Changeling [2008] Movie Reviews on CinemaClock

Well the thing is the movie was not invented, its based on a certain reality in a period of corruption and if we like it or not, death peanalty was one of the consequences back then. I dont think we should allow ourselves commenting on such aspects of the movie, since its based on unavoidable realities. The story couldnt be told in another way, unless u want it to be transformed to a fiction novel with a lack of facts and sence :)

16.11.2008 - jopees88@ - age: 18-25

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Obviously the film was based on a true story, but the screenwriter and director can take liberty with how they tell the story. If you research this particular crime, you'll discover that there were many details left out of the movie. I feel that the director/screenwriter made a choice to linger over the execution scene. Take from it what you will--some people can read it as pro-death-penalty; others as anti-death-penalty. The point is they spent a lot of time on that particular scene.

17.11.2008 - julieb43@ - age: 36-49

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Excerpt from Wikipidia about the execution scene: "The scene featuring Northcott's execution by hanging has been perceived as "unbearable" due to its attention to detail, and as one of the most convincing pleas against the death penalty imaginable. Eastwood noted that for a supporter of capital punishment, Northcott was an ideal candidate. He said that in a perfect world the death penalty might be an appropriate punishment for such a crime; (12) crimes against children would be the top of his list for justifications of capital punishment. (14) But he said that whether one were pro- or anti-capital punishment, it must be recognized that there is a barbarism in making the execution public. Eastwood argued that in putting the guilty party before the families of his victims, justice may be done, but after such a spectacle the family would find it hard to find peace. The scene's realism was deliberate: the audience hears Northcott's neck breaking, his body swings, and his feet shake. It was Eastwood's intention to make the scene unbearable to watch."

23.11.2008 - pokytosha@ - age: 26-35

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