The "truth" spoken by the parties is the "truth" we cannot see

Hildegard 2022-04-19 09:01:52

The male protagonist is rich and handsome Doria, has a happy family, a well-developed company, and an underground lover, Laura. One day, the male protagonist is accused of murdering his lover, Laura. In order to clear the crime, he invites a lawyer Goodman, who has never failed and has never met, to defend himself.
At night, "Lawyer Goodman" suddenly visited the male protagonist's house to prepare for the early court hearing. Doria had some doubts at first. After some reasoning by the lawyer, the male protagonist gradually believed in "Lawyer Goodman" and began to tell the first version of "truth".
However, after the male protagonist and the lawyer quarreled again and again, another case that was brought up is really the topic of this discussion. A car accident happened on the way home from a rendezvous between the male protagonist and his lover, killing an innocent boy, and pushing the boy together with his car into the lake, destroying the body. After the car accident, the two divided their work, Doria drove the boy's car to the lake to destroy it; Laura waited for rescue. Who would have thought that the enthusiastic person who came to the rescue through Laura's vehicle was the father of the dead boy...
After many battles of wit and courage, Doria fell deeply into the trap set by "Lawyer Goodman" and confessed that she would carry He pushed the injured boy's vehicle into a lake and killed his lover, Laura, with his own hands. The so-called truth told to Goodman before is one lie after another. "Lawyer Goodman" concealed his shock, holding the map of the sunken corpse drawn by Doria, and took the opportunity to leave the male protagonist's house.
Another climax of the reversal of the movie came. Doria discovered something strange during the call with the private lawyer. The pen in his shirt pocket leaked ink. He walked to the window and saw the "Lawyer Goodman" in the opposite room taking off his disguise. , it was the mother of the boy who was killed by him... It turned out that everything that happened at night was a carefully set up by the boy's parents in order to accuse the real murderer. The indifferent and arrogant Doria was exposed to the lie and exposed the essence of the black heart (the ink just dyed the heart part of the chest black).

Although, after watching the movie for a long time, I guessed that "Goodman" is a fake lawyer who came prepared, but guessing the ending does not mean that the movie is not good. The plot is progressive, and in a limited space, the battle of wits and courage between the two is what makes the movie stand out.
The reversal in the movie does not appear to be very deliberate, but as the plot deepens, the parties and the "Goodman Lawyer" continue to dictate their so-called truth, and continue to reverse in the narrative. In the process of watching the movie, people suddenly feel that the truth that we have heard orally is really the truth? It's just a fact that the client wants us to know!
Movies don't have to be grand scenes, strong star cast, sometimes we just need a good story that comes slowly. This movie is just a few simple scenes (especially in the male protagonist's house, the male protagonist and the "Goodman Lawyer" back and forth), and it is all supported by the plot and the performances of the actors.
Because of the way of expression of the movie, the background music that fits the plot, and the feeling that people have after watching the movie, 7 points, it is appropriate.

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Extended Reading
  • Dejah 2021-12-01 08:01:28

    It’s not hard to guess that the lawyer is pretending to be a lawyer. But this is not the point. The focus is on the relationship between "narrative" and "truth". In the absence of a chain of physical evidence, every narrative made by the male protagonist is actually self-consistent and valid, but perhaps none of it is true. This is really thought-provoking. How much of the truth we have identified and grasped is controlled by narratives?

  • Helga 2022-03-20 09:01:43

    While leading the audience astray and trapped in the "secret room" with the male protagonist, @balmes emphasized again and again through the lawyer's mouth: focus, don't let details go, and think from a different angle. These words are both a challenge and a persuasion, and those who guess the reversal complacent may not forget the film's smug end. The vertical and horizontal ravines of the human heart are deep and unfathomable. No one is really smarter than others. Only by walking less at night can you avoid running into ghosts.

The Invisible Guest quotes

  • Virginia Goodman: Your testimony has holes, and I need details. Plausibility is based on details. I can use them to convince the world that you're innocent. I assure you, I can do it.