Mark Ruffalo's 2007 film, "Road to Redemption", tells a story about revenge and redemption. It may be that I have had too many similar feelings before, and I have never calmed down, my scalp is numb, and my heart is guilty. Presumably everyone will be in a similar state of suffering under the same situation. This subject matter is really catching.
I appreciate the ending very much. I thought Ethan (the father of the dead) would shoot because Dwight (the hit-and-run) deserved it. But Dwight can be freed by death and be redeemed, but Ethan never loses the chance of redemption. When Dwight pointed the gun at his head and begged Ethan to let him kill him, Ethan chose to walk away. The anger he had accumulated in his heart that could not be released for a long time was finally relieved after hearing Dwight’s apology and struggle, so he could go home and cry with his wife. It can be expected that he could finally face the fact that he lost his son. Gained the courage to live anew and was redeemed. And Dwight, after falling to the ground in pain, experienced extremely cruel spiritual torment. After facing the reality, he chose to throw away the gun and did not commit suicide. It is expected that he would surrender. He could finally face the punishment he was about to accept and the life after that. At this moment, he was also redeemed.
I can't think of a better ending.
There are no flaws in the film as a whole, the rhythm is well controlled, and the ending is not delayed. Technically speaking, the film's performance of Dwight's suffering is a little shallow, and it can deepen all the suspicions before it is not seen, or be cautious under uncertainty, in short, it can be more catchy.
Mark's role in this movie is much more tense, and he has handled a lot of single or warm clips very well, and the tense confrontation scenes are not very brilliant. However, it can be seen that through "Road to Redemption" and "Zodiac", his style has begun to completely transform, with deep images constantly appearing, and romantic comedy routines are completely gone. After all, he is already in his early 40s.
Not many people have watched this film, and you don’t know what I’m talking about, I know.
It seems that many of Mark's films have been underestimated and have not received widespread attention, although after a closer look, they found that they are many times stronger than most of today's films.
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