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Superstar - Chapter 1358

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:50:16 AM


Chapter 1358: Eyecatching focus

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The excitement of the "Death Row" screening almost became the biggest news on December 15. Before the newspaper came out the next day, many local residents in Los Angeles jokingly thought that the headlines of the next day's news were inevitable. It's a headline like "Hugo's new movie hits a movie-watching craze", but to everyone's surprise, the major newspapers' attention to the movie itself has actually taken the spotlight.

Except for "Entertainment Weekly", "USA Today", "Houston Chronicle", "New York Post" and other newspapers and journals, which are originally popular news to attract attention, many other media have been the first time to "walk the death row." The film was evaluated.

Among the many evaluations, Roger Ebert’s film review published in the Chicago Sun has undoubtedly attracted the most widespread attention, not only because of Roger’s authoritative influence in film critics, but also because of Roger’s investment in this work. A lot of emotions can be felt, Roger has a very deep feeling for the movie "Death Row".

"This is a film adapted from a true story. The nun Helen Prekin tells her own real experience. The original is a book firmly opposed to the death penalty, with a strong religious color, but it is deeply rooted in Tim Robbins. Under the smooth lens, there was a touch of calmness and objectivity. He just told the story and gave the audience the right to reflect.

The movie tells the story between the nun Helen and the death row inmate Matthew. Matthew always insists that he is innocent. Helen tried all kinds of efforts to help Matthew appeal, but with Helen's persistent efforts, Matthew admitted For his crimes, he apologized to the families of the victims and left the world peacefully and with dignity.

In fact, this is a very simple story, the most legal-themed film. The core of its attention is not the case itself, but a struggle of inner struggle, from Matthew to Helen, from every participant in the story to the movie theater. Every audience, this is a spiritual impact and baptism, everyone can taste different things from the story.

"Death Prisoner's Walk" originally discussed the death penalty, but thanks to the exquisite, explosive, real and infectious performance of the actor Hugo Lancaster, the movie can be further sublimated, and we have a glimpse of another theme: Behind the crime, besides the responsibilities of the parties, should society also bear corresponding obligations? This also makes the whole movie differentiated into two core themes, the first is the death penalty, and the second is Matthew.

Why didn't Matthew plead guilty? This is probably the most direct feeling of every audience after watching the movie. Matthew is guilty. His hands are covered with blood. Matthew clearly knows this, but why does he always insist that he is innocent? Willing to confess guilt?

Is it because Matthew is really cold-blooded? Obviously not. We can follow the clues in Matthew's conversation to find the truth.

Matthew has repeatedly mentioned that he has not been treated fairly, including his rejection and aversion to the government, including his belief that the rich will not be death row prisoners, and the way he gets along with Karl. The truth of the matter is that Carl led the tragedy. Although Matthew also participated in the whole case, it was completed under Carl’s instigation and even coercion. In the end, it was Carl who murdered Hope violently and cruelly—and this is precisely the point. It was one of the keys that led to Matthew's death sentence, but it was not implemented by Matthew.

From a legal point of view, Karl is the mastermind and Matthew is an accomplice, then Karl should be sentenced to death, and Matthew should be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment; from a moral point of view, Karl and Matthew are both murderers, and they should both be sentenced to equality Penalty. But the result of the fact is that Carl has a fixed-term imprisonment, and Matthew ends with the death penalty.

Matthew is angry. His refusal to plead guilty and his persistent appeal are actually his roar and accusation against the society.

As a socially disadvantaged group, Matthew’s resistance seems too weak. His distrust of the government comes from the loopholes in the system, which makes his hard work unable to obtain equivalent returns. On the contrary, it is the blacks of laziness and opportunism. People can live on welfare; his hatred of the law comes from the strength of money, and spending more money to hire better lawyers can turn the tide-is this not a kind of accusation against lawyers: they are not after The truth is money.

Matthew denied his crimes, not because he was cold-blooded, but because he was bound by society and could not break free. In the eyes of politicians, lawyers, and the media, he was just a visualized'demon', just a realization. The symbol of interest has no vitality at all. This is his roar in the final stage of his life.

Of course, even if society created Matthew’s misfortune, this cannot be his word for relief from strangling life. To be excluded by society must be excluded from society? Is it necessary to hurt society to be hurt by society? What's more, when Matthew had his own notions of misfortune, indifference, and hatred, there were invisible standards of happiness, care, and kindness. These things did not disappear from his experience. The family’s mutual relationship The support, the perseverance of appointing a lawyer, the sincere care of the nun... It's just that all of this was forgotten because of his obsession with his misfortune.

