The officer played by De Niro prayed on time every day and went to church every week to listen to the nonsense of the pastor, but his heart was empty. His faith did not give him any motivation in life. He has always been dissatisfied with work and life. But I endured patiently until I was completely numb, with no passion, no expectation, no devotion, and the family life and the life of his wife were so miserable.
His wife is a downright vulnerable and victim. For more than 40 years, she has compromised in an unbearable marriage. Due to her weakness, she has lost the consciousness and strength to fight, and she has let her life sink in pain and paralysis.
Although the freak played by Mira has no faith, he always takes the initiative to attack according to his own way of life, and always gets what he wants. From a series of details in the film, you can feel that this character has control over his life and has a positive attitude. Even if she sometimes transcends common sense, she dares to act as long as it needs to be done, and she lives very magnanimously.
Norton plays a low-level person abandoned by society. From his crimes, we know that he is not a big villain, and he has been serving his sentence honestly in prison for the once-headed arson. He is also relatively superficial and has no higher education, which can be seen from his appearance and words and deeds when he first appeared on the field. But he is not a fool. He did not indulge in untimely flirting with Mira at the critical moment. He can find inspiration by observing everywhere, and he knows how to draw strength from books to enrich himself. This is exactly the turning point for his "rebirth". When he truly resonated with that mysterious power, the long-term doubts in his heart were gradually answered. When his heart returned to harmony and peace, it was not important when he was released from prison. At the same time, we saw the contrast shots of what the other three were doing while he was "practising". Personally, I think it is a good interpretation of why everyone ends up in a different way.
Because I currently don't have any religious beliefs, I can't understand the working principle of the so-called "tuning fork" well. Regardless of the religious aspect, what the film is trying to tell us is, don’t give up your life, don’t be numb, and you have to do something for yourself.
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