140 words can't be written.
The assassination of Lincoln was badly filmed, but the subject matter and entry point of this film are too good (belonging to the kind that the screenwriter gets all the blood rushing into his head)
Several contradictions:
war justice (politics) vs personal guilt/innocence;
Mother washes herself vs drags her son into the water;
Lawyers are loyal to the truth, personal feelings or political beliefs;
But it works a little...weird:
The reversal of the plot, the picture and lighting are enough drama, but the lines are very bland, the plot point failed to move the audience's emotions, and it passed like running the program. At the same time, thank you Yimei for her scumbag acting skills.
I don't know if the director wants this drama to be emotional enough or quiet enough, it seems that several styles don't match.
The courtroom drama is sloppy.
But I actually like (I think) what the director wants to convey in my heart. I borrow a line:
The Bible bears many interpretaions. (So does history).
The final ending is very American, and it can indeed make Americans proud:
The video says, law is silent in times of war. But because of the heroine's case, every prisoner deserves a chance for a fair trial. And her son was spared the death penalty because of this chance at trial.
The lawyer who left the legal profession went to work as a reporter for the Washington Post - there is always a way to get justice.
The people of a certain country really only have envy, jealousy and hatred.
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