Only when you can be sure of your beliefs and not be influenced by others can you be truly independent, and such a life will be valuable.
I may not be able to understand and agree with everyone's ideals, but I will always respect every brave person who pursues ideals.
A lot of people are discussing whether David does this and whether it helps to promote his point of view against the death penalty, which is actually very secondary in the film. We can see the movie give a logical explanation, and David is speechless when the governor asks if there was a manslaughter during a televised debate. There is only one wrong killing, whether it is because of someone's misleading, the lawyer's incompetence, or just a trap.
Opposing the death penalty is not opposing sentencing. No one will oppose that those who have done wrong should be punished, and I also think that based on this, the more important thing is to be more fair and rigorous in the judicial process, and to eliminate the possibility of wrongful sentences. After all A wrong sentence is also an irreparable mistake. But as long as people are judging and carrying out these procedures, it is impossible to be completely error-free. This is a cruel fact.
To oppose the death penalty is to leave room for oneself when acknowledging human imperfection. We know we can make mistakes, but we make choices that can't change the outcome, decisions that can't be remedied.
From this point of view, the opposition to the death penalty is indeed justified.
Whether others admit it or not, David sacrificed his life for his ideals. This is the dignity and glory of life.
In fact, the movie itself is not particularly good-looking, and the suspense is not that strong. Straight talk, no surprises.
But to be honest, the ending was very shocking, because I didn't expect that there are still people so idealistic these days, and there are people who make movies for idealism.
It can be respected, so it is worth seeing.
2015.8.4
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