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Some subjects seem to be very small and even difficult to understand. For example, the two films "The Devil" and "Brokeback Mountain", although they won many Oscars, are not considered masterpieces in the eyes of the Chinese people, because the homosexuality problem hardly resonates in China. For a social phenomenon, it is difficult for the public to resonate before it is accepted; it is also like the collection problem mentioned by the husband in a TV program: the trend of each type of collection is reincarnation, when a type of collection is not affected by the society at that time When accepted, it does not prove that this type of collection is not good. One of the reasons for the unpopularity of "Greenberg" is that I think it is an ordinary story in the eyes of the public-the chaotic life of an old man who is still young and the chaotic love between a woman in need of love.
But I think, in the chaotic life of a man who is not confused, how can he refuse again and again in front of the wonderful girl of Fangling? How to explain that he said "for fear of hurting her"? How to explain the large description of the band events in his youth in the film? If it is a film describing normal people, these are hard to tell.
At the beginning, Rogge came to his brother's house to help take care of the house. Because he is a relative and is trusted (but when we called his brother later, we knew that was not the case), and because he had nothing to do. When all acquaintances asked him where he worked, he could only answer "Try to rest for a while and do nothing." While others praised his "braveness", he saw more of a gap. Ten years ago he invited When his girlfriend was rejected, the gap was maximized. We finally understand that this film is about an old man who is worthless.
Wait, things are not that simple. Think about Roger's achievements-once a band member who can sign, and now a very professional carpenter, this is not what an ordinary person can do, at least it shows that Roger is very powerful, and he is still deeply attracted to Huaji. Girls.
Why? Why did he become what he is now?
Count his sins: because of his stubborn opinion, the band was disbanded without being signed, leaving one of the brothers-oh, and himself-life down; leaving his girlfriend inexplicably and never returning, no news; professional carpenters giving up Make money; hurt our gentle, sexy, cute, and poor heroine Florence again and again.
However, Rogge: he thinks the world is bad and everything is worth complaining because all his requirements are "fair and reasonable"; he thinks he is "classic" but completely out of touch with life: he thinks he is very powerful, and indeed This is so, but it is useless; he thinks he has a good character, but his friends secretly say that he has no body; he thinks his behavior is normal, but he hurts Florence again and again.
Rogge applied lipstick again and again, wrote complaint letters in standard format (even handwritten signatures) again and again. When he misunderstood others again and again, he did not know that he had suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, nor did he know that the common mental illness was It comes from self-defeating when I was young.
When he was young, he was cynical, talented and hardworking but "avoided" success. So reluctance to sign led to the disbanding of the band, leaving his girlfriend because of fear of marriage, giving up being a carpenter because of fear of "distance from self"; hurting Florence because of fear of their love and fear of hurting her.
His obsessive-compulsive disorder makes him "must" be organized, so that his life looks orderly, and in some respects normal, even extraordinary. He was completely cut off from the world, but Florence moved him with selfless love. At the end of the film, we see him finally face life.
In the beginning, why was he afraid of "success"? Because I'm afraid of the passage of time.
How do we make sure that the things in our plan are what we want in the end? If not, isn't the current effort a waste of time? If it succeeds, it can only show that the direction of life is wrong. If it is not successful, at least there is still a choice, right? And you, what is your dream? Are you sure you are moving towards it? I'm not sure yet, I'm still thinking about it, I haven't started to act yet.
Damn, life is a mess.
Fadeoc Khaos
Nov.1st, 2011
Postscript:
1 Obsessive-compulsive disorder-a kind of anxiety disorder. The patient has repeated obsessions in life, feels restless, panic or worried, and performs certain repetitive behaviors to relieve the sense of pressure. The patient knows that this is unnecessary, even painful, but cannot get rid of it. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is currently the fourth most common mental problem in the world, and its incidence is as common as asthma or diabetes. (Source wikipedia)
2 Those who fall short of success-a kind of self-defeating behavior. These people have ideals, but they avoid "fully" reaching their goals. They are afraid of completing a certain stage of life, playing certain roles, or assuming certain responsibilities. They evade, wanting to "unsuccessfully" to relieve their inner fear or stress. (Source "Can I Only Like This in This Life", Kenneth Christine)
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