Freud argued that the constitution of human spirit originates from childhood (sexual) experience, but in fact, the spirit of adulthood is much more complicated than that of childhood, and not all of them can find sympathy in childhood. This gap was later put forward by Jung The collective subconscious mind complements it, which is also the main cause of Freund's separation from Jung.
Far away, in short, I believe that Freund's point of view can partially explain the "plot" between the uncle and the father, but it cannot explain the interaction between the uncle and India. The most important point is that India hadn't appeared in my uncle's childhood.
So what caused the attraction between Uncle and India?
I think it is the genes of the Stoker family-people in the Stoker family have a pathological attraction to blood relatives.
In fact, this point also has an academic view:
Genetic sexual attraction refers to the sexual attraction between close relatives. It usually happens between brothers and sisters and their parents and children who meet for the first time in adulthood.
This point of view is conveyed in the film quite clearly. The uncle and India met for the first time on the 18th birthday of India’s adulthood. They were immediately attracted to each other-the beginning of the film was doomed to all tragedies afterwards.
In order to highlight the particularity and exclusivity of the Stoker family’s genes, the film has spent considerable pen and ink, such as:
□ The We're family has been mentioned several times between Dad, Uncle and India. I think the family here does not refer to family affection, but to Stoker Emphasis of the blood.
□ Looking back at all the dead characters in the film, their methods of death are also quite interesting. Among all the people killed by uncles—the younger brother was buried alive, the father was disguised as a car accident, and everyone else was strangled to death by a belt—yes, even a silk pajama with a variety of styles. The same goes for sister-in-law Nicole (finally attempted).
Therefore, the role of Nicole is actually quite misleading. You think she is the leading role, has a lot of roles, and the role status must be special. In fact, under the fetters of Stoker's genes, she is no different from the undercover old housekeeper, the visiting Obasan and the young man who wants to have a haircut with the hostess. She is destined to be unable to intervene between Stoker and become the sacrifice of the cursed blood race. offer.
In contrast, only the Stoker family is worthy to die in a way other than strangulation. ——I don’t know if this is the uncle’s killing philosophy, or Miller (the script) deliberately distinguishes the Stoker family from others. Perhaps we can expect India, who inherited the mantle of his uncle, to kill people with scissors in the future.
I also want to talk about high heels here, not to mention the relationship between high heels and feminism. In terms of personal experience, whether to wear high heels or not has a great influence on the mood. Especially for girls who are wearing high heels for the first time or who are not used to wearing high heels, the presence of high heels is huge.
Moreover, in history, high heels are the contradictory products of male power restraining women, women pleasing male aesthetics, women's social needs, and women's struggle for equal status.
Coupled with the fact that my uncle gives India shoes every year and India also cherishes these shoes very much, it is not difficult to imagine the multiple images of high heels in this film.
In general, the message to be conveyed by the film is not complicated. I personally feel that there are not too many psychological hints, nor does it involve social issues such as family relations.
Just like the name of the movie Stoker, this movie tells the story of a sick blood family named Stoker. As for Miller, it's not about using film language to interpret Freud's big touch, just a guy who likes Hitchcock and horror stories.
Fortunately, Park Chan-wook conveyed this popular subject naturally and upright, and carried out his unique subtlety. Compared with the filthy plot inside, he felt the cruel beauty first.
As Park’s first English film to enter Hollywood, it maintains his usual film aesthetics, sophisticated screen switching and music scheduling. It's just that compared to the Revenge trilogy, the stacking of film techniques has been somewhat constricted. What remains the same is that he is still a book of inbreeding.
Another: I turned over the English wiki, there is a paragraph about Hitchcock’s influence on Miller, which helps to understand certain images and scenes in the film : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoker_ (film )#Hitchcock_influence
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