Because Jesus, rather than getting revenge on those that hung him on a cross, instead asked that they be forgiven, “for they do not know what they are doing.” Jesus showed us all a better way forward, one characterized by love and peace. Which is why the sacrifice of Jesus is truly a remarkable thing.
But is revenge ever truly fulfilling? Does making someone suffer as much as you have suffered ever bring about more peace, beauty, or love? Shouldn’t that be the point to justice? Resolution rather than revenge? The way to ease your own suffering – to be just – is to cause suffering in the lives of those who were responsible. Revenge is characterized by the Old Testament’s law of “an eye for an eye”. And while it can be a very powerful force in one’s life, it is also a violent, unfulfilling one. Revenge is often what we desire when we are hurt when things we love are taken from us. Ultimately, this film shows the opposite path to forgiveness. The website Rotten Tomatoes also agrees with me, giving it a 26% (4.4/10) rating and saying, “Unnecessarily violent and unflinchingly absurd, Law Abiding Citizen is plagued by subpar acting and a story that defies reason.” It is a very violent movie that also requires a healthy amount of suspension of disbelief.
And now, having watched the entire film, I would caution anyone who watches it. As I had missed the first half of the movie, I didn’t watch it then, but I did see how violent the movie could be.
I came in late one night and my roommates were watching it in the living room. One of the few movies on my recommendation list, I first encountered it while in Queenstown. It stars Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx and takes place in Philadelphia, telling the story of a man driven to seek justice while targeting not only his family’s killer but also those who have supported a corrupt criminal justice system, intending to assassinate anyone supporting the system. Gary Gray from a screenplay written by Kurt Wimmer. Per Wikipedia, Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American crime-thriller film directed by F.
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