终结暴力

文德斯描写了暴力的外在表现，试图从一个新的角度来探讨现代社会里的暴力问题。迈克·马克斯是好莱坞的电影监制，他成功地制作了一系列血腥暴力的动作片，成为电影圈名利双收权重一时的人物。 　　影片中与科技相伴随的不仅是疏离，还有暴力。马克斯用他的电脑制作暴力电影，而加布里尔·拜恩扮演的科学家雷被迫操纵着一套奥威尔式的监视系统，政府特工靠它可以希望可以如愿地消灭敌人。新的通信技术与其说是我们“疏离的现状”的象征，更是它的实际根源文德斯的这部作品有着针对加利福尼亚娱乐业的用心，影片展现了人类文化中暴力成分给予人的情感冲击。Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production.