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Fay 2022-04-23 07:01:32

"Mysterious Boys" is an American drama based on a true story that happened in 1928. A single mother, Kristin Collins, played by Angelina Jolie, leaves her child alone at home due to a temporary overtime job. But when she returned home, she found that her son was gone. Realizing that her son might be missing, she immediately called the police, but the police operator on the other side answered her in a calm tone. A case like this would not be accepted until 24 hours after the child disappeared. The reason is that many children are I forgot to go home because I was having fun. However, Collins' son never came back. In this way, she spent the next six months in constant search and pain, until one day a sheriff found her and told her that her son had been found from outside the area, and the police would arrange for them immediately. Meet.

The news quickly attracted a large number of reporters, and as her son disappeared, it was widely followed by newspapers and media. On the day of the meeting, when Collins couldn't wait to see the child who was called her own, she found out that it was not her child at all, and the sheriff didn't believe her at all, on the grounds that the incident had been policed. A full investigation by the bureau has confirmed that the child is Collins' missing son. Confused Collins had to comply with the sheriff's request, and the child who claimed to be his son accepted a photo with the media. Perhaps at this time, Collins was also wondering if he was, as the sheriff said, deranged because he couldn't accept the changes that had taken place in his son.

But when she brought the child home and bathed him, she saw that the child had been circumcised and was four inches shorter than the mark on the wall when he was measured the day his son disappeared. At this point, she was sure that she was not mistaken, it was the police department who made a mistake. She found the sheriff again, but the sheriff very rudely believed that Collins was unwilling to take on the responsibility of being a mother and wanted to put the responsibility of raising children on the government. To this end, Collins found a teacher at his son's school to testify to prove that he was not trying to shirk responsibility. At the same time, this incident was also known to the media. The police department felt that Collins would pose a threat to the honor of the police department, because he was worried about the previous Reports of police helping to find missing children will be the butt of public laughter. So, after Collins insisted in the police station that it was not his son, the sheriff put Collins in a lunatic asylum. In the lunatic asylum, there are many people like Collins who are also locked up for one reason or another, and they are normal people like Collins. But here, any attempt to justify it is a Tulau, and the more one tries to prove that he is normal, the more he will be considered abnormal, and he will be electrocuted to the head until he loses consciousness.

Just when Collins refused to be threatened by the head of the lunatic asylum and faced being electrocuted by signing a document admitting her mistake, she was saved by the unexpected discovery of a mass kidnapping of children's corpses. The police found a place where a large number of children's bones were buried, based on the self-report of a child who was forced to participate in the kidnapping. According to the confession, her son was also one of the victims. The public thus learned the truth, and some longtime opponents of the corrupt and arbitrary police department banded together to free her from the lunatic asylum.

Amid the mass protests, the police department was accused of using oppressive methods to cover up its faults. The sheriff and police chief were dismissed, and the killer was hanged two years later. After a while, a child who had escaped from the murderer was found. This child had tried to escape with Collins' son, but then they ran away from each other, so he did not know whether Collins' son was eventually captured by the murderer or not. Escaped like him. Although at the end of the film, Collins did not find her son, but this gave Collins a hope that she believed that her son was also waiting for her in another place at this time, just because she was afraid or for some reason did not dare to show up . Such an ending gives this heavy film a glimmer of hope and a glimmer of sustenance for kind audiences.

After watching the film, in addition to having infinite sympathy for Collins, I also felt the incomparably severe spiritual pain brought by the loss of a child, and the wound that will never heal. The film's meticulous portrayal of the perverted murderer before his execution is particularly profound. Such a murderer who killed dozens of innocent children also showed extreme fear when facing death: he said to the priest with trembling all over his body, "I Already confessed to God, he forgives me, doesn't he? The priest nodded. On his way to the death ladder, he begs the executioner not to let him go too fast.... This clip makes one feel the cruelty of the death penalty, even in the name of justice. Whether it is the death of the victim or the death of the murderer, it is cruel and tragic to civilized human beings. It may bring people pain, repayment, fear, comfort and helplessness, but it should never be the so-called "great happiness". Plus, the story shows how terrible it can be when power goes unchecked! It can deprive you of your freedom at any time, throw you into a lunatic asylum, and maybe give you a name like "Liu Yaling."

