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Superstar - Chapter 1360

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:50:13 AM


Chapter 1360: Reflective frenzy

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In this eloquent film review, Roger conducted an in-depth analysis of the core ideas of the entire film. Relatively speaking, he did not mention too much about the quality of the film itself. However, at the end of the film review, Roger specifically talked about Hugo. His performance was highly praised.

"In this work, Hugo Lancaster showed his increasingly mature acting skills. He can often use some seemingly simple or even boring small movements to outline the character calmly, and the pair of touching His eyes were immersed in the endless emotional entanglements in his mind, causing the audience to fall into the abyss of those eyes involuntarily, savoring the mixed emotions.

Different from the horrifying and sharp image in the "Schindler's List", and also different from the invisible image in the "Seven Deadly Sins" of killing people while talking and laughing, this time Hugo showed a real flesh and blood in the "Death Row". Image-each person will have a different look in their eyes. After watching this movie, almost everyone will have different opinions on Matthew, but the reflection wavelengths in their minds are similar.

As an actor, Lancaster once again used his outstanding strength to win the respect of everyone! "

In this film review, Roger gave a rating of up to ninety-two points, and gave a recommendation of three stars out of four stars. He was obviously full of confidence in "Death Row".

As Roger said, "Death Row" has two core ideas, one is Matthew and the other is the death penalty. These two core topics are very mixed. After watching a movie, almost everyone will have different ideas. Some people Support, some oppose, some praise, some curse, some think, some despise... This kind of reflection frenzy that detonates in the brain is exactly what makes the movie wonderful.

Compared with the director instilling his thoughts into the audience through sensationalism, preaching and other methods, Tim Robbins’s objective perspective has undoubtedly pushed the discussion of the controversial subject of "Death Row" to a new height. This is also the charm of the film’s existence. one.

With the exception of Roger Ebert, almost all viewers, reporters and film critics who have watched "Death Row" fell into contemplation. On the first screening weekend of "Death Row", many discussions arose and pushed the movie. To a whole new level.

After the "Seven Deadly Sins", Nicholas McLenna of the "Los Angeles Times" once again became the focus of discussion. Nicholas wrote a review with the headline "After the evil happened..."-it can't be regarded as a film review.

"Let us imagine that today we read the news on the front page of the Los Angeles Times: a young man and a woman were dating in the woods. Two unscrupulous youths kidnapped the couple, beat the young man brutally and shot to death. , And then took turns. Raped a young woman, then stabbed 17 times with a knife, and executed the shooting.

How will you react?

I will be angry, I will be nauseated, I will tremble, I will lose control of my emotions because of this evil deed, and I will also be disappointed because of the sins that continue to grow in this society. Maybe I will call those two bad youths demons and beasts. , I only hope that the law can be judged as soon as possible and give the two demons the punishment they deserve—the death penalty.

Presumably, there are not a few people who have the same reaction as me-even if they oppose the death penalty, they definitely hope that they can be sanctioned by the law in other ways.

This is the status quo of society. When faced with vicious crimes, we are always shocked and then occupied by anger. In the face of criminal acts that violate the law and seriously violate the moral bottom line, we often want to punish the criminals at all costs. This is correct, because it is a necessary means to maintain social order. But many times, behind the anger, we ignore too many details, or we refuse to pay attention to these details, refuse to sympathize with those demons.

"Death Row" gives us a different perspective. Through the perspective of the nun Helen, we can see behind the vicious cases, the suffering of different people, the grief of different people, and the suffering of different people.

At the beginning of the story, Matthew appeared in front of the audience as a demon. He was the beast that disgusted, rejected, and angered everyone. No one wants to help him, even the priest in prison. The nun Helen stood up, not because she believed that Matthew was innocent, but because she believed that as a person, Matthew still has dignity, and she should respect Matthew's dignity. This respect won the trust of Matthew, and also allowed us to see the true story behind this demon.

When Matthew was sentenced, although the law still protected his basic human rights, in fact he had been abandoned by the mainstream society. Everyone hoped that he would be executed soon. However, people ignored that the reason why Matthew committed a crime is because he has always been a marginal man in society. The society has never given him a place, let alone fair treatment. Carl's threat is only the final cause of breaking the dam. Just a trace of strength, even if this evil case did not erupt, Matthew was the one abandoned by society.

Strictly speaking, there is no difference for Matthew before and after the crime. Therefore, Matthew refused to plead guilty.

