Just after watching this movie, the computer was still hot, so I decided to write a film review on a whim.
I opened this movie without seeing any spoilers and redundant introduction, and I was fooled by the name of the movie and thought it was a romantic movie full of reality, unexpectedly it was quite sci-fi. The introduction of the film says something like "Finding a Position in Love", which is exactly the genre I like. To put it plainly is to add a bit of emotional psychology and life state innuendo on top of simple and superficial love.
The opening scene is a couple working hard to save each other's marriage in the emotional consultation room. This reminds me of the opening of "Smiths". They were sitting in the interview room for questioning and interviewing. The two had a tacit understanding of the expression details when they encountered a problem, and the ending John raised his hands playfully when he mentioned sex. very. From plain as water to being an enemy fighting, and finally fighting together, this kind of plot has ups and downs. (Okay far away>^<)
Ethan and Sophie did not show such sweetness and tacit understanding in "The One Who Loves You". Although they tried to go back to the passion of the past and jump into the neighbor's pool to find memories, it was just "re-create" as Ethan said. They mentioned in the consultation room that they hoped to "create a new relationship" between the two, which secretly paved the way for the following.
The consultant allows them to spend the weekend in a villa, in a fresh environment, away from the original life and environment, which seems to be the consultant's trick to treat emotions. The environment of the new villa allowed the two to spend a night in the lobby happily, chatting casually. From here on, the film fell into bugs one by one.
The villa is divided into two small houses, the main hall and the guest rooms. There is a short road through the lawn between the guest room and the main hall. Ethan and Sophie had a relationship on the bed in the guest room, but Sophie returned from the guest room to the main hall room to take things back, only to find Ethan was asleep on the bed in the main hall.
Ethan did not remember him having sex with his wife, who thought he was joking. Both people were confused or very angry. Sophie didn't like Ethan to eat bacon, but when Ethan woke up in the guest room the next morning and ate the bacon that Sophie made herself, the two had a pleasant conversation.
At this point in the film, you may feel like I do that Ethan or Sophie is insane, because of the pressure of life and emotional frustration that have confused fantasy and reality. But the more I watch the movie, the more gloomy it feels. Finally the two discovered the weirdness of the room. Whenever one person enters the room alone, there will be another other person in the room. Sophie can see Ethan, who is more humorous, and Sophie, who Ethan meets, is mature and considerate. They decided to leave this weird place. The car drove for a while and stopped at a restaurant, but Sophie couldn't forget the magical experience. The two decided to return to the house to "explore it out." The
two entered the guest room at different times to "explore" the illusory counterpart, but Ethan was obviously not as interested as Sophie. It is not difficult to see that Sophie has a dominant position in this relationship. Ethan lacks insight and decisiveness, and only wants to repair the relationship between the two. He didn't notice Sophie falling into this illusory relationship and her ideal Ethan step by step. She likes the witty and talkative fake Ethan, and even indulges in the sexual experience with the fake Ethan. Until Ethan saw his wife's inextricability more and more, he secretly entered the guest room when his wife opened the door, so that the two were finally in the same guest room. He pretended to be a fake Ethan, and personally felt his wife's happiness and intoxication in front of the fake Ethan, and even had another relationship. This broke Ethan's heart and decided to break this situation.
Ethan bluntly said in front of the fake Sophie that he knew all the deceptions and falsehoods. He even managed to break into the place where the fake Ethan and his wife had sex. Unexpectedly, this time Ethan and the fake Ethan finally faced each other.
According to the implicit explanation of the following plot, as the Ethans’ emotions gradually broke down, the fake couples were more free to come and go between the guest rooms. The explanation about this mysterious space is still blank, and even the consultant who played a big role in the opening does not appear again. The director told us through a sentence of fake Ethan in the game: "The aardvark in the dark room has learned to switch the lights, and should enjoy this magic instead of asking the mystery." In other words, let us enjoy this inexplicable fantasy Take a trip.
From family movies to thrillers to sci-fi movies to romance movies, the audience is gradually attracted to the screen. I always want to see how the director handles the ending, so that Ethan turns into a fake Ethan for Sophie. , Sophie can return to reality.
The ending is still unexpected.
During the short period of time when the four people got together, the fake Ethan continued to pay attention to Sophie, and Sophie was obviously tempted by him, while Ethan showed untimely stupidity and rigidity. On the contrary, the fake Sophie did. Surprisingly generous and calm.
The fake Sophie is just a mature woman. She knows what she wants. She finds Ethan and tells the truth. Only two people can leave here. In other words, she would rather continue to be trapped here with the fake Ethan and pretend to be another couple than the fake Ethan fell in love with Sophie and take her away. The dialogue between Ethan and Sophie in the room calmly shakes the conflict and emotions between the two.
False Ethan could not escape the barrier of this space, and fainted after hitting an obstacle. Only two people could leave. At this time, the real Sophie was wearing the same costume, one lowered his head and closed his eyes, the other slowly smiled at him, and Ethan left with a smiling Sophie.
At this moment, I yelled in my heart that I brought the wrong person. At the end, he realized that Ethan might not have made a mistake. He knew that he had taken the fake Sophie. The real Sophie chose to stay with the fake Ethan, and Ethan chose the fake Sophie whether it was despair or fulfillment. From the perspective of character, fake Sophie is the best wife of Ethan. She is calm and generous, mature and independent. On the contrary, Sophie is too childish and naive. She is immersed in her ideals, ignoring the compromise and hard work of reality.
At the end of the story, Ethan and his wife were intimate in bed, and then his wife got up to make breakfast for him.
"I'm thinking of making scrambled eggs and bacon for you." The
bacon is like the spinning top in Inception, which separates the real from the illusion.
Ethan sat on the bed, his expression changed from stunned to dazed, thoughtful, and finally relieved. I think he must have a moment of suspicion that he is still in that fantasy space and his wife is the fake Sophie. He looked around and slowly returned to reality. This is his decision. He needs a wife who is more suitable for him, and the fake Sophie happens to be a kind of "new relationship" between him and his wife to some extent.
I said a good film review, I was excited to write a detailed analysis of the plot (T^T)
then the question is,
if you were Sophie, would you like a fake Ethan of the "better version"?
If you were Sophie, would you choose to stay there with fake Ethan?
If you were Ethan, would you choose to take Sophie away, or take away the fake Sophie to start a new life?
If you were Ethan, would you be willing to change yourself into another person for the fake Ethan that Sophie liked?
If you were you, would you like to go into the guest room to meet the other fake one, would you cheat?
If you are you and you like a better version than him/her, do you think this is betrayal?
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