戲劇的能力，是在引起觀眾的情感，讓他們悲傷憐憫，而類型電影中的警匪片正是能造成觀眾強烈情緒反應的類型。
《火線追緝》的劇本以當前台北社會的現象為背景，以台灣資金可以拍攝的故事，配合現代家庭的現象以及人與人的關係，建構出緊張、刺激卻又有著人文氣息的電影劇本作品。
本創作理念以Howard Suber的《The Power of Film》為分析基礎，企圖整理出一部賣座的警匪動作片是否能夠與《火線追緝》劇本相符，分析人物戲劇行動與性格是否能夠說服觀眾。
以上述的創作與分析方式期望《火線追緝》劇本能夠成為一部可以拍攝的賣座電影，而非一部只能案頭閱讀電影。
The pwer of drama is to invoke the feeling of saddness, sympathy and pity from the audiences. The Ganster film is the right kind of the film genre.
The Script, entitled “ The Arms of Sorrow”, is about a story of an experien-ced police officer who is trying to solve a tough case which involves his own daughter. It is a psycho thriller in the form of Ganster film with a mixture of mystery and suspense film. The script tries to make a satire on the absurd situa-tion of the social condition in Taiwan society in terms of the mis-conmunition between two generations, disconnected relationship of families and the lagged behind technology of the police intellect in solving crime cases.
The analysis of the script is based on the theory derived from the book written by Howard Suber, entitled “The Power of Film”. Firstly, this essay aims to sort out the rule that attrack audiences’ attention and that generate fine box office results.
Secondly, this essay also tries to analyze the figures of the script, its character-zation, dramatic actions and the strategy of the narrative in presenting the theme of the script.
Finally, on behalf of the aboved-mentioned concepts, this script and the analysis of the script should add up to constructing a well-thought-out, belivable though wierd and possibly box office generating story instead of just a readable version only.
