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The beginning clearly shows the trap set by the police and the justice system. Asking a "suspect" the same question over and over again until she contradicts herself. (We have nothing to say to the police, let's never forget that. And they always lie.) They decide that her reactions are not "normal". They convict her on the basis of evidence, evidence that they have carefully fabricated, because that is our role as good prosecutors and good police officers.
They humiliate her by putting her in prison. They are all very pleased with their work. And terribly hurt when their convictions are contradicted by the facts.
You are deprived of your voice, your freedom, your privacy, you are lectured, your life is rewritten, you become a number to be humiliated.
At least Bach, Oscar Wilde, Jean Genet, Varlam Shalamov and François Villon wrote beautiful books there.
We also see how the lawyer uses the media to put pressure on the trial and restore some dignity to his client in the public eye. How he exposes the abuses of the police, who are always quick to crack down (their sole role) and never willing to listen to the victims.
The characters in this series are truly fascinating ! The one with the electronic tag who wants to do the right thing but is involved in repression, in particular, and finds room for manoeuvre. The prison guards and the uncomfortable inmates. Seeing their reactions, witnessing their exchanges, perhaps understanding them a little...
The slow pace serves the story well, illustrating the steamroller effect of the authorities on their subjects. And alongside this, we follow the resolution of the mysteries surrounding these people. The story always moves forward and never drags unnecessarily. It is brilliantly well written.
We don't know. We only saw death, not before. We don't know the circumstances surrounding the loss of this husband, about whom we know only a few fragments of his life. And the story continues, life goes on. Certain shots follow one another in a particularly meaningful way, illustrating the condition of the two prisoners, such as the door of one's isolation cell, where the camera lingers after it closes, followed by the gaze of the mother feeding her daughter, locked up in her home with an ankle bracelet. She takes her isolation with her.
The mother hears her daughter laughing with the friends who are looking after her for the day and chooses not to disturb them, leaving. The lift doors close behind her, the scene cuts, and the other woman in prison stands behind bars.
Kim Go-Eun is mind-blowing as an evil creature whose mind remains a complete mystery to us. We have no idea what's going to happen with her. Fascinating.
Jeon Do-Yeon also gives an admirable performance as the lost mother, plagued by doubts and guilt. Which she shouldn't normally feel, unless...
There are some tough moments in this series, but no scenes intended to shock. No, we are spared the images, and we don't need them. Generally speaking, I don't understand why anyone would want to show us horrible things. And here, as in Homebound, we get a true representation of COVID-19, dignified and accurate, terrible. Every time I see it in American films or series, it's to ridicule the victims and the people who were afraid, and it makes me incredibly angry, this disrespect from pedants. (I'm talking about you Ari Aster)
Naturally, as always with well-crafted thrillers, you're disappointed when you get to the bottom of it. Nothing can match all the machinations that have gone before.
PS : Lie detectors have never proved to be effective in what they claim to prove. On the other hand, with limited yes or no questions, you can make people say whatever you want. Practical. Like forensic psychology/psychiatry, you can prove whatever you want.
They humiliate her by putting her in prison. They are all very pleased with their work. And terribly hurt when their convictions are contradicted by the facts.
You are deprived of your voice, your freedom, your privacy, you are lectured, your life is rewritten, you become a number to be humiliated.
At least Bach, Oscar Wilde, Jean Genet, Varlam Shalamov and François Villon wrote beautiful books there.
We also see how the lawyer uses the media to put pressure on the trial and restore some dignity to his client in the public eye. How he exposes the abuses of the police, who are always quick to crack down (their sole role) and never willing to listen to the victims.
The characters in this series are truly fascinating ! The one with the electronic tag who wants to do the right thing but is involved in repression, in particular, and finds room for manoeuvre. The prison guards and the uncomfortable inmates. Seeing their reactions, witnessing their exchanges, perhaps understanding them a little...
The slow pace serves the story well, illustrating the steamroller effect of the authorities on their subjects. And alongside this, we follow the resolution of the mysteries surrounding these people. The story always moves forward and never drags unnecessarily. It is brilliantly well written.
We don't know. We only saw death, not before. We don't know the circumstances surrounding the loss of this husband, about whom we know only a few fragments of his life. And the story continues, life goes on. Certain shots follow one another in a particularly meaningful way, illustrating the condition of the two prisoners, such as the door of one's isolation cell, where the camera lingers after it closes, followed by the gaze of the mother feeding her daughter, locked up in her home with an ankle bracelet. She takes her isolation with her.
The mother hears her daughter laughing with the friends who are looking after her for the day and chooses not to disturb them, leaving. The lift doors close behind her, the scene cuts, and the other woman in prison stands behind bars.
Kim Go-Eun is mind-blowing as an evil creature whose mind remains a complete mystery to us. We have no idea what's going to happen with her. Fascinating.
Jeon Do-Yeon also gives an admirable performance as the lost mother, plagued by doubts and guilt. Which she shouldn't normally feel, unless...
There are some tough moments in this series, but no scenes intended to shock. No, we are spared the images, and we don't need them. Generally speaking, I don't understand why anyone would want to show us horrible things. And here, as in Homebound, we get a true representation of COVID-19, dignified and accurate, terrible. Every time I see it in American films or series, it's to ridicule the victims and the people who were afraid, and it makes me incredibly angry, this disrespect from pedants. (I'm talking about you Ari Aster)
Naturally, as always with well-crafted thrillers, you're disappointed when you get to the bottom of it. Nothing can match all the machinations that have gone before.
PS : Lie detectors have never proved to be effective in what they claim to prove. On the other hand, with limited yes or no questions, you can make people say whatever you want. Practical. Like forensic psychology/psychiatry, you can prove whatever you want.
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