A fantasy film in the guise of a legal and political film

Leopoldo 2022-03-14 14:12:21

First of all, I want to say that the name of this movie is very appropriate. Advocate, the spokesperson, can very well reflect what the story wants to express.
Keven is a goddess, his talent lies in defending... and picking people, at least as accurate as jury picking. But he didn't recognize Milton as the incarnation of the Saten devil. Milton took him step by step to the abyss of evil. Since Keven entered New York, he has shown him everything money can bring-luxury houses in prime locations, enviable status, unparalleled sense of dignity, and A charming woman with French eyes. But the pressure is like a shadow. If he wants to maintain an unbeaten record and make himself famous, he needs to endure the increasing pressure. All the people who appeared in his life seemed to be smiling, but after they turned around, their faces were full of weirdness, showing the look when they saw their prey dying and struggling.
This prey won money and glory, but lost his wife. The poor woman languished day by day, even when she was in ML, she could feel that her husband's heart was not on her. She finally picked up the fragment of the mirror in the room of the mental hospital, and killed her husband who took a chair outside the door and slammed the door hard. The phrase "I love you" seems to be a bayonet with a sharp blade, slashing at all those who are hiding in their vanity.
The final duel was a bit messy and slightly lengthy. The director may want to express all his thoughts here. The three people walked around, talked and talked, and finally revealed the truth-oh, it turns out that Milton is Satan, Keven is his son, and the stunner is his daughter, and the son and It was his long-cherished wish for his daughter to have a child after she got engaged.
Putting aside the sense of nonsense, I think it's really not easy for director Hackford. Like Zhang Kaige, he has infinite compassion for mankind and a desire to challenge the world. Since then, the movie has become their arena. They have the same humanistic feelings. The difference is that Zhang is more literary and petty, and Hackford wants to appear rational and supreme.
Saten grabbed his hair and stared in the fire, he was angry, he was frightened, he yelled "No", but yes, he was burned. Keven murmured "free will" and shot himself. The beauty turned into a dead tree. The flame burned bigger and bigger, and burned smaller and smaller, and finally extinguished in Keven's eyes-it turned out to be just a dream, everything is His fantasy began in the bathroom and ended in the bathroom. In the court outside, he gave up defending the perverted pig man who molested children, and took his wife away with a smile. Ah, the ending Thomas is harmonious and friendly, Thomas is happy and cheerful.
As a result, the grimacing reporter rushed over, saying "I can make you a national celebrity" and Keven agreed to reveal the inside story to him. Keven left, with a happy or helpless smile on his face. The reporter stayed behind and turned into Saten's face. He also smiled and said his famous words.
"Vanity, It's my favourite sin"...
everything is over. The final irony adds a little bit.
Well, although I initially regarded it as a serious legal film and tried to baptize myself with this, it is indeed a fantasy film. Especially when I saw the twisted white wall man and the dancing flames, I felt that this was "Across the Universe".
BTW, the top-heavy nature of the film has led to my current top-heavy. How about, or watch a film that makes me feel ashamed and look up at the sky 45 degrees in the protagonist at present, asking God to forgive my sins and give mankind a happy life?
...I still pray to Saten.

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  • Jeffry 2022-03-24 09:01:17

    I thought I couldn't stand it. The first time I thought about it, I felt shocked, and the second time I thought about it: This is an American movie!

  • Liam 2021-10-20 19:01:36

    Religious metaphors, mysticism, psychological horror, human original sin and other elements are intertwined, but the filming is very neat. Everyone is a son of Satan. Whether it is the temptation of the devil or the vanity of the heart, a mistake becomes an eternal hate, not everyone can get lucky like Faust. Although the fateful ending is now overplayed, it was impressive in the 1990s. When it comes to lawyers who have never failed by any means, they always think of Gu Meimen reflexively.

The Devil's Advocate quotes

  • John Milton: Are we negotiating?

    Kevin Lomax: Always.

  • John Milton: Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fuckin' ass off! He's a tight-ass! He's a SADIST! He's an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!