Suspicion of change

Celestine 2022-03-21 09:01:32

Child: "Mom, why don't I have a father?"
Mother: "You know when every child is born, the father receives a box with what may be the scariest thing in the world for them called responsibility."
Son: "So he was scared away?"
Mother: "Yes~" A

very incisive dialogue between a single mother and son opened the prelude to this well-received classic.

As a suspense film, the main line of the story always focuses on the mother's firm search for her missing son. The twists and turns of being maliciously exchanged are interspersed in the middle, resulting in disputes with the police station and damage to personal rights, which leads to the evolution and sublimation of the protagonist's ideological level. The plot of discovering the real murderer was inadvertently imported from another story line, and finally combined skillfully. The script is really well thought out.

Although the film is about the pain and perseverance of a mother who lost her child, in the face of the corruption and frame-up of the police system, I think it is fortunate that the society did not face this matter indifferently. support from almost everyone. At this level, the tone of the film is actually quite positive and clear. Human society, justice Ling Ran, mother is not fighting alone.

The most shocking scene is that at the end of the trial, the uncle of the lawyer righteously refuted the words of the high-ranking police officer, which was really heart-warming and shocking.

We stand on the side of justice, so we can face and pierce all the filth and ugliness with a stern attitude. This momentum comes from inner integrity and strength.

Angelina Jolie interprets rich traits in this drama, the style and forbearance of a single mother, the torture and pain of losing a child, and the tenacity and restraint of confronting the police system. In the end, the dispute came to an end, everything turned into "hope", and continued to wait with grief.

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Extended Reading
  • Lupe 2022-03-18 09:01:03

    For the movie, the trial is not good enough at the beginning, and Angelina Jolie is not suitable for this role. She has a face that can turn her hands into clouds and rain from the beginning.

  • Mona 2022-03-23 09:01:33

    Almost perfect films, not all films based on real cases can be so good. Whether it is the atmosphere of the film, the shaping of the characters by the actors, the grasp of the rhythm, the soundtrack and the lighting are almost impeccable. The 140-minute film does not feel long at all, and the psychological activities of the characters are interspersed with the storytelling, and there is a degree of relaxation. Julie's performance is really good, and I think of Philomena, who is also the subject of finding a child, the greatness and persistence of her mother.

Changeling quotes

  • Judge: Does the defendant wish to make a statement before judgement is passed?

    Gordon Northcott: I want to make it real clear that I never once got a fair shake from you, Your Honor, or from this court. The only one in here worth a good goddamn is her.

    [points to Christine Collins]

    Gordon Northcott: 'Cause she's the only one who never badmouthed me to the press. She's the only one who understands what it is to be framed by the police for something you didn't do.

    Judge: All right, that's enough.

    Gordon Northcott: And then to just be thrown in the hole to just rot and to fester and to be forgotten and fade away, isn't that right?

    [runs over to Christine]

    Judge: Counsel!

    Gordon Northcott: I never killed your boy, Mrs. Collins.

    Judge: Counsel, that's enough!

    Gordon Northcott: I would never do that! I would never hurt Walter!

    Judge: Counsel, get control of your client or I'll have him bound and gagged!

    Gordon Northcott: He's an angel!

    [to his lawyer]

    Gordon Northcott: Get off of me!

  • Detective Lester Ybarra: If that's how you want it, then I guess we're done here. Tell county jail we're remanding him for trial.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I didn't do anything. I wasn't even here when it happened.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: By pretending to be Walter Collins, you're interfering in a police investigation of a kidnapping and murder. We can try you as accomplice to that murder after the fact. That's too bad. County jail is a lot worse than a juvenile hall or a foster home. It's a lot worse.

    Arthur Hutchins: You can't do that. I'm just a kid.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: Mm. Sanford Clark's a kid, too. Fifteen. He's going to jail. All murderers and their accomplices go to jail. Everybody knows that. Get him out of here. It's out of my hands now.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I don't want to go to jail.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: [pause] Prove it.

    Arthur Hutchins: I... I knew Los Angeles is where they make the Tom Mix movies. I figured if I could meet Tom Mix, maybe he would let me ride on his horse. His horse is named Tony. Did you know that?