Suspicion of change

Celestine 2022-03-21 09:01:32

Child: "Mom, why don't I have a father?"
Mother: "You know when every child is born, the father receives a box with what may be the scariest thing in the world for them called responsibility."
Son: "So he was scared away?"
Mother: "Yes~" A

very incisive dialogue between a single mother and son opened the prelude to this well-received classic.

As a suspense film, the main line of the story always focuses on the mother's firm search for her missing son. The twists and turns of being maliciously exchanged are interspersed in the middle, resulting in disputes with the police station and damage to personal rights, which leads to the evolution and sublimation of the protagonist's ideological level. The plot of discovering the real murderer was inadvertently imported from another story line, and finally combined skillfully. The script is really well thought out.

Although the film is about the pain and perseverance of a mother who lost her child, in the face of the corruption and frame-up of the police system, I think it is fortunate that the society did not face this matter indifferently. support from almost everyone. At this level, the tone of the film is actually quite positive and clear. Human society, justice Ling Ran, mother is not fighting alone.

The most shocking scene is that at the end of the trial, the uncle of the lawyer righteously refuted the words of the high-ranking police officer, which was really heart-warming and shocking.

We stand on the side of justice, so we can face and pierce all the filth and ugliness with a stern attitude. This momentum comes from inner integrity and strength.

Angelina Jolie interprets rich traits in this drama, the style and forbearance of a single mother, the torture and pain of losing a child, and the tenacity and restraint of confronting the police system. In the end, the dispute came to an end, everything turned into "hope", and continued to wait with grief.

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Extended Reading
  • Reagan 2022-03-22 09:01:28

    It turns out that the police station of the US imperialists at that time is comparable to what China has now! Jolie finally showed good acting skills in this film, it's really not worth it to waste her talent on those action movies. Although the child was not found in the end, as Julie said in the film, it is important to have hope in the heart. The soundtrack of this film is actually composed by Clint Eastwood, and he also plays the piano. The old cowboy is so talented.

  • Krystina 2022-03-23 09:01:33

    So dark, so desperate, so strong...

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...