Death row

Increasingly, I like films that do not appear to have a clear point of view because of the director’s own views. For the sensational blockbuster, began to resent. It is the kind of whole film that has a clear standpoint, and the director has a strong desire to control the whole film. From beginning to end, through film to express opinions on various events, and even clearly know what every viewer thinks after watching the film. Or praise or demean a certain kind of person, a certain kind of event.
Appreciate the clean film. The plot is plain, describes the story, and presents the state of various characters in a period of time with a true face. Do not make too much modification. Naturally, all transitions and speech are also primitive. The director's own position does not appear in the film, but a bystander, calmly finishing the matter.
Spectators need their own position, and they also need patience. Because the world itself has no absolute right or wrong relationship, they have always progressed slowly and the meaning is unclear. It's like sitting on the seashore in the dark and watching the tide, one wave after another, you don't know if there is a high tide. You just sit there, waiting for it, maybe or not. It's all natural things.
The topic of "Death Row" is very challenging. Sister Helen and condemned Matthew. When Matthew's death is approaching, the nun wants to persuade him to repent of the sin he committed; and try to deal with the hatred relationship between Matthew and the victim's family.
The film also directly involves many sensitive subjects such as religion, policy, death penalty, and crime.
The director chose to look at the entire incident from the perspective of the character of Sister Helen. Neither character is quite typical. Helen is extremely kind but not absolutely firm. Matthew is not extremely violent; he committed an unforgivable crime, destroying two innocent families, and killing the lives of two promising young people. But in the end, driven by the nun's kindness and his nature, he had the courage to bear his own fault before death, and died in the love and dignity of Helen.
Death row prisoner played by Sean Penn. He wore a punk comb with a small beard between his head and chin. When he was nervous, he wore handcuffs to light a cigarette, watching people's eyes full of alert. Under the tough attitude of not pleading guilty, he appeared cowardly again.
At the end of the film, Matthew was redeemed because of his death, and the families of the victims also found relief from his death.
The ending song is very long, with a calm male voice, a bit of religious salvation, and it sounds very nice.

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