Insomnia movie review. “The good cop cannot sleep because it cannot join the pieces of the puzzle, the bad cop is for the conscience.” The fiction of the movie Insomnia takes place around this word. Only the work done is not determined by who is good and who is bad. In addition, an internal reasoning / contention is required for this.
After a mysterious murder of a 17-year-old girl, a small city in Alaska is shaken by this news. In the city with a low crime rate, this type of incident has never been witnessed before. The film Insomnia, starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank, reveals what the concepts of courage and honesty that we ignore in our lives from time to time are what makes people lose at the same time.
Insomnia, directed by Cristopher Nolan, is a crime and thriller. The film, which lasts about two hours, is more tense than the detective type and the scenes are more realistic in that context. The movie, which was produced in 2002, received three awards in 2003. Satellite was awarded the Edgar award for the best movie script, Robert award for the best American movie and the best editing award. Cristopher Nolan has also directed many famous films such as Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Prestige and the Dark Knight.
Two detectives, William Dormer (Al Pacino) and Hap Echart, came from the city of Los Angeles to clarify the murder. Reaching a suspect as a result of their research, two detectives pursue writer Walter Finch (Robin Williams). Meanwhile, in the conflict, Hap Echart dies and a mysterious man disappears there. Dormer, on the other hand, takes a new assistant and continues the investigations related to the event. Commissioner Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) has undertaken the task of conducting an investigation related to Hap Echart.
Days of insomnia
Al Pacino, the detective Dormer, tries to solve two deaths in days of sleeplessness in a season when night is not seen in Alaska. The movie takes its name from this situation. Insomnia, that is, insomnia, has made the job very difficult at such a critical moment that detective Dormer needs to keep his perception clear and make the right decisions. The two deaths appear to be independent from each other, but they are also intertwined. These conditions push our detective to intensive inquiries. Of course, as much as his mind allows, which is doomed to days of insomnia.
The character of the writer Walter Finch draws our attention to the negative and dark aspects of human nature. It also tries to explain that the first mistake opened a door to the next one. Perhaps the strangest part of the film is that Robin Williams, who is accustomed to seeing himself in the comedy movies, is the killer and writer Walter Finch who is at the center of the relationship between the two deaths.
Despite the fact that the murder was committed flawlessly, Dormer looks after all the findings and pursues the traces left by the murderer. The death of the pill has had an impact on Dormer than expected. This situation sometimes leads to daunting. However, Dormer does not chase the murder. Although there is some truth in the criticism for insomnia, I would like to express that the film is not just a police-killer chase. Film is a manifestation of many human-specific values and concepts. And looking for a point of escape from all of this… Sometimes even stuck in the limbo…
What determines good and evil?
“The good police can’t sleep because they can’t assemble the puzzle, while the bad police don’t have their conscience.” The whole fiction of the film takes place around this word. It doesn’t just determine who is good and who is bad. In addition, an internal reasoning / contention is required for this. At this point, the values held by our character, shaped in a family and social environment, enter the scene. A person is not actually just a person. In order to reach correct judgments about him, he needs to be handled with all his surroundings. Insomnia manages to enter the spirit worlds of people through the intersections of individual and social judgments.
Although there are some shortcomings, the acting of Al Pacino and Robin Williams is worth watching. In particular, I would like to draw attention to the last words of the detective Dormer, to Ellie Burr: “Let me sleep a little…” And the film ends with a relentless interrogation process with the nodes it throws in our mind.
Insomnia (2002)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Tasha Simms, Paula Shaw, Lorne Cardinal, Crystal Lowe, James Hutson, Lorne Cardinal
Screenplay by: Hillary Seitz
Production Design by: Nathan Crowley
Cinematography by: Wally Pfister
Film Editing by: Dody Dorn
Costume Design by: Tish Monaghan
Set Decoration by: Peter Lando
Art Direction by: Michael Diner
Music by: David Julyan
MPAA Rating: R for language, some violence and brief nudity.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: May 24, 2002
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