don't like this movie

Veronica 2022-04-21 09:01:12

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an angry movie that makes people feel really emotional. The point of the movie is to describe how things turned into this step by step. On the basis of constantly revealing the cruelty of human nature, it expounds a truth: fate determines character, and character ultimately And decides fate, the most mysterious river is actually the hearts of these characters. The biggest tragedy of this movie is not the kidnapped and imprisoned children, the young girl who was shot and killed, nor the manslaughtered David, but the ending. After all the truth is revealed, there is no "repentance", The due "redemption" happened, and David disappeared, leaving only the monthly money. A mistake has occurred, and everyone knows it, but instead of correcting it, the mistake itself is even more terrifying. What's really memorable is that at that time, anyone could get on that "car", and then there would be a butterfly effect. The theme of this film is too social Darwinism, and it is difficult for my personal taste to like such a cold film.

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  • Lauriane 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    No matter which one you choose at the fork in your life, it will be ups and downs, so don't regret not choosing another road when you are depressed.

  • 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?

Mystic River quotes

  • Jimmy Markum: This part... you do alone.

  • Jimmy: You do death alone, but I coulda helped her with the dyin' part.