"You win, justice is done." But is justice really done? In this case, it has been slow to show up. One is a lawyer who defends the cruel murderer, and on the one hand, the prosecution speaking for the Holy See; on the one hand, the bishop has done the most heinous things, and on the other hand, the former Supreme Prosecutor secretly removed the black boss who opposed them for the sake of his friends. It seems that no one can lead the course of this matter to the fertile ground of absolute justice.
Martin's silent and complicated expression in the last few minutes as the protagonist says it all. Before that conversation took place, everything was going according to his wishful thinking, and he, as the person who knew the most about the whole dark truth in the courtroom, seemed the closest to justice, manipulating and exploiting everyone around him, including his. Lover, including his clients, everything seems to be smooth sailing. However, he was deceived by Allen, a young man at the Oscar level. He finally realized that he was also being used, and that he was used completely. Alan, a schizophrenic young man who was pitiful and dared to resist, who thought he was bullied by domestic violence and the bishop's abuse, instantly turned into a "Lucifer" Roy with an unrepentant and outrageous murderer personality. Justice and evil, calculating and being calculated, conspiracy and conspiracy, all take a twist in the development of the plot. Martin's "first-degree fear" is just such a fear. The last two "God's Perspective" shots are not just Martin's fears, they bring us fears. "You will thank me in the future, because you will become ruthless." That's right, either win the defense for the devil, or lose the lawsuit for justice, this is the call of the little devil, and it is deeply hopeless. A sense of help took over him, and the film came to an abrupt end.
This time, let's talk about the part that I don't like first. As audiences in the 21st century, we must feel that things seem to be a bit simple, and we seem to have seen a lot of films about split personality, such as "Fight Club", "Deadly ID" and so on. Although it doesn't make any sense to discuss the past with the present, and this kind of subject matter should be very novel in 1996, I still want to be a little subjective and complain about the plot. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
But that's not the point. The point is that the tense and thrilling atmosphere of a suspense film is very light in this film. In my humble opinion, there are two main reasons. The first point is lighting. Except for the disturbing red light in the interrogation room and the slum, I even doubt that the natural light is used at other times, so there is no psychological sense of horror, even Roy murdered. Sometimes it feels a little dramatic. At this time, it is necessary to quote again (expressing frustration at the small amount of readings) of David Fincher. When David Fincher depicts ordinary conversations in the office, people will feel the tension of the atmosphere and relationship, not to mention It is said that it is the same horror and horror revealed by "Seven Deadly Sins" in 1996. The second point I also realized after reading the second popular long review is that the soundtrack is a bit small, so that there is no feeling of a suspense movie. The soundtrack basically appears as the embellishment of the main plot and the connection between the plots. of. There is also a bit of witty tones that seem to give the ending a bit of dark humor.
Other than that, it's pretty good, here's just two places.
The first place is the use of the front and rear looking down shots of the film, which were also mentioned above, mainly to express a sense of helplessness and thinking about the proposition of justice from the perspective of God, echoing before and after. If I remember correctly, the film begins exactly like The Invisible Guest begins, and it matches perfectly until Martin gets out of the car and enters the synagogue. Although I can't think of a relationship between the two right now and the reason for the latter being shot like this.
The second point is, of course, the most gripping and unexpected ending. It was business as usual until Allen revealed the truth. Martin thought he had succeeded, and used Allen's schizophrenia to his advantage in the lawsuit. In the shot, the two are in the same frame, and they hugged harmoniously and friendly, just like other ordinary shots. But after the ending of God, the dialogue between the two was never in the same frame again, and the director also cleverly used the iron fence of the prison as a tool to divide the screen, and also as the prospect of this demon. Since Martin is the protagonist of this film, this setting implies that he and Alan have a greater sense of distance and fear, and psychological precautions have arisen. The director's scheduling is very interesting, and it creates a sense of estrangement in the audience's psychology, which is also conducive to the subsequent sublimation.
Do a little more comparison. When I watched it, the first thing that came to my mind was "Devil's Advocate", but "First Degree Fear" is not as the main theme. "The Devil" should be characterized by a bit of magical handling at the end. Then I thought of "Mind Hunter". The plot is very similar to this film. They all seek justice in their own way. In the end, they found that it was just a pawn of a criminal who he thought had been thoroughly researched, so the ending came to a sudden realization. stop. But "Heart" is more suspenseful and more beautiful.
But looking at the comment section, it seems that what is more attractive about this movie is not its profound theme, but Norton's acting skills, and I have to be amazed. What is it like when angels and demons live in the same person? You will know after watching this movie. According to a short review, it is "the dance of true and false good and evil".
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