The rhythm of the whole film is not fast, but the plot is compact, focusing more on the spiritual and psychological description of death row prisoners. I still remember that in the beginning, when Matthew met Sister Helen, who served as his psychological counselor, Matthew told Sister Helen about his experience: he lost his father when he was young, grew up in a single-parent family, and followed his friends at a young age. He lived a life of disorder, worked in a poor area, and was later accused of murder by his ex-wife. From the words, it can be known that Matthew has been living on the edge, being treated unfairly and even discriminatedly. After the murder case was exposed, Matthew was regarded as a murderer and a demon by the world. Another suspect who was also accused of murder, because his family had money and hired a good lawyer, he was only sentenced to life imprisonment and escaped death. On the other hand, Matthew, because of poverty, could only hire a lawyer who was not good at criminal cases. Waiting in jail for the day of execution. Heart-to-heart, many people who have experienced all kinds of unfair treatment by Matthew may be just as cynical as he is, so it is not difficult to understand that he screamed in despair and hatred to "I have no feelings for this government", "Hitler". Killing Jews is right", "I will join terrorist organizations and blow up government buildings"... These are all his hysterical resistance to the government and social exclusion, but these resistances obviously only make him fall into a more Unfavorable quagmire. At this time, he was deeply injustice and hatred, so he lied to Sister Helen, saying that he did not kill, and asked Sister Helen to pass a legal appeal to help him get rid of the death penalty in a week, although Sister Helen felt that Matthew was not open to him Heart, but she still helped Matthew with an attitude of equality and compassion. Thanks to Sister Helen's efforts, polygraph detection and two trials were carried out, but they did not change the reality that Matthew was sentenced to death. He ran to the victim's family to seek their forgiveness and was even scolded. At this time, Sister Helen could vaguely guess the truth, but she could still treat Matthew with a fair and equal attitude, and did her best to meet his requirements. Whenever Matthew felt helpless, she always tried her best to accompany Matthew. By his side, allay his fears. Time gradually passed, and on the day before the execution, all feasible methods had been exhausted, and the execution was unavoidable. At this time, Matthew admitted to Helen that he had indeed killed, and all he had done this week was Anger and unwilling resistance to unfair trials, a discriminatory society. Although this film does not clearly explain why Matthew finally confessed his crimes to Sister Helen, I believe it is because of Sister Helen's sincere and fearless, equal treatment of all beings, respect for everyone, and practical behavior, All of these bring comfort to Matthew, Soothe the dissatisfaction and pain in his heart. From Matthew's words "Thank you for loving me", "I just wanted to say the killing was wrong, no matter who did it, it was me, you or the government", and his heartfelt prayers to God and heartfelt prayers to the victim's family The act of apologizing shows that Matthew has truly let go and faced up to his mistakes. He can lie in bed calmly and accept the death penalty to wash his sins.
Every time I watch a movie, especially a European and American legal movie, I treat it with a learning attitude. Although the movie may be exaggerated or beautified, or it may be a foreign cultural invasion of other countries, I still hope to see it in it. foreign cultures and institutions. After watching "168 Hours of Death Row", I think the tragedy of Matthew is completely avoidable. People's background and family poverty are not choices. We should not only look at them with color, but also treat them with an attitude of equality and forgiveness. , loving care, help and proper education can prevent them from going astray. Of course, in this society, discrimination and injustice have always existed, and this subjective concept cannot be eradicated. It can only be gradually reduced through education and publicity. In addition, the issue of the death penalty is a very controversial topic today. Some people say that it violates humanism, while others say that killing people should pay for their lives and that the punishment should be commensurate with the crime committed. And I personally think that whether to implement the death penalty or not should be decided according to the actual situation of the country itself. I don't think it's the right time for China to abolish the death penalty. At present, China has a vast territory, a large population, and the crime rate is soaring. It is difficult to carry out effective crime management. Moral restraint and education alone are not enough. Therefore, the death penalty has the effect of killing one and a hundred, and intimidating, thereby reducing the the creation of crime. Of course, the sentence of the death penalty is still subject to a careful trial, and human life should not be taken lightly.
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