The truth is in the hands of the madman

Phyllis 2022-04-21 09:01:36

The film has been on the hard drive for two months. It may be a coincidence that I was able to watch this film recently. Frank is a man who has a mid-life crisis and needs to stand in his 30s. It seems that I have reached middle age, but the crisis has passed when I was young. Unfortunately, I am doomed to be unable to normalize the crisis. There are options but everywhere. No longer dress well, no longer go in and out of high-end office buildings, no longer be regarded as an elite, live quietly and do what you want. Although, I have always been short of money.

Maybe it's because I've been alone for too long. When I watched it for the second time, I suddenly felt that this movie was almost "Fight Club". Frank and April seemed to be two shadows of me. A lot of the time it's like that, your she is a part of who you are. Be an elite, or be yourself.

Enthusiasm is a consumable. I have always felt that passion is an essential catalyst in life. Without passion, life is no longer life. When Frank and April told the neighbors, the neighbors looked like they were dead. Shocked, envious, annoyed, contemptuous... two and a half minutes dripping with exquisiteness. The neighbor's wife later began to cry inexplicably, and she was so enthusiastic that she could go around the beam for three days. Halfway through the film, I even thought that the ending was what I expected, and what you did and what you thought became a consensus. However, that's just what I imagined. Choice is everywhere, because temptation is everywhere. Men may refuse money, but there are two things that are difficult to refuse: beauty and career achievement. You don't like these two, it only shows that you are not a real man.

When life is at a fork in the road, you need a guide to show you where to go. This man may be unknown, but he can see through everything. 45'37'', the great lunatic descended. The lunatic is usually unreasonable, freewheeling, driven by primitive impulses, just as the lunatic in "Prison Break" is loved by the audience. The lunatic is a guide and a referee for both. Loved the scene where the lunatic visited twice.

"Hopeless emptiness? Now you have spoken out. Many people live in emptiness, but... It takes real courage to truly see that despair..." If you haven't seen the movie, you may feel this sentence The words will be spoken by God or Shakyamuni. But it comes from a madman and is not so believable. It was these words that made April more determined, but what was waiting for Frank was a greater emptiness.

I've been through a few times, and every time I take a lot of courage to make a choice, there will be some irresistible temptation. At this point, success or failure can only depend on the severity of the disease. A word from a female colleague made Frank's heart betray. Thirty-year-old men who can't be reliable in mainstream life are easily ridiculed by those around them, and Frank wants to wash away his father's unknown history. When beauty and good jobs strike, prepare to take care of the aftermath. April's pregnancy gives the renegade host a good excuse. Life was once again plunged into endless quarrels and emptiness. Even a madman rushing in and berating Frank can't save his heart from abandoning his dream.

Zhang Chu used to have a heart that was unwilling to be kitsch. Many people felt that Zhang Chu was exhausted based on his current life and state. They forget that Zhang Chu still has a heart that refuses to be kitsch. Choosing to dream and living in reality is like purgatory. Suffering but firm. This is why I still like Zhang Chu.

When the madman pokes Frank's wound, the dream is completely defeated. In the end, April used an abortion to keep her dream alive. In the end, he also killed himself. The old revolutionary left, and the new neighbor was about to start a revolution. A great but ordinary dream came to an abrupt end. At the end of the film, the mainstream life's summary of the dreamer was expressed in the words of the old lady who sold the building. The old man made a silent resistance by turning off his hearing aids. The characters in the film

are very interesting.

April is a fighter chasing dreams.
Frank is a renegade of dreams. Neighbors are
people who have dreams but can't change the status quo. find your seat. Although I admire Xiao Li every time, I still want to shout out, genius child.




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  • Thora 2022-03-26 09:01:03

    Good. heavy. Not suitable for children. Crashing. Great acting. After watching it, it was like being hit with a stick.

  • Robyn 2022-03-26 09:01:03

    Old themes, middle class, marriage crisis. Raymond Carver or Johan Cheever in the movies. It is the old themes that test handling skills. This one, regardless of lines or performance, is a high score.

Revolutionary Road quotes

  • Shep Campbell: You just... wanted out, huh?

    April Wheeler: I wanted *in*. I just... I just wanted us to live again. For years I thought we've shared this secret... that we would be wonderful in the world. I didn't exactly know how, but just... just the possibility kept me hoping.

    [takes a cigarette cush]

    April Wheeler: How pathetic is that? So stupid. To put all your hopes in... in a promise that was never made. See, Frank knows. He knows what he wants. He's found his place. He's just fine. Married, two kids. It should be enough.

    [takes a sip of martini]

    April Wheeler: It is for him. And he's right. We were never special or destined or anything at all.

  • April Wheeler: I saw a whole other future. I can't stop seeing it.