So at the end of the movie, when Redford was firmly grasped by a hand outstretched from the water, and then the entire screen turned into a vast white light as the ending scene, it had to be admired. In the theater, the audience stood up and applauded, for Redford's final salvation through all the hardships and dangers; there were also people who sat on the chairs without saying a word, with sad eyes writing that they felt that Redford had sunk into the bottom of the sea in the end. At the audience meeting at the Telluride Film Festival in August, Chandor and Redford tested the audience: "How many people believe he was saved in the end?" The audience raised their hands and the answers were very interesting: half to half.
People who believe that the protagonist was rescued last have good reasons for being optimistic: after two encounters with the ship and unable to be rescued, there are no more than three things. Especially when the entire life raft in Redford was ignited, there is no reason to ignore the raging fire on the sea at night, and it is impossible that so many people will be so cold-blooded that they will die. So even when he was exhausted and sank to the bottom of the sea, and the lifeboat arrived in time, Redford was able to raise the last bit of strength to swim to the surface and firmly grasp the hand extended from the boat. Didn’t it also say “Never give up” under the name “All is lost” on the poster of the movie. As long as you don't give up, there is always hope.
The people who felt that the protagonist was finally buried in the sea also have a pessimistic basis: the food and fresh water in Redford have been exhausted for the last one or two days of drifting. The last hand, the white light, and even the third encounter with the ship itself was like a near-death experience. His life raft has drifted away from the main channel along the ocean currents, and the possibility of encountering a ship is very slim. That's why the lights of the ship on the vast sea at the last night seemed so faint and looming. What is more hidden is the protagonist's words at the beginning of the movie. It is not his memories after being rescued, but the words he wrote in the drift bottle on the eighth day.
Some people yelled: "Heaven is healthy, a gentleman always strives for self-improvement." Others are saying: "The world is not benevolent, and everything is a humble dog."
You can say that this movie has the most persistent belief and the most tenacious vitality, and I can also say that this is the most desperate movie I have ever seen.
But must there be only one correct solution for this movie? Must there be only one correct solution in this world?
At least I don't think so. Because I have always believed that everyone is actually looking at the world through a prism from a different angle. People with good luck can get a pure color, but "red orange, yellow and green" is no better than "blue, blue and purple." More correct.
So I have always believed that, if possible, for a novel or a movie, an open ending is always good, especially when it is transparent and appropriate.
There is no account of the future of this old man drifting alone on the sea in the movie, and he does not even have his name. This also shows the great ambition of the director and screenwriter JC Chandor in this movie. In the loneliness and length of life, you can be, I can be, everyone can be this old man drifting alone, and this can also be a movie that belongs to everyone. The director gave a 100-minute story. At the last scene, he gave the story to the audience: "Take it, this is my job. This movie is now completely yours." Then the audience will think about the ending. , Fill it up with what you have always believed in in life, if it is reasonable, he or she will feel very comfortable and calm. Then the movie will stay in the viewer's mind and become a part of his or her life.
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