Because this movie is labeled as "schizophrenia", I have a general expectation when I watch it, and I have a basic psychological preparation for the development of the plot. However, I am still surprised when I see the ending. For this surprise, I give 4 stars for the movie.
After that, a question popped into my mind: How could Martin, who has read countless people, be deceived by Roy all the way?
Of course, you can say that Roy's acting skills are superb, you can also say that his psychological quality is too good, and you can even say that Martin's sense of justice made him lose his mind, but I don't think this is the last reason. The most fundamental thing is that when Martin communicated with Allen (Roy), he looked at him with his own worldview and values, which led to serious deviations in his conclusions!
There is a scene in the film where Martin confided himself to a biographer in a bar, and he talked about how to do something disgraceful for Shaughnessy, how to disillusion him with justice, and how to believe that human nature is inherently good, even if it seems that criminals are inherently heinous. He is also a kind person who wants to find his own way to prove it.
From this we can see that in Martin's value system, people are first assumed to be kind. Therefore, his thinking will start unconsciously from "what would he do if he were a kind person". In addition, because the most effective rhetoric to convince a jury is that "a good person can't help but make mistakes", his own mental training is also directed in this direction. As a result, Roy was taken into the ditch.
We can find an interesting phenomenon: the ability of bad people to speculate on good people is far greater than that of good people to speculate on bad people. why? I often hear such a saying, "There are still many good people in this world". The order of our society is established by good people, and it is also protected by good people. There are many good people, but bad people are not common. In such an environment, it is easy for good people to survive, just abide by ethics, laws and regulations. They don’t need to be vigilant all the time, and they don’t need to think about what bad people think; To be vigilant, you need to have a clear grasp and understanding of the surrounding environment, because if you don't grasp it well, you will be put in prison. From the point of view of one-to-one strength, the bad guys are greater than the good guys; and from the perspective of the strength of the group, the strength of the good guys is overwhelming, and the law is used to protect them, which has to be said to be an interesting phenomenon.
Finally, I want to mention that Edward Norton's acting is really explosive; female lawyers are just my thing.
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