On the recommendation of a friend, I watched a movie that I thought was "very scripted" over the weekend - "The Witness for the Prosecution". The story begins with a brutal murder in an affluent part of London, where a society lady is beaten to death in a cold-blooded attack that appears to have no motive. Unlucky entrepreneur Leonard Vole was arrested and tried as the prime suspect because he was the last person to see the victim alive.
He left the home at the time of the victim's death, and his alibi can only be corroborated by his wife, who could not provide evidence in her husband's favor for fear of prejudice. However, the law did not prevent her from testifying as a prosecution witness. This strange-looking name has an alternative common word: preconceived. It refers to "the influence of the first impression formed by both parties on the future relationship". In the play, Mrs. Christine showed unusual calmness after her husband Wall was taken into prison. Her rhetoric in her speech and demeanor left an impression of aloofness and restraint, so she once let me Suspected that she was the real murderer.
Wall, who was caught in, not only passed Sir Wilfrid's "glasses test", but also happily called his wife when he learned that he had a chance to get an inheritance, completely ignoring what the situation would bring to himself. worse consequences. So Mr. Wall strikes me as innocent and rustic. As Sir Wilfrid put it, he "knows everything". The deceased's butler was English and looked like a wizard. Advocate Sir Wilfrid, shrewd and endearing, and when he gets serious, I automatically give him the protagonist aura: there's no case he can't solve. In a suspense movie, it's easy to use the primacy effect to provide the audience with a refreshment.
What about primacy effects in real life? Noncommittal. For example: Some people say that a great friendship always starts with "I think you are very difficult to get along with when I first meet you..." This situation is of course good; I am afraid that he will make a good impression on you the first time, When you are deeply involved in it, you will know that there is a sea of bitterness under the sugar coating.
The reason why this movie is said to be a high-level script killing is because every character in the play is playing a role that is being performed, and it can only be said that every actor is perfectly competent for their role. The tension and brain-burning plot is unbearable, but "The Witness for the Prosecution" masters the rhythm very well, and finds a perfect middle ground between tension and relaxation. The defense attorney in particular, Charles Laughton, really carries the film with his core performance, keeping the film excellently watchable from start to finish.
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