The "accidental fall" of an ordinary hero

Stanford 2022-04-21 09:02:50

The instinctive action of a dutiful security guard in a critical moment saved everyone's life. However, after the incident, it was regarded by law enforcement agencies as seeking attention, changing from a "hero" to a "criminal suspect", and instantly fell from the bright moment of life to the dark moment.

A person has experienced the pursuit and rejection of public opinion in a short period of time, and the psychological pressure on his family can be imagined, which once again verifies the old-fashioned issue of "the media has no right to judge" from the negative side. At the same time, it arouses the viewer's thinking about the presumption of guilt and the presumption of innocence.

With self-persistence, from advocating power to confronting power and then looking at power, Eastwood's old work is smooth and sharp.

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Extended Reading
  • Halle 2022-03-27 09:01:13

    Personally, I think the best part is that the Russian female secretary said, "When the country finds him a criminal, everyone knows he has been wronged. Our country is like this, isn't it?"

  • Deontae 2022-03-25 09:01:13

    Dongmu's biopics can become a series, focusing on the sense of responsibility of ordinary Americans at critical moments and the courage to fight against the system. For the elderly who have been in genre films for decades, the male protagonist and the scenes are already extremely "de-typed", but the story rhythm and audio-visual are still very Hollywood, which effectively conveys the theme of the film, and it is very interesting to watch. Comfortable. Perhaps because of the early death of the character prototype, the perspective of the film is dominated by lawyers.

Richard Jewell quotes

  • Richard Jewell: You're the only one who treated me like a human being! And now you're yelling at me, telling me I have to be somebody that I'm not! I'm not that guy, you're that guy!

  • Watson Bryant: You know, I actually feel sorry for you guys: when the real bomber does it again, and the country asks, 'where was the FBI?' you're gonna say, 'we were busy getting hair samples from Richard Jewel.'