A playwright who made a name for himself in New York was invited to Hollywood to write a screenplay. This is the beginning of the film. The protagonist, Patton, seems to be indifferent to socializing with the upper class, regards money as dung, and speaks of his noble ideals. In fact, deep down I still yearn for it. As soon as he came to Los Angeles, Patton checked into a hotel. From his performance in the hotel, it can be seen that he is not a person who travels often and pays great attention to the surrounding environment. The room was pretty regular, except for the painting of a seaside beauty on the wall. As Patton stared at the painting, the noise next door knocked on his dream, and the rest of the plot was his dream. Why do you say that? Because when Patton met the filmmaker once, the producer told him that there were no mosquitoes in Los Angeles, but he had a mosquito bite mark on his face, indicating that he was in his own dream. So why is it said that it is a dream from the moment you hear the noise? Because his neighbor was actually a character he imagined, and he had mosquito prints on his face the next day when he saw the studio boss. To put it simply, the main content of the whole movie is his dream full of obscenity and irony.
How to be obsessed? Delusion 1: Seeing your idol in a dream to satisfy the wishes of the little fans; Delusion 2: When I was about to ask the idol for advice, I found that the idol was already very poor, and it was a son of bitch, and the script was completed by the secretary in the later stage. Yes, he scolded the idols in a carefree manner, and felt that his realm was higher. Intentional lust 3: The lover who slept with the idol, and was accompanied by a box containing the lover's head. In fact, the idol's lover is also a metaphor for the idol's brain, which means that he successfully stole the idol's successful equipment. Delusion 4: The boss of the film company knelt down and kissed his shoes, and even the boss condescended to him, even if he didn’t write anything; Delusion 5: With the equipment of an idol, he successfully wrote the most satisfactory work, even if The boss did not approve, but he felt that the boss was just a common man who kissed his shoes.
How to be sarcastic? Irony 1: Patton is actually an extremely dependent person. In his hometown, he couldn't do without his family, so when he came to the strange Los Angeles, he urgently needed someone who could listen patiently and help him solve his troubles. That was the neighbor Fatty, so Fatty was his real family. Irony 2: Patton is actually an extremely selfish person. Although the neighbor's fat man is his dependency, he is also a troublemaker who leads him into a murder case. This just shows his attitude towards his family. Although Patton relies on them, his family often causes trouble for him, which makes him very uncomfortable. Irony #3: Patton is a hypocrite. 1. The mouth says that he is loyal to his career, and he has no heart to think about men and women, but in his heart he is very eager. The first time he saw an idol's lover, he wanted to seduce others, and the second time he flirted with each other, so that he was mocked by the idol as "Solomon's mother" (2 Samuel chapter 11: Solomon's mother Bathsheba was bathing It was discovered by King David at that time, the latter was lustful, committed adultery with him, and also planned to kill Bathsheba's husband Uriah, and later gave birth to Solomon with Bathsheba.) The third time they met, they went to bed. 2. On the surface, he is dismissive of people in the upper class, but in fact he is very yearning, just looking for a noble and noble meeting point. Irony 4: This is a satire on Hollywood. Former movie company shareholders have been reduced to servants; so-called blockbusters are actually formulas; Hollywood screenwriters are embarrassed, a stone can hit one, and if they fall out of favor, they will be frozen, and what they write does not belong to them.
The film ends with a chance encounter with a seaside beauty, which is the painting that Barton saw when he fell into a dream, and the dream ends here.
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