Ordinary citizens are not easy to mess with...

Marta 2021-11-24 08:01:21

Two days ago, when I heard Market place talk about side effects that alluded to the unspoken rules of the pharmaceutical industry, I thought that this movie and Promised Land were almost the subject of personal challenges to large companies. As a result, the plot turned around halfway through today, and the ending surprised me.

The whole incident has nothing to do with the pharmaceutical company. The tone of the critical capitalist consortium in the first half was disturbed by the setting of "the real bad guys are two lilies" in the second half... What do you want to say." This kind of inconsistent setting and some deliberately most sought-after sensational effects are no wonder film critics don't like it.

But I feel unexpected in the second half! ! ! ! Watching Jude Law's death of the two bad guys really felt like a sigh of relief. Too many "bad guys are all perverted rich people with high IQ and high EQ. The victims are weak and innocent people who work hard and obey the law." Therefore, when encountering injustices and unlucky things, apart from waiting for heroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Batman, etc., to be rescued, only by relying on the bleak background music and gray remote shots to curse the society’s dark hearts like a domestic movie. Not old. Why do you have to sit still and wait for death when being bullied by others? The doctor who conspired to take MD, went to the jail, went to the lunatic asylum, all deserved it. Ordinary citizens who live honestly are not easy to provoke. But the target of being bullied is Jude Law, which is also one of the important reasons why I have a sense of wireless identity with the protagonist.

Although there are many places where the plot cannot withstand scrutiny, and the story is somewhat abrupt, but I was bullied by my superiors and colleagues, especially after being assassinated, I must feel very relieved when I look at this, so I recommend it... …

PS. Before I went in, I thought the director was Steven Spielberg. After I came out, I thought it was wrong. Looking back, it was Steven Soderbergh. Not knowing words deserves it...

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Side Effects quotes

  • Dr. Jonathan Banks: She's not depressed.

    Assistant District Attorney: Yeah. And you didn't catch it and someone died. And I didn't catch it and someone didn't go to jail. We failed.

  • Emily Taylor: I'm not crazy, you know I'm not crazy.