The darkness that can't get out of

Alfreda 2021-10-18 09:31:07

The mysterious river is so calm, we don't know what is hidden under this deep water? Or like a human heart, never see the darkness in this dark corner. When this gloom and darkness filled the whole film, the story slowly happened under the gray tone, which made my heart feel the depression from the image constantly. I wanted to find a ray of light, but I couldn't. The elderly Clint Eastwood always sees the world too thoroughly, stingy with giving even a little light. Just as he was filming "Unforgivable", the true disclosure of different human natures made such a Western film a classic. So "Mystic River" is also destined to become another classic in the hands of Eastwood.

After seeing the opening of the story, I can't help but think of another film "The Sleeper", which also has a first-class cast and also originated from the theme of "child sexual abuse". But after watching "Mystic River", you will understand that "The Sleeper" has the addition of Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman, but it still cannot conceal its lack of depth in the plot, and it will eventually become a one. Exquisite commercial films with no formality are more entertaining than discussing topics. With comparison, you will also understand the depth of "Mysterious River"'s exploration of the gloom of human nature.

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Extended Reading
  • Kenton 2022-03-22 09:01:10

    Jimmy’s daughter was murdered and Dave’s return to the night was bloodied. The timing of these two incidents almost coincided. From a purely screenwriter’s point of view, it was a flaw, because it was too coincidental to tell the story without making up the story like this. However, it is classified as the premise of second-rate narrative manipulation: the small town is livable and comfortable, so the coincidence of two extreme homicide incidents seems abrupt and contradictory. From the perspective of the intention and emotional atmosphere of the play, Dongmu seems to have no intention to provide the audience with a feeling of a harmonious community: you see, from the disguised police imprisonment and violence more than 20 years ago, to Jimmy’s imprisonment and rampant connivance by gangs. Volunteer police lynching, wives simply cannot trust their husbands, small-town families discriminate and hate each other, daughters and lovers want to flee, under-age violence factors, and child-prostitution crimes always exist. Negative personalities are gathered together, and negative emotions are permeated. In such a dark and dangerous place, it is inevitable that the murder case will hit the date! ... But I still have one question at the end: Why doesn't Sean Penn play Sean himself?

  • Randall 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Revisiting the classic Clint Eastwood, the suspenseful crime film starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon, has been watched twice, so there is no suspense, and more focus on the actors In the performance, the performance of Sean Penn and Tim Robbins really has nothing to say, Kevin Bacon is quite satisfactory, and also successfully completed the task, the biggest surprise is Marcia Gay Harden played the Dai couple, Worried and at a loss, I don't know

Mystic River quotes

  • Katie Markum: If my dad sees you sneaking in my car, he'll shoot you.

    Brendan Harris: [they kiss] What if your dad sees me doing this?

    [they kiss again]

    Katie Markum: He'll shoot you. And then he'll kill you.

    [they kiss again]

  • Jimmy: How long?

    Whitey Powers: How long what?

    Jimmy: How long till you catch my daughter's killer? I need to know.