Superstar

"Matthew Poncelet is not a kind young man, he is a cold-blooded murderer." Facing Hilton's sensational words, the prosecution lawyer said, "He shot Walter twice in the back of the head and raped. He raped Hope, and He stabbed her seventeen times, and finally fired two shots at the back of the girl's head." Amidst the attorney's accusation, Matthew was calm and calm, and even curled his lips in disdain. It was unrepentant and even cold-blooded. The expression made everyone in the cinema take a sigh of relief, “The parents of the deceased will never see their children graduate, never attend their children’s weddings, never spend Christmas together, and never have grandchildren. They have lost the love of their sons and daughters. Female, I just want the prisoner to be executed accordingly!"

These words made Joshua feel restless, and even felt ashamed because of the thoughts he had just now. But Joshua faintly said something was wrong with the character, but he couldn't tell. It's just that Joshua is not the only person who has such an idea, Helen is also on pins and needles on the big screen.

When Helen faced Walter and Hope’s parents, he was almost speechless. Walter’s father Earle angrily accused, “How can you sit next to Poncelet without coming to talk to our two couples? Talk? How can you worry about Poncelet without thinking that maybe we need you too?"

Facing Earl's accusation, Helen was at a loss, she could only stand restlessly in place, lost in thought. The depression that permeated the movie theater also allowed everyone's impetuous mood to settle.

In the end, the Amnesty Department rejected Matthew's appeal, and the death penalty was held on schedule.

Helen began to visit Walter and Hope’s family. Walter’s home was already in shreds. Because of Walter’s death, his parents had gone through grief, quarrels, and the Cold War. They finally chose to divorce. Now they are leaving here to build a beautiful family. The house of memories, the whole world has begun to fall apart, and only the eternal memories are left tumbling in the scars.

The same is true for Hope’s home. They are always immersed in the memories of their daughters, and they can even talk in detail about every little detail of each day. When they recall the details of the afternoon their daughter was murdered, they were caught by themselves. The sadness was overwhelmed. Hope's father even regretted that he did not personally kill Matthew on the day of the trial, which allowed Matthew to live for another six years, until now he will not be executed.

Helen's eyes were full of tears, and she was moved by the great affection of the parents in front of her, which made her deeply suspicious of herself. But when Hope’s parents questioned why Helen continued to help Matthew, Helen tried to explain that God would help everyone. She wanted Matthew to confess the crime, but Hope’s parents simply could not accept this idea. They fiercely Helen was invited to leave their home.

This almost caused Helen to collapse. She wanted to help Matthew, but she simply believed that everyone is equal before God and everyone should have a chance to atone for their sins. If Matthew is guilty, then she hopes Matthew pleaded guilty; if Matthew is innocent, she hopes to find the real culprit.

But her idea was not recognized by others. Her persistence seemed so ridiculous to others, because the suffering of the two families of the deceased was beyond ordinary people’s imagination. Not only could she not ignore the parents of the deceased, she was a nun. , She should also be the sustenance of the two deceased's families.

This dilemma is interrogating Helen's beliefs, and even made her start to have self-doubt: Should she really continue to believe in God and choose to help Matthew?

When Helen heard Matthew’s profanity in the TV news, "I have no feelings for this government. I am a member of the Germanic Brotherhood. It’s right to kill Jews... I’ll join a terrorist organization and bomb. Drop the government building..."

This shocked Helen, "How could I help such a person? I must be crazy!"

The tormented Helen and Ma Xian faced confrontation, and in the face of Matthew, who had no regrets, Helen tried to persuade Matthew to make Matthew realize that it is wrong to hurt others and make Matthew realize that no one should be taken. The simple execution made Matthew realize the pain the two families endured. But Matthew was so obsessed. He just insisted that he hated the government, insisted that he did not kill anyone, and even applied for a polygraph test, just to let his mother know that he was innocent.

Matthew's stubbornness and coldness made Helen's situation more difficult. The communities where she worked were full of rumors, and even neighbors in these communities began to distance their children from Helen. Helen has now become "Matthew's side." People think that Helen is helping the devil, so they are like alienating the Poncelet family, alienating Helen.

As the time for Matthew's death sentence is getting closer, Helen's struggle is getting more and more turbulent. Matthew began to read the Bible under Helen’s persuasion, which added a lot of content to the conversation between the two of them. Helen told Matthew, “Love can bring about change. Those who are ignored, such as prostitutes. Girl, Beggars and poor people, they finally find someone who respects and loves them so that they can understand their survival value. Since then, they have gained dignity and strength."

