LAW

ABIDING
CITIZEN
Abag, Heart Erica B.
Ocon, Crizhae C.

ETHICS
11:00- 12:00
MWF
 "Law Abiding Citizen" is an action film or intense movie about a serial killer in opposite:
He’s inside the prison when he was committed many murders and make it done alone. So the
story is a locked-room mystery: How does he think all of his set up such an elaborate kills? Does
he have an accomplice outside the prison, or what? This movie tells the saddest story of an
honest working father and husband turned into a killer in search for revenge and justice when
his life is suddenly changed overnight. This was an excellent film. The movie had much to say
about the real-life legal issues. It opens the eyes of many to our not so justice system.
It shows some light on situations that happen in America quite often; the bad guy is left
off too easy. Clyde Shelton, is an upstanding husband and father who’s his wife and daughter
were brutally raped and murdered in front of him during a break in. When the suspects were
caught, well known district attorney Nick Rice, who is assigned to the case. Due to a flaw in the
system, Nick is forced to offer one of the suspects a much lighter sentence in exchange for
testifying against his accomplice.

Clyde can't believe this. He saw his wife and daughter murdered. Both men are
guilty. On this everyone agrees. The lawyer tries to get Ames to sequel on Darby, but
Ames won’t do it. Darby, however, is glad to cut a deal, so he gets a reduced sentence
while Ames gets the death penalty. Shelton is furious, as he knows this will allow the real
murderer to go free, and he loses all faith in the justice as a result.

A decade later, Ames is put to death, but instead of the usual painless execution,
the drug has been altered somehow and he dies in a most painful way. The evidence
points to Darby having tortured his friend in this manner, and they go to pick him up.
Darby is warned the cops after him, and when he goes into hiding, Shelton is waiting for
him. Shelton paralyzed Darby and slowly pulls him apart, piece, as revenge. The police
arrest Shelton, but Shelton points out to Rice that there is no evidence that he did
anything wrong.

However, when Shelton sends a videotape to Rice’s daughter showing his slow
and gory murder of Darby. Rice is no longer willing to cut any deals or let him walk. In
court, Shelton successfully gets bail, but he takes the opportunity to scream at the judge
for letting murderers get bail so easily. Shelton is put in jail for contempt of court, and
he murders his cellmate with a bone from his steak dinner, landing him in solitary
confinement. Meanwhile, bombs begin going off all over the city, killing law
enforcement officials, lawyers, and judges.

Rice must find a way to put a stop to all pf this before Shelton kills again.Why is
one allowed to live? Because, Nick explains, the case isn't acceptable without the
testimony, and if they lose, both men walk free. That's not good enough for Clyde, who
has 10 years to plot, plan and simmer in his hatred. That's the prologue. We observe that
Clyde's first killing involves his penetration of the Death Row execution chamber itself --
and that's before he's in prison. Is this guy Houdini, or does he have supernatural
powers?

As his methods are uncovered, it's clear he's a non-magical human being, but a
clever one with remarkable resources. So remarkable, in fact, that they fly in the face of
common sense. Movie supervillains have a way of correctly predicting what everyone
will do and making their plans on that basis. The explanation of Clyde's methods is
unreal, but it comes late enough, it’s first able to generate considerable suspense and a
sense of fearful.