This movie satisfies my voyeuristic desire to some extent. The reason is simple. The film is very everyday, very life, very detailed, so it is very real. So two and a half hours of film equals 150 minutes of watching other people's lives, not to mention boring or interesting, the voyeurism itself has formed. Peeping is not about the way. It doesn't matter if you drill a hole in the wall or take a pair of binoculars to see it from a distance. You can peep even when you are standing across from others. You can take a bus or subway next to strangers without saying a word but always listen carefully. The conversation between them or listening to them on the phone is voyeurism. In this regard, a movie like "Rear Window" itself does not arouse my voyeuristic desire, it is essentially a description of other people's voyeurism. No doubt I have it too, but just like you can't watch other people eat to fill yourself up, my voyeurism doesn't and can't be satisfied in this movie. Just as I watched Noodles in "Once Upon a Time in America" and secretly admired Deborah dancing, I didn't feel like I was secretly watching Deborah. In contrast, "Tony Erdman" used an extremely plain narrative form to feast my eyes on the objects I saw. There was no "third party" (such as noodles) intertwined. It was presented directly in front of me, so it gave me this excitement. Therefore, "I'm not Pan Jinlian" can't make people feel voyeuristic at all. At most, it makes you feel that you are peeping, but you are not.
Some people will find it very boring, maybe I'm too boring, so I never get tired of seeing each other!
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