This film is very good, why do you say it is very good?
Because the whole movie has done a lot of research on the protagonist; that is, the victim; that is, the murderer's psychological state, words and deeds.
At the beginning of the film about the arrest of the protagonist Allen, the first time he talked to the lawyer, I felt that he was absolutely 100% murderous.
Because of his laughter, his laughter was always inappropriate and situational.
Thinking about it carefully, although he conformed to the guesses of lawyers and doctors, and showed the main character "Alan", who was silly, stuttering, shy, weak, and kind, he never thought about constructing his own multiple personalities from beginning to end. this camouflage. And the sentence on the line of calligraphy and painting in the subsequent evidence scriptures supports this point: "Facing everyone with a false mask"
He hates hypocrites, so he doesn't pretend to be himself. And his smile in turn corroborates this. So the director has already buried clues here.
At the beginning of the conversation with him, his laugh made me clearly realize that this is definitely the laugh of a murderer. Because people who are not murderers can't laugh, and secondly, ordinary murderers with normal psychology will not be so calm in the face of this situation.
So there's only one possibility left: this guy is an absolute psycho killer, and smart, but he wants to show himself (his smile is a clear proof, his smile is very inconsistent, he wants to be Found, but can lawyers and doctors are not professional criminal behavior psychologists, ignore his laugh)
According to what the lawyers and doctors found, if he had another offensive defensive personality: Loren, and his attacks on lawyers and on the prosecution in court, he was very strong, agile, and quick, then how could he Can't escape the pursuit of the police? If it was this personality who killed the bishop, then this personality led the escape, then the police would definitely not be able to catch him
But why was he caught, and the chase footage showed him running away as the weak personality "Alan", why?
Because he just wants to be caught, he is a complete perverted killer, he is not afraid of being caught, he is not afraid of going to court, if he is not caught, he will not be able to perform. Even without a lawyer he'll get out on his own
When I read the psychological analysis of criminal behavior before, I read a paragraph: Violence in intimate social relationships can only be used to cover up the inferiority complex reflected in the relationship, and it has nothing to do with feelings.
He was forced by the bishop to have sex with another boy and his girlfriend in front of the bishop, and made a sex video. Although it is not stated in the movie whether he killed his girlfriend or not, the last dialogue at the end can be speculated that he should have kill girlfriend.
He killed his girlfriend to cover up his inferiority complex, because he was penniless and succumbed to the persecution of the powerful bishop, so he developed hatred for his girlfriend in his heart.
And was he forced to kill by the bishop? not
Why, because he is a congenital criminal, he lacks fear, and likes to act, like to tease others to show his smart mind
So in the end, the conversation between him and the lawyer was not accidentally leaked. He first reminded the lawyer once. The lawyer already felt something was wrong at this time, but he didn't think about it that much. Then he simply made it clear again. When the lawyer came up and questioned him, he was very fulfilled and kept repeating: I thought you should have found out
From the smile to the last confession, it can be found that Allen is a typical anti-social personality, he has no idea about crime, and he takes violence for granted.
In the film, when the doctor deduces that he has another personality, in fact, this personality he deliberately made up already represents his own personality will, otherwise he would not cooperate with the lawyer doctor to present such a personality.
So that means the fake personality he presented is actually real. Then the doctor's conclusion: it is also true that he was often abused in childhood, and this is indeed true, because he was abused and violent in childhood, so he was not mentally sound since childhood.
Most abusers have been victims of domestic violence. So why do these people turn into the people they once hated? This is explained by the imitation-cognitive model
Because of their own experiences, this type of person has formed a wrong perception of the mode of getting along with others and the problem-solving method, and the formation of this perception will lead to the use of cognitive methods when the individual thinks that the problem cannot be solved well. I think the effective method, or use this cognitive mode to communicate and get along with others, such as it should be, I have come here before, and others have treated me this way, such a state of mind.
In his book "The Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict", Lester R. Kurtz mentioned a type of homicide called pleasure homicide. The perpetrator of this type of crime has three stages of change, of which the second The stage has the following characteristics: the sexual pleasure is obtained based on the destruction of corpses, the destruction of sexual organs, the collection of the victim's body tissue, etc. The behaviors in these crimes are based on an atavistic psychology of human beings dealing with their prey.
In the film, the bishop was stabbed 78 times, his sexual organs were destroyed, his eyes were stabbed blind, and letters were engraved on his body. Allen was obviously a murderer of pleasure. In the book "Totem and Taboo", Freud, Also mentioned the origin of this type of act of pleasure killing
"Our ancestors also had the act of brothers who joined forces to kill their great father and then ate him, and by this act became one with the great father, which is also considered to be the origin of order and ethics."
Pleasure homicide Such abnormal types of crimes are divided into two categories: orderly pleasure homicide and disorderly pleasure homicide
The childhood growth process and the fantasies held in their minds are mostly the same and similar to those of order-type pleasure homicide criminals, but the biggest difference is that disorder-type pleasure homicide occurs after entering adolescence. Ellen falls into the chaotic pleasure-killing category.
His personality has been gradually disintegrating, but his performative personality is so strong, so I think he may eventually develop into a serial pervert killer
All in all, the director is very good, and he fully interprets the characteristics of a disorderly pleasure murderer. There are too many subtle clues in the early stage. I feel that this film is a tribute to the psychology of criminal behavior.
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