A very good movie. To be honest, I didn't realize that I fell into the "trap" designed by the director until the end-credits puzzle was revealed.
Aside from the plot, the film does have a lot to think about.
1. Lying is a road of no return
Laura accidentally met the victim's parents while repairing the car. This unexpected hit Laura was caught off guard. The boy's phone in his pocket could ring at any time. to fool. I think at this moment, Laura must have deeply realized how painful it is to lie.
With the ubiquitous cameras, the Internet and other developed media, if you want to lie today, there are too many places to cover up. When someone is close to the truth, it is often necessary to cover up with another lie, and finally get himself into a quagmire. In fact, look at so many "human flesh searches" now. In this era of highly developed information, everyone has no privacy, and weaving lies has become an impossible task. And many times, bravely taking the consequences is not necessarily a bad ending.
2. The same piece of evidence, two completely different interpretations
Under the persuasion of his lawyer, Adrian revealed the car accident he and Laura had covered up together, as well as the attack on his hotel. Later, when the camera turned, the lawyer followed Adrian's train of thought and explained the attack on the hotel as revenge by the parents of the child in the car accident. Later, the lawyer gained Adrian's complete trust and eloquently stated the third possibility - the entire incident was dominated by Adrian. It can be said that there are twists and turns, which makes people a little indisputable.
In reality, too, in extreme cases, the same evidence makes complete sense with the opposite interpretation. Seeing this has to make people think, in the legal solution, whether it is the common law system or the civil law system, there are often situations where the truth can never be approached. What makes people feel sad is that there should be countless such situations in history, and sometimes I feel fortunate that maybe not seeing the extremely dark truth is also a kind of protection for myself.
3. How to make a good suspense film
What interests me is the way the director sets up suspense.
Use the primacy effect
The primacy effect refers to the influence of the first input information through the "first impression" on the subsequent cognition of the object in the process of social cognition. The film first tells the story according to Adrian's logic, allowing the audience to write this misleading plot into their brains and play a confusing role.
Weakening key figures
The main character of the whole play, the lawyer Goodman, the mother of the car accident victim, has been hidden in the plot behind the father who is trying to chase the truth. The director also weakened her image through details such as her mother's extreme sadness and being in bed, so that her mother was removed from the audience's "doubt list".
Ambush
The first two points are done well, and it may just cover up the truth, but for the audience to pat their thighs and shout "So it is" after watching it, a good foreshadowing needs to be buried. For example, my father and mother got to know each other through drama performance hobbies, but they are actually preparing for my mother's amazing acting skills as a lawyer. The moment the truth is revealed, the audience automatically associates with the previous plot, giving people a sense of sudden realization.
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