【Felon】Prison Life [MOV][2008]

Nola 2022-03-22 09:01:56

Apart from some violent and bloody scenes, this film is still a relatively impressive film.

None of the characters on the stage, Camel, are very familiar, and the overall performance is still in place; there is
nothing particularly outstanding, and it is not too bad.

In terms of plot, the film gave three clues at the very beginning, leading to three main characters.
Such a generous foreshadowing is rare in general prison crime films, and it is quite eye-catching.

The story is not tortuous and the narrative flows smoothly.
The first half of the plot is relatively scattered, probably related to the need to explain the background of the three main characters.
The second half of the plot is very compact, the conflict between the three main characters is well-placed, and the atmosphere is gradually rising.
The climax and the ending are handled a little sloppily, but they're still pretty exciting.

The male protagonist has gradually grown from a fish (newcomer) who has just been imprisoned.
Another point to watch is the old prisoner of the second male: experienced and ruthless, but has his own principles and beliefs.
It is a pity that the actors who played this role were not skilled enough to fully express the more human side of the role.
This is a character with few lines and not many appearances, and needs to be constructed with expressions.
Camel's recommendation should be performed by the sharp-eyed Al Pacino, which is perfect.

The film reflects the practical significance, and Camel also thinks it is worth thinking about:

waiting.
What happens to the wife and children when the husband is in prison? To wait or not to wait, that is the conundrum.
Three years can wait, then five years, seven years and ten years? To wait or not to wait...the

rules.
People in the arena involuntarily.
Prison is a river and lake with its own rules of the game.
Accept what you can't change, change what you can't accept.

hope.
What is shattered again and again is called hope.
Endless darkness can rob you of everything but hope.
Only oneself can give it up, and giving up is despair.

in principle.
Like hope, this is something that belongs to you.
Something that cannot be shared with others and that does not require others to identify with.
Stick to your own principles, stick to your own beliefs, and stay true to your death.
Even if you are a "serious sinner" (another translation of the title of the film), you can probably go to heaven~

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Extended Reading

Felon quotes

  • John Smith: [first words to his new cell mate] You jerk off? Face the wall. You break wind? Put your ass to the door. You shit or piss? In the can. You do all that, we'll get along famously.

  • Gordon Camrose: You gotta stop living in the past, John.

    John Smith: Hey, I am the past.

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