A Citizen Sees Polity Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Luciano 2022-01-20 08:01:47

1. When someone teases or satirizes the male protagonist as a child, he is undoubtedly pricked at his pain point and made him extremely panic, because as an establishment who has been immersed in the dream of the system for a long time, his political views are naive and ignorant And slogan-style, this incompetence has been fully demonstrated in the relationship between the sexes.

2. Judicial power represents patriarchy. For a citizen who is indulged in political games and has a childish mentality, there will always be this higher temptation.

3. The male protagonist enthusiastically believes in and advocates the democratic nature of the system, and lives in a strong complacency. However, the contradiction is that his arrogance is not subject to sanctions, so he began to waver without suspicion.

4. It is very easy to rebuild and maintain this blind inner order. In the name of law, putting on the cloak of justice makes people look at everything rosy again.

5. He called for "justice", because justice is the duty of citizens, but it is the power of bureaucrats.

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  • Myron 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    Not at all Z's orthodox black humor political film, but a hybrid of a twisted lead and Kafka? Extremely stupid and arrogant, but a high-ranking authority that cannot be subverted (I would say that you leftists exposed paper tigers like this is a bit wishful thinking), Volonte's roar and self-contradictory and unplanned behavior are very torturing the nerves of reason!

  • Alanis 2022-03-20 09:02:41

    Three and a half stars. Italian directors discussing power, corruption, and even totalitarianism seem to like to add sexual addiction/incompetence as an important motivation. The male lead performance completely presents the image of an overpowered, cruel, and crazy police chief, but the absurdity, facial makeup and arbitrary narrative rhythm make people play, and the aesthetics of Kafka's fables also reduces this. The complexity, seriousness, and reality that the subject should have, has been reduced to low-level absurdity.

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion quotes

  • Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad: The people are underage, the city is sick. Others are tasked with educating and curing this. Our duty is to repress it! The repression is our vaccine! Repression and civilization!

  • Patanè - 'Paese Sera' Journalist: Did she have a nice body?

    Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad: Skin like satin, like a true courtesan of the Roman Empire. Here's something for your left-wing readers: no undergarments were found in the apartment.

    Patanè - 'Paese Sera' Journalist: A fetish?

    Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad: No. She just didn't wear them.

    Patanè - 'Paese Sera' Journalist: I have my headline.

    Il Dottore - Former head of homicide squad: Do me a favor, Patane, focus on the husband. Do me a favor.