Richard has an indelible obsession with law enforcement and an unwavering trust in law enforcement. He likes that everything is solved by law enforcement. Even if he loses his public position and can only be a security guard, he treats his work with law enforcement standards. He has good professionalism and does what he thinks is right, but he doesn't know how to be flexible, is a little stubborn, and doesn't fit in with the people around him, so he makes frequent mistakes and leaves a lot of bad records. When he became a hero, he was suspected of being a suspect. On the one hand, it was because of his previous experience. On the other hand, of course, the FBI's investigation went wrong. They used their usual methods and tricks to list Richard as a suspect. After conducting in-depth investigations and even extorting confessions, they determined that Richard was a criminal, and they just needed to find evidence to prove it.
On the other side, the unscrupulous media that first broke the incident, in order to grab the exclusive news, got a little information from the FBI informant and then added fuel to the report, causing the media to turn their backs collectively, and the voice of public opinion changed from promoting Richard as a hero to a suspect. The reason for this result should be that the media believes that the FBI is an authoritative department, and the suspect identified by the FBI must be guilty, so the media also believes that this is the truth. When the original reporting media found that Richard was not supposed to be the suspect, telling the FBI informant that the informant was reluctant to admit their problems, he meant that what they thought was definitely correct and that Richard was the criminal.
Watson is Richard's nobleman, a piece of Snickers friendship, and it is also because of Richard's kindness and frankness that Watson's help later, it is also a good thing. With Watson as Richard's attorney, he has been trying to help him clear his name. Although Richard almost killed himself many times during this period, with Watson's help, he finally abandoned the superstition of law enforcement. Thinking normally, in the final confrontation with the FBI, he strongly expressed his views, and asked whether the FBI had real evidence to charge him, leaving the FBI officials speechless.
Richard's mother is also a very important role. The son, who has been unknown for a long time, became a hero one day, but the mouth of the three days was actually accused of being a criminal suspect. This was a big blow to the mother, especially when the FBI agent came to remove the items in the house as evidence, and the mother was very sad. She wants to fully support her son. At the media meeting arranged by Watson, she moved everyone on the scene with her sincerity and love for her son, and won the sympathy of the live media.
In the end, the FBI investigated for a full 81 days, and Richard finally received a certificate to exclude suspicion.
I heard that Richard sued the media for compensation in the real incident. Why didn't he show it in the movie?
Because it is an adaptation of a real event, the event took place during the Olympic Games, so this event caused a sensation all over the world. It is a very representative event, so it is impressive and a very good movie.
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