The film attempts to tell a story about an individual fighting against a huge government to get justice. Richard Jewel and Watson Bryant met by chance at a law firm and went their separate ways. Richard didn't work smoothly after that. He didn't work in the police station for a long time. Later, as a campus security officer, he made outrageous actions frequently. Finally, he was fired and worked as a security guard at the concert site. After the discovery of the bomb, Richard, as a security guard who was present at the time, discovered the package and evacuated the crowd in time. He was regarded as a hero for a while after the incident. He participated in TV shows and was invited to publish a book. However, in only three days, the FBI and the media arrested him as the first suspect, and repeatedly tried to frame him. Thanks to Watson for helping me through the ordeal. Eighty-eight days after the investigation began, the FBI decided not to prosecute Richard. A few years later, the culprit was arrested, confessed his criminal experience, and finally the dust settled.
The story the film wants to tell is very clear, but the content it wants to express is very vague. The core conflict was the conflict between the duo and the FBI and the media, but it was resolved in just two short speeches, like a beautifully packaged cake box with a cookie in it. The female reporter representing the media side wiped her tears four times after listening to her mother's request; the agent representing the FBI was speechless after being questioned by Richard, and then decided not to prosecute him. The audience did not see how they defused the various traps that the FBI had planted for them, but only saw that they were silently enduring. Watson's role is only reflected in how he helped Richard build confidence and deal with common process problems. It can be said that there is no tacit understanding. There was even a paragraph in the middle, when the FBI went to Richard's house to remove a large number of their personal props for review, Richard ignored the warnings of his partners, and his words were too much, broken and dignified, which was really popular. In this episode, Watson asks Richard to stop being submissive to the agents of the Bureau of Investigation, but Richard instead yells at him: "That's what you do, and I can't do it!"
Seeing this, I suddenly understood what he had done before as a campus security guard. The screenwriter just wanted to make him a downright good man, a good old man who didn't know the world, and then gave him a teammate who was open to help him win. Whether or not Richard Jewel is really such a land Jesus. Is there any touching part to such a story? Relying on patience, and then silently waiting for the truth to come out and the spring flowers to bloom? The Chinese movie 30 years ago already had "The Case of Qiu Ju", so is it still necessary to waste two and a half hours watching him play here?
The most embarrassing thing is that the film clearly focuses on describing a lot of clips of how the FBI framed and prepared to frame Richard, but in the end none of them were used. There was no bloody storm of demolition in court, just a simple rhetorical question about conscience, and the FBI actually stopped it. Does it make sense to tell you that there are a bunch of holes dug on the road and then lead you down an asphalt road? Besides, can a person with a conscience do such a thing? Framing is so skilled and doesn't look like a novice. Don't you know that you still have a conscience for decades? The description of the villain is too thin, and the protagonist cannot be highlighted, and the story itself lacks a real foundation.
There are many people who are really in an injustice. Some of them made a noise, loud enough for us to hear. But more people have long been waiting for their end in the silence of the sea. But Richard is not one of them. He is in a system where he can hold press conferences by himself. He relies on kindness and patience to endure the not-so-darkness. But there are more and more people who can't wait for this moment. Among them, they may have made more efforts that others could not imagine, but they did not leave too many traces. Fairness and justice must exist, but when they come so easily, I don't think about their truth.
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