After "Pearl Harbor", it was rumored that Ben Affleck became the director and challenged his own upper limit. It seems to be successful, similar to Jodie Foster. The extended version of this film is slightly longer, otherwise it would not be called an extended version; at the end, it is said that redundancy is not responsible, but it still has its role. Overall, the movie is tiring. The tone of quiet exhaustion took shape from the moment Claire Casey and Doug McRae boarded the yacht, and this tone is amplified throughout the film by the movements, expressions and voices of the protagonists. Maybe that's what the director meant.
Is there a boundary between good and evil? Which side does the audience gravitate to depends on what? Is the ending fair? In the notes at the end, it was explained that the film was shot for the kind-hearted residents of Charlie Town. Indeed, just like the plot in the film, the female bank manager, the police, and the special forces are all innocent and public servants of the state. Can the line of kindness only be drawn here? Could it be that James Coughlin chose the traditional path of Charlietown because he was wicked? Did Krista Coughlin deserve to be abandoned for having four children? How should Doug's mother judge? The film is indeed "taken for the kind-hearted residents of Charlie Town", and the category of "kindness" should be very large.
The scope of the man's responsibility may be greater, and Doug is responsible for everything he does. One more vote for his brother, another vote for his girlfriend, he has no choice. He had already planned elsewhere, and he couldn't help himself. He said, "People do the same thing every day when they wake up, thinking that one day they will change the status quo, but no one does it, but I will change my (life)." He was also a member of the "people" before meeting Claire. He, for the sake of Claire and the future, finally acted after years of deep thinking. Is he responsible to Krista for having to leave the Coughlins in order to change his life (though the kids don't know who they are)? In the end, Krista's betrayal was born from this. So far, the film has said a lot, but still not enough. First, Claire cooperated with the government in a reasonable way. Maybe the audience's heart was deeply hurt when Doug asked "what if there are police" and Claire answered "there is no one else here"; after all, love is stronger than everything, and Claire's heart is still soft Now, her sentence "Wait, Doug, I want you to come, I really want to see you, it will be like recreating my sunny day" to make love firm again. However, the bearded Doug and his message at the end of the film prove that they will never see each other again.
A plot - a crime movie, it is rare to see such a full content. The collection may not be worth mentioning, but adding a seductive female character and a talented Affleck can be rewarded in the future.
Fadeoc Khaos
Jan. 20th, 2011
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