Robert Redford goes further and further in political correctness

The resentment after watching this film was confirmed after the discovery of Robert Redford's name. This film is similar to his previous "The Sheep in the Lion's Mouth", a film about right and wrong that cannot be changed at any time. The main theme of the film is the standpoint of the common law system, that is, the natural rights and the separation of powers. This is the basic truth that all Anglo-American countries and regions know. If this is a film made by a Chinese director, I can also say that he is full of revolutionary - at least so to speak. But this is an English movie, so this is what we often call a theme movie.
Everyone knows this kind of truth. It's like writing a book on how to learn Chinese for the Chinese. Then, with a single word of truth, can that cover up the mess, length, and thinness of the entire movie?
Of course not, the film is full of loopholes, lack of heart, straightforward, no sense of rhythm.
One of the main problems is
that mothers and
mothers have inconsistent personalities. She starts out as a strong, down-to-earth woman. But later in the trial stage, she showed rare selfishness on some issues. On the one hand, she is eager to protect her son, but on the other hand, she hopes that she can win. Is this desire in character? She knew the government wanted the one between her and her son. Faced with the choice to protect her son, she had to give up on herself. She should have given up her defense.
Not to mention, the actor's appearance: a paranoid ignorant woman resembling a cult. This simply does not fit the gritty image of a mother who is determined to protect her son.
2. The protagonist's teacher The
protagonist was forced to join the case because of his teacher full of democratic aura. But at the end of the film, the democratic halo fades away, and the teacher just said, "I still have business to deal with somewhere." What does this mean? Is he trying to throw a burden on his students? This before-and-after contrast is mind-boggling. It's more like a hasty explanation from the screenwriter.
The mother's daughter
The girl's character is also lack of continuity. In front of her, she looked like a determined woman who endured hatred from all sides, but when she stood in court, she immediately became a wounded bird who didn't know where to go. Uneasy because her mother was blocked by soldiers. God, she hasn't seen her mother in a long time, does it take time to show it?
This kind of inconsistency of the actors and the confusion of the character creation all come from the level of the director. Robert Redford seems to have a lot to say to the audience every time, but it's so messy and nagging.

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