heavy cross

Percy 2022-03-20 08:01:36

In the movie, Benjamin O'Ryan, though seemingly a supporting character, is one of the most fascinating and admirable characters, chosen because of his physical traits to take part in the government's top-secret project: developing people with "remote viewing" abilities and Use it for military, intelligence, counterterrorism or criminal investigation work. For ordinary people, having such a special ability is simply a gift from God. Even if it is not used for making money, it is enough to show off in front of others, or at least to amuse oneself. But the project he's involved in is tracking serial killers:

"We've got 5 guys, the Icarus Project...the most skilled telepaths. You come in in the morning, ask for a cup of coffee, and talk about the Yankees. You walk in you room, with your pen...and a stack of paper, always alone. You shut yourself up and draw those characters and pictures. Sons of Sam, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bunty... He could be driving, drinking beer, brushing his teeth...gouging people's eyes...if you do it right, you can get it all: sounds, smells
... those people are staring at you, beg your mercy, (make you) feel like god...but, of course, you're not god and can't do anything for them. They put us in, the 5 of us...darkness, abyss.. .We are plugged in like this, no one tells us how to turn it off. We watch what we shouldn't...great pain...torture...sin...can't turn it off. Still used for While gathering intelligence...I've talked to other people in the program, you know, finding arms smugglers, drug dealers, Soviet missile launch sites...even Iranian hostages...anyway, they're fine. But the 5 of us. ..when we get into someone else's brain and nervous system...we lose ours...we are either dead or machines...and soon those conversations about the Yankees become impossible"

This difference is actually a kind of inhuman torture, and the talent has become a source of pain. The pain, torture, and guilt that O'Ryan saw can be intuitively drawn from the drawings that he hand-painted in real time during his "remote viewing" in the film, allowing film viewers to realize that scenes sketched in thick pencils are often It is a first-person perspective, with few strokes but great visual impact, and the scenes in the drawings are often set in eerie attics, cellars, or abandoned warehouses in desolate farms. . . What impressed me the most was a little boy who was locked by his backhand and sat there. The environment was gloomy and dark, so it was just a black silhouette. The child kept his head down and didn't move, exhausted, hopeless, and helpless—a very strong sense of presence.

While tying up and testing the hero, O'Ryan pretends to be a psycho killer too, but what he says is a perfect description of the guilt and pain he sees:

"I know you're in What to think: 'The pain is coming and I'll be like a man...' Take it easy, you won't. None of them made it men, women, kids, they all cried, they all begged. They passed out , terrified of incontinence and wanted to negotiate. You won't believe how many men I've seen in your situation, grown men with wives and kids at home...willing to provide sexual gratification in order to delay 5 minutes of death...too Poor. Are you scared? When they realize there is nothing to negotiate, they become helpless...their look, the level of despair...is the most exciting"

in the pursuit of young people Today, with all kinds of heavy tastes, O'Ryan's reaction to these things seems to be more traditional, no, it should be said that his heart is not devoid of humanity, he feels and suffers the suffering of these victims, and is forced to experience it all with compassion , and that deep powerlessness. As O'Ryan said at the end of the film when he begged the male protagonist to publicly shoot himself:

"I can't sleep, those faces keep flashing in front of me, and I can't save them... all the missing children.. .You know, they never blink, they're all here. I want you to turn it off for me,
come on, Mike, I'm tired...I just want you to turn it off. Turn it off for me! "

Ordinary people often make their minds permanently distorted, more or less, in order to seek temporary relief in their hearts. It seems that Nietzsche has a saying, to the effect that people should be careful when looking at greed and sin, and greed and sin are also looking at people's hearts. It seems that Benjamin O'Ryan has always endured the physical and mental damage and pain brought by him using his supernatural ability to pursue a perverted murderer, but he has not made himself a distorted pervert, which is really remarkable.

The kind and bright side of human nature made him want to try his best to eliminate these evil demons, and then end his pain as soon as possible.

Since the film follows the male protagonist in the process of tracking and analyzing the intricate serial murder case, he gradually discovers that he also has the potential of "remote viewing" and is intermittently connected with Benjamin O'Ryan's perception. Exposure is related, so many techniques are used to express this process, just like the process of manually adjusting the channel of an old black and white TV under extremely poor signal conditions. Especially in the first half, it will make some viewers feel inexplicable and incomprehensible, but if you can patiently stay in the plot of the film and follow the hero to feel and explore together, the film will also reward you for your patience.

In reality, there are also some such people who bear the heavy cross that they should not have to bear for the suffering of others. They are jealous of evil and hope that the wicked can be brought to justice in order to save all kinds of victims. In the process, their lives, psychology, emotions, and characters have been harmed to some extent, and even distorted. . . bless them.

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Suspect Zero quotes

  • Benjamin O'Ryan: I want you to shut it off for me, please, Mack. I'm so tired. I just want you to shut it off for me! Shut it off for me.

  • [last lines]

    Benjamin O'Ryan: I'm so tired, so tired. Thank you.