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The line between justice and truth
Bailey 2022-03-22 09:01:54
Psychological suspense, my type. No matter how bad the script is, guessing the murderer is something I never get tired of doing. What's more, this film is adapted from a novel, and the script should be said to be very full. The film follows the path of the Lambs, BT Killer and BT Psychoanalyst. But from the point of view of shooting, the film is not unfolded layer by layer, but explained the cause and effect clearly through one phone call after another. Without good subtitles, it is difficult to understand the plot. And the many female supporting roles are also dazzling and messy. However, Al Pasino finally held up the drama alone. The success of this type of film depends on whether the audience can guess the murderer before the ending is revealed. Of course, I didn't guess the murderer in this case. But looking back and thinking about it, this murderer has the least number of scenes in all the supporting roles, so the film deliberately conceals the murderer rather than the cleverness of his shooting techniques. It is also difficult for you to imagine that a weak woman can make such a big deal by herself. After all, at the end of the film, it is not explained whether she has any accomplices, and the reason why she was tempted to commit a crime is not very clear. Another point that puzzles me is, can the American judicial system allow criminals to be convicted based solely on the judgment of a psychoanalyst without evidence? As the film says, what is the line between justice and truth?
Extended Reading
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Kim Cummings: Just another day in the life of Jack Gramm.
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Jack Gramm: [to Kim] You asked me about my kid sister. Okay, it was a long time ago. She was staying at my apartment in New York City. She was twelve, I was twenty-eight, and I was late for a meeting. A very important meeting. Meeting that was going to change my life, was gonna make me into somebody important, make all my dreams come true. So, I went to this meeting on this dissertation, and I left her there by herself. Now I could've taken her with me, I could've left her with friends, I could've post-poned the meeting... but I chose not to because I was in a hurry. Anyway, I left her there alone. At the time, I was working on a case. This guy had strangled six women. We were very close to nailing him. He was upset, and he wanted to get back at me, so he came to my apartment only I wasn't there. At that time, I wasn't as concerned for security. I was careless, so he broke the door down and he went in, and did things to my baby sister. Catherine was her name; Katie. He did things that you wouldn't do to an animal that was bred for slaughter. Anyway, when they caught him, he laughed and said it took him 88 minutes. It took him 88 minutes to hack my sister to bits.