The film tells the story of Chen Xinwen (played by Dapeng), the owner of a construction company, who planned a cash truck robbery that shocked the whole country, due to the tight cash flow on the account and hoped to raise funds for the construction of the Guilong Bridge project as soon as possible, he took a risk and teamed up with 6 people to rob a cash truck containing 15 million cash. Members of the criminal gang included Chen Xinwen, his cousin Chen Xinnian, as well as four other bank clerks and two outlaws.
During the robbery, a policeman, He Lan, died. Chen Xinwen and Chen Xinnian managed to escape and hid incognito for 21 years. The policeman Wang Shouyue (played by Lin Jiadong), who was in charge of investigating the case, refused to give up, and finally found Chen Xinwen's traces 21 years later, and found that he had been living in Ruilong, Yunnan as Mo Zhiqiang, and married a wife and gave birth to a daughter. It turned out that in order to avoid the limelight, Chen Xinwen fled to Myanmar to dig jade, and finally killed the real Mo Zhiqiang with a stone and snatched his documents.
In the movie, Chen Xinwen and Chen Xinnian both believe that the taxi incident was a key turning point, and without this incident, life would be very different. The film shows the complexity and contradictions of human nature through this case, ** themes such as good and evil, freedom and captivity. The plot of the film is cleverly designed and the theme is profound, pointing to a spiritual dilemma by showing Chen Xinwen's life trajectory and psychological changes.
This film also made me realize that the constraints of law and morality are not superfluous constraints, but the guarantee of social order and human conscience. The tragedy of Chen Xinwen is that he ignored this and ended up paying a heavy price. At the same time, the portrayal of policeman Wang Shouyue in the film made me see the power of perseverance and justice. After 21 years of unremitting investigation, he finally brought the criminals to justice, and this spirit of upholding justice is admirable.
In addition, I was deeply touched by the emotional threads in the film. Chen Xinwen's relationship with Mo Zhiqiang's wife, as well as his love for his daughter, made me see the complexity of human nature. Beneath the appearance of sin, he also has a warm side. This makes me think that good and evil in human nature are often not black and white, but intertwined and difficult to separate.
Overall, "The Eighth Suspect" is not only a wonderful crime drama, but also a thought-provoking work. It made me realize that everyone's life is made up of countless choices, and that we must take responsibility for our choices and face the consequences of them. At the same time, the movie also reminded me that no matter how big the ** and difficulties in life are, we should stick to the bottom line of law and morality, so as to avoid going to the point of no return.