Material desires degenerate, vanity degenerates, and insatiable people will eventually pay the price.
Number seven score: 7.93
Synopsis
Kevin (Keanu Reeves) is a young lawyer who has always maintained an undefeated record.
This time, his client, a middle school teacher, was accused of sexually harassing students .
During the trial, Kevin found that the client looked weird and made indecent actions from time to time, so he judged that the client had lied to him .
But if you follow your conscience, your undefeated record will be broken, but if you continue to defend yourself, your conscience will be overwhelmed.
After some internal struggles, Kevin decided to continue to defend his client and finally won the case.
In the evening, after the victory, Kevin and his wife Marian (Charlize Theron) went to the bar to celebrate.
A man claiming to be from New York approached him, invited him to work in the largest law firm in New York , and promised generous treatment.
Kevin's heart moved, and his wife Marianne was also very happy. After all, this is the luxury life that many people dream of.
After arriving in New York, Kevin quickly won the next lawsuit and made a name for himself.
He was also personally received by his boss John (Al Pacino) and was arranged to live in a luxury apartment he bought.
All this seems to tell Kevin that his future is bright and the future can be expected.
On this day, a case of obstructing public health was assigned to Kevin.
The client was accused of killing a sheep with very cruel methods and video testimony was provided.
This seemed to be a very difficult lawsuit, and Kevin went to the client to understand the situation in person.
The client told Kevin that killing sheep was a religious ritual he believed in , and claimed that he had a way to keep the prosecutor silent during the trial.
Faithful Kevin prepared a large amount of information on such cases, and was ready to fight the prosecutor for 300 rounds.
What is strange is that during the trial, the prosecutor seemed to be suddenly ill , coughing and unable to speak.
In this way, Kevin won the seemingly difficult lawsuit again.
However, because of the busy work, Kevin can't always accompany his wife, which makes Marianne dissatisfied.
Soon after, Marianne suffered from severe anxiety .
At this time, Kevin has another very important case to be handled . A difficult choice lies in front of him if he is a job or a wife ...
Film Analysis
A preaching film , but its concrete expression is very interesting and enjoyable to watch. We can even see it as a fantasy film. The film’s cast is very strong. Needless to say, Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron are also first-line Hollywood movie stars. A few awesome actors tell an interesting story. Isn’t it fragrant? ?
The content of the film is actually not rich. The whole film is to tell us that "vanity" is the original sin of the devil to us human beings. When we fall into this trap, the price we pay will be life.
At the beginning of the film, our male protagonist Kevin was caught in a dilemma, with conscience on one side and vanity on the other. The reporter said to Kevin, "No matter how beautiful things are, there will be an end. After all, no one can win forever." , But Kevin still chose to continue the "undefeated myth", he chose vanity.
In New York, Kaiwen has a chance to look back. After his wife fell ill, his mother had persuaded him, but he was reluctant to bear everything here. The boss John gave him the opportunity to put his wife first, and the case could be taken over by others. But Kevin still chose to work. At the time, Kevin cared that he had more than his wife. Not only that, after learning that the client's assistant lied, Kevin once again faced the choice of conscience and vanity, but he still chose vanity to help the cruel murderer get rid of crime. Unknowingly, Kevin himself has become an accomplice with blood on his hands.
Let’s look at Kevin’s wife Marianne again. She played a tragic role in the film, but is she right? When Kevin got the chance to go to New York at the beginning of the film, his mother said to him, "Your wife looks more excited than you." I believe most people can't resist the temptation of material desire. The same goes for Marianne, New York, luxury houses, Luxurious, I'm excited to think about it, she can't wait to run towards the "bright" future with her husband.
But when she really lived this kind of life, she discovered that things had two sides. Without a job, she was bored every day, and her husband was too busy with work to accompany her. She became extremely empty physically and mentally. Mentally transferred. She started to get sick, but her husband remained indifferent, which completely broke her. When she said to Kevin, "We are unscrupulous for money" , she already knew that she would pay for the greed and vanity before, but it was too late. .
What if you give her another chance? When the reporter once again pestered Kevin to make headlines about his deeds and become a celebrity, we saw Marianne's expectant expression, which was particularly ironic. The devil will set up a lot of traps in our life. We may be able to escape once or twice, but there will always be one time we will jump down without hesitation, because “vanity is the devil’s favorite sin, and The real devil comes from the heart of man."
In this materialistic world, how many people can resist the temptation, the real devil comes from selfishness and greed in human nature.
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