Witness
 Witness
In the 1985 film witness director peter weir explores the sharp cultural conflicts
between the old Amish society of western Pennsylvania and the modern American world
of crime and violence. The main character, Philadelphia police detective John Book
(played by Harrison Ford), is forced into hiding by a group of corrupt fellow officers
looking for a little Amish boy (played by Lukas Haas). The boy witnesses a brutal killing
and identifies the policeman who did …
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…beautiful widow. After seeing this movie
for the first time I was moved by its well thought out plot, character shifts, editing, motif,
and shot selection. Being told the story by 3 different people gave you an overall sense of
being informed on every account and not missing a thing. Witness combines all these
things without being to flashy or over bearing, I can plainly see why it is on the top 100
films of all time.
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