"Moment of Killing"

Jackson 2021-11-15 08:01:27

When I went to middle school in 1996, I knew this movie that was the top ten box office that year. I just remember another adaptation of John Grisham’s legal works. In the 1990s, one of his works was put on the screen every year. In addition, Matthew, who became popular because of this film. McConaughey Matthew McConaughey, and of course, "Life and Death" has become a quasi-first-line actress Sandra Bullock gradually established the status of the work.

Watching such a film now is more of a contradictory feeling. First of all, I feel the aesthetics of court-themed movies. A two-and-a-half-hour work fifteen years ago. It can expand the characters and social relationships in detail. Of course, it has a slightly procrastinated part, and the main theme is also very appealing. Strong, but at least the role level is impressive under the performance of many good actors. Now I will give you two hours at most. The most important thing is to attract the eyeballs. The character setting, plot extraction, and emotional catharsis are all more fast-food, which can be seen by comparing the same starring in last year's "Lincoln Lawyer".

But on the other hand, when you see Octavia Spencer in this year’s Oscars for Best Supporting Actress, only one line appears in the film, you can’t help but think of last year’s popular "Help", which is the same as this film. This kind of continuation, the same background and subject matter, the appearance of such a film in the past few years will inevitably evoke the agitation of the kind heart of ordinary people. You have to admire a certain value orientation of Hollywood's banner that affects the world.

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  • Green 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    Kind of fake. There are a lot of big names in this movie

  • Angela 2022-04-21 09:01:47

    A court debate story full of justice and revenge, the cast is splendid and well-rounded. However, I hold the prosecution's point of view. No matter how sympathetic it is to kill the murderer with a gun, it is also taking justice from the law. It can only be said that this script focuses more on emotional expression and is created for racial understanding.

A Time to Kill quotes

  • Freddie Lee Cobb: [Freddie Lee Cobb handling out Klu Klux Klan application forms to Winston, Willie Hastings, and others] Boys, I am very proud to invite you to become soldiers in a war to protect our Christian homes and families, to resurrect our country from the fires of racial degradation, and to make white people the sole masters of our country's destiny, what I'm saying fellas, it's time for niggers to pay.

  • Harry Rex Vonner: [to Jake, while examining the ruins of the Brigance home] Jake, your marriage is on the rocks. You're about to have an affair. Your career's in ruins if you're lucky. If you're not, you're dead.