Searching
The film that I have chosen to speak about today is called Searching. It stars Debra Messing and John Cho. The film portrays John Cho as a father by the name of David. It shows a father's journey to discover the truth about what happened to his daughter Margot. Debra Messing plays Detective Rosemary Vick who is the police officer on the case.
Prior to Margot going missing, we learn that Margot's mother had passed away from lymphoma two years earlier which caused the relationship between Margot and John to become fractured. Margot had been attending piano lessons which she cancelled 6 months ago. She was also talking to her uncle and they were taking weed together. There is an online video of a man by the name of Randy Cartoff who admitted to sexually assaulting Margot and then killing himself. David receives an email of a memorial service that he can arrange for Margot. There is a scene in the beginning part of the film where Margot rings David three times, twice by her phone and once by video call. This scene plays an important part in the twist of the film. Margot was talking to username fish_n_chips. Their profile picture was a woman who it turns out is a professional model. David was led to believe that she was a waitress in Pittsburgh, and she was the one speaking to Margot. This was a lie fabricated by Vick which will be explained in a bit.
This is where the film takes a turn that no one was ever expecting.
Now, it was Vick's son Robert who was talking to Margot as he was fish_n_chips but he lied to her and made her believe that he was a girl whose mother was in the hospital. Margot transferred $2,500 to Robert, he felt guilty and wanted to return the money to Margot. He found her in her car and scared her. Margot called David but he didn't answer her calls as he was asleep. Robert accidentally pushed Margot down a ravine, he called his mother (Vick). Vick fabricated this whole lie to protect her son. Margot is found and Vick is arrested.
Prior to Margot going missing, we learn that Margot's mother had passed away from lymphoma two years earlier which caused the relationship between Margot and John to become fractured. Margot had been attending piano lessons which she cancelled 6 months ago. She was also talking to her uncle and they were taking weed together. There is an online video of a man by the name of Randy Cartoff who admitted to sexually assaulting Margot and then killing himself. David receives an email of a memorial service that he can arrange for Margot. There is a scene in the beginning part of the film where Margot rings David three times, twice by her phone and once by video call. This scene plays an important part in the twist of the film. Margot was talking to username fish_n_chips. Their profile picture was a woman who it turns out is a professional model. David was led to believe that she was a waitress in Pittsburgh, and she was the one speaking to Margot. This was a lie fabricated by Vick which will be explained in a bit.
This is where the film takes a turn that no one was ever expecting.
Now, it was Vick's son Robert who was talking to Margot as he was fish_n_chips but he lied to her and made her believe that he was a girl whose mother was in the hospital. Margot transferred $2,500 to Robert, he felt guilty and wanted to return the money to Margot. He found her in her car and scared her. Margot called David but he didn't answer her calls as he was asleep. Robert accidentally pushed Margot down a ravine, he called his mother (Vick). Vick fabricated this whole lie to protect her son. Margot is found and Vick is arrested.
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