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The loving mother turned into an angel of revenge, and one person singled out the entire gang. This cool film is not to be missed
When the law cannot provide justice for the victims, will you fight to the end for your family?
The protagonist in "Law Abiding Citizen" challenges the entire judicial system by himself for the sake of the tragedy of his wife and daughter.
And the film "Mint" to be introduced today also tells a story about revenge. It's just that the protagonist has been replaced by a mother.
The plot of the story is very simple, the heroine's family of three is attacked by thugs.
She was lucky to survive, but watched the murderer go unpunished. Since then, she has carried out a bloody revenge against the corrupt judicial personnel and the murderer.
To be honest, the first thing that attracted me to the film was the cool point of " violating violence with violence ".
Like "The Avenger", we worship those "heroes" who disregard the law and do justice for the heavens.
The lynching of the wicked is simply a delightful thing to do.
However, it is the pain that makes these "heroes".
Especially at the end, after the heroine took revenge, she leaned tiredly beside her family's tombstone.
When she told the police that her family was waiting for her and she wanted to die.
I suddenly felt a hint of sadness, even if I killed the enemy, the heroine was already ashes .
This is also the film's successful portrayal of characters.
The protagonist's family of three is so ordinary and happy .
The heroine is open-minded and kind. She taught her daughter: "If we use violence, then we are no different from bad people."
On the daughter's birthday, a family of three happily took a group photo in the playground.
But the next second, the husband and daughter were killed by the gun,
Even, my daughter didn't even finish her beloved mint ice cream.
However, the law did not punish the murderer, and the defense lawyer of the other party took advantage of the loophole to get out of the crime .
Later, the heroine realized that the judge who appeared to be "selfless" had already been bought off.
Sin is so naked that justice is gone. A family is easily destroyed.
Five years later, when the heroine returned, she turned into a vengeful angel.
Ironically, it is precisely because the crime rate in the slum where the heroine lives has dropped significantly .
It was the greatest irony of the judicial system that she was only discovered by the police.
Except for the first three murderers who were hanged upside down on the Ferris wheel, the lawyers, judges and other bribe recipients in the following years did not escape the punishment they deserved.
The highlight of the film is the heroine's confrontation with the big drug lord.
That's right, only drug lords can be so rampant and unscrupulous.
The heroine first blew up the drug lord's money laundering point , and then went directly to the villa.
Forcing the desperate drug lord to come to the ghetto to fight her...
Although the film's narrative logic is flawed, the brilliant fight scenes, unexpected reversal details and superb acting skills of the characters are enough to prove that this is an excellent action thriller.
Of course, when it comes to " black out " the government , the most outstanding is the Korean movie.
"The Chaser", "Unforgivable", "Memories of Murder", etc., all expose the incompetence and corruption of the judicial system.
However, if it is more sadistic than this film, it is "Princess Aurora".
The same mother avenging the dead child, the same anger and heartbreak.
I do hope that the fewer such "civilian heroes", the better.
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