what came to mind

Retha 2022-12-22 07:02:12

The word used in the film mentioned in the film is picture. A picture on the hotel wall appears many times. At the end, the scene the screenwriter saw on the beach echoes the picture on the wall, which is a metaphor for the relationship between drama and life.

At the beginning, the screenwriter expressed his interest in ordinary people and his disdain for celebrities. However, his attitude towards the two ordinary people he met in the hotel was not proactive. Instead, it was the well-known playwright he encountered that excited him.

At the beginning of the story, in the life of the screenwriter, the boss appreciates him, the beauties admire him, the famous playwright dine with him, and at the end, the boss spurns him, the beauty dies, and the famous playwright is just an empty shell. A typical character in the Hollywood industry seems to be nothing but an empty space, but at the beginning of the story, the ordinary fat man next door counterattacked, giving the screenwriter the biggest shock.

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Barton Fink quotes

  • Charlie Meadows: I pulled off early today. Took your advice, went to a doctor about this ear. He says "You have an ear infection, ten dollars please." So I says "I told you I had an ear infection, you give me ten dollars!" Well, that started an argument.

  • Chet: Welcome to Los Angleeees, Mr. Fink.