"The Secret in Their Eyes" has a first point of view. It comes from Benjamin’s recollection of the anxiety and fear of the rape and murder, but it was difficult to understand his expression at first. Dignified, why is this person so involved or involved in it, and where does his undispelled depressive pain come from? It's not enough to be appalling. Then the case was peeled off layer by layer, and the curtain slowly opened: it turned out that there was a random conviction when handling the case, and he was hindered and threatened, and his friend took his life for this. This case also disrupted Benjamin's life. He didn't know the whereabouts of the murderer, he couldn't face his lover, and he didn't dare to pursue it. He didn't understand how the deceased husband could heal from the shadow of the pain.
The eyes in the movie also include the eyes that the deceased did not close and the deceased's husband waiting for the murderer to appear, but the most ingenious thing is the repeated use of photos. We know that the camera can function as the human eye and freeze the moment captured. Benjamin saw that the deceased could have a warm and happy life, and the murderer’s skew on the photos aroused Benjamin’s suspicion. On the court, they looked for the photos one by one, and they were lying down on the table when an accident occurred at home. The many details of the photos intensify the various meanings contained in the eyes and directly influence the entire investigation process.
Whether it's an over-the-shoulder shot or a dialogue scene, the movie uses a lot of obstructions from characters or props in the foreground to create a lot of depth-of-field processing in the depth direction. These all signify the specific extension of time and space, especially in the treatment of the case, the film tries to find a thick and deep human nature when looking at the problem. After all, the truth is often confusing and impossible to understand at a glance. In addition, "The Secret in Their Eyes" only used one shot to find the murderer and take him down, with twists and turns in the middle. This is a subversive attempt.
The film also talked about the issue of "habit". Some people can't change the habit of going to the stadium, and some people just like to get drunk in a bar. Some people can't forget their dead wife, and the old Benjamin can't let go of the case, let alone love. The film focuses partly on the two loves, which mirror each other. The husband of the deceased was steadfast, and he would rather carry a life-long burden to lynch him, and use his own will to fight against the unfairness of the law. This also gave Benjamin the answer, and his belated decision was not late. When the door of the office was closed, the memories that had entangled Benjamin for most of his life were also locked, and those stumbling blocks could finally disappear.
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