I really like the character of Fagan, probably born in the gutter, so he is full of bad habits, but God has endowed him with incompatible kindness and compassion, which makes people wonder if he would be that gray if he hadn't been in a dark corner. One of the few great people of our time.
In my eyes, Fagan is more appropriate to describe it as an oak tree growing in a stinky ditch, because the environment has become dirty but he still has a kind heart. He is a character in the blurred area of black and white, and there are too many conflicts and contradictions in him: Stealing for the sake of life is right for granted, but for saving Oliver, who will not bring him good luck, is willing to use heirloom Herbs and more.
Fagan gave me the feeling that he was born with a distorted value. Maybe he wanted to be good but the correct orientation in his heart had already been distorted, or maybe he knew how to do the right thing but was imprisoned by circumstances and fate. It may be the greatest tragedy that a kind nature appears in him, because he has no qualifications and ability to love the world.
So I wondered if Fagan would have been happier if he was just a downright villain like Ah Biao. His ending was that he went to the gallows madly and died in the most feared hanging. The rescued Oliver only brought him catastrophic disasters, and life, like his contradictory and ironic nature, was a mad tragedy that was laid at birth. .
A character very similar to Fagan is Lance, who is controlled by Ah Biao. She is also imprisoned in the stinky water ditch but still keeps her innocent file without a criminal record. She is controlled by Ah Biao but saves Oliver at the cost of her life. What was a little shocking was that Lansi didn't give out Ah Biao when she tipped off to destroy Fagan's nest, and inadvertently responded to the more iconic slogan of "repaying gratitude and repaying revenge" in the film. The ironic tone of the whole article is reflected in a large part of Lance. The woman who did all the bad things died for the only good thing she did. Neither Oliver nor the brutal man she did not want to confess could not save her life, even directly led to her death. It's miserable anyway.
Speaking of Oliver.
In fact, I don't think Oliver is the biggest tragic character in the story. On the contrary, he is very lucky. Fortunately, there are countless kind people who helped him. He has eaten dinner given by a kind old grandmother, and has also received relief from a completely wicked person in the eyes of the world. The most tragic aspect of Oliver's character is not in his orphanage and wandering experience. It is because most of the good people who helped him go away, the bad people who helped him don't end well, and the bad people who hurt him live in peace.
Oliver finally drove to the dawn with old Brown in the car, and behind him was the mad Fagan who was about to be hanged, and the wicked who had benefited him would die in the most feared hanging because of him. The rising sun and the dawn divide the foggy London into two halves, half cloudy and half bright, and Oliver is slowly sailing from the dark city to the dawn.
It probably alludes to the gloomy, inequitable and humane society at that time, even though most of the time it is grievances and shadows, there will still be a few people stepping on the corpses that are indistinguishable from black and white to escape and go to hope.
The tone of the film is beautiful, involving old Brown (the symbol of hope and kindness), the filters and lighting are bright and warm, and the camera turns to Fagan, Lance, and Abiao in all the dignified, rat-crawling dampness and dimness. The studio that suppressed Oliver wrote on the wall of the cafeteria while cutting the children's lunch: God is hope, God is truth. The manager's greasy and splendid restaurant contrasts with the dilapidated canteen, and the children bury their hands in toil to make a strong rope for the queen (the euphemistic name is serving the country). In addition, the dog eats the same food and sleeps in the same place. Ah Biao wanted to hang the dog he had raised for many years, but he was hanged because the dog was unintentional. Great stamina.
and I like Fagan the character the most oh
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