Watching this drama, I naturally think of the previous "Big Little Lies". The endlessly beautiful and sad tone, soundtrack, plot... come back instantly.
This drama has a faster pace, a stronger sense of suspense, and a more naked analysis of human nature.
Nicole has always had a surprising beauty, irreplaceable, and she is perfect for any role related to "spirit". In this play, she is like "Big Little Lies", with deep eyes, a perfect figure, and an attractive aura. With such a temperament, I only have Jun Zhixian in my mind.
It has always been difficult to accept the old Hugh Grant. I can only say that it is too late to see his works, and the impression of the soulful youth is too deep. But even with wrinkles on his face, he is still an elegant old English gentleman. Just like in this play, the character is so despised, but like everyone around him, there are always a few moments when he wants to believe in him.
At first, I looked at it from Nicole's perspective. After learning about her husband's derailment and "murder", I said "I gave you my whole life", and I instantly empathized. How should a person trust a person, especially a person who gets along with you day and night, who you originally thought would spend your whole life together.
Thinking of the domestic drama "Thirty Only" some time ago, it was also a derailment. "Inaction" is murder, suspense and ethics. This is an American drama, it's too violent.
HBO's style has always been atmospheric and exposing human nature incisively and vividly. This drama even gives people a subversive experience at the end of each episode.
The end of the third episode made my hair stand up, and I jumped out of the perspective of the heroine in an instant, and even jumped out of the perspective of "self". Does "I" really understand "I", and whether "I" also has a side that "I" does not know.
Every time she gets a piece of information, Nicole always "imagines" that picture, such as the picture when her husband and Elena are together, for example, after seeing Elena's portrait of herself, "imagining" Elena to paint For example, the night Elena had an accident, the pictures in the studio... At first, she felt that "imagination" was in line with her professional habits, and she was good at reasoning and restoration. But when I saw Nicole walking down the street, I immediately thought of what often happens in movies, where the protagonist has schizophrenia or amnesia. I don't think Nicole is lying, but it's true that she could sometimes split into someone else without knowing it, or her brain would have selective amnesia. She fainted in the park that day. Could it be because her brain was too fatigued or her brain cells were too intertwined and temporarily malfunctioned? The previous pictures may not be imagined, but she saw with her own eyes. The police repeatedly asked her what was the relationship between her and Elena. She always said she didn't know each other, but why did Elena kiss her in the elevator? The police never told her too much information. Even now, there is still a lot of information that has not been presented. If it is from Nicole's perspective, she is very angry, but the reason behind it is that she may be the real murderer. When Hugh Grant went to Elena's house, the picture on the wall looked like two women.
I watched the first episode, thought it was a suspense drama, watched the second episode, thought it was a human nature drama, watched the third episode, it turned out to be a reverse drama.
I was jumping around in "Who's the Murderer". Especially in the just updated fourth episode, I really feel that the next direction is completely determined by the screenwriter. If the characters are too successful and the details are too neat, anyone is possible.
The husband fights and bites people in prison. The scenes of "bloodthirsty" are too obvious, and it feels like it is not him. But the problem is that when the lawyer came to ask him about it, he actually said that someone beat him. It really is a liar, or it is a delusional disorder of persecution. Just like with Elena, it may be his problem, but Elena is "actively attacking" and entangled with her.
The husband has nothing to do with his relatives. Could it be because he is too rhetorical and the family has given up on him. She deceived his wife, deceived his wife's father, deceived his wife's friends, deceived Elena, deceived Elena's husband, and even the most shrewd lawyer wanted to deceive. Looking back on his "normal" appearance at home now, it's really scary. He explained to the lawyer that he cheated on a person a few years ago. Who was that person? He wouldn't be Nicole's only best friend. Why would she help him hide it from Nicole? She is obviously a person who has to share any information with Nicole as soon as possible. Just because you don't want to distract Nicole? If it was really her, Nicole would be too miserable.
At the end of the fourth episode, the male protagonist knew in his heart that the part of the TV speech would be a good time to "turn the tide". When analyzing the motive for committing the crime, he seemed to casually say "maybe someone who is jealous." When talking about himself as a victim, he pretended to delay time and said, "I lost my lover too." The camera says "I know who it is". At this time, Nicole repeatedly watches the TV camera, which means "she". If it really was him who killed Elena, and now framing Nicole like this, the scheming is really frightening.
I thought it might have been Elena's husband who killed her, reflecting the anger and revenge of the people at the bottom of the society for the so-called top people, but seeing how Elena's husband treated the little baby, I felt different. What's more, such a complex plot should not make the murderer's motive so "simple". Unless it is, he carefully designed it to make Nicole and her husband suspicious of each other, hurt both sides, and even involve Nicole's father.
The works that attract me often have a quality, that is, they reflect profound human nature.
In this show, no one is completely bad, and no one is completely good. Nicole's father is really a "perfect" character, helping his daughter and grandson unreservedly, which is touching, but even such a good father cheated on his wife, and cheated repeatedly. This is also the reason for Nicole's collapse after learning about it. The beauty she thought was broken, her husband was so bad, she was so disappointed, and her father who seemed so good was another male protagonist.
I'm not a feminist, but I support equality. There is not much gender gap between people, it is the gap in human nature. For example, many people habitually think that women are emotional and men are rational, but when it comes to marriage cheating, many women are more rational, more responsible, and more responsible than men, and many men are the impulsive ones. Of course, this also includes physiological reasons. But human nature is easy to get bored, easy to find novelty and excitement, whether it is male or female, it is the same, but some people can control themselves relatively better, and some people can't.
Although it is a modern society, it can be seen from the derailment of marriage that in the subconscious, women are still the appendages of men, the one who waits at home, the one who takes care of the family, and the one who is always there. It is a safe haven. Men are the ones who ride the wind and waves. They have to meet different people and do different things. From a psychological point of view, men must have a stable back and are eager to start a family and start a business, while women, especially women who also have their own hobbies and careers, will jump around in modern society and traditional cultural awareness, and even lose themselves. . It is always said that women need a stable support, but that "reliance" is actually very unstable. Stability is never found in others.
Even if many, many years have passed, even if you think that you have come a long way, it is only a short moment in the long river of history. Regarding gender, marriage and modern society, there is still a lot of road to go, and there is still a lot of thinking that has not yet been presented.
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