What I feel is objective

Tobin 2022-04-21 09:01:56

Doubt about your expectations: Happy Ending. But why?

I haven't seen this type of film for a long time, I was the most obsessed with it. At that time, I clearly knew that my core appeal to the film was the plot. After watching more movies, I feel more and more that the plot is not the one that determines success or failure. In fact, what fascinates us is the overall harmony. There are more beautiful power points.

And for dramas, to a certain extent, telling the story well is the most important thing. Maybe the story itself is compelling enough, or it may be told in a special way. In short, this is what the audience expects.


How do I feel when I watch this movie?

The plot is normal.

The bizarre setting finally turned into lust. I felt that the placement was too small, I felt "trying to make up a story", and then I felt boring. Of course, this may only be the surface of the story. After reading everyone's analysis, it did bring more fun.


Where is the good place I think?

objectivity of occurrence.

It made me feel that there is no moral evaluation, no value orientation guidance, but intercepted fragments of group portraits that may actually exist in the world. The direction of the story is based on the will of the characters, rather than serving the overall plot direction. "arranged".

So it can be said that although the story is bizarre, it has real power. Maybe it's just a group of people who are very different from me who are going through unbelievable things. But their starting point is too ordinary to be boring, which is what I don't like - the landing point is too small, it seems that as long as you understand "desire first", you will know the logic of their behavior.

Is this the hallmark of a drama? Don't care about character charm, just need to focus on "this story"? I will continue to explore with this question.

I love the moment when I realize I have doubts about my expectations. I knew the betrayal was coming, but I still hoped the women would actually stay. I was like the man who was suddenly so innocent and funny. I vaguely adhered to the meaning of the promise, and even thought up many reasons for her to stay: she has experienced and lost too much, how can she start a new life?

If we say that watching a movie is a process of self-examination. When the good or the bad is not clear, who should the audience substitute? With the perspective of God and seeing the evolution of all people, what criteria should be used to make choices?

I found that I suddenly forgot about "people" and I only focused on the present moment. A woman's final choice, in my eyes, is not whether to take revenge, escape, or whether to stick to the original ecology, but a crisis of trust. So of course I expect good results. With that in mind, I, as an audience, look forward to the promises coming into effect. It seems that as a party, a woman's betrayal needs to bear more.

What kind of mental journey is this? This betrayal was by no means a whim, and from the very first face-to-face confrontation, she was demonstrating—intelligent, witty, unfettered. You must also be worried that you will forget your hatred. Lettering is an effort. If you forget about hatred and live like this, can you reap happiness? That kiss in the newspaper was the answer. She still misses and loves her past self, when she was still him.

The end of the film is really closer to Happy Ending.


Although the plot is bizarre and conventional, and the characters are bizarre and ordinary, as an audience, what kind of expectations do you have for the ending? It's really fun.

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The Skin I Live In quotes

  • Norma: Clothes make me feel claustrophobic. I wish I could stay naked all the time.

  • Vera Cruz: writing on the wall: I breathe. I breathe. I breathe. I know I breathe.