rollback.
It's the best moment of the plot.
But there are also the most tangled moments.
Flip the b from the a side.
Sir doesn't know which side to stand on—
The Victim
the victim
The story takes place in rainy Edinburgh.
Bus driver Craig (James Harkness) returns home from his usual work and sits paralyzed in the living room.
On Halloween, families are preparing candy to welcome bear children.
The Craig family was no exception, the wife and daughter were upstairs preparing, and suddenly the doorbell rang.
Krieger kindly opened the door and said to the man in Halloween costume, "I'll call my daughter down." ”
Who knows, a turn of the head.
Craig's head broke into a stream of blood and he collapsed in a pool of blood.
What was supposed to be a joyous day became the beginning of a nightmare.
robbery? murder?
However, in the future, when the murderer is pulled out, a reversal is suddenly -
According to online legend, Craig is a murderer, formerly known as Eddie J. Turner.
16 years ago, he was accused of killing 9-year-old boy Liam under the bridge and discarding it like garbage.
Because he was only 13 years old at the time, due to the principle of protection of minors, he was not made public, but sentenced to 7 years and was not allowed to step into the city where the crime occurred.
After his release from prison, he changed his name through the terms of parole and received assistance from social workers to live a new life.
And this attack was because his personal information was leaked online.
Everybody doubts a person —"
Anna (Kelly Macdonald).
It was none other than the mother of the little boy who had been killed.
In the face of police interrogation, she did not hide her intention to know the current situation of the murderer, and she had a strong hatred for the murderer, even the intention to kill.
I don't know (who the attacker is)
But I'm glad he did
Was Craig the murderer of the year?
Did Anna initiate this online violence?
Sir originally thought that "Victim" was similar to the movie "A Mother's Revenge" and "Earthworm", seeing the murderer get away with it, and the family taking revenge with violence.
But the process of watching "Victim" does not feel the slightest pleasure, only the constant reversal of identity.
Also discussing the "after-effects of homicides" is the recently popular Taiwan drama "The Distance Between Us and Evil", which discusses a variety of large-scale social issues such as the rule of law, media, and marriage from one case.
The landing point of "Victim" is only on the person concerned, but it is closer than the same type of work.
This proximity is first manifested in the operation of the mirror.
Almost all of them are large close-ups, and the changes in expressions as meticulous as wrinkles, nervous hands, and even the water that drips after washing your hands seem to have emotions.
The closer you get, the finer you look.
This approach to the face is to see more closely the faces of both the perpetrator and the victim and the true face of the incident.
It is not a "second-hand truth" that has been added and processed by the media, anonymous sources, and forum groups.
With the help of such magnified details, it is possible to see the daily life of both sides.
Convinced that she has the right to know, Anna has been obsessively searching for the identity of the murderer for many years, looking for a private detective, wondering what the murderer looks like, where he lives, and how he can live so righteously.
But in fact, the law does not provide for such a right.
Suffering from the loss of a son, it has turned into hysterical paranoia, which has gradually deteriorated the "rightful" victim position.
The proximity of the camera allows you to see the change in her expression from repression to viciousness.
Anna's psychology also changed from the initial hope of finding the murderer to the obsession of paying the price even if Craig was not the murderer.
Because if it wasn't for Craig, where would her hatred be?
Will she continue to go through the dazed murder hunt afterwards?
And the other side.
Whether Craig was the killer or not, he was already treated as a murderer.
Going out to eat was watched like a monster and talked about, and the rumors became more and more exaggerated, and even rumors that he was a pedophile.
Even the driver's hand trembled so much that he couldn't hold the lever.
Being fired from the company was still a trivial matter, and in the end even his family did not believe him, and his wife secretly investigated him and took away the children.
Beaten by unknown people, received countless threatening letters, homes were invaded by thugs...
The screenwriter uses constant identity reversal and contrast with the encounters of the two sides to blur the boundaries of the victims.
You will find that the distance between "we" and evil is getting closer and closer as the camera.
We can't force Anna to let go of her hatred and forgive.
But it is also impossible to ignore those around her who are infected by her hatred.
The younger son was neglected and destroyed his brother's grave (he had never seen him); the daughter and her current husband, though on her side, were gradually crumbling because of her persistence.
There is also Craig, because of the message of the Internet, life is headed for destruction.
But when you swing because of the reversal of identity, "Victim" gives you a hard blow at the end .
Craig was indeed the murderer, killing Anna's son.
So.
Who are the victims?
Both.
Who is the murderer?
Both.
They are all people who can't forgive each other and can't let go of themselves.
Compared with "And Evil", the murderer was directly executed, leaving only a suicide note, and "Victim" went further, really giving both sides a chance to speak out.
The "why" behind the case, obscured by hatred and anger, has finally been uncovered.
Anna's actions were indeed out of revenge, because she was more guilty of leaving her son alone and causing death, and she thought that she was doing this for Skywalker, but in fact she only neglected some kind of comfort for her son.
Does she feel guilty?
There is, when she knows that she has destroyed Craig's innocent family while taking revenge.
Craig (aka Eddie) killed Liam not premeditated.
At the time of the crime, he ran away from home for 2 days, and no one cared or cared about his disappearance. Unlovable, he hid under the bridge, constantly cutting on his body with glass shards.
Liam saw that the flesh-and-blood Craig did not look away, but instead walked over to ask him if he needed help, allowing Craig to send him off many times in anger, but the kind Liam still refused to leave.
"My mom is a nurse, she can help you."
What was supposed to be a word of comfort became a source of anger.
Because Craig has no home, it's just a place for Dad and other women to hang out with.
The lack of maternal love caused hatred and deviation, but this child poked at his sore spot.
Does he feel guilty?
Yes, all the time -
They said I had to forgive myself as if I could make a decision
I can't forgive myself, but I also can't let this happen to me through every moment of my life
How do I continue? I knew there was nothing I could make up for
The moment it happened I understood that it would haunt me for the rest of my life
Whenever I watch Jessie's school performance, whenever I watch TV and laugh
I would all think of what I had done, and I had no right to happiness at all, not for a minute
After the verdict I ask to talk to you so that I can apologize to you
But they said it wasn't allowed, and you wouldn't accept my apology anyway
As time went on, I realized how trivial an apology was
Now it's even more minimal, and the guilt in my heart is getting stronger and stronger
Now it doesn't make sense for me to say anything, does it?
But I'm really, really sorry
In the end, he was even ready to die.
Seeing this, there may be some people who say that "killing people pays for their lives, and it is meaningless to justify them."
But this voice is not whitewashing, but to know how the incident occurred, and to avoid more evil breeding, more innocent people suffering.
"Victim" with such a reversal, constantly reminds the audience that -
It is irrational to ask the parties to remain rational at all times.
But there are some guidelines that should not be diverted by emotions.
The court does not exist for the sake of
Let the victim make a conclusion
It is to uphold the law
The law that all citizens should obey
If the damage already done cannot be rewritten.
Then we should at least do it, and don't repeat the mistakes of the past.
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