(spoilers) thoughts on Killing For The Prosecution

[tronella]

In general I enjoyed this film, but it was so packed with information that I had to go back and rewatch the last half hour of it to understand what was going on (I lost track around the lemonade-poisoning stuff, I think). My husband said - and I agree - that this would have been better as a drama than a film. They could easily have added more backstory for the reporter and Mogami's daughter and grandfather, and the stuff with the politician could have been made a lot clearer too, I think. But still, it was pretty good.

Nino is great ♥ As expected. But I don't understand why the trailers all made such a big deal of him copying Matsukura's weird mouth popping noise when it didn't really have anything to do with anything.


The most confusing scene for us was this part... We paused and stared at it for a few minutes.
- What the heck is up with the part at the blue arrow? Did Nino dislocate his hip? We tried to recreate this position (lol) but our main conclusion is that Nino is really short XD
- Why is Nino's foot so purple?! He must have pins and needles from this ridiculous and uncomfortable-looking position.
- Why didn't they just get on the mattress that is clearly right next to them??
The more I look at this the more confusing it seems. What is Nino doing with his legs? Who thought this was a good position for them to lie in?? Why.



If you want to see a great film with a similar vibe, I recommend Memoirs of a Murderer (22年目の告白－私が殺人犯です)! (It's a remake of a Korean film called Confession of Murder, but I haven't seen that version.)

Comments

[nienor09.livejournal.com]

I also got confused at some parts -and the blue arrow thing also caught my attention- especially with the one regarding Kimura's political friend, and I agree, a two hour's movie is too short to pack it with so many things, and it should have been better developed as a drama instead. But what confused me most was the final scene, why did Nino scream? Of frustration? I was hoping he'd fall off in pain after that or something else but not the final credits XD

[tronella.livejournal.com]

I think he was screaming in frustration because he knew he was right but that Mogami would get away with it? But yeah, it's quite confusing and ambiguous at the end, especially.