"Mr. Brooks": The daily life of a murderer

Ayla 2021-11-26 08:01:44

The first novelty of the film is to tell the whole story from the perspective of a murderer. Just imagine, if we still look at it from the usual detective perspective, we will certainly imagine the murderer as an extremely perverted beast, imagine his residence as a dark place like a tomb, and settle the common serial killer features one by one. in his body. However, things are not that simple. Our Mr. Brooks broke all the established rules:



he is healthy, successful in his career, and has no special cruel encounters (compared to the ugly face of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and many of his psychological shadows. A distorted killer); he is easy-going, has a beloved wife and daughter (compared to Hannibal’s domineering and solitary solitary in "The Silent Lambs"); he knows he is committing a crime, and he feels uneasy about it. Don’t find some high-sounding excuses (compared to the criminal who killed people in the name of morality in "The Seven Deadly Sins"); he is thoughtful and self-controlling, and will not appear in destructive hunting scenes due to mistakes or playing with prey. Even if he is very intoxicated after the murder, he will decisively destroy all evidence and will never leave some souvenirs... It



can be said that Mr. Brooks is almost perfect, and the murder is interpreted as an elegant performance art by him, and even makes people There is a feeling of enjoyment, and I really responded to the sentence: Appreciating the ultimate beauty requires courage.



However, the Hundred Secrets had a sparseness. Mr. Brooks never expected that his beloved daughter would inherit his bloodthirsty nature. His confidential work has been done without leaking. It is absolutely impossible for his daughter to cause a distortion of the mind through ear and eye contact. The only explanation is that DNA has already determined everything, just like a terminal illness of congenital heredity. What's more disturbing is that his daughter is not as smart and cautious as he is, and the police come to investigate at home. In order to protect his beloved daughter, Mr. Brooks violated his principles for the first time and made a case. However, even if he escaped the police, escaped condemnation, and successfully defended his daughter, he still could not escape the fear of being killed by his biological daughter. This Mr. Perfect finally has a nightmare



that he can't get rid of... I have to say that this narrative method from the perspective of the murderer's daily life is very interesting, but it also feels very "dangerous"! Because when I watched the movie, I felt that I was completely on Brooks' side, intoxicated in his perfect crime, and despised the stupid people who messed up him. This is really dangerous! !



Recently, I also noticed that another similar movie, "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon), also tells the story from the perspective of a murderer, and uses a news documentary filming method. One point, it feels a bit interesting, but I still hate the rough DV documentary style.

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Extended Reading
  • Favian 2022-04-23 07:01:51

    Without that ending, this movie would only be worth 3 stars

  • Izabella 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    Diligence neglected in play

Mr. Brooks quotes

  • Marshall: She did it, didn't she?

    Mr. Earl Brooks: Yeah. It'll take the cops a week to ten days to put their case together, and then... and then they will come back and arrest her.

    Marshall: What are you going to do?

    [Earl breaks down and cries, while Marshall hugs him]

    Mr. Earl Brooks: Oh, God. Oh, God. I was afraid of this since before she was born. She has... she has what I have.

    Marshall: Yes, she does. But you were always smart about it. She was stupid. She did it because she got off - okay, I understand. She's in it for fun - okay, I understand. But why didn't she think it through? A hatchet? And she left it there.

  • Mr. Earl Brooks: Would it bother you to kill a woman?

    Mr. Smith: No. No, an asshole's an asshole.