80 years ago, Americans had such fears, and now, thanks to public efforts, justice ties power and sunlight hides corruption. At the very least, Americans no longer have to worry about being put in a lunatic asylum at any time. And we have to face this fear all the time. According to the news in the newspaper today, a sports student was investigated in the Public Security Bureau because of the murder of a classmate, but died unexpectedly. I don't know, what kind of accident is this time? Since it is a sports student, there should be no diseases such as heart disease? You won't die if you touch it accidentally, will you? ! These days, do push-ups, hide and seek, and you will die if you don't do well! I felt insecure about it all the time, very scared. How about you?

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Extended Reading
  • Russ 2022-04-24 07:01:04

    Walter Collins disappeared on March 10, 1928, on his way to the cinema. The disappearance of the little boy has drawn national attention. Los Angeles police launched a massive search operation that was unsuccessful. The reputation of the police department has plummeted, and more and more people are putting pressure on the police department to resolve the incident as soon as possible. Until five months after Walter disappeared, a boy calling himself Walter appeared in public view.

  • Hubert 2022-03-21 09:01:32

    Worst work I've seen so far. Jolie single-handedly picked the role of the main heroine, and her acting skills were obviously going to be behind the scenes. In terms of drama, there are too many things to include, resulting in a loose structure and an unbalanced emotional foreshadowing. In the second half of the courtroom drama, the tension it should have was not achieved. This can be compared horizontally with "First Degree Fear". There are bright spots in the playlist, especially the scene in the mental hospital and the final hanging. It is a pity that it still falls into the old way of adapting real events. The characters are numerous and complex and the key points are not prominent. Many characters have become tools to promote the development of the plot, such as the arrested prostitute and the mother who survived the boy. Captain" is obviously more sensible in material stitching. The theme is deep enough, and this incident is used as a mirror to reflect the status quo of a specific era in the United States, so that the film's practical significance is greater than its artistic achievements. But the biggest flaw is also here - as a noir film, the ending actually tampered with the historical truth to give Cristine's so-called "hope", which is completely superfluous.

Changeling quotes

  • Detective Lester Ybarra: If that's how you want it, then I guess we're done here. Tell county jail we're remanding him for trial.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I didn't do anything. I wasn't even here when it happened.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: By pretending to be Walter Collins, you're interfering in a police investigation of a kidnapping and murder. We can try you as accomplice to that murder after the fact. That's too bad. County jail is a lot worse than a juvenile hall or a foster home. It's a lot worse.

    Arthur Hutchins: You can't do that. I'm just a kid.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: Mm. Sanford Clark's a kid, too. Fifteen. He's going to jail. All murderers and their accomplices go to jail. Everybody knows that. Get him out of here. It's out of my hands now.

    Arthur Hutchins: Wait. I don't want to go to jail.

    Detective Lester Ybarra: [pause] Prove it.

    Arthur Hutchins: I... I knew Los Angeles is where they make the Tom Mix movies. I figured if I could meet Tom Mix, maybe he would let me ride on his horse. His horse is named Tony. Did you know that?

  • Dr. Jonathan Steele: According to your file, you believe that the police substituted a fake boy for your son.

    Christine Collins: No, I didn't say he was a fake boy. He's not *my* boy. They brought home the wrong boy. My son is still missing.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Well, that's strange, because I have here a newspaper article with a photo of you at the train station, welcoming home your son.

    [shows her the article]

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: That is you in the photo, isn't it?

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: So, at first, he was your son and now he's not your son. Has this been going on for a long time? People changing, becoming something other than what they are?

    Christine Collins: People don't change.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: You don't think people change?

    Christine Collins: No, that's not what I...

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Shh! The police, they're not out to persecute you?

    Christine Collins: No, they're not.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: No, they're not. The police are here to protect you.

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Really?

    Christine Collins: Yes.

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Well, that's odd, because when you were admitted, you told the head nurse that the police were conspiring *deliberately* to punish you. So, either the head nurse and the interns are also conspiring to punish you or you're changing your story.

    [pause]

    Dr. Jonathan Steele: Do you often have trouble telling reality from fantasy, Mrs. Collins?

    Christine Collins: No...