At the beginning of the film, the heroine’s son and mother argued with the mother about the little girl in the car complaining to the teacher about being bullied by others, "...we shouldn’t inform!" "But we can’t let others be bullied either, okay. Sit back and don’t make any noise..." The hostess who was busy writing the report didn’t realize that she actually adhered to the same principles as her son. Faith sticks to her principles.
"A man left the family to go to prison to protect the principle. They named the public holiday after him; a man left his child to fight a war, and then they erected a monument for him. A woman did the same. She is a monster in this matter." A
woman should be a bird and a man, she should compromise, and shouldn't she be too tough and strong for her own beliefs? When I was interviewed in prison, I thought Rachel would get public support, but I was disappointed to find that they actually didn't care about R's persistence. As the lawyer said to her, "Your persistence is meaningless. The public lost interest in you very early." They thought Rachel was doing a show, but they wanted to see how ugly she had gone through with a curious mentality. I want to see her weakness so as to offer cheap sympathy. No one will fully understand the position of another person. Unbreakable persistence to one person may be just a senseless sacrifice in the eyes of another person, part of my pessimism, but it's truth.
Although the title is nothing but the truth, it doesn't say what the truth will bring us. As the only one who cannot be changed, the truth is longed for by people, but from a different perspective, whether it is a liar or a person who insists on the truth, she has her position, his principles, and his reasons. Like the brief dispute between the heroine and the son, the informant is not right from the point of view, but what about the perpetrator's point of view? Another example is that the lawyer of the heroine mentioned in the courtroom that from the perspective of national security and confidentiality, the identity of the informant should not be concealed. Then, who can supervise the government that can abuse its power?
I think of the two films I've seen before, Find me Guilty and Foster vs Nixon. The two films actually explored similar deep meanings (strictly speaking, the latter is about democracy and justice, but my perspective may not be the main theme). Where there is light, there must be shadows. The scenery of the focal figure under the spotlight is infinitely cheering, and the fallen body in the shadow is also a profound scenery. I am always impressed by this kind of vaguely non-themed film, and feel heavy for this kind of unsolvable problem. Maybe people who have no principles will often sway and worry. Sometimes, it's just so hard to choose. Sometimes it is to protect the people who are important to you, sometimes it is just for fear of losing.
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