The first sigh is, for her background (reminder: my opinion here is based on what she said is true), the misfortune she suffered, from her family, to her childhood, to her working experience, In the end she found out that she had been sentenced to death.
The second sigh is, when she knew she was terminally ill and began to take revenge out of desperation, I don't know if she thought about it, the people she avenged, if they got married, would pass the disease on to their wives;
if No, when the object of revenge has a relationship with other women, it will spread the disease to other women like her, so that more people will suffer such misfortune together.
Now there are many people who condemn her, which I think is understandable; there are some who sympathize, but after the condemnation and sympathy, can we calmly think about it and analyze their problems.
Back to the movie "168 Hours of Death Row".
Matthew Ponceler's character formation is somewhat similar to Yan Deli: he was unfortunate as a child, lost his father at the age of fourteen, and worked in a poor area; he and his wife divorced, and it was his ex-wife who reported him; he was regarded as a murderer, a beast , born demons, everyone gets and kills them.
Although the growth process of these two people is different in form, the essence is the same. Their unfortunate life and lack of love have distorted the psychology of these two people.
So one revenge, one said Hitler was right to kill Jews, claimed to join a terrorist organization, and would blow up government buildings.
They have been treated unfairly by society and become victims, because they choose to retaliate, or give up on themselves.
They take revenge for their misfortune to achieve psychological balance: even if I'm not good, you don't want to live a good life. I'm not good, it's all because you don't care about me, just like the mother in the movie said: You always make excuses, blame others, blame the government, blame drugs, blame black people, blame other people's government, and you blame the couple for going to the woods.
He has been avoiding to take responsibility for himself, pushing the responsibility to the outside world. Matthew Poonsler's thinking, I think, like Yan Deli, blames his misfortune on the outside world. This shows that he still has a conscience in his heart, otherwise, he would not have tried everything to make excuses for his crimes, to escape, to prove his innocence, and to balance his heart: that is: I was originally a good person, this I was forced to be a bad person by society, and I was wronged.
Of course, I oppose them blaming their misfortunes on society, but I also think that society does need to reflect and review. If they are cared for by society and people when they are unfortunate, I think most people would not choose this way.
As shown in the movie, no matter how rebellious and heinous Matthew Poonsler is, in the deepest part of his heart, the seeds of kindness polluted by the society finally began to sprout in the sunshine of Helen's love. Matthew Ponceler communicated with Mother Helen and was inspired by Helen. From the beginning, he was cynical, even provocative, and finally repented, began to face his own fault, and admitted that he had killed someone. And before the execution room, he said he hoped his death would make the victim's parents feel better. During the execution, his last words were I love you. The so-called put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot is also true. After he truly repented of his actions from the heart, he could finally die with dignity.
I believe this seed is also on Yan Deli, but there is a lack of sunlight shining into the deepest part of her heart to help her kindness germinate.
Therefore, when we see such a person, what we should do is not to reject, but to embrace. Let them feel the sunshine and warmth of society in their hearts, so as to avoid taking extreme actions and hurt more people.
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