In the end, Stark's death Adam's death and Judge Irwin's death are the tragedy of civilized society, the tragedy of American politics, and the tragedy of Jack played by Jude in the film.
When Jack was assimilated by Stark a little bit, family, friendship, and love also moved away from him step by step. The description and characterization of his innermost emotions in the film is really meticulous, and Jude's performance can be said to be quite in place. In comparison, Jude, who mainly portrays his inner heart, is more brilliant than Sean Penn, who pays more attention to external movements and body language. .
The contradictions in Jack's heart accumulated little by little, but they didn't break out because of Stark's strong consciousness instilling in him. He kept reminiscing about the warm time when his godfather Irwin taught him to play marbles, the sweet and innocent love he had with Anne, played by Kate Winslet, and the brotherly friendship between him and Adam. Although these once became a stumbling block for his idealism to be transformed into realism, but because of Stark's familiarity in the officialdom and his influence on him, it gradually disappeared, which became the reason why Jack lost almost everything in the end.
Sean is worthy of being an Oscar winner, and his portrayal of Stark, a politician who has gone from aspiring to degenerate and finally killed, is simply incisive. But it's not just because of Sean, but also because of the constraints of the director or the script. Stark's inner portrayal of the qualitative change from being a good official for the sake of the people to being ambitious in the officialdom is really lacking, which is why many people don't see it. The reason why Stark's values changed. But that doesn't mean Sean's acting is bad, because his previous performance in Crete Eastwood's "Mystic River" was really impressive.
All in all, Jude Law and Sean Penn are two great and talented actors who almost support the soul of the entire movie. The layout of the space landscape, the application of black and white, and the description of the task dialogue, especially the scene and dialogue between Jack and Anne, are all in place. It is definitely the biggest legacy of Oscar and Jin Qiu that year. The best picture at the 79th Academy Awards was Martin Scorsese's The Departed and Boy's Foot was Forrest Whittaker in The Last Dictatorship. Personally, I think "The King's Team" is no less than Oscar's award-winning work whether it is a film or a supporting actor. It's really regrettable.
This movie is worth watching!
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