The devil is not scary, the scary thing is that we can't recognize its mask!

Vinnie 2022-03-28 09:01:13

The gloomy tones always herald the beginning of a tragedy, just like Beijing shrouded in smog, no happiness can be photographed from any angle. Tragedy is destined to be an inescapable fate for human beings and even the world. As long as we decide to live, we cannot avoid meeting them. We meet but we will not smile. When facing the devil who creates tragedy, are we timid or choose to fight?

The film "22 JULY" is covered with gloomy cool gray tones from beginning to end, which makes people feel chills at first glance, as if the snowflakes of the Cold Bank Islands can blow through the screen, even in a warm room, people can't help but tuck Take off the collar.

Dirty is the first impression that the character gives us, because dirty is one of the characteristics of the devil, and it is disgusting whether it is its image or its activities. In the camera, you won't like a dirty character no matter what, especially when the devil turns into you and me, and it makes people more disgusting when compared to the deeds.

Measurements represent proportions. A little carelessness can make it impossible to distinguish between good and bad, evil and good. Just like the two sides of a human being, one thought is Buddha and the other is demon, but there is no clear boundary between this grayscale. Proportion represents rationality. The purchase, matching, and reconciliation of bomb materials do not happen randomly, just like launching this terrorist act. He has reasons that he thinks are urgent, and that reason is the root of the problem we need to face.

The entire film is 145 minutes long, and the film only uses 20 minutes to present the violent incident, and most of the other time is devoted to the trial and the emotional changes of the victims. The director is very calm, just like the perpetrator in the film, without any emotional rendering of the perpetrator's performance, just like a bystander, just objectively recording everything that happened in front of him. It made me feel cold.

Most of the events in the film are about the trial of the terrorist attacker, the growth of the survivors of the terrorist attack and the reaction of other people, but they are still objective and calm. In the face of sudden harm, fear is inevitable, anger is well-deserved, and wanting revenge is understandable. But doesn't this fit the devil's full set? Its purpose is not to make us lose our minds and become as evil as he is.

We are all mortals in this world, destined to be unable to escape the entanglement of demons and forced to fight against them, we want to win, but what are our real weapons?

Norway does not have the death penalty, 77 people were killed, and more than 300 people were injured in a disaster that only got 21 years in prison, and it was still three-star, you can read newspapers, surf the Internet, exercise, have weekends in seven years, and can be executed after 14 years. , which makes the Chinese people who are used to seeing the death penalty simply incredible. But Norway was not swept away by grief and anger, beaten by demons at a loss, did not use violence to overcome violence, and did not let humanity lose itself.

The film tells the reasons for the hardships and determination to overcome difficulties through the performance of the survivor's psychological changes and growth. It also expresses the responsibilities that a rational society needs to take, needs to be understood, and needs to be respected. Even in the face of evil, one must respect each other, otherwise it is easy to lose yourself. Because the loss of human nature is the most terrifying thing, fearing the devil and becoming a devil are just as incapable of defeating the devil.

Via eventually overcomes her fears and chooses to move on with a meaningful life.

Like he said: We wanted to separate ourselves from Breivik, thinking he was a lunatic, thinking he was mentally ill, but we were wrong, he was a normal human being just like us. This allows us to know ourselves more clearly, and it also makes me more determined. I choose to live a good life, and we have to be different from him.

Perhaps the most incomprehensible part of the Chinese people is the trial process of such an event. Both parties tirelessly defend it over and over again. The defense lawyers are under the pressure of the sinners of the whole nation. Even when the judges are emotional, they must defend themselves. The "client" is rationally striving for the greatest benefit and the best result. If this were done in China, the death penalty would have been executed without a trial at all, but in Norway it was not possible. This also shows that a mature society is built with respect for systems and laws. As long as you are human, no one can take away the rights you should enjoy. I think there should be no injustices with Chinese characteristics in Norway. For example, after the criminal is shot, it is discovered that the real criminal is someone else.

As the Prime Minister of Norway said, "Evil can kill a man, but never conquer a nation".

"We have to make a very clear distinction," Stoltenberg said. "Extreme views and opinions are perfectly legitimate and legitimately possessed. But wanting to violently enforce these extreme views is not legitimate."

An interview with Ole Martin Juul Slyngstadli, a young man who has experienced the incident on Tait Island, said:

"He also demanded such human rights, and of course I'm angry that he killed my friend and nearly killed me...but we have principles, we have laws, we have to abide by them, and I don't want him to feel a shred of victory. The biggest win for us is that Utre Island is still open and a new batch of kids will go camping next month."

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Extended Reading
  • Alice 2022-03-27 09:01:21

    For such a sensitive event, it is very comprehensive to deal with it, which is very safe, but it is not very good.

  • Darrion 2022-03-24 09:03:45

    The strength is still not enough. It will be better to describe the heart of the terrorist and combine it with the heart of the victim.

22 July quotes

  • Geir Lippestad: You can't call the Prime Minister. And Norway isn't on trial. You are.

    Anders Behring Breivik: Are you sure about that?

  • Anders Behring Breivik: I'd do it all again if I could.

    Geir Lippestad: You didn't win, Anders. You failed.

    Anders Behring Breivik: There will be others to finish what I've started.

    Geir Lippestad: And we will beat you. My children and their children. They will beat you.