"This is Alfred Hitchcock speaking. In the past, I have given you many kinds of suspense pictures. But this time, I would like you to see a different one. The differences lies in the fact that this is a true story every word of it. And yet it contains elements stranger than all the fiction that has gone into many of the thrillers that I've made before. ”
In Hitchcock’s career as a director, this is a special film that tells a real story. The absurdity is much higher than the suspense story that uses logic and fiction. An ordinary citizen is accused of a crime due to a series of ordinary coincidences-serial robbery, the final detection of the case is not the same as some typical unjust cases-the true murderer reappears, other than that, there is no reversal Sexual plot. In fact, this is a low suspense, atypical Hitchcock film.
But Hitchcock is Hitchcock after all, and still laid the foundation of suspense for the film with its unique scenes and close-ups. He is good at using elements such as stairs and attic to create a suspenseful atmosphere. The following scenes are also designed in the film: Up and down the stairs, after the Balesciellos and an old man who speaks a foreign language, his wife bursts out laughing upstairs. . In addition, after Palestherov was detained in the cell, he peeked out of the square partition with close-ups of his eyes, and close-ups of his wife’s mental disorder and horrified face during a conversation with Pakistan. Long-term viewers should be very concerned about this. For familiarity.
01 Thin accusations
"How do you explain it?"
"I made a mistake."
"And did so the holdup man. And it happens to be the same mistake."
——The wrong man
The two detectives seem to be extremely sloppy in solving the case, although their attitudes towards the male protagonist Palestiello are relatively mild. First, the handwriting identification was improper, and no special appraiser was handed over for identification. The robber will leave a note after committing the crime, and the detective believes that it is the same as the robber based on the coincidence that the big letters on the note written by Palesticello are similar to the robber's handwriting and the second typo people. Second, the organization was improperly identified, and the witnesses were not organized to identify individually. Two witnesses together identified the suspect standing in the middle (fourth) outside the glass compartment.
However, in an era when criminal investigation technology and human rights concepts are more widespread, this is again an extremely common thing. Police detectives investigated Palesticello almost in accordance with the statutory investigation process, and there was no extortion or obvious violation of the law. Several eyewitnesses uniformly identified him as the robber without telling a lie, and only one witness was skeptical. The scene cannot be restored because there is no camera, and the robber can only be determined by the witness's recollection. Human memory is an unstable existence, not very clear and easily affected.
The absurd case came to Palesticello from this, and the defense lawyer's inexperienced and inexperienced skills caused the case to be retrial. First, the witnesses were asked in court for some insignificant details. In a recent serial robbery case, the typical appearance feature of Paleschiello's jaw swelling due to a toothache helped him to remove suspicion-none of the witnesses who identified Baceschiello as the robber mentioned this feature , But the defense lawyer did not serve as an inquiry point in court, and did not make Pakistan’s dentist testify in court. Second, he privately promised to find a handwriting expert to prove that Pakistan's handwriting was inconsistent with the real robber, but he did not prove it in the court hearing.
In fact, this case and some other old grievances can be reviewed. Technology is very important to the rule of law. Only with technology as a support, the truth of the law can be infinitely close to the objective truth, so that ordinary people will not be wronged and those who have been wronged will wash away their grievances. . At the same time, the inevitability of punishment becomes a judicial necessity, and its due effect can be realized. In previous years, due to the backwardness of criminal investigation technology, it was difficult to accurately locate criminal suspects and it was extremely easy to handle unjust cases.
02 Impacted effect
"You wanna the children get out of the house, because you think I am crazy, don't you? Well, you're not so perfect either. How do I know you're not crazy? You don't tell me everything you do. How do I know you are not guilty? You could be. You could be!"
——The Wrong Man
Based on the social nature of people, individuals cannot be fully atomized. Even if the crime is conceited, it will inevitably have the influence that Su Li calls the "harmful effect"-bearing the cost is transferred to the family, and the tangible harm is like active compensation. Victim loss, seeking help from a lawyer, etc.; invisible damage involves mental anxiety, fear, etc.
In the film, the wife Rose is the biggest indirect bearer of this absurd case. She suffered great trauma because of her husband’s innocent accusation. She was shrouded in darkness for a long time and was sent to a psychiatric department for treatment as a last resort. , The face is bloodless. Even if the husband later got rid of suspicion due to the reappearance of the real murderer, the wife still got out of the case after two years of recuperation, and the days after that seemed to have returned to peace.
The main reasons for the gloomy state of his wife Rose can be analyzed from two common angles. First of all, in terms of material, she needs to bear the daily expenses of herself and her young sons three by herself. It is an extremely difficult task for such a not-so-rich and indebted family, especially for her. The subsistence ability is not as good as the husband's situation. In addition, the cost of bail fees and attorney fees to get her husband out of prison as much as possible is even more expensive for her. Secondly, spiritually, the first level of material burden makes it feel anxious and helpless. At the same time, the husband suffered injustice, a depression of unfair destiny spontaneously arises. Furthermore, if you lose your husband who is always considerate and considerate, life will no longer be a possible sweet burden, but an inevitable painful burden, which will inevitably lead to despair.
When disasters that are not caused by their own direct factors come, these eternal themes such as fate and death often appear in the minds of the victims. Because it is too mysterious to have a precise outline, it can even pile up a variety of inexplicable emotions. Despair, fear, anxiety, and nervous sensitivity are the eternal source of these themes. Under these great themes, conceal the pessimistic and fragility with no other choice, which is caused by the inevitable inability to do anything. The fragile fluidity and infectivity make it rampant in the crowd. It tries to communicate with various hosts for a long time, and sometimes even tries to swallow the host. The wife Rose in the film is almost swallowed.
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