A Cure for Wellness tells the story of Lockhart, an ambitious young executive on Wall Street, who was sent to the Swiss Alps to pick up the CEO of a company who was recuperating there, but when he came to the "wellness center", he found It's weird here, and I'm also "trapped" here.
Without further ado, let’s go directly to the analysis.
I. Famous director + well-known screenwriter
Gore Verbinski, the director of the screenplay, is a famous visual expert who has gained fame with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series (the first three films).
Justin Haythe, the screenwriter of this work, must be familiar with him if he has watched the fans of "Revolutionary Road".
II. Top-heavy plot design
The opening of this game is amazing. The retro and nostalgic pictures, the sense of sight of "Shutter Island", and the interspersed plots of the virtual and real, render the suspenseful atmosphere of the work. While engaging, it deepens the audience's understanding of the film's architecture.
But unfortunately, with the development of the plot, the director seems to have lost his way. A large number of beautiful pictures (waste) + confusing plots (fancy) + scattered and disordered narrative (essence), the original good trend of the work was instantly destroyed. This kind of cliff-like collapse made the audience feel helpless.
III. References in the story
There are many "references" in the film, such as animals, people, objects, etc., and then a few main ones will be selected for analysis. (Purely personal delusions)
Eel: In addition to the main character, the creature with the highest appearance rate in the film. There is a "eel effect" in psychology, which refers to adding a threatening character to a tired crowd, stimulating tension in the crowd and maintaining overall vitality. In the film, the protagonist Lockhart repeatedly sees eels appearing around himself and his companions. Whether these pictures are fantasies in his mind or the existence of reality, it indicates that Lockhart's own state is in a high degree of nervousness.
Deer: Lockhart was involved in a car accident due to the presence of deer. Similar scenes are also found in "Escape from the Dead Town", and the pictures are very similar. To be clear, this is a strong psychological suggestion, indicating the situation Lockhart will be in after entering the "sanatorium" - in a weak position and without the ability to fight.
The father who jumped into the river and the girl standing on the wall: the former is a childhood memory flashed in Lockhart's mind, and the latter is what Lockhart is seeing. One is past tense and one is present tense. The intertwined appearance refers to the male protagonist's own situation (walking on the edge of a cliff), not only his personal situation in the company, but also the situation trapped in this unknown nursing home.
The "Dancing Man" music box: a "referential object" that appears several times in the film. Seeing this "dancing villain" reminds people of good things and warms their hearts. In the film, the same is true, seeing things and people, conveying warmth and warmth, but more importantly, the "dancing villain" here also has another meaning - Lockhart's antidote. The male protagonist is hypnotized, and the only one who can wake him up is this "little man" (wonderful). The existence of this object symbolizes "hope", "future", and "rebirth".
Write at the end. Throughout the whole article, there are a lot of metaphors, and it feels like seeing flowers in the fog. I have read it 3 times, but unfortunately my brain capacity is limited, and there are still some doubts (such as the meaning of the ending, that weird smiley face), after writing this film review Ready to brush once.
Director ★★★☆☆ (Thinks a lot, says a lot, but unfortunately a lot of content is difficult to justify)
Actors ★★★★☆ (The male lead and the boss are very good at acting, the female lead is too weak)
Plot ★★★☆☆( A bit lengthy, the first half is amazing, the second half is procrastinating, and the ending is a question)
Visual effects★★★★★ (visual feast)
Sound effects★★★★☆ (intermediate and upper level, very suitable for the picture style)
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