导演:约翰·麦克ccc
编剧:RichardFire/约翰·麦克诺顿
主演:MaryDemas/迈克尔·鲁克/AnneBartoletti
类型:剧情/惊悚/恐怖/传记/犯罪
制片国家/地区:美国
语言:英语
上映日期:1986-09-24
片长:83分钟/Australia:77分钟/Norway:78分钟/Sweden:78分钟/Italy:75分钟(editedforTV)
又名:连续杀人犯的一生/亨瑞
IMDb链接:tt0099763
杀手的肖像的剧情简介······
TherealHenryLeeLucashadoneoftheworstchildhoodsthatIhaveeverhadthemisfortuneofreadingabout.GrowingupinTexas,helivedwithafamilythatwastotallydysfunctional.Hegrewupinashack,thathadnothingmorethanadirtfloor.Thefatherbeingaleglessalcoholic,literallyaswellasfiguratively.Themotherworkedasaprostitute.Henrywasalsoforcedintosexualactivitywithherclients.Theyforcedhimtodressasagirlandthenwouldproceedtohavesexwithhim.Hewasachildthatgrewupbeingraped.
Hethengrewupwithsuchanintenseragethathebecameaserialkiller.Arewesurprised?Now,Iamnottryingtojustifyhisbehaviour.Rather,Iampointingoutthefactthatthesepeopledonotjustfalloutofthesky.Thereisnosuchthingasaninexplicableevil.Thatis,thepersonisjustevilbecausetheyare.Yes,thereseemstobesomegeneticevidenceforpsychopaths.Howeverthemajoritydonotbecomekillers.Theoneswhobecomekillersaremade.Ifyouaretrulyinterestedinwhatmakesapsychopath,Isuggestyouread,‘NotGuiltybyreasonofInsanity‘byDorothyOtnowLewis.SerialkillersareoftenportrayedasbeinglikeHannibalLecter.Smartandtalentedcreaturesthathavesuddenlylosttheirmoralcode.Thetruthismostareapsychologicalmess.Losersthatarefullofconflictingemotions.Thereisalsostrongevidencetosuggestthatthesepeoplearemadebyaspecificformofbraindamage.Basicallywhenyoucombinetraumainchildhoodandfrontallobebraindamage,youendupwithHenry.
Thismovieiswhathappenswhenpeoplearetreatedinanutterlyhorrificway.MichaelRookerisexcellentasapsychopathwhoseemsnormalbutdeepdownharboursapsychoticrageagainstsociety.HeandOtistravelaroundkilling.Why?Whynot?Thepointlessnessoftheirlivesisperfectlycaptured.Peoplecomplainaboutthelackofplot.Ithinkitperfectlycapturestheplot.Itshowstheemptinessofthesecharacters.InfactHenryandOtisfeelnothingunlesstheyarekilling.Theemotionalsideofthecharactershasbeenlikekilledoffbypreviousabusesagainstthem.Theyarenotunlikethelivingdead.EvenwhenOtis‘ssistershowssomeaffectiontowardsHenryhecannotreciprocate.Hecan‘trelatetopeople,hecanonlygetoffontortureanddeath.Yeah,thisisshocking.Butitisalsoincrediblysad.
HereinNewZealandtherearemanyshockingdrunkdrivingadsthattheyplaytotryandgetpeopletostopthisbehaviour.Ifeelthatthismovieislikethat.Themovieisanadforpsychopaths,whotheyareandthedysfunctionalpsychologicalworldthattheyinhabit.Itisafilmthathonestlylooksatthesekindsofpeople.Thiscertainlydoesnotglorifythesepeople,whichisacriticismthathasbeenlevelledatthe‘SilenceoftheLambs‘series.ThisiswhyIthinkitshockspeople.Theserialkillerkillsforvisceral,physicalpleasure.AsTedBundystated,‘IkilledbecauseIwantedto.‘Maybe,thisiswherethefilmfallsdown.Thatthecharactersmotivationsarenotexplainedwellenough.Buteitherwaytheviewerisgivenashockinglyrealisticinterpretationofaserialkillersworld.
Obviouslythisisafilmthatwasmadeonabudget!Butthisjustaddstothebleakness.InfactChicagolooksdirty,grimyandnotlikesomewherethatyouwouldvisit.Theperformancesoftherestofthecastareprettyaverageifnotbad.Sothefilmhassomedefiniteflaws.Theexploitationfactoristhere.ButthenIthinkoffilmslikeBaiseMoiandthisfilmhasnothingonthat!
OverallIthinkthisisanobjectivelookataworldthatthoseofuswhocomefromnormalbackgroundswillfindhorrific.Aworldthatwepreferwouldneverexist,buthoweverdoesexist.Maybeoneday,asoursocietymaturesthesepeoplewillceasetoexist.Storieslikethesewillbecomecompletelyfictional.Ireallyhopeforthatday.7outof10.