The film photography style obviously brings Bertrand Tavernier's characteristics of police portrayal, social issues and filmmaking, but the whole film still lacks enough excitement. The director tried to condense the possible broader themes of the movie. It seems that it is only a police investigation case, with most of the elements of police handling cases, as well as serial killers. In addition, this film also shows an invisible political critique of the predicament after Hurricane Katrina. However, the plot tends to be evacuated, which is more protracted and lengthy. The main defect is the lack of hot spots in the killer's revelation
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In the Electric Mist evaluation action
2022-10-04 21:31
Extended Reading
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Elrod Sykes: Ya ever see the lights in the cypress trees at night?
Dave Robicheaux: That's swamp gas. It'll ignite and all that across the water. It's like ball lightning.
Elrod Sykes: No sir, that's not what it is. It's these guys that are wounded by the lake. They have lanterns coming from some of the ambulances. A lot of the soldiers had maggots on their wounds. It's the only reason they lived. It's 'cause the maggots ate out the infection.
Dave Robicheaux: You been drunk a long time, Elrod. Pretty soon all the trees and alligators will be talking to you.
Elrod Sykes: Yeah... I wasn't drunk. This guy... a General... was standing on a crutch right by the water when he said to me, 'You and your friend, the Law Man, must repel them'.
Dave Robicheaux: I think you're delusional. You might wanna think about goin' to uh A-A meeting with me one time.
Elrod Sykes: Maybe I was a little drunk.
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Dave Robicheaux: In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and inflict the living. I always thought this was simply the practice of superstitious and primitive people. But I was about to learn that the dead can hover on the edge of our vision with the density and luminosity of mist, and their claim on the earth can be as legitimate and tenacious as our own.