If you were a kidnapper, what would you do?

Donavon 2021-11-15 08:01:27

I watched this movie because of Mel Gibson, and it turned out to be a pretty good kidnapping crime movie. It was procrastinated at first. Just when I was about to lose my patience, the kidnapping happened. The kidnapped was the 10-year-old son of media tycoon Mel Gibson. The same high IQ gangster, the same anxious wife, the same stupid policeman, only Mel Gibson decided to adopt Plan B-after turning the ransom into a bounty to capture the kidnappers, this film became a little different.

Mel Gibson’s reason for doing this is that the kidnappers are villains, and if they take the money, they will not let go of the hostages who may already be familiar with their voices. They still have to tear the ticket. It is the right way to only capture heavily and force the kidnappers to release the hostages unconditionally. This will obviously anger the kidnappers and is tantamount to risking the life of the hostage (his son), but if his inference is correct, this should be inevitable.

If you are a kidnapper, will you release someone after you get the ransom? Or to tear up the ticket for your own safety? If the other party offers a reward for arresting you, will you tear up the ticket in anger or continue to think of ways to get the money?

Maybe you, who have never been a kidnapper, have a hard time thinking about it. So let's switch to the other side's point of view. If your son is kidnapped and you pay the ransom, will you pay the ransom or turn it into a bounty to capture the kidnappers? How do you grasp the purpose and emotions of the kidnappers?

The kidnappers in "Ransom Storm" finally used their police status to "rescue" the hostages and claim bounty. Even if he succeeds, the hostages are undoubtedly safe. However, if the thinking of the kidnappers in the real world is different from the film, then the film undoubtedly played a very badly misleading role.

On this issue, the film brought the audience to the position of kidnappers and victims to experience and think, and it did a good job. However, the work in other aspects of the film is very mediocre, background explanation, character creation, etc., you can see the screenwriter's ideas, but the director has not implemented them well.

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  • Newell 2022-04-21 09:01:47

    When this movie first came out, the satellite TV movie station released the trailer. At that time, I thought that Mel Gibson was very hard, and the kidnapper was hard steel. Later, after the d version of vcd came out, I also thought it was good to watch, but now I look back on it, It is true that there are many unsatisfactory places in both rhythm and logic. This is probably the difference brought about by historical development.

  • Okey 2022-04-20 09:01:37

    God will not forgive you if you choose wrong. Remember the era of vcd

Ransom quotes

  • Detective Jimmy Shaker: [holding a gun to Cubby's head and clamping a hand on his mouth] Are you a known scumbag in this precinct? Go on, shake your head. Go on!

    [Cubby nods]

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: Now, a high profile kid was snatched yesterday. You got no idea who knows about it. Cops, FBI, anybody, right?

    [Cubby shakes his head]

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: So what do you do? You - a known scumbag - walk into a grocery store filled with cops and you ask for a box of kiddy cereal? Now, I don't know about you, but I think that makes you a four-star asshole. What do you think?

    [Cubby nods. Shaker uncovers Cubby's mouth and puts his gun away]

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: What the hell were you gonna do with the videos? Kid's got tape on his eyes, for Christ's sake!

    Cubby Barnes: I thought he could listen to 'em.

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: Jesus! Don't be stupid again.

  • Detective Jimmy Shaker: [shouts] You wanna talk to him?

    Tom Mullen: [shouts] Yeah!

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: [shouts] You wanna talk to him?

    Tom Mullen: [shouts] Yeah!

    Detective Jimmy Shaker: [takes gun out and shoots the phone]

    Kate Mullen: [crying, punches Tom] God, you stupid bastard! You killed him.