When Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), a meticulous and tattooed cop, is forced to release Alex due to lack of evidence, the father of one of the girls, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), takes matters into his own hands. Keller kidnaps Alex, imprisoning him in a decrepit bathroom to torture a confession out of him. What follows is a grueling, 153-minute descent into the heart of darkness.
The use of symbolism is also noteworthy, particularly in the character of Loki, who serves as a symbol of the search for truth and the power of intuition. The contrast between the darkness of the forest, where the girls are taken, and the bright, suburban landscapes of their homes, serves as a metaphor for the fragility of innocence. prisoners.2013
Supporting turns by Viola Davis, Maria Bello, and Terrence Howard flesh out the tragedy, but it is Paul Dano who steals every scene as the pathetic, cryptic Alex Jones. Is he evil? Is he simple? Dano never gives the audience an easy answer. When Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), a meticulous and
She had meant to toss the coat when the zipper split, but something about that folded rectangle stopped her. It was warm from her hand, as if someone had just released it. She remembered the night she bought the coat: snow in the city, a movie playing in an upstairs auditorium, a date that fizzed and went out. She remembered too the way his hand looked when he let go of hers at the corner. She had been twenty-seven then, convinced that motion alone could carry her out of any small despair. The use of symbolism is also noteworthy, particularly
As the days turn into weeks, Paul Kidman, a former convict, takes matters into his own hands and kidnaps the prime suspect, Alex Jones, a mentally challenged and suspicious-looking young man. Kidman subjects Alex to brutal and coercive interrogation, pushing him to confess to the crime. Meanwhile, Detective Loki, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is tasked with solving the case and is determined to find the girls before it's too late.
“Prisoners.2013,” she said, and her voice felt like a latch being flipped in the dark.