That day was the last madness of moisture and heat. Tomorrow, finally ushered in a cool autumn, even if the rain is pattering underground! This kind of weather is very suitable for drinking tea and watching TV at home. Reluctantly opened Tencent's new "Dongcheng Nightmare". To say it reluctantly, this film is a bit serious. Not suitable for watching after exhaustion at work. But look at that app, besides this, what else can arouse some interest? The story of "East" takes place in the United States, a fairly standard old American industrial city: the residents are very scattered, shabby, and somewhat lonely. I remember when I went to Philadelphia, except for downtown, other places were as dilapidated as the urban-rural junction of Shanghai in the past. The residents of Dongcheng are a bit like neighbors in northern China a few decades ago: they grew up together and knew each other well. That's how Mel grew up. Her father was a police officer, and she was proud of her since she was a child. So, when she grew up, she also became a police officer. The story of "East" is based on two criminal cases: one is the disappearance of a woman a year ago; the other is the latest murder of a woman. The missing woman's mother was a Merv high school basketball teammate; the murdered was a Merv family relative. Mel is the head of both cases. The main line of solving the case is full of suspense, almost as Hollywood can. But to me, the general audience, it seems that the secondary line is more worrying: Mel is middle-aged; her father committed suicide because of depression when she was young; her son also committed suicide not long ago. The family was torn apart by the suicide of their son: the husband divorced and soon remarried. The new house is just behind Mel's yard; the daughter is gay. She explores the cause of her brother's death alone, and seems unable to forgive her mother, so she hates it; her mother and Mel, who are incompatible with each other, live with each other, and they will keep quarreling when everything is okay; her son has left a grandson, and after suicide, Mel has been kept by Mel. Raising; grandson's mother is a drug-addicted psychopath. After successfully detoxing, he sued the court to fight for custody of the child; and Mel, in order to keep this grandson, took advantage of plants to steal drugs from the evidence room and frame the child's mother. After the discovery, Mel was suspended and ordered to receive counseling. Oh, A series of bloody things, how bad! It seemed that all the misfortunes in the world fell upon Mel at once. In the plot, the whole Dongcheng is just like Mel's life. HBO is very good at making this kind of film: multiple clues, especially the messy life; the plot develops tightly, one wave is not settled, one wave after another. So much so that I stayed up all night watching the 7-episode series as if I was drugged. Can't remember when Mel's bad life started getting better. Our days are often only broken by external forces—big and small. Such as a foreign writer; such as a colleague on secondment; such as the psychological counselor. It seems destined that, at the worst of times, writers bring romantic love; colleagues bring genuine friendship and trust; counselors bring empathy and curiosity. So, the thick shell that was built to defend against grief, fear, anxiety, and gossip was gently pecked open from the outside in a few cracks: so light that Mel didn't know it, and so light that the audience didn't notice. Of course, any break free, especially from the algae of human nature, ultimately depends on oneself. Rely on the kindness, strength and yearning for the light in your own background. The ending of the story seems unhappy, but it makes sense. Of course, the three serious cases were solved, but Mel's life still seems to be bad: the departure of the writer has put out the fire of love that has just been ignited; the sacrifice of comrades-in-arms and the censure of the family make Mel full of pain; the daughter is admitted to a famous California school , seems to be fortunate, but since then it is thousands of miles away. Mel's English name is written as Mare. The only humorous part of this story is that her comrades wish her good night after drinking: Have a good night, Mare! As soon as the words are out, the comrades feel awkward and ominous, so they can only change their words: good night, Mare. However, no matter what kind of good night, it has become a "nightmare", and Mel can't get rid of it in this life. Fortunately, Mel who broke free, even though he was still living in a "nightmare", he was calm, more determined and quieter. In the end, she found the cause of her anxiety and fear, so she forgave herself, her mother, and everyone around her. A few weeks ago, I was discussing psychology around me with a group of strangers. Among the topics of discussion, there is a theme: Forgiveness. We were born in an age with flaws, a family with flaws; we lived a life with flaws and met people with flaws. When a person reaches middle age, the struggle seems to have no end, but the parents are old and the children have not yet grown up; the body begins to become weak, and the energy begins to drift; some friends have a successful career, but it seems that there are some discord in their marriage; more If you have a successful family and career, but find that life is just like that, where is the place to go? This is the world we live in, Shanghai is the "Dongcheng", and we are all "Mel". How to go back, how to meet the self, how to liberate: forgive yourself, forgive your parents, forgive the world, forgive your destiny. As the sages said: at fifty you will know the destiny. Knowing the destiny begins with forgiveness!
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