I personally think that the reason why Yemen salmon fishing deserves the title of annual comedy is due to its ingenious and plump theme design. Not open. The first is the introduction of political elements. The British can't help but talk about politics. In the context of the Middle East, KST has also played a heroic role as a government spokesperson. In fact, she is also undoubtedly the biggest laugh in the film; second is the conflict of ideologies. , The rational pragmatism of Dr. Ivan, who suffers from Asperger’s disease, and the idealistic beliefs of the Grand Duke of Yemen in the golden castles of wives and concubines; and finally, in order to make this conflict more unique and refined, salmon and The semi-overhead surrealist setting of Yemen suddenly injected a sense of Zen into such a comedy that was originally a bit of an elegant line.
The unfolding of love in this film is a typical route of a dog and a man cheating together. It is a bit cliché, a bit repetitive, and a bit obtrusive. So when I watched it, I selectively crashed my brain to shield the dog’s blood. However, except for a very small part of the dog's blood, the whole trend of love still fits well with the Zen of the theme. Ewan’s male protagonist, Dr. Jones, suffered a mid-life crisis, and the low self-care ability caused by Asperger’s disease made a wife who was so ambitious that she had lost the pleasure of living; on the other hand, Emily’s female protagonist It was a meeting with her boyfriend in Pingshui, sparks were everywhere, but after a short honeymoon, her boyfriend was stationed in Afghanistan and was ambushed in Afghanistan. But their confusion, whether it is the mid-life crisis or the great joy and sadness, is forced to put aside before the grand plan of the visionary, the Grand Duke of Yemen. The successful implementation of this seemingly impossible plan also gave them some inspiration in their lives.
Ewan upholds the realistic view, science is supreme, and criticizes the irrationality of the plan of the Grand Duke of Yemen one by one, and proposes such a large sum of money that the water could be used for better purposes; while the Grand Duke of Yemen is to promote the importance of conviction. , And gradually overcome those unreasonable that Ewan pointed out. At one dinner, I was worried that this film would become a second-rate science-to-religious ethics film. But in the end, the film came back to justify it: as if the archduke’s beliefs defeated Ewan’s science, in fact the two complemented each other to complete the whole plan. Although Ewan has knowledge to support him, he is full of doubts about opportunities at the beginning and always tends to give up; the Duke has no convictions, and without scientific assistance, he can only use his own money to make money.
This result is actually enlightening. It is not the traditional practice of holding the two hands bluntly and saying that you should reconcile, but it points out the complementarity of the two. I always say that I respect the philosophical value of religion, because it is difficult to find a solid scientific foundation for such emotional things as belief, courage, and attachment. Compared with salmon, it is actually very similar to the Zen Buddhism with various intentions. Bodhi mirrors are not divine, but their existence itself has the value of enlightenment.
So in my opinion, the finishing touch of this film, the moment it bursts out of Zen, is not because the actual difficulties raised by Ewan at the beginning are solved one by one, but the moment when the captive salmon begins to migrate, whether it is Ewan’s. Genetic science, or the existence of the archduke's belief, seems to have been confirmed.
Some things are lost and can't be found again, but in many cases, what we thought we couldn't find might reappear in the field of vision in the next second. The misgivings of human beings, large and small, may be left behind in a flash, while others can make people toss and turn for the rest of their lives every night. We always like to emphasize the uniqueness and preciousness of feelings, but whether it is marriage or lover, whether it is divergent opinions or material separation of life and death, sometimes it seems so irreplaceable, but in fact, it is often just our own self-pity. . Compared to salmons that have lost their freedom for dozens of generations, the moment they jump out of the open water again, some doubts will always disappear.
Yesterday, for example, died yesterday, today, for example, born today, what is lost is always lost, and what should be returned will always come back. Maybe next time I encounter life’s troubles, I can also take a piece of bread to the backyard to feed the fish, or put on waterproof pants, stand in a shallow stream in Scotland, throw out my fishing line, facing the mountains and clouds. The prancing salmon, take another moment of Zen.
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Ivan is a cute god.
I don’t know how his one and forty-year-old man still has an innocent face, but the essence of the older Aries male child is that he and someone I don’t want to mention my neighbors are also brushed by me every day. The idiot who was about to vomit showed vividly on his body, except that the idiot had an old face.
In fact, Asperger’s manifestation is not obvious. Dr. Jones’s social experience does not have any major problems, and there are no repetitive actions or hobbies. Healed? Or just make it funny? But Ivan was wearing that cardigan sweater with his hands in his purse, standing in the corridor with a natural face and looking far away. I really wanted to hug him and rub his hair.
[Yeah, you have a nosebleed]
[When giving birth to a child like Mai Ewan]
PS Just in case someone asks where I am watching it: I watched it with a free ticket from RadioTime magazine at Little Theatre in Bath (Somerset, UK) It was released earlier, so it was earlier than the UK release time. Don't ask where I downloaded it.
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