Revenge: A Love Story

Nicolas Cage plays a cop Dromore in the film. Tina, a widow he knew, was raped by four gangsters. The other party went bankrupt and hired a top lawyer to defend. Seeing that the lawsuit could not be won, Cage had to avenge the widow in his own way.

The plot of the film has nothing to do with love. I think Rape: A Love Story translates slightly better as "Vengeance: A Love Story". It is no wonder that the Chinese translator of the estimated title has not seen the film beforehand.

The plot is simple and the characters are simple. Even if he used a big name like Cage, he could not hold up the trick. The choice of other roles is also very general. Tina's daughter is very lively and lovely, but she does not have a good grasp of emotional proportions. Crying and laughing for no reason. Neither Tina nor her mother, nor the four suspects, could see anything spectacular. The only person who performed well was the defendant's lawyer. Delicacy, professionalism and lack of shame are all on display.

In the movie, Cage's methods of revenge are of course very attractive to the audience. There are many similar revenge tactics in American films. Because this kind of treatment makes the movie very nice and enjoyable, which is in line with the audience's psychology of punishing evil and promoting good. But Cage's motives are unclear. In fact, there is no love between the policeman and Tina, just a meeting in a bar. It can only be described as sympathy and pity. According to common sense, it should be Tina herself, or the boyfriend Tina met who used revenge. As a police officer, Cage has long been accustomed to such cases, and a law enforcement officer should have more faith in the power of the rule of law. If everyone saw the injustice and drew his sword to help, Cage would have been stained with the blood of countless people.

At the end of the film, the defendant's lawyer is well aware of what Cage did. He told Cage: "This country has a document, it's called the Constitution. In that document, it clearly states that I serve all citizens, even criminals. What the constitution doesn't say is the death penalty for the police. ." No matter how boring the lawyer is in the film, he's absolutely right here. Many years ago, the Simpson case before the US courts is a good proof. Most people understand that Simpson's wife was indeed killed by him, but because of the impeccable process of the whole trial, people still agree with the final acquittal. This fully reflects the spirit of the rule of law in American society.

The rule of law and democracy are good things, but they are not perfect, they are still flawed. Because the law is enforced by people, although the judiciary is independent, it is still influenced by human factors such as politics, environment, public opinion, and emotion, and has never been truly independent. Even in a society like the United States, there is still a lot of injustice and injustice, and black box operations abound. In a case as hard-hitting as the movie, just because the defendant hired a professional and cunning lawyer, the whole case could be turned over. This kind of situation is not only in the film, but also more and more in people's daily life. People gradually lost their trust in the law. That primitive Old Testament justice is back as an option for revenge. However, this approach does not imply progress. On the contrary, it shows that society is going backwards.

Let's talk about revenge. Killing a gangster with a single shot is really heartwarming. However, there is little punishment for the wicked who have already committed the crime, other than a little shock to those who are about to commit a crime. Their fear lasted for a few minutes or less. I prefer the way in The Count of Monte Cristo. For the enemies, they do not kill them directly, but attack the weakness they fear most, repeatedly torture them, break their psychology, and let them live in pain and fear all their lives. The next best thing is to spend decades in prison. Killing it outright is the dumbest.

After watching the movie disappointed, think about who is the biggest winner? Who is the biggest loser?

The winner is the lawyer, who won't have to defend himself and won the lawyer's fee in vain.

The loser is the family of the criminal brother, not to mention the loss of the son, the house is also mortgaged to serve as a lawyer's fee. worried about their future lives.

I myself find this comparison boring. If you rate a movie, give it a 4 out of 10.