never give up

Palma 2022-01-25 08:07:39

Not quite like the Hollywood movies of this era, with a somber nostalgia and a powerful punch to reality. Narratively, it's more rational and reserved than Slumdog Millionaire because it doesn't compromise on pleasing the audience from start to finish. The ending of "Millionaire" is too idealistic and undercuts the critical reality.

Angelina Jolie's performance is better than Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", this restrained character is different from her previous passionate roles, she has to firmly control herself and brew her emotions in the right place. outbreak in the situation.

There is an intriguing plot, how can the pastor who presided over justice survived the police station with only his hands covering the sky? It stands to reason that both pastors and lawyers would be thrown into mental institutions or even assassinated. Why didn't the police chief take any action?

There are probably two explanations: First, due to the pressure of public opinion, even government officials had to be cautious. If the government at that time could control the media at will, the truth would never be revealed. , people can unite to defend justice.

The second is the integrity of human nature. Even if the world is dark, there is always a soul that cannot be overwhelmed by power. If Christine is under pressure to sign in the mental hospital, if the pastor leaves Christine alone and lets her fend for herself in the mental hospital , if the cop who went to catch the illegal immigrant is as inhuman and responsible as the captain, the chief or the psychiatrist, if the boy who was forced to assist the murder did not have the courage to confess the truth, if any of these "if"s are true, then the truth will always be covered up.

It may not be easy to eradicate human nature, but what about eradicating the integrity in your heart? A little bit of compromising with power or temptation, a little bit of obliterating what you think is right, a little bit of giving up your responsibility, a little bit of persuading yourself to justify your mistakes, this is how people lose their humanity little by little, and sin begins with compromise and giving up.

The plot of being forced into a mental hospital has also appeared in some other movies, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "The Hunt" and "The Soul Shifter". As long as a person is said to be crazy, no one cares whether what she said is the truth. In this film, all the violators of the "12 Articles" imprisoned in the mental hospital are women, just because women are weak? Why don't the police department dare to attack men? This is also a detail worth thinking about.

I think women should not be the weak ones, but should work hard for their own destiny, no matter what you want to change, no matter what you want to defend, you must fight to the end. Although sometimes, I am not sure whether hope really exists, but there will always be someone who will let me understand what kind of belief people should live for.

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Extended Reading
  • Russ 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Walter Collins disappeared on March 10, 1928, on his way to the cinema. The disappearance of the little boy has drawn national attention. Los Angeles police launched a massive search operation that was unsuccessful. The reputation of the police department has plummeted, and more and more people are putting pressure on the police department to resolve the incident as soon as possible. Until five months after Walter disappeared, a boy calling himself Walter appeared in public view.

  • Hubert 2022-03-21 09:01:32

    Worst work I've seen so far. Jolie single-handedly picked the role of the main heroine, and her acting skills were obviously going to be behind the scenes. In terms of drama, there are too many things to include, resulting in a loose structure and an unbalanced emotional foreshadowing. In the second half of the courtroom drama, the tension it should have was not achieved. This can be compared horizontally with "First Degree Fear". There are bright spots in the playlist, especially the scene in the mental hospital and the final hanging. It is a pity that it still falls into the old way of adapting real events. The characters are numerous and complex and the key points are not prominent. Many characters have become tools to promote the development of the plot, such as the arrested prostitute and the mother who survived the boy. Captain" is obviously more sensible in material stitching. The theme is deep enough, and this incident is used as a mirror to reflect the status quo of a specific era in the United States, so that the film's practical significance is greater than its artistic achievements. But the biggest flaw is also here - as a noir film, the ending actually tampered with the historical truth to give Cristine's so-called "hope", which is completely superfluous.

Changeling quotes

  • Christine Collins: He's not my son!

    Capt. J.J. Jones: Why are you doing this, Mrs. Collins? Why are you doing this? You seem perfectly capable of taking care of the boy. Your job pays you enough to attend to his personal needs, so I don't understand why you're running away from your responsibilities as a mother.

    Christine Collins: I am not running away from anything! Least of all my responsibilities! I am even taking care of that boy right now, because I am all he has! What worries me is that you have stopped looking for my son!

    Capt. J.J. Jones: Why should we be looking for someone we've already found?

    Christine Collins: Because you have not found him.

  • Christine Collins: Why would they do this?

    Rev. Gustav Briegleb: To avoid admitting they made a mistake when they brought back the wrong boy. Of course, anyone reading the newspaper with half a brain would see through it instantly. Sadly, that would exclude about half the readership of the Times. Mrs. Collins, I have made it my mission in life to bring to light all the things the LAPD wish none of us ever knew about. A department ruled by violence, abuse, murder, corruption and intimidation. When Chief Davis took over the force two years ago, he said...

    Chief James E. Davis: We will hold court against gunmen in the streets of Los Angeles. I want them brought in dead, not alive, and I will reprimand any officer who shows the least mercy to a criminal.

    Rev. Gustav Briegleb: He picked fifty of the most violent cops on the force, gave them machine guns and permission to shoot anyone who got in their way. He called them the Gun Squad. No lawyers, no trials, no questions, no suspensions, no investigations, just piles of bodies. Bodies in the morgues, bodies in the hospitals, bodies by the side of the road, and not because the LAPD wanted to wipe out crime. No. The LAPD wanted to wipe out the competition. Mayor Cryer and half the force are on the take: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, you name it. Because once you give people the freedom to do whatever they want, as the Lord found in the Garden of Eden, they will do exactly that. This police department does not tolerate dissent or contradiction or even embarrassment. And you are in a position to embarrass them and they do not like it. They will do anything in their power to discredit you. I've seen it happen too many times to start going blind now. That's why I wanted to meet you, to let you know what you're getting yourself into and to help you fight it, if you choose to.

    Christine Collins: Reverend, I appreciate everything that you're doing and everything that you said, but I'm not on a mission. I just want my son home.