fatal id

Afton 2022-04-20 09:01:23

This is the first suspenseful movie that I think about my own personality after watching it. The movie tells the story of a criminal with multiple personalities who, with the help of a psychiatrist, destroys the evil personality and retains the good personality. The tension of the rhythm and the successive reversals of the plot did not surprise me too much, after all, this is the standard configuration of a suspense film. But after watching the ending, I realized the director's intention, or what I understand the director's intention is. The personality of the little boy finally kills the personality of the kind prostitute, which also means that the psychiatrist's treatment fails. This makes people think, why is the personality of the weak boy the ultimate big boss? I remember at the beginning, the psychiatrist said that the criminal's multiple personalities were formed from a very young age, and the abuse of his parents when he was a child was the beginning of his psychological distortion. However, the doctor ignored the personality of the little boy in the process of treatment, believing that he was weak after all and would not constitute a social harm. But in the end, the evil little boy personality became the only personality of the criminal. Actually, I think this is a metaphor: the imprint of a person's childhood experiences is deeply ingrained in the heart, and the little boy personality can kill all the adult personalities, which aims to illustrate the stubbornness of this personality. Just like a lot of research in psychology now is to analyze the influence of the family of origin on a person's personality. And my current lack of self-confidence and not daring to try new things also stems from my childhood experiences. Childhood experience is the cornerstone of shaping one's personality. In the future, it can only be added, repaired and decorated, but not demolished and rebuilt. Maybe this is what the director wants to express, but the film uses extreme methods. This question seems to be a limitation that cannot be surpassed by human beings. Just like me, I desperately want to get rid of my self-confidence, but even if others don't notice it at all, and even think that I am talking and laughing, I can see it clearly. This kind of state of mind is just like what is said in the movie: I walk up the stairs and always see a person who is not there. Today he is not there again. I hope he disappears forever...

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  • Bernhard 2022-03-22 09:01:25

    Thriller films with multiple personalities are still very good. The first half is a bit messy. The director will not shoot murders, nor will they be killed. I feel that similar scenes are neither shocking nor fearful. John Cusack is a very strange actor, with affinity, acting skills, and dedication, but he can't remember his facial features

  • Tyra 2022-03-22 09:01:25

    Until the last moment, I thought it was a spiritual redemption.

Identity quotes

  • Rhodes: There's a dead body in your freezer, Larry!

    Larry: I didn't kill him. I found him like that!

    Rhodes: Oh, stop it!

    Larry: No, wait! Please, listen! Listen! Listen, I was in Vegas last month and I lost everything, okay? Everything! And I was driving West. I didn't know where I was going, but I was running on empty so I pulled in here at this place. And there was no one at the station, so I came over to the office and I walked in. And there, sitting at that desk right there, was the manager, face down in a Banquet potpie, dead. Heart attack or something.

    Rhodes: Banquet potpie. Banquet potpie!

    Larry: I don't know. He'd been sitting there for God knows how long. All of a sudden, this auto parts salesman pulls up looking for a room. I didn't have a fucking dime, so I took his thirty and gave him one. I just took the key from the wall him a room. Maybe that was wrong, but I was broke and that's what I did. Then I came back in here and I moved Larry's body. His name was Larry too. I put him in the freezer. I wasn't trying to hide him. It was hot out, and I thought it was the best place for him till his family or someone came along. Only no one did, except more guests. So I checked them in too, and they all seemed happy so I just stayed.

  • Rhodes: All right. You want a plan? Everybody want a plan? Here's the plan, okay? No one's gonna move. We're gonna stay here, like this, in this room until dawn. No one leaves, no one moves.

    Rhodes: [points gun at Larry] And if he tries anything I'm gonna shoot him! And if there's something out there and it comes in here, I'm gonna shoot it! And if anyone of us tries anything, I'm gonna shoot 'em!

    Ed: We get it!

    Rhodes: Good!