This is the story of an alcoholic in the middle class of the United States, but it actually reflects the helplessness of small individuals in great cities. The protagonist Tang's dependence on alcohol in the play originated from the unsatisfactory of the world, and then evolved into escape, stealing, and self-paralysis and madness catalyzed by alcohol.
In the real world, everyone is an "addict" who cannot quit smoking, alcohol, sex, love, wealth, and fame. Every flashback of Billy Wilder seemed casual, but brought the protagonist Tang back to the original point. At the end of the film, he was persuaded by his girlfriend, but could this be the beginning of another failure to abstain from drinking? The director's heavy lifting seems to be the despair of the small individuals in the great city. The collision between external reality and internal ambition is the "addiction" that cannot be quit.
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