People are always full of fear and curiosity about the unknown. There are countless works of art that came into being. Since the birth of suspense movies, they have captured the hearts of audiences from generation to generation with their gripping narrative charm.
Telling a story is about the ins and outs, and the difficulty of a suspenseful story is how to hide the ins and outs. 1957's "Witness for the Prosecution" and suspense master Hitchcock is a master. Subsequent adaptations of mature literature became a trend, "Murder on the Nile" and "Murder on the Orient Express" were all the rage, and the Sherlock Holmes series was brought to the screen. After the 1980s and 1990s, Hollywood formed the style of the late 20th century through works such as "The Life of David Gore", "First Degree Fear" and "The Usual Suspects". After the time entered the 21st century, although some masterpieces such as "Deadly ID", "Terrorist Cruise" and "Master Key" came out, they did not form a unified style and trend. Then the genre of suspense movies entered a silence, until the rise of Spanish suspense movies in recent years. , the style is also becoming more mature.
Until today, Spanish suspense films have risen, from "The Invisible Guest" and "Mirage" to "Wild Stories" and "The Hunger Platform", to today's "The Innocence". In recent years, Spanish films have used unique audio-visual language, ingenious play structure, superb narrative skills, and twisted cocoons to tell the bizarre urban prophecies, creating one after another plump and solid characters, and their interpretation The good and evil of human nature have completed the thinking and questioning of life and life. A new chapter in 21st century suspense thriller movies & series.
Behind this good show are three-dimensional and vivid characters. What is "play"? Play is the relationship between people. Only when there are moving and real characters can there be wonderful stories. The plump character creation is particularly prominent. Although the opening of each episode is a little biographical, although it is a bit tricky, it finally makes everyone have a clear personality and a solid and credible motivation. Matt, who was changed by an accident, mostly came from South America with dreams. The strippers who encountered all kinds of misfortunes, the female police officer who lived in the shadow of her father's suicide but still strived to improve herself, all had flesh and blood on the screen. Later, the director used superb narrative skills to hide the motives one by one, and used meticulous logic to formulate them. All events, slowly strip the cocoon, take you into the truth of the event.
However, excellent works are often talked about by people, and they are often profound discussions of human nature and questions about life. "Redemption" is the biggest theme to be explored in this film. The Stoic philosopher Epic Ed said: "People are not troubled by the things themselves, but by their opinions about them." Faced with the same "misfortune", people make different choices, which one Is the road leading to redemption? Should people be redeemed?
The end of Danny's life is the beginning of all stories. The statue of Jesus Christ is on Danny's coffin, and he is slowly buried with him, as if all his sins during his lifetime have been redeemed. But the survivors, their road to redemption, has just begun.
In order to achieve redemption, Danny's parents chose two diametrically opposed paths.
Some people choose hatred, Danny's father chose hatred, he is trapped by his son's death, he thinks that the murderer Matt should not only be sentenced to 4 years, he should be rotten in prison, after being released from prison, not a job, get married, or even greet himself Birth of a child. It was as if God had given him a second chance. He did everything he could to avenge Danny, to ruin Matt's life, he bought a murderer to kill in prison, he wanted to ruin Matt's job, make him think his wife cheated, and cheated all his savings, he tried to investigate He was looking for all the secrets about Matt, looking for any clues of possible revenge. At the last moment, he even wanted to use his life to let Matt kill himself to destroy Matt. The father who had this determination did not have a chance to start over. The day God took Danny away, he died.
Some people choose reconciliation, Danny's mother chooses forgiveness and forgiveness, Spain is a Catholic country, and his image more represents the love and tolerance of divinity. He and Matt meet every week at the National Gallery, using art and beauty to heal the pain that life has given them. Sisters Maria and Olivia, who were also reborn, go to the zoo every week. This is the only tender time that cruel life gives them.
Some people choose hatred first, and finally choose to let go. Jin Mi loves his sister deeply, but the betrayal of the sister makes his miserable life worse, and these miseries also breed evil, until Olivia finally flew to stop the bullet for her, she remembered , what she hurt was the good sister she cherished most at the time, the person she had sworn to protect with her life.
"Li Yaohui, why don't we start all over again." Can people say goodbye to their past? Is there a second chance in life? The themes often explored in these art films are buried in the depths of the unsolved mysteries by director Oriol Paul.
Relying on this group of talented filmmakers, Spanish suspense films have found a new "redemption" road for 21st century suspense films with unique audiovisuals, exquisite plays, vivid characters and profound thematic expressions.
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