In "The Lobster", the orthodox society will punish the single person and the couple who are not in love with the death penalty of turning into an animal; the single person who masturbates will be punished by forcing his hand into the toaster.
And the celibate in the forest, any emotional or physical communication between the sexes will be punished, including cutting the lips of both parties to force them to kiss and euphemistically call it "the blood kiss". And the heaviest punishment is "the punishment of blood exchange", the degree of cruelty is self-evident.
It can be seen that "The Lobster" transcends the general black-and-white dystopian movie setting, and no matter what kind of society it is, it is a practitioner of dogma and oppression. When the male protagonist escaped from the mainstream society of forced spouses and came to the forest, he unfortunately met true love here, but he was in this non-mainstream society where love could not be found. The director has created an unprecedented utopian paradox. This time, it is no longer as cruel as in "Dog Teeth" that pushes the viewers into the abyss, but when you stand on the edge of a cliff, a group of people follow one after another. Wolf, you will face the despair of choosing a way to die for yourself.
In the movie, some people commit suicide by jumping off the building because they can't find a partner for a long time; some people base their love on lies in order to avoid punishment; everyone follows the principle of matching mechanical dogma, such as nosebleeds on both sides, indifference to death on both sides, etc. , In the end, the male protagonist did not hesitate to pick up a knife and claim that he was going to the toilet to poke his eyeballs in order to be a good match for the blind female protagonist. Everything is suffocating and depressed under the solemn and expressionless performances of the actors.
However, at the end of the film, the heroine waited alone at the dining table, leaving the same blank as in "Dog Tooth", without explaining the final ending, but I found a glimmer of light in the dark clouds in the sky, which is also the director's last hope for everyone.
I think the male protagonist did not stab the knife into his own eyeballs in the end, but chose to leave silently, just like he scolded his friend for his hypocritical marriage.
"Awakening".
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