Conclusion first, Best crime movie ever
I have a stricter definition of crime films, which is why I dare to give such a high rating, and the reasons are as follows.
First of all, the film was released in 1997, but it has almost all the classic elements of old and new crime films. "The Very Suspect"-style case-in-case, "Memories of Murder"-style evidence police and confession police officers, "Infernal Affairs"-style inner ghost links, and even "Theft of Fire"-style wonderful realistic-style gunfights. All the fantasies of the film can be satisfied in this one. Coupled with an excellent script and three male protagonists with different personalities but each with their own charm, there are few similar films that can outperform in terms of entertainment.
Secondly, when it comes to male protagonists, two of the three male protagonists in this play will win Oscars in the future. Naturally, there is no need to mention the interpretation of the characters. I want to focus on their excellent character arcs. While many people say that the film is too commercialized, they don't seem to notice that at the end of the film, the policeman who is always paranoid and violent but yearns for justice is sitting in the car and driving away from the scene of the original "three good students" who cooperated with the government to hide the ugly truth. Missing the clever way to incorporate concerns about procedural justice into violence against women. From the beginning of the director's three questions about Ashley's soul, the director intentionally or unintentionally guides the audience to be tolerant of "procedural injustice". After all, the director and bud are both good at extorting confessions. Turn out to be, one is the mastermind who is full of evil; the other is out of control and beats the woman, although he hates it in his own heart. The consequences of procedural injustice that breed corruption and make people lose themselves are quietly mentioned in this way, but they are forgotten in the dramatic turn of events. It was like writing a secret on the sand of the shallows, expecting that he would be swept away by the waves, but at the same time it was really unpleasant.
Let's end it like this for now, because I was going to write a short review but the word count was exceeded. After a while, I will consider continuing to write.
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