This is a deeply psychological film

Timothy 2022-09-18 16:50:08

This is a low-budget movie, and the story of the movie starts out a little monotonous and unreasonable, and as the plot develops, the story starts to get on track, and it gets darker and darker. Overall, however, the script itself is very inspiring.
After watching it for 20 minutes from the beginning, I basically classified this film as a psychological film. It deduces a series of psychological phenomena such as the authority effect in psychology. One end of the phone uses words to establish an authoritative image of sandra and others to realize the next series of stories. When people are in a hurry, their ability to control thinking is reduced, which makes it easier to produce automatic obedience. The other side gradually detects each person's situation through inductive language and establishes an authoritative image in their psychology. Thus providing the conditions for their blind obedience. Although the few people on the other end of the phone knew it was wrong to do so, they all had a process of self-rationalization, and they automatically found a shirk psychological comfort for themselves: I was just doing what a police officer told me to do. ,I did not do it on purpose. So there was a scene of gradually receiving the instructions on the phone, which finally led to the occurrence of the crime.
It can also be seen from the inside that people with weak controlling thinking like women and drunken people are more likely to accept various language inducements and obey authority, while people with independent thinking ability are less likely to obey authority. This is a deeply psychological film. The script reflects the traces of psychology and the discussion of human nature at all times. The language of the criminal on the phone in the script also reflects some inducing questions and psychological hints of torture. All in all, it's a decent script and it's worth recommending.

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  • Julio 2022-06-16 23:15:52

    It can only be said that foreigners are too affordable. In China, who has not answered the call for court summons?

  • Oda 2022-06-16 15:30:02

    The director's starting point is very kind. He wants to tell everyone to beware of liars by analyzing a phone fraud case, or go further and analyze why people do this. Of course, this is just as he said after the screening, and he himself does not understand. So it's very simple, the movie didn't make it well, let alone expect everyone to see why, this is a stupid thing done by a group of idiots. . . It's just that the few psychologists on stage trying to explain it are too pitiful.

Compliance quotes

  • Officer Daniels: [on phone] Let me talk to Becky.

    Van: He wants to talk to you.

    [hands over receiver]

    Becky: Hello?

    Officer Daniels: So, I want you to do me a favor. Look around at where you are. Where we are, is at your house, searching it for your brother's drugs.

    Becky: My brother doesn't do drugs.

    Officer Daniels: [taunting voice] Enough. Enough! Shut up! We have you with witnesses stealing from the restaurant. You're not cooperating, you're not helping us conduct our investigation. It's not good!

    [silent for a while, unnerving her]

    Officer Daniels: All right, it looks like we're gonna have to take you in.

    [more silence]

    Officer Daniels: They'll look at your criminal record, determine how many hours you're gonna spend there in jail.

    Becky: I don't have a criminal record.

    Officer Daniels: I'm just saying they'll look at your criminal record, or lack of. Look at your... papers, decide how many hours you'll spend in jail. Okay?

    [silence]

    Officer Daniels: I mean, they are gonna haul you in, they'll look at how you cooperated here today. I mean, all of this is being recorded.

    [silence]

    Officer Daniels: Do you understand?

    Becky: [sighs forlornly] Yes, I understand. But, Sir, why?

    Officer Daniels: Why? Why are you going to jail? Because you're the one that's causing all the problems! Now, if you want this over with, sooner rather than later, you'll allow the person that I authorize to inspect you, to search you. And then, maybe then, you'll have a chance of getting out of this. You understand what I'm saying? You can go to jail, or you could let this guy inspect you. You can go to jail, or you can let this guy inspect you. That's it, two choices.

    Becky: Okay.

    Officer Daniels: Okay, miss, you're gonna take off the apron?

    Becky: [softly] Yes.

    Officer Daniels: You're gonna take it off?

    Becky: Yes...!

    Officer Daniels: Good. Thank you. You're doing great. So just take off the apron and give the phone back to Van, okay?

    Van: This is Van.

    Officer Daniels: How did that work? Did she take off the apron?

    Van: She is now.

    Officer Daniels: What does her chest look like?

    Van: Well... she's covering it with the apron.

    Officer Daniels: I thought you said she took it off. Take it from her!

    Van: [to Becky] He says I gotta take the apron from you.

  • Becky: [on phone] I have no idea what happened. I don't know what's going on, I was working, and I was up front, you can ask anybody who was up there with me.

    Officer Daniels: [impatiently] Do me a favor...

    Becky: I was...

    Officer Daniels: ...and calm down. Just... calm down, and explain the situation to me, okay?

    Becky: All I know is that I was working, and then Sandra came in and told me that I stole some lady's money, that is, that is everything that I know.

    Officer Daniels: You stole somebody's money. Do you know the lady in question?

    Becky: No, I don't... I can't even think...

    Officer Daniels: Hey...

    Becky: ...of anybody it could possibly be...

    Officer Daniels: ...be quiet!

    Becky: There's no one...

    Officer Daniels: Now have you seen this woman before on the premises? If you're just straight with me, it will all be worked out, okay?

    Becky: I am being... I'm being straight with you.

    Officer Daniels: Okay, so what that tells me is that you don't realize what kind of trouble you're in here. I'm gonna need you to address me as Sir or Officer, understand?

    Becky: [softly] Yes, Sir.

    Officer Daniels: [soft tone] Okay, good.

    [but...]

    Officer Daniels: Now first we need to find the money. You mind telling me where it is?

    Becky: I don't have any money.

    Officer Daniels: You don't have any money? Well, why do the people say otherwise?

    Becky: I don't know...

    Officer Daniels: You don't know?

    [scoffs rudely]

    Officer Daniels: Okay! This isn't the easy way out of this, you understand?