Psychic? Be sympathetic!

Alanis 2022-04-21 09:02:48

Family, love, friendship, humanity, and affection are the best words to describe this crime thriller.
This movie may be the biggest question about human nature, the question about the protagonist in the film, and it is not a crime thriller. . .
No matter how high the kung fu is, it cannot escape the constraints of emotions. . (Spoiler below)


John's daughter died, his wife left him, and his friends found him and asked him to help solve the case. Three serial murder cases left his friend clueless, so he could only ask the rumored psychic detective, and brought a beautiful female detective to enjoy the beautiful scenery together. Why take her? Because I don't want her to miss the scenery (no no no, to invite this psychic detective, because she is like his daughter and can wake him up). So they became the best possible pairing. When the investigation found the child, the skull was cut open, and then John received a letter saying to try the cerebellum. So a brain tumor was discovered. So John gave up directly, on the grounds that he encountered an opponent. . . Another "protagonist" appeared. So John always predicted the future scene, that is, the female detective lying in his arms. . . This disturbed him, so he came out again at the request of the female detective. In the end, they meet on the train, which is the scene that John often predicts. The female detective appears, the biubiu female detective lies in his arms (it's okay), and the opponent lies down, and the case is over. Won. John's wife is back. Isn't it very exciting, haha ​​(Damn, I dare to write such a bad movie review with spoilers, get out)

Haha, then I will write the dark line: feelings
John's daughter didn't die of Snow White, John killed her (euthanized her, hehe). So John's wife left him. John's friends saw how depraved his life was afterwards, and brought a detective who looked like his daughter to ask him to come out, and he finally agreed (for two reasons, one is the female detective, and the other is the "who am i" lyrics of). Until the kid with a brain tumor, the reason John gave up was because another impersonator of God was euthanizing a dying man who was seriously ill (acting like he killed his daughter). This is judgment: no one can have the power to control the life and death of a person, whether he is about to die or not, no power. But John murdered his daughter and went to investigate a man who did exactly the same thing that made him feel guilty in his heart. He didn't want to chase, and his opponent was indeed stronger, so he gave up. Because the train kept popping up in his mind, plus the female detective's request, he continued to investigate. Then the opponent himself appeared and kept saying that they were of the same species, so they could act as God to decide people's life and death. John didn't affirm him and kept stopping him. On the last train, the opponent predicted that John would shoot him dead. In order to protect his "daughter", John did so. Finally his wife came back. . . Because he really figured it out, he had been avoiding it before.
So this movie isn't some crime thriller, it's about humanity. A person who is about to end his life needs the final moment of happiness, not euthanasia. He cannot be deprived of his life because of his pain. This seems humane, but it is cruel! This is the biggest highlight of the movie, and I can only give it 3 stars for no reason.

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Extended Reading
  • Crystel 2022-03-23 09:02:27

    Don't say what you say, fate is still very honest

  • Michel 2022-03-22 09:02:12

    It's a good setting and Anthony Hopkins's acting skills are still delightful. It's a pity that the story has a lack of drama and ending. It's flat and suspenseful, and it's not as fascinating as the Seven Deadly Sins. It's a story that explores the meaning of morality. It can even be said that It is the meaning of euthanasia. Thinking about this film, there are actually no villains.

Solace quotes

  • [first lines]

    Joe Merriwether: [sniffing the cigar] Cuban.

    Agent Katherine Cowles: What's the word, Sawyer?

    Agent Sawyer: Looks like a match.

    Agent Katherine Cowles: [holds up three fingers to Merriwether]

    Agent Sawyer: [on the phone] Yeah, it's Joe. We've got a series. Same M O, same signature, no DNA. Not one goddamn shred.

  • Agent Katherine Cowles: Dr. Clancy, before we go upstairs, with all due respect, I don't hold an ounce of confidence in the paranormal in general. I think it's a sham. I hope that's okay.

    John Clancy: No problem at all. I feel the same about shrinks. After only one thing, your money. Give them your little finger, they'll take your whole hand.

    Agent Katherine Cowles: Whoever said that has obviously never met a good one.

    John Clancy: It was Sigmund Freud.