After watching the whole film, I can only evaluate it like this, a really good work, a well-deserved good work. I got a lot of inspiration from this film, and the biggest gain is that I made it clear that if I have the honor to become an actor one day in the future, I must make a few "voice" works like this.
After watching this movie, I was reminded of Joaquin Phoenix's speech at the Oscars some time ago, when he said: "The greatest gift that acting gives us is that it gives us the opportunity to speak for the silent crowd." No. Wrong, an actor is a profession with this ability. We can do our little bit and use our own way to "voice" for those silent people and fight for some "fairness" in this not so fair world. Get some love and attention for people or things we ignore when we should be valuing them. I think this is the charm of this profession, and this is the sacred place of the word "actor".
This is a great movie based on real events. Although I didn't seem to understand it completely in the end (because I think this kind of good work has to be watched several times to really understand it), but it also gained a special many. Let’s talk about Gary first. In fact, I thought he was very bad at first, but until there were a few small details in the middle, I realized that he was not really bad. One was that he gave all his money to the homeless in the park, and the other When he called home, he told his father that he was doing well and didn't take money from his father (although he stole money from a prostitute later), and another was Joe's reaction after hurting the warden. From these points, it can be seen that he is actually kind in his heart. It was not until later that he realized that it was because he lacked fatherly love. Because he felt that he could never satisfy his father, his rebellious mentality made him degenerate. Studying badly, he used this to anger his father and arouse his attention. I am very happy to see him mature a little bit in prison, grow up a little bit, and finally become a father. I suddenly feel very good, although this tragedy happened and it took 15 years as the price. But I think it might be a good thing for Gary in a sense, because I think if it weren't for this sad coincidence, he probably wouldn't have really approached his father or changed his character. It is very likely that he will steal things and be beaten to death on the street like his friends in his hometown. It is also possible that he will spend his life on drugs and degenerate in London. It is also possible that he will be a homeless person in London like Charlie Burke in the park.
Speaking of Gary's father, I think Gary's father has a lot to learn from him. For example, his attitude when fate treated him unfairly. Born in a time of war, in a place that was discriminated against by everyone, he did not complain when he encountered setbacks in his work and family. Another example is the way he fought against injustice. He did not resort to violence like Joe, but in a peaceful and correct way, because he firmly believed that violence was not the real solution to the problem. As for his education and so on...
I feel that the whole film is lacking in the ointment. The most regrettable part is that in the end of the film, it is said that in the real incident, in the end, no policeman was punished, including the detective. We should keep thinking about this. But it doesn't matter, this incident has been recorded in this way, and it can still be seen today, and let future generations read it and keep thinking. I think this is already a very great thing. This made me see the sanctity and greatness of the profession of an actor, its charm. So I think every actor should and have the responsibility to make more such works to "voice" for the world.
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