From the very beginning, there was a simple background account, he provided marijuana to gangsters on the street, and he kindly said that he would not give money for nothing. The punk was puzzled. The reason he gave was "everyone are brothers". Of course, everyone knows that Tim, the cowardly punk who hopes to integrate into a small group, is not a kind of person at all, nor is he a brother, even if he fails to provide cannabis in time Might get a beating.
And when the Wengel teacher proposed this totalitarian experiment, he was fascinated and earnestly and fully embraced it.
'Tide' unified uniforms - white shirts, Tim set fire to all his other clothes at home - even Nike tracksuits suddenly became worthless in his eyes; and began to enjoy himself The sense of superiority brought by a certain group - encountering a street hooligan to find fault, a classmate who did not know each other before (the same wearing a white shirt), appeared in front of him in time to cover him; ignoring his own life, climbing in the middle of the night Go to the scaffolding of the construction site, and spray the logo of "Wave" on the tarpaulin of the high-rise building. Hope that the whole city will know about the "wave"; very far-sighted to get a fake gun, successfully scared off other gangsters in the street. At this point, Tim has completely integrated himself into a "movement" that he considers extremely great, and even volunteered to be the bodyguard of Mr. Wengel, the leader of the "Wave".
In the end, Mr. Wengel realized that "The Tide" was out of control, summoned the "Tide" members to the auditorium, and announced that "it will be over", Tim's mental world collapsed sharply, and he swallowed a gun and committed suicide.
Coincidentally, I have read Eric Hoffer's book "The Fanatic" in the past few days. "Crazy" is basically a conclusive essay style, and this film happens to be a perfect case presentation in the book.
"A fanatic will always feel incomplete and incomplete. He can't gain confidence from himself—the "self" he rejects—but only from the divine organization he happens to meet and passionately attach to. Passionate attachment is the foundation of his blind devotion and faith, and he regards it as the source of all virtue and strength. Sacrifice your life to prove your worth. '—Isn't that the truest description of Tim?
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