After 11 years, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet meet again on screen. In fact, Kathy Bates, who played the upstart lady in "Titanic", also plays a supporting role in this film, and her eyes are easy to recognize. Some people say that "Revolutionary Road" is the real life after the combination of Jack and Ruth in "Titanic", describing the fall of the love fairy tale. I think this film is not just about that.
What is the film about? In the words of the depressed white-collar workers, this is the trouble after owning a house and a car; in the words of Lvba, it is the hypocrisy of capitalist society and the emptiness of bourgeois spiritual life; it is a loud noise with a fan in the cinema. In the words of the old man and the old lady, this is the heroine's brain disease; and the internationalists stand at the height of all mankind, this reflects the common problems of all mankind in today's society, no matter rich or poor - --Why is your life like this? ---This may not only include marital problems.
When we were young and energetic, we all thought that we were different. Although we didn’t have to be famous, we also had to live a life different from that of other people. We must have a higher style than others. Of course we will discover that we are part of the masses - not a sudden discovery, but a slow process - before we realize that we are about to reach a certain age (e.g. 30) And when life is no different from the people around you. What is even more painful is to discover that all the people I despised before, actually all had the same idea-that they would be different. This discovery ruthlessly took away his last spiritual support.
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But reality is ruthless. Her husband, Frank, works in a big company that he doesn't like, but it can also make the whole family feel comfortable. His wife, April, studied acting, but never became an influent actor. He usually conducts stereotyped activities with the neighbors in the community. Social, harmonious and empty. Well, there are two more kids. This is an ordinary American family - although food and clothing are safe, there seems to be nothing to be happy about. An unsuccessful performance by his wife became the trigger for the outbreak of the relationship between the two. After the war subsided, April decided to end this misery and let the family live a different life. She proposed that the family move to Paris and start a new life. Frank's first reaction, and the first reaction of almost everyone in the world, was, what to do in Paris? where to live? What do you do to support your family? What about the child? In fact, none of these problems is a problem for a person who really wants a new life. Frank wasn't happy with his life either, his father worked his whole life for the big company he now works for -- and no one remembered him. He was determined from a young age to never be like his father, and now he finds himself thirty years old, no different from his father, and has begun to do empty things out of emptiness. He agreed to his wife's plan.
When the couple announced the plan to neighbors and colleagues, everyone's reaction was the same as the husband's first reaction. This makes them want to get out of this empty and mediocre social circle as soon as possible, and run towards Paris where they truly understand life. And the neighbors and colleagues thought the same as the wider audience—the plan was unrealistic. The only one who understood them was the real estate agent's "crazy" son. How to define crazy? I think in this film, or in real life in many cases, being outspoken, not being hypocritical, being ruthless often runs the risk of being sent to a mental hospital.
And the Wheelers themselves aren't necessarily rock-solid in their belief in the plan. Frank's unexpected promotion made him start to hesitate, and he was already shaken. At this time, April's unplanned pregnancy was undoubtedly a godsend opportunity for him - he needed money to have children and raise children, and his move to Europe had to be postponed. The wife became more and more desperate. She found that she no longer cared about her husband's infidelity, and she could only buy drunk to numb herself. The second visit of the mad son pushed the conflict to the top of the storm. In fact, he just told the truth and poked his husband's sore spot - the selfish idea of wanting to stay without considering his wife's feelings if there is a chance for a promotion. This ruthless move caused Frank to break out completely, because a lunatic told the truth that no one else would tell. There are many good things about this character, such as "Money is often a good reason, but it's often not the real reason." He saw his wife's indifferent face, speculated about the daily life of the Willers and his wife, and said, "I pity you all. Two, but I'm more fortunate, because I'm not the child in your belly." The
new life plan was ruined, and the neighbors and colleagues were relieved - mediocre people saw that there were people around me who were not mediocre. Desperate to drag him back.
April was utterly desperate. One sunny morning, April carefully prepared breakfast, discussed work and housework with her husband, and sent her husband to work. Everything was very harmonious, as if nothing had happened, but this scene made my heart shudder. Maybe it would be more representative if the film ended at this moment - countless couples and people in the world may also have the thoughts and plans of the Willers and his wife, but in the end, everything will be shattered.
However, the film continued. When April was alone at home, he used the soil method to abort himself, which finally led to a tragedy. Regarding her motives for the abortion, I think there are two possibilities. One is that she still wants to make clear to her husband that she can still implement some decisions, and the other is that, as the madman said, she does not want to let the child in her womb come to the world, and she also bears it. This empty and painful life.
This film is about the marriage tragedy of the middle class in Western society. To talk about marriage tragedy and empty life, Kubrick's work "Eyes Wide Shut" shows us from a completely different angle, but there is no answer either. In fact, the same is true of the proletariat in our East. It's just that the Chinese are more repressed, so repressed that they think they are not repressed. Some people also say that they don’t have a house or a car yet, thinking about what to do. I don’t think it has anything to do with garages. People are essentially animals that love the new and hate the old. How do you get along with another person for the rest of your life? How do you deal with this ruthless reality and helpless life? You might as well start thinking about it before you have a house or a car.
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