a woman's epic

Napoleon 2022-01-25 08:07:39

I wanted to see this movie when the 81st Oscar nominations just came out.
I watched it all for Angelina Jolie because she was nominated for Best Actress this time.

Aside from my personal liking for her, I think it's still shocking to see her acting skills in this movie.
A woman without a husband is looking for a child who has no news of her. She walks through many thorns and sees the light again and again. Finally, the light is slowly extinguished. She dared to fight against the corrupt American police at the time, and then was sent to a lunatic asylum mercilessly, starting a long struggle and search.

'I just want to find my baby,' she said.

Yes, she actually doesn't want to fight against those ugly dark political forces, all she wants is her children, but for her children, she does not hesitate to raise her chest to those evil black forces.

The film ends with an open ending.
No one knew if she had found her child.
But she became a hero in the eyes of Americans in the process of finding children.
Make women so dignified.

I don't really like the structure of this movie, and even I think some parts are a little bit unreasonable.
For example, why did the little boy suddenly disappear and how did he disappear.
For example, why did the murderer at the end tell her that he didn't kill her child because he was an angel.
For example, whether her child died or not, was it killed by that person.
These questions still haunt me to this day, making me a little dizzy.

But these things still don't prevent "Suspicious Clouds" from being a good movie.
Looking forward to Angelina Jolie taking the best actress this time.
Because she truly interprets the epic of an ordinary woman.

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Extended Reading
  • Micheal 2022-03-21 09:01:32

    The American Dream's place in the hearts of Americans may really not be underestimated. Although the story of the main theme is always good and evil, it does not necessarily end in a happy ending. Reality has its objectivity. The search process is to make up for her negligence, and the so-called responsibility is probably here. In the process, it is the mind that grows.

  • Reese 2022-03-20 09:01:28

    Very depressing subject, Julie is so beautiful

Changeling quotes

  • Detective Lester Ybarra: If that's how you want it, then I guess we're done here. Tell county jail we're remanding him for trial.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I didn't do anything. I wasn't even here when it happened.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: By pretending to be Walter Collins, you're interfering in a police investigation of a kidnapping and murder. We can try you as accomplice to that murder after the fact. That's too bad. County jail is a lot worse than a juvenile hall or a foster home. It's a lot worse.

    Arthur Hutchins: You can't do that. I'm just a kid.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: Mm. Sanford Clark's a kid, too. Fifteen. He's going to jail. All murderers and their accomplices go to jail. Everybody knows that. Get him out of here. It's out of my hands now.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I don't want to go to jail.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: [pause] Prove it.

    Arthur Hutchins: I... I knew Los Angeles is where they make the Tom Mix movies. I figured if I could meet Tom Mix, maybe he would let me ride on his horse. His horse is named Tony. Did you know that?

  • Dr. Jonathan Steele: According to your file, you believe that the police substituted a fake boy for your son.

    Christine Collins: No, I didn't say he was a fake boy. He's not *my* boy. They brought home the wrong boy. My son is still missing.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Well, that's strange, because I have here a newspaper article with a photo of you at the train station, welcoming home your son.

    [shows her the article]

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: That is you in the photo, isn't it?

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: So, at first, he was your son and now he's not your son. Has this been going on for a long time? People changing, becoming something other than what they are?

    Christine Collins: People don't change.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: You don't think people change?

    Christine Collins: No, that's not what I...

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Shh! The police, they're not out to persecute you?

    Christine Collins: No, they're not.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: No, they're not. The police are here to protect you.

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Really?

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Well, that's odd, because when you were admitted, you told the head nurse that the police were conspiring *deliberately* to punish you. So, either the head nurse and the interns are also conspiring to punish you or you're changing your story.

    [pause]

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Do you often have trouble telling reality from fantasy, Mrs. Collins?

    Christine Collins: No...