons fire off three rounds before it leaves the factory so technically you have to buy them “used”
Yes, the character would know that as a professional arms dealer. He is just bullshitting. His reaaction to the dictator killing the man in front of him was a test. The dictator was testing Yuri (the gun dealer)’s character.
He makes up the point about it now being a “used gun” on the spot to pretend that his reaction is becuse of that and not the killing, it’s just a cover-up.
Plus, he’s a literal international scale arms dealer, a single gun is negligable to him, so he wouldn’t care about it in reality. The whole thing about the ‘used gun’ is just a save.
Best Nicolas cage movie ever
Yes. And I can't understand why this isn't everywhere like Lord Of The Rings, The Matrix, Titanic, etc. When you type the best Cage movies this one isn't listed as one of them also by Cage himself this one isn't his favorite. Can't understand what is happening. This is one of the best movies to this day. Good writing, good acting, good music, no bullshits, no questions after watching.
Coming back to this scene after victor getting traded just feels so nostalgic to watch this again
1:00 - This dude trying to make his boss deaf in the left ear lmao
The dictator guy needs to be in more movies he has crazy charisma and you cant help but like him
Watching a drug lord’s car drive through mud and come out clean on the other side…I wish my car could do that! Must be an upgrade 🤔
speech: 100
Gosh Curtly Ambrose is as terrifying acting as he was bowling.
This is one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies! It's so accurate - I grew up in Africa and, in doing business in Africa, you can't beat them without joining them
So you're a criminal?
I mean... he's not wrong about MTV... LOL
MTV... and fatherless homes. Thomas Sowell is right.
Then he went on to become a battalion chief on Chicago fire
I've seen this film several times and every episode of CF but it wasn't until I just watched this I went "Hell, that's Eamonn Walker" 🤣
So good to see Eamonn Walker (Andre) in Hollywood movies, I first seen him as Winston in a UK tv show called 'In Sickness and in Health' in the 80s, and now in Chicago Fire, such a good actor.
How to sell a gun? Its also a NFT! Sold for 300 ETH.
A psychopath recognizes a fellow sociopath and finds his company amusing.
Never thought Yuri was a sociopath. Flexible morality, sure. But he was pretty pragmatic. Folks are going to kill each other regardless, might as well make a buck off it. It's only illegal because he's dipping into politician's honey pot. Anyone with enough shares of any given defense contractor to be invited to meetings is just as bad, if not worse.
A “psychopath“ recognizes a fellow “sociopath...” What’s wrong with this sentence? And anyway, Yuri isn’t a sociopath. He understands and cares about the difference between right and wrong. He simply tries to stay aloof from the harm his weapons cause. His attitude is that someone’s going to get rich doing this shit. It may as well be me. And also the attitude that what stops most people from making money this way isn’t an abundance of morality but a lack of balls, will, and tenacity which he has in abundance. Kind of a major arc in the film. He’s aloof from the violence. But his brother is incapable of doing the same. So he hides behind drugs and shit. Yuri is aloof until the very end. When his brother doesn’t want to sell the guns because of the massacre that will no doubt take place. But Yuri is like, “if we don’t sell them the guns they will just kill us and take the guns and commit the massacre. Even if we weren’t here at all and there were no guns they’d just use machetes or their bear hands. We don’t create the violence. We just facilitate the means by which the violence is under taken.” Yuri is kind of proved right. His brother blows up one truck of weapons. They still get the other one and the massacre happens as planned. His brothers sacrifice was in vain. Yet Yuri partially envies his brother. Going out in an act of glory. But Yuri is simply too pragmatic. Yet as aloof as he tries to be, it’s ironically his love for his brother, even in death, bringing back his brothers body to be buried, the illegal bullet(s) found one his brothers body that gets him caught. And of course Ethan Hawks agent tries to get through to Yuri that he isn’t as aloof as he thinks. That his actions do vary consequences. That his direct actions have actually made war zones worse and contributed to more senseless killing. Yuri has the last laugh however because as moral and upright as the Interpol agent is, an the end of the day, he and Yuri have the same employers and it’s really all about money...
The side eye he gives the kids when he notices him is just pure gold
One of the most accurate depiction of Liberia and its conflicted wars within their country. Lord of War does a great job on what it means to be an arms dealer in Africa in the 1990s
"There is no discipline with the youth today" - Guy who just randomly murdered one of his own henchmen just to test a new gun
When Wakanda breaks bad…
Nothing like a “bodyguard” popping off a round right next to your ear…..
"People getting killed by my product stresses me out" - Walt Disney
I interpreted this scene as initial moral outrage followed by a quick save face(and life) moment, but as per the “used gun” line, it can be argued that he meant “used” in the sense that it now has a body on it.
Not “used” in the strictness sense as I’m sure it had been fired at least once during quality assurance during the initial assembly of the weapon.
ofcourse used in the "on a person" sence. wich is why he wipes his fingerprints off of it.
and yes it's a face save action. because had he not done that. andrew would have had to kill him