Isaac: Screenwriter, 42. Twice divorced, spokesperson for human weakness. He wanted to be the owner of "morality and principle", but in the end he couldn't get rid of the influence of "non-morality and non-principle", so he has been doing "non-moral and non-principle" things from beginning to end. First, when he saw Yell's derailment, he chose to keep silent about Emily, but when Mary finally played Isaac to become Yell's lover again, he chose to "complain" to Emily, This shows his selfishness. Second, at the beginning he called the matter of his relationship with the seventeen-year-old Tracy as "temporary happiness for both parties". Regarding Tracy's true love, he suggested her to spend more time with her classmates on the grounds that her age was a problem. Men date and persuade her to study in the UK, so she can see a lot, but in the end, in order not to let Tracy leave him, he told her not to go to the UK. From this, it can be seen that Isaac's selfishness accompanied him to the end of the film. , the weakness of human nature is indeed a weakness. Third, when Isaac and Mary quarreled about "four weeks", he blamed her for not knowing what he was going to do in four weeks, but when he said that Tracey went to London to study for "six" "Month", he felt that it was too long. "Four weeks" and "six months" were actually very short periods of time, but for Isaac, the former was to save Mary, and the latter was to let Tracy West's staying by his side shows how selfish he is to disregard "morality and principles" for his own benefit. As Mary left him, he discovered that the "morality and principles" that he had been pursuing in his soul was actually Tracy.
Jill: The writer, Isaac's ex-wife, wrote a book to express the "truth" of her breakup with Isaac. Although some descriptions of Isaac in the book are true, such as self-centeredness, it should be noted Yes, she added fuel to this "truth", such as distorting the facts: the end of Isaac and her and her same-sex lover 3P in the end. Even if she previously told Isaac it was "fact-based." This hurts Isaac. This is also to show her selfish, dishonest, selfish side - no morals and principles.
Tracy: The perfect embodiment of morality and principles, defying secular dogma and daring to pursue love, even if she falls in love with Isaac, who is 25 years older than herself, she dares to pursue love. In the end, Isaac discovered that she was the perfect embodiment of "morality and principles" in his heart. Isaac finally realized this and wanted to get her back, but she was not moved by it. This is great Adhere to "morality and principles".
Yael: Completely devoid of morals and principles. The man who cheated, the writer, had a "reflection" in the middle, but he still cheated in the end. He started pretending to be "concerned" about Isaac, worried that he would not have a good time in New York by himself, but it was just an excuse for him to avoid Emily wanting to have a baby with him. He is a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but he has no "morality and principles", which makes people imagine that even in the treasure land of world civilization and knowledge, there are "non-morality and non-principles", is this a satire of MIT? ? what. Finally, through Emily's mouth, he said that Isaac introduced Mary to her husband, Yell, betrayed his friend Isaac, and deceived his wife.
Emily: The victim of "morality and principles", and the one who is powerless to resist it, is Yell's wife. When Isaac complained to her about his husband's infidelity, she said that nothing can be perfect and that marriage needs a compromise. This shows that she has no basic principles in marriage, and even her husband's derailment can be regarded as an imperfect thing.
Mary: Around 38 years old. The female reporter from Philadelphia, with her own light of knowledge, shines at any time and blinds everyone. Divorced, Yael's lover. Regarding her relationship with the married Yeer, she thought it was unacceptable at first, because she couldn't fully own Yeer. The direct reason for the breakup was that Yeer couldn't accompany her at any time, which made her feel very aggrieved. In the middle, when Yell offered to move out and live with her, but she said she didn't want to be the one who ruined other people's families, but in the end she dumped Isaac and Yell for good. Showing her hypocrisy and selfishness.
Finally, Isaac reflected: ... (the world has been filled with all kinds of "immorality and non-principle") ... what is the meaning of living like this? He said the last one: Tracy. It was the embodiment of what he thought was perfect "morality and principles". The film tells us at the end that although there are many "non-moral and non-principled" things in the world, such as hypocrisy, selfishness, self-centeredness, deceit, dishonesty... But in the end, what Tracey said to Isaac through the incarnation of "morality and principle" We can learn from it: as long as we can live with principles, we can live with principles.
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