What to watch: Script/Performance

Evans 2021-11-27 08:01:20

The emotional scene of the final sentencing echoed with "The Defender". I took a few deep breaths before I pressed my tears down. It is no coincidence that both films are about the government deliberately convicting ordinary citizens. The exquisite script is the highlight of the film. In the face of a five-month, complicated and trivial trial, it is not easy to weave into a drama in two hours, but Suo Jin completely did it, making the three lines of trial, out-of-court and pre-affairs intact. The lines of several parallel editing scenes are beautifully written! The screenwriter also deliberately weakened the riot scene that is most likely to mobilize the audience's emotions, deliberately omitting the gimmick of inviting celebrities such as Ginsberg to testify in court. It's a pity that Suo Jin's director skills are still not enough, otherwise this film will be another wonderful "Social Network"! The performances of several leading actors are remarkable, and within a few minutes of the opening, the arc of the five characters to be judged has been constructed. The most impressive is the defense attorney played by Lillance, who is scheduled to be nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor. Finally, instead of using this film to reflect on the present in the distant United States, it is better to reflect on the present in neighboring Hong Kong.

Theo 2022-04-24 07:01:05

It is completely conceivable that some people who scold XX on a daily basis will be in a climax state after watching this film. The special cases against the background of the special period of the 1960s, viewed today, are essentially nothing more than a stereotyped brainwashing film under another regime. The reason I don't like it is that the creative perspective is extremely narrow, and there is no objective presentation of the event itself from all angles, but with a clear subjective standpoint, it depicts politicians and some scum in the public prosecutor's law system to the fullest to emphasize the magnification of this political situation. The shamelessness of the trial, to preach the heroism of resistance, to sing the praises of freedom and democracy. As for the film itself, except for the slightly stunning opening paragraph, the formal framework is quite satisfactory, the dense language output is like a bullet, and the dialogue is interspersed with backtracking to piece together a complete story line, which is the director's usual routine. On the whole, it can only be said that it is a good political work, but it is not a particularly good work at all. By the way, through this film, it is completely understandable why some people in certain countries or places have such a negative impression of the police...