Walking skin, lost soul

Melba 2022-01-08 08:01:45

The old work in the past has also been published with a slight modification, and it is retained today. It is self-recollection, and the light and shadow sink. It is by no means a god, but a morning.

The protagonist of this film is a Hollywood entertainer who wanders freely in the sensual world. His life is as cool and eye-catching as his sports car. However, the thunderous engine and rapid pleasure cannot release the emptiness of no home. , Going back and forth was just a slow death to the numb nerves, he stopped the car and got out of the car, standing blankly as if he had drawn out an immortal wandering soul.

When a pair of dancers twist their bodies like seductive flower snakes and tumble and tumble, and the only audience on the opposite side can actually look tired and staring, as spectators, we can vaguely figure out how many billions of tons of passion will be consumed. "Cultivation" becomes "insensitive" like the protagonist. When the natural desire for sex can become a necrotic habit, human boredom has reached its extreme.

The eyes looked empty, cold and perplexed one after another; drinking alcohol, pour into numbness one after another; swallowing smoke, spitting out emptiness one after another. The gazes that have been turning back and forth all day, drinking alcohol, and vomiting smoke have turned into loneliness, and once again using the charm of the night to tease the rigid nerves is just self-deception euthanasia.

The appearance of the daughter is like a stream of clear spring pouring into the exhausted body and mind. Needless to say, when the protagonist opens his tired eyes, Xiao Nizi’s smile immediately rejuvenates him. Lost eyes glowed with long-lost brilliance, silent silence and loneliness was replaced by gentle talk, and after witnessing her daughter’s solo dance on ice like a blue elf, even the distorted smile was also from the bottom of my heart. Salvaged it. , At this moment, the deadly old smell that existed in the hero's body finally showed signs of dispersing.

Although the protagonist lives in the world in a muddle-headed manner, he still needs work to make ends meet. However, as an actor, his sense of devotion is very low. Not only was he ridiculed by his female partner when taking promotional photos, but he was also evasive and speechless when interviewed by the media. Perhaps the protagonist once loved his career deeply and got a good report card, but the flashing spotlights and the fanatical screams of admirers have already overflowed with his sense of accomplishment. Now he is just a tiny bit An empty shelf without enterprising.

The most intriguing scene of the film: The protagonist was filming because he needed to make a headgear model, so the staff was allowed to smear his face for a while, and while the staff left and waited for the mold to be set, the protagonist had only the breath of operation to maintain breathing , In the daytime but like sinking into the dark night, a long period of silence is only an agitated and feeble nose breathing back and forth, this scene is like a microcosm of the protagonist’s current life: the colorful and rich world has long faded in his heart, his eyes The light of searching for beautiful things has also faded. Using his mouth and nose to breathe aimlessly is the only meaning of his existence in the world.

The reappearance of his daughter makes the protagonist feel happy. He needs her daughter to save his increasingly aging heart, and this time she will live for a long time. Therefore, a pair of father and daughter with strong affection are more like a pair of playful confidants. Together, they cooperate seamlessly under the strong music of "Guitar Hero", and taste sweet enough to eat in the late night when they can’t sleep. Ice cream, this kind of life is comfortable, comfortable and fulfilling. Is it just that the protagonist as a father can continue to enjoy and give?

The protagonist, as a love veteran who has been in sensual dogs and horses for many years, wants to leave a lingering fragrance everywhere. This visit to Italy is no exception, but the accompanying daughter does not buy the adult world. You love and I love that set of accounts, she is polite With a smile, the reproachful eyes shot at his father like a cold arrow, and the actor's father is like a child who has done something wrong, looking at the little adult on the opposite side with a guilty conscience, maybe only in front of his closest relatives, to life Only the protagonist who is out of control can retrieve his former role and responsibility in society.

As the daughter of the celebrity daddy, Xiao Nizi's dressing up her evening dress is amazing, and wearing such a grandiose dress is a venue that brings together the elite of the Italian entertainment industry. The carnival feast will be held soon. Through the host’s long introduction to the protagonist, we can know the outstanding achievements of this well-dressed man: including cooperating with many famous directors and actors. His life was once beautiful and he really loved this career. And when the protagonist, who had been calm for a long time, came to the stage to express the cliche of the award-winning speech, an absurd scene happened. The monologue that should have been full of warmth flooded into a group of hot dancers background, and the protagonist had to stand on the stage to deal with embarrassment. , And this seems to imply the protagonist’s current fate: there may be hundreds of millions of people watching you in this world, but no one may care about you.

Putting aside the worldly worries, and don't worry about it for a moment, a father and daughter clinging on with a heavy tiredness, in the lazy country tune, in the warm and tender lyrics, relieved of the gravity and fell asleep. . "Let me be your teddy bear, I just want to be your teddy bear", maybe in everyone's heart, they long for such a furry patron saint.

In the light and breezy afternoon, with another lazy tune, the cozy swing on the table tennis table, the weird spitting of blisters at the bottom of the swimming pool, and the fun and moisturizing of the sun, this is the "teddy bear" lifestyle of the father and daughter. As the protagonist finds the steadfast father role of the past in this happy tacit understanding, the daughter enjoys receiving all his father’s giving.

The short-term happiness will finally dissipate, the tacit carefreeness will also be extinguished, and the daughter will parte and start the summer camp life of her age. In the car, the emotions accumulated for fear of loneliness are gushing out, mother's leaving without saying goodbye, father She has been running around all day, but her daughter's optimistic and cheerful attitude actually hides sadness. Looking at his daughter's rare tears, the protagonist was confused. The joy he thought he had built for his daughter was disillusioned. He could only put the crying daughter on his shoulders that was not warm. At the farewell, even though the sincere apology uttered my heart, all the words seemed pale and weak in the sound of the booming wings taking off.

The protagonist returns to the original point after sending off his daughter. Daily boring smoking, daze, and doing nothing, even looking in the mirror is just an empty skin of a walking dead. Maybe it was because he was tired of this kind of emptiness day after day, maybe it was his daughter's tears in front of him that made him reflect on uneasy, and he finally picked up the phone and confided in his ex-wife. To the voice of the almost unfamiliar woman on the other end of the phone, he scolded himself for nothing, he regretted that he was drifting along with the crowd. Perhaps in the protagonist’s heart, the other end of the phone was no longer his ex-wife, but the priest who listened to his confession, but he didn’t care. He just wanted to spit out the depression and regret of his wasted years.

At the end of the film, the owner publicly drove the roaring sports car on the desolate road, then turned off, got out of the car, and walked alone. The mount that once symbolized speed and passion was thrown away by him. He embarked on a journey of search and redemption. Look for the soul that has long been lost somewhere.

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Somewhere quotes

  • Johnny Marco: Hi, Cleo.

    Cleo: Hey.

    [beat]

    Cleo: Why are you taking a bath next door? Is yours broken?

    Johnny Marco: ...yeah.

  • Johnny Marco: What's that book about again?

    Cleo: It's about this girl that's in love with this guy. But he's a vampire, and his whole family's vampires. So she can't really be with him.

    Johnny Marco: Why doesn't she become one too?

    Cleo: doesn't she become one too? Cleo: Because she can't. He doesn't want to turn her into a vampire. And if she gets too close to him, he won't be able to help himself.

    Johnny Marco: Oh, man.