This is a movie about marriage relationships.
Ethan and Sophie used to be in love, and they sneaked into the swimming pool of a stranger's house together. The joy and happiness of the past were so exciting and exciting. The relationship between couples even revealed a strong love in a casual look. Any moment together is so affectionate, romantic and sweet. However, when the initial passion faded, leaving behind a plain life, the marriage of the two began to crack. Sophie represents the thoughts of many women after marriage. He feels that the men around him have changed and become no longer romantic, humorous and funny. He feels that life is like a stagnant pool without any waves. The lives of the two people are completely different. Just like in the movie, when Ethan and Sophie are testing the tacit understanding, the male protagonist presses the white button, while the female protagonist presses the black key.
The fake Ethan in the mysterious room is actually a projection of Sophie's inner desire to get emotional satisfaction from her husband. She longs for him to be the humorous and interesting Ethan at the beginning—the fake Ethen does not wear glasses, the one at the beginning of the film Ethen didn’t wear glasses either. This was implying that the fake Ethen was actually a shadow of the real Ethen’s past-so when the couple discovered something strange, Sophie would take the initiative to return to the holiday estate again. She was nostalgic with the fake Ethen. The emotional satisfaction she got when we were together was like going back to the sweet and good time in the past. What she loves is Ethen when she doesn't wear glasses.
Three relationships are cleverly designed in the movie.
The first is the real Ethen and the real Sophie in reality. The relationship between the two has been cracked. Life has become dull and passionate, and there are many uncoordinated contradictions.
The second one is the fake Ethen and the real Sophie. The relationship between the two is harmonious. The fake Ethen is humorous and charming. He satisfies all Sophie's desire for love. Sophie is naive and simple. What she wants is the kind of happiness that can bring surprises to herself-I think this is the common thought of most women when they are in love. In this relationship, the real Sophie has recovered from the fake Ethen all the advantages of him that she loved at the beginning. So in the end when Ethen really chose the wrong wife to leave, she didn't reveal it.
The third is the real Ethen and the fake Sophie. The real Ethen is no longer funny and humorous, but he is smart and rational. The fake Sophie is no longer innocent, she is also smart and rational, she is not even a little angry in the face of Ethen's violent temper; Ethen likes to eat bacon, not only doesn't hate it, she also takes the initiative to make it for him. In the end, the two teamed up to escape.
Why is the ending of the movie that the real Ethen and the fake Sophie left the resort and returned to the real world? Or why didn't the fake Ethen and the real Sophie escape from the imprisoned manor and return to the real world? I think this is what many people expect, just like many love stories with a happy ending. Then let's imagine their lives after they leave the manor and return to the real world, facing the pressure of work and career, facing the daily life of chai rice and salt, facing children and family, and those complicated social relationships, etc. . How long will their sweetness last? I think the psychedelic holiday manor is their best destination. The real Ethen and the fake Sophie may be the combination that maintains a good marriage relationship, and this kind of relationship may develop well in this real world.
I don't know where I heard it: Marriage is actually a partnership. We can't blindly ask each other to make changes as we like. Many times we need to compromise, give in, or accommodate. Just like Zhang Yu sang: how much he loves you, how much more you pay him back, to find the possibility of happiness; how much you give, the love is complete.
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