Does she love Seo or the little goodness in the world?

Deja 2022-04-20 09:01:39

I have to say that this is a heavy and slightly decadent film, so much so that I hurriedly thanked the review after watching it only once, and I don’t want to revisit this sinful and reasonable film. The protagonist Lin was raped by her father’s friend for four years but When her father found out, he beat her furiously, and the 16-year-old girl who was still injured was still the 16-year-old girl. She suffered the panic that did not belong to her prematurely. And proud to want to become a star like Marilyn Monroe, she prostitutes, not only for money, but also for the attention of men, even if for a quarter of an hour she is praised by this strange man in front of her as beautiful. , She is humble and uses her body to exchange for today's wine money tomorrow's meal money, she is proud, she said to Saio, do you think I can't make money? Do you think I won't let you live in a big house? When she took her pride and her experience to apply for a job, she was ridiculed. In fact, people didn't laugh at her deliberately, but society was like this. When she had no way to calmly say the only thing she had It was the experience of being a prostitute that the society was puzzled by her, so she scolded her for venting, couldn't she give her a chance if she couldn't fit into the unchangeable world? From the nervous trembling hand holding the cigarette butt after the first murder, she panicked and hesitated, but she fell deeper and deeper each time, and the evil in her heart was awakened step by step, if the sheriff she killed listened to it. If she mentioned her pants, she was considered a good citizen with a certain conscience, then the person who was killed at the end was really a rare good person. On the contrary, she was getting deeper and deeper, and she knew that she could not turn back. She said that I can't. Yes, that short sentence that people can't forget for a long time, accompanied by the victim's constant pleas and apologies like their wives and children will leave them, the audience's heart seems to be praying together, and Lin also When she prayed to herself, raised and lowered the gun twice, and finally the gun rang, she was a real monster at this time, and she completely broke with the world of goodness.
Separately speaking of the love between Lin and Seo, Lin is a person who is extremely lacking in love. It is very strange that she is not gay or even hates homosexuality. She actually accepted Seo's love and dedicated her life without any regrets. Her character is like A very good egg, as long as it pierces the hard outer shell, the inner part is all soft, flowing uncontrollably, without turning back. Seol likes her, but doesn't love her, in my opinion Seol just wants to get out of her circle and escape the society's rejection of same-sex love, she relies on the prostitute Lin, who is also rejected by the society, but when Lin says When he didn't want to be a prostitute anymore and wanted to be a veterinarian, Saio was also contemptuous, and more afraid that Lin could not support herself. This movie needs to be watched carefully. Many small details and conflicts show the inner contradictions of the characters. They use The laughter and scolding concealed the inferiority that she couldn't fit in. Compared with Lin who killed herself for dignity and survival, but carried the burden alone, Saio looked like a child who didn't grow up, maybe in reality, she was afraid that Lin would not prostitute. Maybe part of it is that she is afraid that Lin will follow a normal life trajectory, she is afraid of being abandoned, she blames Lin for not accompanying her, she is only happy when Lin plays with her, and Lin is deeply obsessed with this place. Sporadic happiness and love under various preconditions, she seems grumpy to the society and everything around her, full of foul language to vent her grievances everywhere, but she has to say that her love for Saio is forbearance, like a kind of faith, She can't tell the difference between good and evil, as she said to Seo, killing is not necessarily wrong, for war, honor is also a hero, her judging criteria have long changed, right and wrong, for Seo, for love Killing is right, she persuaded herself like this, so she took that rare and humble love as her belief, and she was willing to give everything for it, even if the victim begged hard, even when she told her daughter who was still pregnant, She still pulls the trigger quivering, just because Seol needs a car, they need a getaway car. Seo was dissatisfied with her and sat on the spinning game machine while laughing and arguing with others, obviously wanting to be angry with Lin, while Lin was just drinking and playing go-kart on her own, and even when Seo betrayed her in the end, she was not hysterical, Even without the casual swear words, she just calmly, silently, willingly, took on it all, I think this is the most shocking and unforgettable part of this movie, after the fierce conflict between good and evil , love flows quietly, she expresses in this quiet and suffocating way, her love is as deep as a mountain, but as quiet as water, just for that little warmth and joy, she, She has never been gay, so, is she in love with Seo or the little goodness in the world?

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Monster quotes

  • Aileen: Everybody just thinks I'm this bad shitty fucking person, and all I'm fucking tryin' to do is survive, you know?

    Thomas: I know. I know what you do for a living. It doesn't bother me. I know you didn't dial it up on a goddamn telephone. That's where you landed. That's what you had to do. What you're feeling right now is just guilt, over something you had absolutely no control over. You know how many of us came back from the war? And almost killed ourselves because we felt exactly the same thing you do, right now.

    Aileen: Yeah?

    Thomas: Yeah. And they'll never get it. They'll never get it now, they never got it then, and they sure as hell won't get fucking circumstance!

    Aileen: Fuck, man, circumstance, that's exactly it, that's exactly it. You know I feel like I never even had a fucking choice.

    Thomas: You never did. But you gotta live. You gotta live.

  • Aileen: [points to the bartender] You owe me change!

    [pause]

    Aileen: Fuck it. I'm outta here!

    Selby: Oh, are you sure-

    [touches Lee's shoulder]

    Aileen: [rises from chair and pushes Selby off] GET YOUR FUCKIN' HANDS OFF ME, YOU DUMB DYKE! I'm not gonna fuck you for a fucking beer, alright? So, stop wasting your fuckin' time!