When we condemn Matthew's cruelty and cold-bloodedness, we should also see that this'demon' is not just a symbol, he is a product of society. Behind the cold society, there are thousands of such demons. This is not Alarmism, but reality. When one Matthew disappears, there will be other ‘Matthew’s appearing, at least for now Carl is still alive.

The more Matthew refused to confess his guilt, the more it proved that he was unwilling to be rejected by society, and the more he proved his desire for human dignity. At the same time, this also became an opportunity for him to confess his guilt.

The transformation from a person who is extremely hostile to society to this step really makes people feel the brilliance of the human nature of the nun Helen, but this transformation is not completed by pure religion or moral preaching, it has experienced fierce struggle and competition. Judging from Matthew’s refusal to admit his mistake, it is too difficult for Matthew to sympathize with the family of the deceased, because in his opinion, the only wish of the family of the deceased is to hope that he will die soon, so relying only on the so-called scolding is Doesn't make any difference.

Pure hatred and compassion cannot make Matthew confess his sins and restore humanity. Only true love can restore conscience. Helen is relying on this belief in love to influence Matthew. But the point is that the foundation of love is equality, and the meaning of love is human dignity.

Tim Robbins's handling of Helen was very successful. She did not make her an empty missionary image, but instead won the respect of Matthew by relying on her actions, which are neither humble nor overbearing. Faced with Matthew's provocation, she is righteous. The words said,'I am not here to entertain you, please respect me','Why? Because you are a nun, wearing a cross necklace? ’,’Because I am a person, everyone should be respected! Helen relied on this attitude to gain Matthew's trust.

When the inner spirit and outer action are highly unified, this makes Helen's persuasion of Matthew play a role. The universality of dignity shows that no one is a tool to accomplish a certain higher purpose. The important thing is to make Matthew truly realize that he is guilty in his heart, rather than being imposed on him by others and society. So Helen said this, ‘Matthew, atonement is not a way to go to heaven for free, only **** is responsible for paying the price. You have to take responsibility for your salvation, and you have to work hard to redeem your sins. The Gospel of John tells us that knowing the truth, and the truth will set you free... If you want to die, you must die with dignity, and if you want this, you must be responsible for the deaths of Walter and Hope. ’

Helen moved Matthew with her love, and made Matthew truly realize her mistake, and finally admitted the crime, and sincerely apologized to the victim's family.

Matthew's death is not worthy of our sympathy, because it is a legal sentence, because behind the disappearance of this life is supported by an unforgivable sin; but Matthew's death is worthy of our reflection, whether we are capable Let the evil disappear? Even if we are not nuns, we are not believers.

The recent discussion about the "seven deadly sins" has given people a better understanding of the indifference of society, but no solution was proposed in the movie at that time, and Samose’s mixed and confused expression raised questions: even if we If we want to fight for this world, what should we do?

And this time, in the'death prisoner's walk', Matthew's experience and Helen's sincerity have allowed us to find the answer. Hidden behind the indifference of society, what is actually needed is a sincere love, not a sacrifice of self to achieve others. Selflessness, because dignity is not a tool for us to accomplish our own "noble" purpose, but to treat others sincerely, put each other on an equal position, give understanding and listen.

Perhaps it is too much to ask us to do this to strangers and to a murderer like Helen, but at least we can do this to family and friends. In Matthew's long life, if he met Helen earlier, or his mother realized this earlier, would tragedy not happen? Take a look at our family and friends, maybe we will find an answer.

Although in Lancaster's career as an actor , he has given out many wonderful performances, including the most icy and piercing performances in the "Seven Deadly Sins" that are currently being screened, but this Once again he made a breakthrough without a doubt. The thought of'Death Convict Walk' can be said to continue the dark style of the'Seven Deadly Sins', but Lancaster's performance has demonstrated a real master style, using his wonderful performance to bring the theme of'Matthew' into play. To the extreme, he then carried out a profound interpretation of the social problems left over from the "Seven Deadly Sins", which made people have to admire the amazing talent of this actor under 30 years old.

The death penalty was originally supposed to be the core theme of the movie. Because of the epic performance of Lancaster, it was reduced to a supporting role, making Matthew the complete protagonist. The thought storm caused by Matthew is now just the beginning. From the "Seven Deadly Sins" to the "Death Row", we should see the brilliance of human nature, the indifference of society, and the excellence of Lancaster!

In addition to Matthew, the film also showed unique wisdom on the core topic of the death penalty. "

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