It's a pity that a cross-age critical movie

Anastasia 2021-10-20 17:36:11

Every era has its limitations. Even the United States, which is the world leader in democracy and rule of law, still has system flaws. Once a great man (forgot who it is) said: "If there is a better system, I will definitely not Will choose democracy.” This sentence praises democracy while also showing its own natural flaws. The rule of law extended by democracy remains the same. Seeing the beginning of the film, I thought that the film would directly face the system's flaws like Shawshank's Salvation, Prison Situation and other films, which eventually evoked reflection. After watching the film, it was really disappointing to see the reflections, and I was eager to come out, but was still dead, and finally turned into an inexplicable family theme movie, which is really disappointing.
5 stars in the first half and 1 star in the end.
I thought that by the time the municipal building was bombed, the story was only halfway through. I thought that the director would eventually produce a profound film that would reflect on the American judicial system. I thought that the clues of the outstanding prosecutors were only part of the 10-year preconspiracy of the spy male protagonist. , I thought that the male protagonist would let excellent prosecutors violate human rights, violate the law but can punish the crime and know who the criminal is, but because there is no evidence, in order to respect the judicial system and let the male protagonist get away with justice (such as the Simpson case in the United States) Choice.
However, this result made me even more convinced that there is also political correctness in the United States (the black must be the righteous party and must be the ultimate winner; personal anti-government behavior is impossible to succeed), and that American movies are also the result of compromise. The American judicial system can be questioned, but its foundation cannot be touched.
Finally, what I want to say is that maybe because I watched the first half of the movie, I had too much expectations for this movie, so I went online, but my feeling at this time is indeed that the works of an era cannot be separated from it. Due to the limitations of an era, films released in the United States must not arouse the masses' dissatisfaction with their country. So we got an anticlimactic disability movie.

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Law Abiding Citizen quotes

  • Detective Dunnigan: [to Nick Rice, after finding Darby's dismembered body in a warehouse owned by Clyde] Good news counselor, we found Darby... I gotta say though, he's looked better.

  • [Darby is lying paralyzed on a table]

    Clyde Shelton: These are tourniquets, so you don't bleed out, 'cause you may be here a while.

    [points to an IV rig]

    Clyde Shelton: Saline solution, that should keep us going.

    [tightens Darby's restraints]

    Clyde Shelton: Clamps nice and secure. Comfortable? You really are shaking. Sure you're all right?

    [picks up a syringe]

    Clyde Shelton: You'll love this. Adrenaline. Now this is so you don't pass out.

    [injects Darby]

    Clyde Shelton: There you go. How's it feel? Good? Now what we don't want is you swallowing your tongue, so bear with me...

    [inserts a mouthpiece into Darby's mouth]

    Clyde Shelton: There we go.

    [holds up a box cutter]

    Clyde Shelton: Now this is for your penis, but we'll get to that later.

    [holds up a scalpel]

    Clyde Shelton: Scalpel. This is for your eyelids... in case you insist on fucking shutting them. You see, I know what it feels like to be helpless. Just like when I watched you slaughter my whole family. Oh, you can't fight fate, right, Darby...? Oh! Look, I made this especially for you.

    [Cranks a full-length mirror into position over Darby, giving him a view of his whole body]

    Clyde Shelton: You like it? I didn't want you to miss anything. Now you have the best view in the house. You hear that? Your heart is beating so fast. You know, me too. Look.

    [He points to the mirror, where a photo of Clyde's wife and daughter is taped to the corner]

    Clyde Shelton: Now they get to watch you suffer. They'll be the last thing you ever see... as I cut off every single one of your fucking limbs. See, I wasn't lying when I told you I wanted to keep you out of prison. That was the truth.