Adam's Spider

Kirsten 2022-12-12 03:47:02

"The Enemy" was thought to be a science fiction film at the beginning, but it was a film about psychology and split personality when I saw it in the middle.
In my opinion the timeline goes like this (beware! Spoilers below): Adam was a third-rate actor half a year ago, cheating on his wife when he was pregnant, and having a craving and fear when he went to a porn club, As a result, a kind and warm personality was born - Adam, a history teacher, to balance his current life. Adam's original character was irritable, bold, adventurous, and fresh. During these six years, the wife thought that Anthony would go out early and come back late when he went to make a movie. In fact, Adam was a history teacher during the day, and he and his girlfriend were in the apartment at night. The two personalities did not know each other's existence until Adam stayed at home and watched the movie to yourself. (In fact, he also subconsciously received the scene of the movie) Adam, who is inferior and cowardly, is of course not the opponent of the confident and strong personality of Anthony. Adam chooses to escape, but Anthony chooses to destroy the other self! Yes, he broke into Adam's life and tried to destroy Adam's personality. Adam becomes Anthony. But has he succeeded? Adam goes back to his wife, and Anthony goes on a date with his girlfriend. The two parts seem to be going on at the same time. There must be one of Adam's fantasies. Yes, the director gave the answer very subtly.
Do you still remember the scene when Adam asked the security guard to get the key, the security guard said in a long voice: "That incident is unforgettable, do you still go? I heard that they changed the key, I don't think I can go anymore. "..." Yes, the security guard was the one Adam who went to the sex club for the first time and walked with Adam. (In the beginning) Why is that person working as a security guard here? That's right, this is actually Adam's fantasy. All the mysteries have been solved. It turns out that Adam returned to his wife's house and begged for forgiveness from his parents. All these are Adam's beautiful fantasy. Enter Adam's life and replace Adam, but never thought that his violent personality eventually caused a car accident. Yes, the car accident really happened. Anthony looked at the glass window thinking of cobwebs under the overturned car and fantasized about himself Got the forgiveness of my wife, tomorrow is a new day, there is a car accident but it didn't happen to me, everything is so beautiful... Sad to find my wife turned into a spider, all illusions are shattered , It turns out that I was about to die...
The plot of this film is very exciting, thought-provoking and mind-consuming, reminds me of David Fincher's "Mulholland Drive", and I won't understand it until I see it at the end

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Enemy quotes

  • Anthony: Control, it's all about control. Every dictatorship has one obsession and that's it. In ancient Rome they gave the people bread and circuses. They kept population busy with entertainment but other dictatorships used other strategies to control ideas, the knowledge... how do they do that? Lower education, they limit culture, censor information, they censor any means of individual expression and is important to remember this, that this is a pattern, that repeats itself through out history.

  • Teacher at School: Where There's a Will There's a Way.

    Anthony: It's true.

    Teacher at School: No, it's a movie, I saw it a little while ago but um... I remember it was... I liked it.

    Anthony: Hmm. Where There's a Will There's a Way.

    Teacher at School: Yeah, that's it. Local film, if you...

    Anthony: I'll keep it in mind.