A crime film with excessive force

Albertha 2021-10-20 17:28:02

Thirty-five years ago, if an American civilian saw a criminal who didn't agree with him and was arrogant, he would find the Corleone family and call the "Godfather" to the bald boss holding the cat to settle his grudges. When the engineer Clyde saw the prosecutors surrounded by reporters shaking hands with the criminals who killed his wife and daughter, he could only pick up the butcher knife of vengeance by himself-from that moment on, he believed that only his own power could accomplish his mission! Before he heard the sentence "It's nice when the system works, right?" before the flash, he also understood that the culprit of this evil was not a single person, but the system that contained everyone—the cruelty of the moment of shaking hands. And violence is no less than torture of witnessing family members being killed! So we will not be as surprised as the policemen ten years later, he posted the newspaper briefing on this scene next to his work desk.

When he heard the phrase "It's nice when the system works, right?", even though the black prosecutor took his hand away with a righteous look, when he saw the victim Clyde standing in the distance, he couldn't help but A few mouthfuls of bitter water. He couldn’t let go of this scene. Although his boss taught him “In this job, the best asset is a short memory”, he still saved the memory of this scene at least in front of his wife’s expectant belly, and leaned down to the unborn baby. Said: I want you to stay in there as long as you can.

Between the prosecutor Nick Rice played by the black actor Jamie Fox and the victimized engineer Clyde Shelton incarnate by the male star Gerard Butler on the Sparta300, the high-efficiency goal of the American judicial system has shaped a successful prosecutor at the same time as a kind-hearted prosecutor. The unfortunate people are forced to a dead end. Then the omnipotent sugar coat of personal heroism wraps up the tragedy of reality, and then it is packed into the bottle of the core value of "family supremacy". Despite the curative effect written on it, it is medical treatment. No disease. Even from the psychological point of view of the characters, one is a social avenger who rigorously implements the plan and finally reaps its own results, and a defender of the system who has been fortunately turned around by criminals. Said that he would no longer make any transactions, but considering the absolute safety position he was in at the time, and this kind of refusal not to undertake any actual actions, it is difficult to think of it as a change of the character with the development of the plot), and the character of the character The transformation of narrative works should be the essence of narrative works.

Led by Frank Darabont, the gold medal screenwriter of "Shawshank's Redemption"-although not ultimately in charge of the director's horn-this crime film that refers to the American justice system is highly anticipated: in fact , The compelling rhythm, repeated climaxes, and horrifying images are indeed fascinating and unconventional. The producers are also exhausted in the control of details, but the weak thinking and logic of the entire film are always in the throat. For example, the author has painstakingly arranged for a character like Chester to "appear" on the protagonist's mouth frequently in the film. At the beginning, it was just a family topic between the black prosecutor Rice and the 30-year-old female assistant. On the one hand, it reflects the close relationship between the characters and at the same time. It exacerbated the female assistant’s tragic nature from the side, and later it was he who sent the email-Rice had asked the female assistant to check the Clyde property price difference, so as to find the exact address of each property-which instigated the reversal of the development of the plot. . This is not only the ghostly reproduction of the "professional spirit" of the female assistants, and thus the intellectual return of Rice's unintentional penetration. In other words, Clyde's final capsize was lost to a smart and dedicated team. It seems impeccable in this way, but applying all the power of plot reversal to a sudden email greatly weakens the fluency and balance of the narrative.

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Law Abiding Citizen quotes

  • Clyde Shelton: [Surprised to see Nick in his cell] I wasn't expecting company. Yeah, I would have -- I would have cleaned up a little.

    Nick Rice: Never seen anybody tunnel into prison before. And the solitary confinement? That was clever.

    Clyde Shelton: Well, that's how winners play. We "convince" the other guy that he's making all the right moves. So, did you ever catch my accomplice?

    Nick Rice: Yeah, I did. It's the end of the road for you now. You played us, Clyde. You played us real good.

    Clyde Shelton: Thank you. You know, I'm glad you finally get to appreciate some of the effort that I put into all of this.

    Nick Rice: Well, you set out to make a point, Clyde. You made it.

    Clyde Shelton: No, people still don't get it. They don't appreciate what I'm trying to say, Nick, but they will soon enough.

    Nick Rice: A man I cared about once told me that we can't retract the decisions that we've made, we can only affect the decisions we're going to make from here.

    Clyde Shelton: Are you trying to save me now, Nick?

    Nick Rice: I'm giving you a way out. Big difference. Stand up for those principles you've been preaching. See, we're all held accountable, Clyde. That includes you. Why don't we do the right thing here?

    Clyde Shelton: I'm doing the right thing, Nick. You just have to see it that way.

    Nick Rice: By murdering all those people, all you're doing is destroying the memory of your daughter and causing the same pain that you're suffering from.

    Clyde Shelton: So what do you suggest, Nick? Make another deal? One final offer? Is that what it is?

    Nick Rice: I don't make deals with murderers anymore, Clyde. You taught me that.

    Clyde Shelton: [scoffs] Finally. Well done. Bravo. Maybe I wasn't such a bad teacher after all.

    Nick Rice: If you go through with this, Clyde, it's a decision you'll have to live with for the rest of your life.

  • Nick Rice: [Tasting his daughter's French toast] It's very good, you cook better than your mother.

    Kelly Rice: [Upon entering the kitchen from another room] I heard that! Are you going to our daughter's recital this afternoon?

    Nick Rice: I thought you were going to order the DVD.

    Kelly Rice: That's not the same.

    Denise Rice: [to Kelly] It's okay, I know Dad's got to work.

    Nick Rice: That's right! Dad's got to work. And what does Dad do during the day?

    Denise Rice: Lock up bad guys!

    Nick Rice: And why does he do that?

    Denise Rice: To keep us safe.