A piece of "Silenced" makes people feel sad. When society is increasingly ruled by law, people’s resistance to violence has shifted to the track of the rule of law, and law has increasingly become a "life-saving straw" for disadvantaged groups. However, in this human rights struggle, the film has dealt with the problems of wealthy capital in the transitional period, and the law is facing The dilemma of human nature and system is vividly manifested.
The experience of the children in the film and the resistance and wisdom in the face of injustice are heartbreaking and moving. The children were adopted by Ci Ai Academy. The society thought it was the best care for the weak, but people sent them into the fire pit, and the family and society abandoned them. The School of Mercy is like a hell, terrifying, and the children's faces are pale like vampires, with scars on the corners of their mouths and eyes, and there are screams from time to time. In the face of unbearable pain, they appear scared, horrified, and have no hope for life. While they resist themselves, they refuse to contact the outside world and immerse themselves in their own world. They have the desire for love and the pursuit of happiness. When Teacher Jiang and Xu You really show up, they enjoy the warmth of being cared for. They hope that Teacher Jiang will be a father and Xu Youzhen will be a mother, and they have a longing for home.
The children’s world is not complicated. Their view of justice is more primitive, that is, "The one who bullies me must make him pay." It is even stronger. They never understand the world of adults. The adults in the movie owe their children justice. In the end, Min Soo could only choose another radical way to get justice back-"Take Park Bo Hyun to death", this is the only way he can do revenge, so that the movie seems to be reflecting on whether the guardian system also exists. "Minor damage" and "when the law cannot punish the wicked, society will move toward another kind of violence." Although this trial failed to soothe their wounded hearts, the attention of Teacher Jiang, Xu Youzhen and the public rescued them from the fire pit and rekindled hope. As the movie said, "The biggest change before and after this incident happened. What is it? The children say that, we understand, we are like everyone else, someone will cherish."
The movie reflects the "iron triangle" vicious circle that exists in any society, that is, the combination of "power", "capital" and "intellectual elite". Therefore, in the context of criminal reconciliation, the audience will feel that "the judge's verdict is unfair." This kind of "iron triangle" vicious circle has existed since ancient times, and the status of power has brought capital and knowledge into it, and this obstacle is particularly prominent in the period of social transformation. Only with this non-silent resistance can these little shouts gather strength and return to normative equality. Go back to several images in the movie: "Silenced", "Fogjin", "Broken Glass". Perhaps, the world is like a "xuantian fog", filled with confusion, and people are like living in a "melting furnace", anxious. "Ning Ming died and lived silently." For the sake of human dignity, people who are not silent are destined to constantly fight against this ugly.
The film "Silenced" begins when Mingxiu's brother commits suicide in a Mercedes-Benz train. This weak child witnesses his brother being raped. He can neither save his brother nor save himself. His only choice is to die. From here, the film is in a hazy color.
It is worth noting that the case was uncovered and published in the community beginning with the exposure of the Seoul TV station, and the media's supervision ability has been perfectly demonstrated here. However, after the media completes the supervision, further revealing of the truth must depend on the final trial of the law. The case was handed over to the judge, to the prosecutor, to the lawyer, and to the conscience of the society to complete. "No prior conviction," "ex-office treatment," and private secret transactions have thus become another main thread.
The film reminds people of Almodóvar's " La mala educación ". The closed religious education allowed the teenagers to only learn to obey, fear God, fear hell, and tremblingly serve every abnormal and weird priest.
The protagonist Ren Hao faces difficult choices at every step. He has to support his family and provide basic protection to his daughter with severe asthma. This teaching position is almost his only opportunity. In order to pay the sponsorship fee, his mother has mortgaged the installment house. If he loses this job, he faces the bad luck of unemployment. During the trial of the case, his mentor came from Seoul to deal with him. The defense lawyer promised to provide Inho with a teaching position in Seoul and promised to become a full-fledged civil servant in a year. In reality, Renhao has enough reasons to give up his persistence. He just needs to leave silently. But he did not give up. He was relieved of his teaching position and could only live in the Human Rights Center. He cared for the bullied student Jin Yeondou. Someone once asked him why he helped the student. He answered, if he didn’t help her, how could he be his daughter Father. What is faith? This is, this is.
