We will hunt down terrorists everywhere, it is God's business to forgive them, our mission is to send them to God, if they are caught at the airport, they will be shot at the airport, and if they are caught in the toilet, they will be drowned in the toilet!
After watching "July 22" is a very difficult thing, because there is always a lot of anger lingering in my heart.
Especially after watching the first 30 minutes of massacre created by the director's "good intentions".
There was a tension in my heart.
After that, every time I saw the vile and despicable face of the murderer, and every time I saw the victim recovering in pain, the anger in my heart increased a bit.
But in reality, this scum actually spent seven years in prison unrestrained.
Immediately, I felt that the punishment was still too "gentle". I still like a world where grievances and revenge are met!
01
terrorist attack scene
wicked howl of slaughter
This film is an anti-"conventional" film, because we often understand the "hi point" at the beginning, and the most shocking part is the recovery of the terrorist attack in the first 30 minutes (of course, it is not based on real events. Change a flower at the end).
This part of the terrorist attack scene, first of all, thanks to director Paul Greengrass's consistent and realistic image style , which directly pulls the audience into the whole incident, from the production of explosives to the massacre of young people, the whole process is at a glance.
Of course, in order to ensure the overall view and to take care of the field of vision, the camera will be zoomed out and moved back from time to time, but the focus is always on the protagonist, never far away.
In close-up shooting, every detail is clearly visible, and the real texture of life is infinitely magnified.
For the subsequent confrontation between good and evil, the director created and implied the contrast between good and evil in the shocking massacre.
Like the use of light and shadow, the slaughterers are mostly in the dark, while the young people are mostly in the light.
There are also contrasts in the plot.
At the moment of the explosion and massacre, the director's hand-held skills are so powerful that people instantly feel how terrifying the terrorist attack is.
In addition to the director's skills, on the other hand, it also benefits from the excellent performance of Anders Danielson Lee, the actor with terrorists.
He successfully portrayed a wily, cold-blooded killer in front of the movie. Described in four words: cold, restrained .
From making explosives, preparing firearms to writing manifestos, lighting car bombs, and landing on the island to kill people, they were meticulous and flawless step by step, and they were all successfully implemented.
After that, even if the explosion was successful, he kept smiling. Killing is just shouting, no madness, no joy, calm like a machine.
Of course, if he was only regarded as a "facial paralysis" performance, it would be a big mistake. Later, the confrontation with kindness showed the tension of his performance.
02
crime and punishment
Kind cowardly counterattack
In the first 30 minutes of the terrorist attack, 77 people were killed and 151 injured in reality.
Just like the "tortoise and the hare race", when the violent terrorists take the lead with surprise attacks, justice and kindness are like slow "tortoises" that arrive late.
In the second half, the movie shows in detail the process of handling and judging violent terrorist incidents. With two camps (justice, evil), three directions (murderer, surviving brother, prime minister), and five main characters (murderer, murderer's lawyer, surviving brother, brother's family, prime minister), it is almost presented in a panoramic view.
However, in the second half of [July 22], the so-called contest between good and evil was repeatedly dominated by evil, and justice could only end in a weak cry.
In the film, it is obvious that the murderer is in the lead.
For his trial, not a simple conviction, the highly civilized Norway provided him with a lawyer. The lawyer exonerated him from a professional point of view, but the murderer changed his mind three times, affecting the development of the case.
From finding a lawyer who defended the neo-Nazis and accepting the diagnosis of his mental illness; to suddenly requesting to speak in court and interrogating the survivors; after that, all the reasons for exoneration from mental illness were completely overturned, and he appeared in the courtroom as an executioner.
Almost every request is seen as an initiative to change one's status.
Just like planning the attack at the beginning, finding a lawyer is part of the plan, and interrogating the survivors is also what I want to achieve, and the appearance of the last executioner is also in line with the motivation for all these actions: massacres, court speeches, all to promote their extremism .
Looking at the survivor, the younger brother, in contrast to the three transformations of the murderer, is the younger brother's repeated surgeries and suture removal; after returning home, he couldn't bear the trauma and ran wild in the wild; he was doing rehabilitation training again and again in pain.
Look at the murderer who had drinks and pizza to eat during interrogation; in order to reduce his punishment, he made an exception to the lawyer with the same identity as the victim (and threatened the lawyer with neuroticism).
And when all the dust settled, the survivor brother bravely attended the court to testify, defeated the so-called "third" attack of the murderer, and convicted him (indefinite in the movie, 21 years in reality).
But compared with the pain of the victim's life, the price paid by the murderer is really too small.
Especially after combing through the real news, I found that this guy was in prison with three bedrooms, a bedroom, a fitness room, and a study, and his life was better than Beidrift.
Especially when he learned that he actually accused the government of being "unjustly treated" and was awarded as much as $40,000 in compensation (to be appealed by the government).
Especially when he goes to court to do the Nazi salute again. Victory won by kindness and justice seems quite small.
03
who will protect the good
How to protect kindness
After watching this film, the biggest indignation is probably that the victim will suffer for a lifetime, while the abuser can be "cool" in prison. Is this very advanced?
What to do with these crazy scumbags?
I can't help but think of a joke in the military circle: in 1985, the terrorist organization "Islamic Liberation Organization" kidnapped four Soviet diplomats. Threats to fulfill their demands or execute all hostages.
Initial attempts by Moscow to communicate were unsuccessful, and one hostage was killed. However, it didn't take long before all the hostages were released.
The news that spread later said: The special forces kidnapped the relatives of the leaders of the terrorist organization, tortured them, and released the news and did not release the hostages. Your relatives will end up worse than the hostages. And the outcome is naturally that the terrorists have compromised.
This reminds me of the famous words of Russian President Vladimir Putin: " We will hunt down terrorists everywhere, it is God's business to forgive them, our task is to send them to God , if they are caught at the airport, they will be shot at the airport, and if they are caught in the toilet, they will be drowned in the bathroom. in the toilet!"
I am reminded of what the Master said: "'How about repaying resentment with virtue? ' The Master said: ' Why repay virtue? Repay grievance with directness, and repay virtue with virtue. '"
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Text: LOGO Lee
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