I really like this kind of independent sketch-style movie. Inside, Ingrid is a typical patient with two-way emotional communication disorder. Looking at her experience is like looking at a classic case.
My perception is quite positive. What I saw was the self-healing process of a person who was deeply suffering from two-way emotional communication disorder.
Ingrid's depressive side is very obvious. For example, he often cries at home, stays alone, and is not good at socializing. The manic side is undoubtedly revealed after being over-repressed. For example, spraying chili water on the face at the beginning, scratching the car of a stranger, and yelling at the idol's mobile phone when leaving a message.
The biggest problem of Ingrid is also a problem that many patients with such mental illnesses have: they have no ability to save themselves. This loss of ability allows many people, including Ingrid, to use suicide to solve their own problems. Before committing suicide, what I read silently was probably the words Ingrid said: I am a loser, all this is a lie, my life is a joke, I can never be myself, and I don't want to be myself.
In fact, each of us does not feel the same. I can't see who I am, I don't accept myself, I want to be everyone else except myself. And social networks seem to have nurtured this awareness, because on Instagram or in the circle of friends, it is too easy for us to peek into the lives of others to our heart's content.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to be someone else. If we can achieve this person's success through simple imitation, why not do it? So Ingrid's starting point is not wrong, at least she wants to pursue a more pleasant and open lifestyle than the current life, but the method is too extreme. In our daily life, we also participate in many stranger parties, the general purpose is to meet different people and expand our circle of friends, but poor Ingrid, only infatuated with Taylor from the beginning to the end.
This infatuation is indeed pathological, but the gratifying thing is that Ingrid is still kind in her heart. She will apologize to her boyfriend and hope that he will not hate him. When the film almost collapsed at the end, she did not spray pepper on Taylor's face, and repeatedly said that she actually didn't want to hurt anyone. This is a big improvement from the beginning. Because she felt the pain of being someone else and knew the importance and necessity of being herself, she had no choice but to yell out the truth when she faced Taylor. Through this process, Ingrid faced her own life.
This is the key step of self-salvation for people suffering from two-way emotional communication barriers: to realize that Nobody is perfect. Learn to face yourself, face your mistakes honestly, and bravely accept everything you have.
So in the end, it doesn't matter whether Ingrid was rescued after committing suicide, whether he met true love, whether he really became an internet celebrity (the director may just want a happy ending). The important thing is that she finally accepted herself. And we can’t say that Ingrid is a failure, because the imitation of Taylor has given her a large number of fans long ago (otherwise she would not be saved), making her at least better than Ingrid, who was thinking about revenge against society every day. Love too much.
Finally, I want to say something that sounds very convoluted: even in the loneliest moment, we still have ourselves, and we are our most dependable friend. So, never give up!
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