In fact, Matthew is not innocent. He is an accomplice. He not only witnessed the killings, but was also one of them. But it is worth thinking about why Matthew was sentenced to death while Carl was exempted from death as the principal criminal? The simple answer is given in the movie. The rich kid has never been sentenced to death. However, if we think deeply, it is precisely the shortcomings of the society. It is an unreasonable procedure under the appearance of rationalization. The rich can hire better lawyers to escape the sanctions of the law; an invisible discrimination and difference, the poor and the exiled by the society. Money can change everything for the rich; a kind of individual tragedy under the loopholes of the system, where people yell at death row prisoners, but ignore the truth.

When people shouted to punish Matthew quickly, behind this is to let go of the true principal. What people achieve is the justice that they recognize in their hearts, not the true justice. This is the saddest part.

So, at the end of the story, Matthew's confession made us feel like a knife, Matthew's fear made us weep, and Matthew's salvation shocked our hearts. And the Poncelet family, who were persecuted by the society because they were family members of death row prisoners, became the indifferent and rude victims of modern society, and they shouldn't be treated like this.

Anger often makes us overlook that the original identity of the ‘demon’ is also a human being.

This reminds me of ‘Michael Jackson, a global sensation. Sorrow. The child case’, these are two completely different cases, but they have aroused similar reflections. When the news media broke the news about Michael Wei. Obscene. young. What is our attitude when we were young? This is absolutely heinous and disgusting. Any crime against children is not allowed, and it is extremely heinous. This is also one of the most powerful event areas that the Federal Constitution has cracked down on.

Therefore, everyone was out of the ground and angry. Everyone was dazzled and lost reason. Under the instigation of the news media, all the people stretched out their hands viciously and pulled Michael from the altar. Down. But the problem is, no one has ever asked the truth about the matter.

Matthew is not the same as Michael. Michael got his innocence, and Matthew personally confessed his guilt. But the same thing is that when facing evil incidents, we are dominated by anger. We do not ask the truth behind them. We simply want to vent our anger, but it is ourselves who are really hurt, because even we ourselves don’t know: Are we killing real demons?

The'Death Prisoner's Walk' gives us a platform, but what kind of reflection storm can be triggered depends on how brave we are-bravely facing our own mistakes. Unfortunately, the last thing people want is to face their own mistakes. Matthew was lucky, he got his own salvation with the help of Helen.

This is not a perfect movie. The pace of the story is slightly slow and the plot is slightly trivial. However, Tim Robbins relied on the excellent performances of the two actors to unearth the infinite possibilities behind the story. It is the greatest success of "Death Row".

Susan Sarandon gave her an excellent performance in this work. Her eyes that are neither humble nor overbearing, sincere and delicate, brave and kind-hearted give her a sacred light, which can be brought by not only relying on a bible and a cross. Yes, but from that pious heart, Sarandon's fragile but strong performance made Helen Prekin look great and sacred.

Hugo Lancaster undoubtedly shocked everyone once again, even though we all have high expectations, but Lancaster's performance is still far beyond expectations, the soft heart under the devil shell, behind the brutal behavior The pain and suffering of The cowardice and sorrow beyond cold-blooded murder, in his interpretation, bloomed with unsightly light. The transition from cold blood to redemption, Lancaster's performance, the film's ending confession, last words and other scenes, bring the film to a new level with a power that shocks the soul. "

Unlike Roger, Nicholas did not pay attention to the death penalty, nor did he pay attention to Matthew. He actually discussed the "death prisoner walk" from the perspective of ordinary people. This is really beyond everyone's expectations, because the people in the movie are almost just a background. The existence of can not be regarded as the protagonist at all. However, Nicholas's unique perspective has a strong impact, which also continues the "seven deadly sins" period. Nicholas's attention to social events once again directs the core to the social status quo.

Roger and Nicholas reached a consensus on one point. From "Seven Deadly Sins" to "Death Row", Hugo vividly demonstrated the coldness and cruelty of social issues in these two works, and Hugo's performances Can be called the top priority!

The "Los Angeles Times" gave a good evaluation of 88 points, which also coincides with Nicholas's point of view: the quality of the finished product is slightly inadequate, but the performance is brilliant.

From the "Chicago Sun" to the "Los Angeles Times", a frenzy of reflection is sweeping across the United States irresistibly, and the American public opinion circle that has not been calmed down after the "seven deadly sins" is once again ushered in a storm!




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