They are all about the process of genius groping for humanity. Genius is only human.
In "X+Y", a slightly autistic mathematical genius tries to understand the surrounding world beyond the mathematical logic; in "Mr. Fortune", the old detective, like all humans, faces aging, forgetting, and the world and himself compromise. Both films have wonderful interpretations by the male lead and a group of supporting actors. They both tell their stories in a calm and calm rhythm. The former has no intention of falling into the clichés of "genius" and "Olympics", and the latter has not considered pleasing the corrupt. "Movie fans".
The theme of "X+Y" is not that the autistic genius finally exhales. The juvenile (Asa's role) is just a clue, stringing the people around him, each of whom has its own dilemma. The most obvious is his mother (Sally Hawkins). The heroine of this film is his mother, not the Chinese girl who appeared later. This cannot be mistaken. His mother has been struggling very hard and she is the most burdened character in this film, although she, the teenager, and the teenager's math teacher (Rafe Spall) are very lonely. The three of them have been trapped on their own island for many years, and they all want to support each other, but they have done very little. Much of the pity of this film comes from them. Of course it also comes from other Olympians, especially Luke (Jake Davies). Issac played by Little Turing Alex seems to have a good emotional intelligence and can communicate with people, but he is also a freak and cannot sympathize with others. These characters are very interesting, who would forget Luke's sentence: If you are not gifted, you are just weird. And gifted is a minority after all. This film is not interested in the magnificence of Mathematical Olympiad at all. What X+Y it cares about is the interaction between people and the surroundings. The truth is often deserted.
Although Asa and Alex have good looks and acting skills, the film itself is very memorable. By the way, the film's treatment of autism is still idealized. The reality is a bit more chaotic. Most autistic children are also not talented, just weird.
Because of the Chinese elements, some viewers may be a little uncomfortable watching the film, which is understandable. The film does have imperfections in its rhythm and depth. But the flaws are not concealed, I think it is a good film.
The production of "Mr. Fortune" is much more sophisticated, and there is almost no idle writing. "X+Y" Yes.
One thing cannot be mistaken: this film was unintentionally made into a detective drama. Just because Holmes is a detective by profession, there must be some detective elements in the story, but the focus of the story is to portray the dilemma that Holmes faces in old age: accelerating forgetting, loss of self-care ability, vague old guilt and his loneliness .
Everyone is born with loneliness.
Therefore, the story of the butler mother and son is not idle. Because although the housekeeper and the mother depend on each other, the mother does not understand the son, let alone the son, the sharpness of the young has a powerful lethality. The mother also couldn't understand why her husband wanted to be an air force, and the son didn't remember the details of getting along with his father when he was young.
Therefore, the story of the Japanese man is not idle. In addition to showing that Holmes is as keen to find health medicine as other elderly people, the Japanese story line focuses on the problem of the man and his mother who can't let go of why their father abandon them for life. Who can let it go? Holmes couldn't let go of the case that retired him that year.
So that case, although a very, very simple case, had such a big impact on Holmes, because it revealed the plight of Holmes throughout his life. Although he doesn't mind loneliness and deliberately pursues loneliness, he knows how to love after all. He was just timid.
Everyone in the film is like that.
There is no idle pen.
The ending is very warm, both films are warm. Good. why not? Those who watch the film need to bring a satisfying ending.
Regardless of the performances of Asa or Ian, they are all enjoyable to watch, no need to say more. The supporting roles are also very exciting, and there are no shortage of big names. If you are interested, you can also recognize acquaintances. For example, in "Mr. Fortune", there is a police detective who only appears once. He is the taxi driver in "Shen Xia" 101. Don't think that you will not recognize you XDD if you wear a beard.
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