After watching Collateral in one breath, the plot is rich in content and the rhythm is very powerful. It may be due to the short and concise reasoning that the reasoning content is relatively weak, and it is more about Kip's temperament.
The story begins with the killing of the deliveryman of the Emperor's pizza shop, and the various states shown by witnesses Linh, Karen who ordered takeaway, and Laurie, the sister of the deceased, the operator of the pizza shop. Then expand from the identities of these people and the people around them to discover and find the murderer, as well as the reason for his appearance.
After reading it, I think that the collateral damage can be divided into two layers, one is the effect of war, and the other is the collateral effect of Sandrine's murder.
From the point of view of war
1. The most direct war impact from the play is Sandrine's post-war psychological trauma. This comes from two aspects. The first is that both Sandrine's father and brother died in the war, and in a short period of time, no one would think of them again. Even after her brother died, the condolences seemed a little impatient. At the same time, as her understanding of her father and her brother gradually changed, (her mother spoke of his father's view of work: if you leave an institution without sorrow, it means you won), she may understand something. The second is that she faced the death of her friend on the battlefield, which caused huge psychological trauma to her, so that she had a grudge against terrorism, which is why she contributed to the murder at the beginning, she thought she killed is a terrorist.
There is another internalized influence about the war hidden in Sandrine, which should be roughly called the friendship of war. She did not feel the friendship between her colleagues that her father told her. What she received was from her superiors. Sexual harassment of her by a male leader.
2. The second impact that can be directly faced is the issue of refugees, which is also one of the focuses of Brexit. The huge number of refugees and immigrants has caused economic recession, and the illegal immigrants represented in the play are the deceased and their sisters. . When the sisters knew that their brother died, they disguised the fact that they knew English in time (the two sisters in the play were very good at acting. At the beginning, it could be seen that she could understand English, but the two experienced police officers but did not find out), and at the same time exchanged the two people's residence permits in the UK with the secrets they held. At the same time, the war not only destroyed their peaceful life, but also shattered their dreams, just like Fitima's original dream was to change the desert environment, but now she is a problem person without identity.
3. The final influence is the breeding of evil. The appearance of human traffickers is the truth that Sam has been looking for in this play. The appearance of Fitima and the others is also due to the operation of human traffickers. At the same time, the work that Sam and his undercover agents are doing is to effectively control the terrorists, and also want to catch the ultimate behind the scenes.
The ramifications of Sandrine's murder sparked the story.
The first is the expansion of Linh's identity. Linh herself is illegally staying, and she was taking drugs when she saw the police. At the same time, her lover was a female pastor, so she lied about her identity and address. As a pastor, Jane wants to contribute more to social stability, so she wants Linh to go to the police station to explain the specific details that she did not share with the police, but she is also worried that Linh's visa has been renewed without knowing that it has expired. Labour MP David, and the potential exposure of her sexuality to the public, wants David to use the power of the system to get police to investigate only murders.
At the same time, this thread also expresses LGBT-related issues within the religion. Catholicism is doctrinally opposed to homosexuality, but now it exists in name only. Jane is a lesbian, and bishops have gay lovers. Secondly, the argument for LGBT bishops is that no one cares who you sleep with, but you can't be seen, and you hide your ears. The feeling here is relatively deep. First, no one has objected to the existence of the teachings. At the beginning, homosexuality was a disease, so it would naturally be reflected in the teachings. However, the progress of science has not caused these believers to be unfamiliar with the teachings. Make any changes, even if you are gay, you don't think it's a disease. The second is the behavior of hiding one's ears and stealing the bell, which is reflected in everyone. Just like the bishop said that the rules help the stability of society. Most people comfort themselves with what they can see on the surface, but life is not self-deception.
The second is for Laurie, she works in a pizzeria, she probably knows what she's doing, but she's still doing it to heal her mother. But she is also a person who makes people feel very real. In fact, people behind the scenes have approached her and wanted her to join their illegal activities so that they can make more money. She refused; The drug dealer Mikey cooperated with, and the reason why she chose this way is that people always have some bottom line. After her death, she knew that she had really killed someone by delivering food. She couldn't calm down in her heart. She finally wanted to escape. She saw the news of her mother at the subway station and chose to go back. At the same time, she also faced death. .
The third is a positive development, Kip and David. David originally belonged to a pedantic and finally Labour MP. When he first appeared, he showed his status as a MP everywhere, entered the scene, defended the Labour Party, and covered up the mistakes he made on linh. But in the end, he chose his own position and wanted to take more measures and efforts on the refugee issue, completely resolved his ex-wife on the emotional issue, and started a new life.
Kip has played a positive image from the beginning. She was woken up in her sleep. She was investigating the case without sleep, and she was not afraid of difficulties to investigate the truth of the case. Don't be discouraged when it appears, for Sandrine, the former hero who turns out to be the murderer, dare to face it alone and so on. And the most touching thing is that she said why she devoted enough enthusiasm to this case. What I saw was an opportunity to correct things. Presumably, this sentence is also the real goal of the screenwriter.
end-to-end ending
Begins: Adbdullah dies; Ends: Abdullah's sister gives birth to daughter
Beginning: Mikey was a delivery man, beaten by human traffickers, and arrested for drug trafficking; End: Two human traffickers were arrested, Mikey reopened his pizza restaurant Ps Whether he continued drug trafficking is unknown
Begins: Karen doesn't feel comfortable without drugs, calls David, willfully acts like a spoiled child; End: Karen loses David, sees David through the window to start a new relationship
Begins: Laurie's change of food delivery prompts Abdullah's death; End: Laurie is killed in order to go back to see her own mother
Beginning: Sandrine killed, changed into a military uniform, and returned to the army with a bag; End: Sandrine left the army with a bag and committed suicide in a small hotel
Start: David breaks up with girlfriend, goes to see ex-wife and daughter, sticks to Labour Party status; End: chooses his position, breaks with ex-wife, stays with girlfriend
Start: Jane looks up at the mansion in the church, goes home to wait for linh, and questions her whereabouts; Jane gives up linh and chooses church
Start: linh lied about not wanting to leave the UK, hates Jane's strong control; End: linh is angry at Jane's abandonment and wants to leave the UK and go home
Start: Kip leaves home to investigate; End: Kip finishes work and goes home
Start: Peter runs a tour company, everything is under control; End: Peter closes the tour company, but still has the movement of the police, and escaped? The villain's victory
Finally to every friend: if they don't give us any leeway, we'll have to make some for ourselves. I hope you still love life after recognizing the cruelty of the world. Those who have hurt us will eventually make us stronger.
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