Seeing this, Joshua suddenly understood that this is why Helen has been insisting on helping Matthew. Helen wants to use the power of love to change Matthew. She cannot change the established facts, but she can change Matthew.

On one side are the murderers who seem to be extremely vicious, and on the other side are the tragic and poor victims' families. Helen's plight also makes every audience in the cinema, including Joshua, start thinking. This is not choosing a position, but it is also choosing a position.

Murderers are certainly hateful, but what about the murderers’ family members? And can the murderer himself be saved? The victim's family is sad, but can it be true that using tooth for tooth and blood for blood can alleviate the hatred? And how should their lives continue? Does God really love everyone? So should the executioners who kill lives deserve God's forgiveness and redemption?

These countless contradictory ideological conflicts cannot find a breakthrough at all, they can only be smashing left and right in the mind. At this moment, Joshua even forgot Hugo and Susan, because the delicate performances of these two actors have substituted all the audience into the whole story. Matthew and Helen appeared on the big screen. , And the shock of the whole story spread out silently, making everyone's heart heavy and hard to breathe.

Helen fainted directly because of excessive pressure, which made Matthew worried. At the next meeting, Matthew's fear of being alone and afraid of death made him lose control. He looked at Helen and complained again. Worry, like Helen is his last rope.

Matthew pinned all his hopes on the polygraph ceremony, the governor's attitude, and the Supreme Court decision... But these hopes were extinguished one by one. As the time for Matthew’s execution is getting closer and closer, even Helen is beginning to feel scared, because a living life will be strangled in front of her, even the death of an animal will make people feel pity and sadness, not to mention It was a living human—her kind, which made Helen also feel terrified.

Looking at Matthew, who was panicking because of death, and Helen who was panicking because of witnessing death, Joshua felt that he was about to breathe. He looked at Matthew who lit a cigarette with his hands shaking slightly on the big screen. The stubbornness and panic in the amber eyes gradually became blurred in the lingering smoke, but he felt a boulder pressed against his chest, and he didn't know what emotion it was, pity? Worried? fear? But at least it's not abomination.

The day for the execution of the death penalty came, and the Poncelet family was able to gather together. In front of the family, Matthew completely relaxed, feeling the joy and relaxation that has been long-lost, and the whole room was full of laughter. His three younger brothers, his mother, they are all innocent, but their lives have been shocked because of Matthew's status as a "death prisoner" and they have begun to fall apart. At this point, there is no difference between the Poncelet family and the families of Walter and Hope. Faced with his son who is about to be executed, Lucille couldn't even give Matthew a hug.

But when the topic of death came again, everyone was silent, and the deathly silence made the air begin to tighten. No one knew how to face such a problem. How to learn to face death is a subject that will never be learned.

Seeing Matthew, who was being escorted away, Lucille completely broke down, tears broke down his eyes, and her whole body was helplessly relieved of all her strength, and the only thing Matthew, who could no longer see the outside scene, worried was, "I How is mom?"

The grief and helplessness of the Poncelet family, the grandeur and panic of Matthew, the depression and sadness of Helen, in the face of the indifference and numbness of the prison guards, seemed so pale and feeble, but it was set off in the heart of every audience in the cinema. Stormy seas. Joshua is no longer uncertain. He is not sure whether Matthew is really guilty. He is not sure whether his speculation about the movie is correct. He is not even sure whether he wants Matthew to be executed...

Matthew, who started eating his last meal, still refused to tell the truth, which disappointed Helen. At this time, the movie began to reveal the truth. Matthew and Carl met Walter and Hope in the outskirts~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and pushed them aside.

Matthew, who was getting closer and closer to death, began to lose control. He ranted in his cell, angry at everything around him, and even hated the two parents who wished to see his death. Faced with Matthew like this, Helen began to press on, "Don’t shirk responsibility! You blame Carl, blame the government, drugs, drugs, black people, the parents of the dead! You blame the two children for showing up in the suburbs! Then Matthew Pang What about Sly? What about his role? Is he really innocent? Or is he a victim?"

"I'm not a victim!" Matthew suppressed his inner anger and whispered toward Helen.

Faced with Matthew like this, Helen is almost crazy. At this time, Matthew has no way to escape punishment. Helen only hopes that Matthew can tell the truth. She only hopes that Matthew can achieve self-salvation.

The execution time at midnight is getting closer and closer, and people watching the execution come one after another. They even enjoy the buffet outside, like a feast; while Matthew is making the last call with his mother. On the phone, Lucille broke down, and Matthew couldn't cry. He was completely out of control, tearing down his face holding the handset.

Helen looked at the Bible that Matthew had just handed over to her, and fell silent. She decided not to give up and make one last attempt!