I first read the movie review of Muyu Shuixin, the main character of station B's up, and then because of this subject matter attracted me quite a bit - fighting against the dark side of the system. Since I was a child, I liked this kind of rebellion against authority, but the older I grew up, the more afraid I became. On the one hand, it is that things are less paranoid and less certain. On the other hand, I have been shaken by a belief I once held firmly, and I am reluctant to allow myself to believe in anything at all (maybe this is sad). This is too far, let's go back to this film. When I finished watching it, I felt that it still met my expectations.
Judging from the narrative style of the film, the director's performance is very "restrained", you will feel very dull, but this line drawing method can restore the story to the greatest extent, the narrative must be objective, and a good film is to leave the judgment to the audience. What it does is to tell the truth as much as possible and express the point of view as objectively as possible. This film does it without a doubt. First, since it is based on a true story, it is very similar in texture to a documentary. It focuses on the media people of the Globe newspaper, who spare no effort to find clues to expose the systematic sexual abuse that exists in the religious system. Secondly, at the end, there is no picture of the media people bringing the godfather to justice after the exposure, but with words instead. This kind of blank space is undoubtedly restrained, and everyone is happy to punish evil and promote good. Maybe the director's purpose is more than that, he wants to Triggers the audience to think and reflect calmly, in real life. Then, the emotional ups and downs of the characters in the film are not as big as imagined, and the contradictions and conflicts on the surface are not very large. Whether it was Robbie's confrontation with the church lobbyists or after finding out the truth, everyone's performance was "restrained" and very rational.
Thematically, the main line is to expose and confront the dark side of the system, which also involves sexual assault, beliefs, people within the system, and human nature. I want to pick out beliefs to talk about, calm down and think, although they expose the crimes of the church, are they trying to destroy religious beliefs? No, they just want to save faith. The church is an institution, formed by people, it will pass away, but faith is eternal, the church is built under a system of consent power, and when it becomes less obedient to people, then the people need to reform it , but it is often difficult for people in the system to push, everyone is groping in the dark, and suddenly the light is on, and they will face blame, so outsiders are needed to light the fire (like the new editor-in-chief).
Let’s talk about this first today, and I will have the opportunity to add it later.
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