Among the many types of life stories, the one that people like the most is the epiphany of the sinful soul after suffering baptism, and then the redemption, and the movie has always had a strong interest in this type of story, and people are happy to Seeing those souls who have committed sins intentionally or unintentionally on the big screen repent, get redemption, and satisfy their little compassion by the way, this type of film has even become the world's film industry. A kind of "chicken soup".
If there is "chicken soup", there must be "poisonous chicken soup". This year's "Manchester by the Sea", which shined at the Oscars this year, is a typical "poisonous chicken soup". After the hero died, he could not get out of the shadow and face it again. Life. It's a story where the whole world wants to save him, but he doesn't want to save himself. And recently, a movie called "Little Treacherous" was released. It tells us a story where the world doesn't want to save the protagonist, and the protagonist doesn't want to save himself.
Joseph, a police officer involved in the underworld, was imprisoned for attempted murder. Six years later, he returned home to seek redemption after serving his sentence, and his corrupt colleagues also stared at him again like flies chasing corpses. With the bizarre coincidences again and again and the pressing step by step of the mastermind behind the scenes, Joseph, who should have embarked on the road of redemption, finally gave up his struggle and went further and further on this road of no return.
This is a very "mourning" movie. The tone is always depressing and cold, and the story is black to the end. Every time the flame of hope appears, it is immediately extinguished by others or the protagonist himself. And love, which has always been regarded as the panacea for saving the fallen, has also become a stumbling block in this film that prevents Joseph's soul from being redeemed: because he loves his parents and two daughters, Joseph can only renew his life. Set foot on the road of crime, but never look back; because she fell in love with Joseph, Charlotte decided to kill old Vesey for Joseph to help him out of trouble, and ended up getting caught up with herself Joseph; because they love their son, Joseph's parents tried to pull their son out of the quagmire again and again, but in the end, his old father stabbed him fatally. Well-intentioned love all pushes things toward the worst, a very offbeat dark humor that tells us that life isn't a ballad, and after disappointment, there's despair.
For Joseph, he wanted to atone for his sins, but his unsteady will easily shattered this determination. When his former accomplice threatened, he persuaded him, thinking of using another crime to end his embarrassment. The past, but found that he dug a bigger hole for himself, until the end of the red. This is actually a true portrayal of the lives of many of us, just not as bloody as this story. The title "Little Traitors" is a kind of irony, it tells us that trivial villains will eventually cause a catastrophe.
Friends who are familiar with American TV series should know the protagonist of this film, who is Nicola Coster who played "Jaime Lannister" in "Game of Thrones". Having him play the film, I personally think it's a very subtle idea. Because as we all know, in "Game of Thrones", the character of James was a bad guy when he appeared, but with the development of the plot, he atoneed for his mistakes step by step and became a real knight; In this film, he played Joseph, who was sympathetic when he appeared, but gradually degenerated into a bad guy with the development of the plot. Two diametrically opposed storylines are played by one actor, which is really interesting. Two of my favorite parts of the film are the two scenes where he dances softly to music in the motel and at the end, before he dies. The forty-seven-year-old man showed the character's "mourning" and "struggle" to the fullest, which was admirable.
To be honest, this movie is not that good, the narrative structure is simple, the rhythm is slow, and there are no hot scenes, but the story it tells is worth thinking about. When we were in elementary school, we learned a sentence: "Don't do good for small things, and don't do evil for small things." We all know the truth, but when we grow up, who can do it according to this sentence? When we commit some small mistakes or sins intentionally or unintentionally, I believe that few people will seriously reflect and repent, but treat them with the luck of not being discovered, and say to ourselves in our hearts that we must not do it next time. In this case, the next time you encounter the same thing, you will unconsciously continue to repeat the mistakes. But if there is a cause, there must be an effect, and the bitter fruit that you sow will eventually be tasted by yourself.
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