heard that lobsters can live forever, is this true? ——The inscription
about the movie "The Lobster", which is somewhat relaxed and fun, accompanied by a helpless sigh, wrapped in the coat of a comedy film, we also saw the obedience and rebellion of human habits.
In a dystopian near future, according to town rules, single people must be arrested and moved to hotels. There, each has 45 days to find a matching mate, and if that fails, they'll be transformed into the animal of their choice and released into the forest. But in the meantime, they can also hunt runaways and transformed animals in the forest to prolong their time as humans. A desperate man was abandoned by his wife, and he checked into a hotel according to the regulations. However, instead of being willing to be a fish under the knife, he escaped from the hotel and came to the place where the loners live. However, there, he But falling in love again violates the rules of the loner...
What is a lobster?
The name of the movie "Lobster" stems from a choice made by the male protagonist. After he was single, he chose the future way out for himself - to become a lobster, because a lobster is immortal in people's consciousness, and it will continue to build a new body for itself. , and then reborn, neither old nor dead. While this claim has been dismissed as a paradox, many still use the lobster to define the name of their faith.
The male protagonist is reluctant to communicate with people too much, because he does not agree with the absurd rules of the world for being single, but he also does not want to be a hunter, he is cold, from the first time he sees a woman eating It can be seen that there is no rescue, however, in fact, this woman is actually just a colder person than him. A woman lives by hunting all day long, and she can even use killing to maintain her life as a human being. The male protagonist took the initiative to meet a woman when he had few days left as a human being. This cold woman temporarily released her cold heart for the first time. She said that they were very compatible, and they decided to "love" each other and became "Couple status" that will not be transformed. After a few days of "happiness", the female protagonist killed the male protagonist's brother who turned into a dog. The male protagonist pretended to tell her that it was okay, but he silently picked up the shotgun. He could have accepted this unreal happiness. of comfort, but they are not suitable for each other. He killed the woman and fled the hotel, after all, he wanted a lobster, not a slaughtered seafood.
Truth and ideal?
At this point in the story, we began to think, what are the people here really looking for? Is it love? Because they reject singleness, but it doesn't appear to be. If you don't find a partner, you will be forced to change into the appearance of an animal. It can be seen that people's pursuit of love is more for survival. Is it dignity? It doesn't seem to be either. "More people choose to be a dog after 45 days, that's why there are so many dogs in the world", the hotel manager's abusive remarks, I wonder if it implies all the self-deprecating "single dogs", at least they are Under the seemingly unfair rules, there are only sad people wagging their tails and begging for pity. Is it life? Maybe, maybe not, because people exist for granted, just in different forms.
In my opinion, what people here have been following is probably a truth called "what I think is right". The hotel regulations allow heterosexuality and homosexuality, but not bisexuality, love, but not cheating, DINK, but children are arranged for lovers and couples, and marriage is defined as "universal is correct". In the hotel, finding a lover is the only truth, while in the forest, being alone is their definition of truth. Here, one cannot find universal truths, but also cannot violate the rules of existence. In short, in this confusing utopia, any seemingly absurd rules are reasonable, because it just conveys a "leader" and "leader" ideology, no matter what kind of force you are driven by, each individual will eventually will be subjected to irreversible pressure. And the beauty of the "ideal" is only possible.
The world as we see it...
Yes, this movie is brutal, it's violent, and it's filled with a lot of violence against pressure, but it's not about the darkness in human nature.
The killing of the male protagonist's brother by a woman only exposes the high-sounding marriage model. The male protagonist's killing of a woman also maintains the kinship inherent in life. Although, when people do not conform to social rules, they will be downgraded to animals. But in this, what we see is also all that human beings do to obtain precious survival through various choices. After all, who can deny that survival is not an ideal too?
In the end, the male protagonist found a sincere love in the world of loners, but after the other party was blinded, the male protagonist chose to leave. He is not ruthless, but he doesn't have to embrace "compromise" anymore after experiencing hardships.
When we break up with reality, it is better to reunite with the self that has not been lost.
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