Judging from the title, it can be seen that this is a film about mothers, and with the assistance of Mother's Day, the film seems to be a story about mother's love , but in fact, what this film wants to express is far Not limited to this.
Indian women
Although the movie is said to be based on the famous "new deli black bus case" when it is promoted, in fact, the two are very different.
- The victim of the black bus case is just a girl from an ordinary family, and the perpetrator is the lower class; both the perpetrator and the victim in the movie belong to the upper class.
- The victim of the black bus case died 13 days after being sent to the hospital, but the victim of the movie lives on.
In addition to the bad nature of the incident, the reason why the New Delhi black bus case caused such a big stir at the beginning is also one of the reasons why some high-ranking people in India spoke for the perpetrators.
At that time, the lawyer who defended the criminal in the black bus case could even openly claim in court that the perpetrator was innocent . The victim went out at night and dated boys. She was not a good girl. Therefore, she was gang-raped on the bus, stabbed into her vagina with an iron rod, and her bowels It's all self-inflicted to be pulled out.
The caste system has a long history in India. Although it has long been abolished by law, its concept has always been deeply imprinted in Indian society. Most Indians have been established as a "class" at birth.
Under the premise that the influence of class concept is so huge, the situation of Indian women with low status is even worse. They cannot speak for themselves through normal channels. Many people in Indian society believe that bullying women is a normal thing. .
Today, India still has one of the highest rates of rape in the world.
Under this premise, although "A Mother's Revenge" abandons the discussion of the impact of the Indian caste system on society, it chooses to cut in from the perspective of women. This film seems to be a mother's revenge for her daughter, but it is actually A film of Indian women shouting for themselves.
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In fact, there are quite a few revenge movies, such as the famous "I Spit on Your Grave" a little further away, and a "Don't Cry Mom" in Korea a little bit closer, which is also a story of a mother taking revenge for her daughter.
The model of the movie is that the first half of the protagonist or the protagonist's relatives will encounter very brutal bullying, and then the law cannot provide justice for them, the perpetrators will not be punished, and the protagonist "lynching" to kill the perpetrators one by one.
Because the audience needs to get pleasure in the "revenge link" in the second half, the pain of the victims is often exaggerated in the first half, and "A Mother's Revenge" has done a very good job at this point.
The victim in the story is Arya, the stepdaughter of the protagonist Daviqi. Although the relationship between the two is not too stable, it is clear that the heroine as a mother really hopes to get along well with the stepdaughter.
However, Arya suffered this disaster, and the most painful thing for this mother is that her daughter has been unable to get rid of the shadow after this incident. She sees everything in her eyes, but the legal injustice makes her powerless.
Thanks to the very superb acting skills of the starring Ciri Daiyu, she performed a mother's helplessness and sadness quite well. The audience will feel sad and angry for her when they look at the screen, and their emotions will be mobilized.
The revenge in the second half of the movie is actually a bit rough, and many plots seem to serve the plot specially. For example, Dai Weiqi carefully set up a revenge but left her glasses on the scene. Officer Matthew's position change has no foreshadowing and is too casual. Wait.
But I have to say that it is precisely because of the emotional rendering in the first half that the adverse effects caused by the weak logic of the details in the second half are reduced. After all, after an hour of repression, the audience can't wait to see this mother take out these scumbags. Block, as for whether the details are reasonable, who cares about ordinary people?
But despite this, the points should be deducted. Just in terms of the completion of the movie, "A Mother's Revenge" is indeed not very good.
conception
Although the script is less logical, it is in stark contrast to some excellent scenes in the film.
One of them, for example , sneered contemptuously as he brushed past Daveki after the court acquitted the perpetrators .
After that, Daviqi tried to hit him with a car, but she showed a very nervous expression.
If you can be an angel, who wants to be an executioner?
When the law is unfair, my daughter is entangled in the shadow of harm every day, and loses her smile, but the perpetrator can still get away with it, who can accept this result?
The heroine in the film was originally just an ordinary mother. She would also be afraid of blood on her hands, and would also hesitate.
But she finally took the road of revenge, because she is a mother, but also because she is a woman in India.
In addition, the best part of the whole movie is the ending.
Daveki and Officer Matthew both held guns at the last perpetrator. The perpetrator kept begging for mercy and claimed that he would reform himself in the future, while Officer Matthew persuaded Daveki that he already had evidence and the perpetrator would be brought to justice by the law. to the law.
Dai Weiqi once put down the gun in her hand, but at this time, there was a grin on the face of the perpetrator .
Daviqi hissed, "This kind of thing will still happen, but there's nothing you can do about it..."
Officer Matthew handed his gun to Daviqi and asked Daviqi to execute the abuser, but she was unable to start, and finally Arya, who was hiding behind the tree, said "Mom", and Daviqi pulled the trigger instantly without hesitation , All bullets from the gun were hit on the body of the perpetrator.
In India, the status of ordinary women is extremely low, and their innate physical conditions make them a vulnerable group, but the law cannot protect their rights and interests . Most rape cases often end in nothing.
Because government agencies don't want to "waste manpower" to deal with women's affairs, unless you are a girl of high caste, you will not even have the opportunity to stand up and defend your dignity. In this country, no one will care about women's rights and interests, even life and death.
Officer Matthew had the evidence to send the abuser to jail, but so what?
In India where rapes are common, you send this rapist in and the next rapist will hurt another girl.
Will you be able to bring him to justice then?
What's more, given the different status of men and women in Indian society, these criminals do not necessarily think that they are at fault. The brutal smile of the perpetrator in the movie is the best embodiment.
In the end, Matthew handed over his own gun to Daveki and asked her to execute the perpetrator. In fact, the metaphor is a beautiful vision for the future of Indian law to truly achieve justice for women.
After all, individual efforts alone cannot truly solve the phenomenon of women being discriminated against. Laws do not protect them, and perpetrators will only appear endlessly.
After Arya calls out her mother, she does not hesitate to execute the abuser, which highlights another theme of the film, which is motherhood .
There was a saying that the gods couldn't be everywhere, so they created mothers.
For any mother, the most unbearable thing is that her children are hurt, because the children are their blood.
Most of the time when children are hurt, their mothers blame themselves.
"Why wasn't I by their side? Why wasn't I protecting them?"
Although Daviqi and Arya are not related by blood, Daviqi has always hoped that Arya can truly accept her.
Before Arya came out, Daviqi couldn't make up her mind to kill the last perpetrator because she was thinking of "me" at this moment, "I don't want to have blood on my hands again."
But after Arya called out "Mom", Daviche thought of "daughter", "This scum raped my daughter and ruined her life." So she shot, and, with all the bullets in the gun light up.
"I failed to protect my daughter, but at least I can punish the abusers for her..."
The ending of the film perfectly combines the metaphor of maternal love and voice for women , which can be said to be the biggest highlight of the film.
In general, "A Mother's Revenge" is a movie with high intentions, occasional bright spots but a lack of logic and details.
But overall, it's worth a look.
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