Rewatched in 2021. Heat is the story of a clash of Titans: high performers, perfectionists & maniacs. The fact that one of them is a law-enforcer while the other specializes in high-stake heists is but a contingency, one that allows for a thrilling spectacle and a memorable showdown. The action and swelling tension are crucial, but it's much more than that: it's as if something deeply modern yet grand, far-reaching, perhaps mythical was happening before our eyes. The fleshing out of every character, main & minor alike, and the closure of their individual story highly contributes to this effect. Music also notably conveys a transcending & eerie atmosphere that haunts & immerses the viewer
qu'est ce que c'est le cinéma? qu'est ce que c'est ce métier? où tout le monde couche avec tout le monde, où tout le monde se tutoie, où tout le monde ment! vous trouvez ça normal? vos cinéma vos cinéma, moi je trouve ça irrespirable, je méprise le cinéma!