In fact, Sean Penn’s personal charisma alone is enough to constitute a reason to watch the film, because he is also a fanatical lunatic, persevering in anti-Bush, spending money on newspaper ads, hunger strikes, protests, sit-in demonstrations, I doubt if he Politics is also a crazy politician. The discussion of Sean Penn’s political leanings in this film on the imdb website is full of pages. There must be a mystery in the political cycle. Even in that era, Sean Penn’s overwhelmingly superior election of the governor seemed unbelievable. It is almost impossible to replicate in today's so-called more democratic society. Poverty and humiliation are not enough to make people resist. Resistance always occurs when the people get some rights. Similarly, faith is not enough to generate power unless there is hope attached to it. From this point of view, his victory was because he sold enough hope to the people. Undoubtedly, he is well versed in this mystery, with hundreds of recurring speeches, exaggerated body movements, and inciting tone, even if he is facing only one person in the canoe, his passion is still unabated. At those moments, he was convinced that he had a mission on his body, and he had a passion for bringing equality and freedom to the people. There is no doubt about this. However, it is undoubtedly unrealistic and irrational to exaggerate the role of the individual in the institutional system. Instead of criticizing the personal moral quality of the bureaucracy, it is better to rebuild or perfect the system. Therefore, the focus of the movie is to explore human nature through Willie's changes. Regrettably, with the lack of details, the context of change is also blurred, and it is impossible to go deeper or be moved.
Jude Law's delicate face and melancholy eyes are always hard to ignore and inaccessible. If you agree with beautiful things, there is always a sense of distance. The dashed and empty self that he wanted to avoid, needed to be rebuilt, and devoted himself to a movement, an organization, and a kind of thought to prove his existence. Perhaps this was the reason why he and Willie's soul were so close.
Kate Winslet's literary and artistic temperament is hardly reflected in the film, which is really a waste. Anthony Hopkins was still domineering. Kathy Baker, who played Jude Law’s mother, showed the sickness, secrecy and remaining warmth of upper-class life in just a few shots. Kate’s brother showed fragility and nervousness as soon as he appeared on the scene, which was enough to pave the way for the plot later. .
Generally speaking, the first half of the film is too dull, and it makes people sleepy, the baggage of the second half is shaken away, and the plot development is too clichéd. The narration of Jude Law, who strung the entire film, is too literary and pretentious. Political fantasies, business fantasies, and analysis of human nature are mixed together, but they are superficial and cannot be integrated. The director's ambition is too great to control. Although cocktails also have a cocktail taste, I prefer to drink a strong whiskey. The subtleties depend on personal experience.
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