Some people say that Adam’s "Fantastic Remote" is to a large extent an imitation of the film. There is nothing wrong with this, because according to the storytelling perspective of such films, this imitation is very common. As long as the box office can be guaranteed, it is natural to do so. Just like "Crazy Stone" largely learned a truth from Gerich.
However, the author cannot help but say by comparing the two films. Compared with the emotional drama in "Magic Remote Control", the tear-gas index of "Fake God" is obviously not as good as that of "Magic Remote Control". , And from the perspective of excellent production, "Counterfeit God" may be even higher, but this is only a simple personal judgment.
The story of "Counterfeit God" is very simple, roughly divided into several parts. The first is about the protagonist's frustration. As a news commentator, Bruno often thought that God was unfair to him due to trivialities in life and unsatisfactory career, so he began to curse God. In this part, the film vigorously shows Bruno's unlucky incident, from the dog's habits to Bruno's beatings by gangsters after his job. It can be said that the fate of the character has been written to the most tragic moment, and the mildew star shines brightly. This kind of arrangement will strongly attract the audience, that is, follow the fate of the character and sigh.
The second part, of course, is that God has bestowed Bruno's supernatural power, let him experience the function of God. As a result, Moses divides the sea into a classic paragraph of Bruno divides tomato soup. On the surface, this passage is just funny, but in fact this passage is also a kind of prophecy. In the "Bible Exodus", Moses and his followers were embarrassed in Egypt, so they moved. And the greater significance of this process is a kind of independence, the meaning of getting rid of the predicament, so Bruno began his own move to get rid of the predicament. But we can see that Bruno’s mind is very simple. He does not have excessive ambitions. He just wants to meet his common needs in many aspects. So he succeeded in his work, so the moon represents his heart, so he is a puppy. He has also become abiding by the rules. All of this is very common and conforms to the wishes of ordinary people. But a piece of news vaguely hinted that this unconventional realization of ordinary wishes would have unimaginable consequences. That is, although the moon expressed Bruno's love, the tide caused by the moon hurt many people. But the protagonist Bruno did not notice this, and continued to report news such as meteorite falling.
Here I want to emphasize that Bruno's so-called God's divine power cannot change free will. This has nothing to do with Nietzsche's power. This is the simplest choice of human nature, that is, God can't change people's thinking. So Bruno began to truly implement the function of God, that is, to listen to and resolve everyone's prayers to God.
This is very important. As people’s minds cannot be changed, and because they cannot bear the endless prayers, Bruno has chosen to realize it irresponsibly, realizing everyone's desires, and free will began to overflow. Although on the surface, satisfying everyone’s desires will undoubtedly become a God who is respected and loved by people, but free will cannot achieve social harmony, so the whole society is chaotic, and the freedom between people There is a contradiction between will and the free will of man and society. And Bruno's lofty posture also made his life go to the bottom, his fiancee left him.
The real God appeared at the right time, Bruno had a real understanding of people's desires, that is, the satisfaction of free will is by no means dependent on God, but is directly proportional to his own contribution. As a result, Bruno began to change himself. He quit his job as a TV station anchor, trained the dog's habits, and so on. At this time, the divine power was degraded, Bruno's free will was realized by his own efforts, and the divine power itself became his own effort.
When Bruno heard the voice of his fiancée, he understood what kind of free will is the most touching and unforgettable. So when he almost died under the wheel, Bruno really blessed his fiancee.
Unlike "Magic Remote Control", the film does not adopt the method of Huang Liang Yi Meng when telling the story, but makes the characters truly in the midst of all the changes, and reality echoes its magic. Moreover, the theme of its performance is more profound, jumping from the simple concept of family affection, and giving a very detailed explanation of a person's free will.
People's simplest understanding of free will is that it has a kind of sociality, that is, money work, etc. This kind of social free will has a certain degree of selfishness, so when everyone has reached social free will , The society will be damaged and chaotic, so the social nature of free will is actually a choice. And the ability to achieve this will is by no means a miracle, but hard work, but a gradual process. But the free will most understood by God is not the kind of selfishness and self, but the blessing to others. Only this kind of free will is the most beautiful and harmonious. Therefore, God pointed out the theme as a tramp at the end of the film.
God cannot change people’s free will. The realization of all free will may cause social chaos, and the so-called free will is achieved by one’s own efforts. The most harmonious free will is non-selfish and a kind to others. Care, so the world is peaceful. It is indeed very unusual for the film to interpret a kind of thought in depth.
Although the theme of the film is quite good, many of the humor in the film is not flattering. Except for the metaphor of Moses dividing the sea and the moonlight, the others are slightly plain and do not leave a deeper impression. But Jin Carrey's slightly more restrained performance style is worth looking forward to.
Han Xi
2007-3-23 in Tongzhou
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