there is only one truth

Maggie 2021-10-22 14:33:18

After watching this movie, it was quite confusing at first, and I didn't understand who the murderer was. Catherine is very suspicious, but all the evidence points to Beth. Even the actor who made me feel quite rational at first, almost as confident as Catherine, also unswervingly transferred the spear from Catherine to Beth. Although the director gave the last shot to Bingzhuo, the murder weapon, it seemed to imply that the murderer was indeed Catherine, but the evidence pointing to Beth still puzzled me.
Evidence evidence, just evidence without motivation is not enough. I want to understand. Beth did not have any reason to kill Gas. On the contrary, Gas was the only person who defended Beth and tried to keep Nick from being confused by Catherine. From Beth's point of view, killing him did not do any good, and it was good for Catherine. Generally speaking, the best way to get rid of the crime is to find a scapegoat, and then create evidence to convince everyone that this is the murderer. Killing Gas and blaming Beth is a double strike, removing two obstacles at once. The evidence that Nick collected against Beth was all guided by Catherine, and it could be said that she was being led by the nose. I didn't wake up until the end.
I believe that the sentence Beth said to Nick before he died, I love you, is absolutely sincere. I believe the way she looked at Nick. It is a pity that love did not save love, and even killed her. Once love is involved, there is no clever tongue, no careful thought, and it is easy to confuse the audience and lose judgment. The winner is the one who stays out. Nick and Catherine met each other at the beginning, and after a few games, Nick was passive. Nick didn't go far in the path of being confident that he could take advantage and stay awake. Maybe it's not love, but sex that can move men. But be careful, maybe it's not the woman on the bed who is victimized this time.

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  • Elizabeth 2022-03-20 09:01:22

    The queen's charm is as terrible as a flood, she looks like Wang Zuxian + Theron divided by 2... The man is too mediocre to deserve it.

  • Dasia 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    (8/10) The way between a woman's legs is heaven. Sex is power and control. Sex and Violence by Paul Verhoeven. There's also a bit of Hitchcock's shadow, haha.

Basic Instinct quotes

  • Internal Affairs Investigator: There's no smoking in this building, Detective.

    Nick: [repeating Catherine] What are you going to do? Charge me with smoking?

  • Nick: What's your new book about?

    Catherine: A detective. He falls for the wrong woman.

    Nick: What happens to him?

    Catherine: She kills him.