July 22: The Norwegian's pain

Maia 2022-03-28 09:01:13

He wanted to kill me, I remember. . . see him. . . Then started running away, trying to find a place to hide and protect my brother, and I remember getting shot, five times, when I was. . . While lying on the beach, I. . . Alone, in pain I can't imagine, I had to relearn how to use my body, relearn how to walk, relearn how to eat, my left arm was nearly useless, me. . . I'm blind in one eye, but that's it. . . This gave me a sigh of relief. . . Relief, at least I don't have to look at him now, but of course it's not that simple, it's stuck in my head. . . His shrapnel could kill me at any moment, and I don't look the same as before, me. . . my body. . . Already damaged, worst of all for him. . . He killed. . . Anderson and Simon, my best friends, made it impossible for them. . . Leave their mark on the world, they could have made the world a better place, and I. . . I miss them every day, and I'm sorry, me. . . I didn't want to. . . I didn't want to cry. . . I especially didn't want to cry in front of him, I wanted to stay strong because I was going to do it for them so they wouldn't be forgotten when you killed them then. . . I didn't know if I was dead or alive when I was left alone on the beach, and I've been stuck there ever since, but now I realize I still have options, because I still have family, friends, and memories , dreams, hopes, and love, and he doesn't, he. . . Completely alone, he would spend the rest of his life in prison, and I. . . I survived, I choose to live, and I'm done. As a result of the Norwegian bombing, the court found Andre Belling Breivik guilty of all crimes, held him responsible for his actions, and Breivik was sentenced to indefinite solitary confinement as long as he remained a threat to society. At the end, the dialogue between Breivik and his lawyer is intriguing. Breivik: "If I could, I would do it again" Defense Attorney: You didn't win, Breivik, you lost. Breivik: There will be other people doing my work. Attorney: We will beat you. My children, and their children, they will beat you. Breivik: You can't even see us. Breivik entered the prison cell, the cell door closed, and the case came to an end. Breivik was eventually sentenced to the maximum sentence: 21 years in prison, because Norway does not have the death penalty. If the case was on the mainland, this heinous guy would have been sentenced to death long ago, and the people would be angry. It can be seen that EU countries attach great importance to "human rights", huh. Going back to the movie again, the plot is not complicated. The director respects the facts and is completely restoring the truth of the incident. It can be said that it is an excellent documentary and a very good movie. I like.

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Extended Reading
  • Rosetta 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    3.5 Although on the whole, the central idea of ​​"we can fight terrorism if we still have love" has become less and less convincing, but the film of Green Grass is compared with the same theme in terms of technique and gradual brewing of emotions. The "Patriot Day" of "Patriot Day" is a bit higher: if there is a need for a summary statement, it will be more natural to appear in court than the sudden emotion when the police arrest the bad guy, and it will not cause any embarrassment. This movie has already made the far-right aspects quite clear. It would be better if the political attitudes of young people’s summer camps were said more, such as whether the local Labour Party is more democratic and liberal, rather than the number one enemy of the far-right. — What about the communists? ?

  • Ethyl 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    3.5 Although on the whole, the central idea of ​​"we can fight terrorism if we still have love" has become less and less convincing, but the film of Green Grass is compared with the same theme in terms of technique and gradual brewing of emotions. The "Patriot Day" of "Patriot Day" is a bit higher: if there is a need for a summary statement, it will be more natural to appear in court than the sudden emotion when the police arrest the bad guy, and it will not cause any embarrassment. This movie has already made the far-right aspects quite clear. It would be better if the political attitudes of young people’s summer camps were said more, such as whether the local Labour Party is more democratic and liberal, rather than the number one enemy of the far-right. — What about the communists? ?

22 July quotes

  • Judge Wenche Arntzen: Can you tell us what happened to you on Utøya, Viljar?

    Viljar: Yes.

    [has a flashback in his head]

    Viljar: He tried to... he tried to kill me. I remember... seeing him... and then running away... trying to find somewhere to hide, and protecting my little brother. I remember being shot. Five times. When I was lying on the beach, I was... all alone. In a kind of pain I couldn't imagine.

    Judge Wenche Arntzen: But now you are here.

    Viljar: But everything's different. I've had to relearn how to use my body. Learn how to walk again. How to feed myself again. I have little use of my left arm, and I'm... I'm blind on one eye. But that's, uh... that's a relief.

    Judge Wenche Arntzen: A relief. How do you mean?

    Viljar: [laughs shakily] A relief, in a way that at least now I don't have to look at him.

    [some of the people in the audience laugh briefly]

    Viljar: But of course it's not that simple. I... I have a fragment of his bullet lodged in my brain that could kill me at any time. And I don't look like the person I used to anymore, I... My body, it's... it's broken. And the worst is that he... he killed Anders and Simon, my best friends. Stopping them from making their mark on the world, and... and they would have made it a better place. And I... I miss them every day. I'm sorry, I... I didn't... I didn't want to cry. I so much didn't want to cry in front of him. I... I wanted to stay strong. Because I do this for them. So they will not be forgotten. And when you shot them and left me alone on the beach, I didn't know if I was living or dying. And I've been stuck there ever since. But now... I realize that I got a choice. Because I still have a family... and friends... and memories. Dreams. Hope. And love. And he doesn't. He's... completely alone. And he's going to rot there in prison, whereas I... I survived. And I choose to live.

  • Geir Lippestad: You can't call the Prime Minister. And Norway isn't on trial. You are.

    Anders Behring Breivik: Are you sure about that?