Lies, everything is because of lies! The
protagonist Samuel Baker (played by Sean Penn) is a self-sacrificing and honest furniture salesman. But the boss (played by Jack Thompson) asked him to lie to deceive consumers. And his ex-wife (played by Naomi Woz) also ignored him and concealed that he was with other men. He loathed these and loathed all lies, but he had to follow the boss's instructions to continue to deceive consumers.
Baker . His boss said a sentence to him, which changed Baker’s outlook on life and also served as a stepping stone for his future path. He said: "President Nixon is the true'greatest salesman', Nixon The most successful and effective way to promote the promotion is'faith', and he is also best at deceiving. When he first participated in the election, he promised that the United States would end the Vietnam War as soon as possible, but after he was elected, he added 100,000 troops to Vietnam with countless casualties. Second. During the second campaign, he made the same promise. "
Baker tried to change his character and style of life, even starting to change his own image. But his marketing methods are still counterproductive; he and his Black friend Bonnie (played by Don Chandel) cooperated to run a car tire repair business. But because of financial problems, Baker was going to take a loan. During the weeks of waiting for loan approval, Baker almost collapsed-the long waiting for approval, His ex-wife was molested by customers, Bonnie was disrespected by customers, and the businessman’s brother’s contempt for Baker’s career... Everything was so bad. Baker’s monotonous life was just looking at the news at home-to see if their president was How to deceive the United States time and time again. In the end, the loan failed, and his wife was divorced and even no figure was found... Baker saw a piece of news on a TV show that an aircraft repairman stole a military plane and landed at the White House. Baker seemed to see hope He also told the United States in the same way: a person who is full of hatred for social unfair treatment, a person who does not want to be ignored by society, and a person who is no longer silent. He wants people to remember him and the United States to remember. He. He was about to hijack the airliner and crash into the White House...
The film pays much attention to the inner description of the characters, and it portrays the inner world of the lowest level of the society. Of course, it is mainly due to the successful shaping of the Oscar actor Sean Penn. The protagonist Samuel Baker was originally a very honest person. There are even some silly, because he has seen through all kinds of lies in the world, he does not want to become a salesman against his conscience. He decided to change himself, but the change was not successful. He even questioned the president, the head of state It was through the continuous preparation of lies to promote himself to reach his current position. He felt that people should not be too honest, that would only die in silence and do nothing. But he is not the kind of person who cheats the world, so he has taken an extreme path. He hates racial hatred. Because his good friend Black Bonnie was insulted by customers who came to repair the tires, Baker nearly shot him to death. At this time, his Xinli had begun to change, and he had already had a strong resistance. Awareness. Psychological distortion is formed step by step, once it breaks out, it will be out of control. This reminds me of the role in "Taxi Driver" starring Robert De Niro.
Maybe he is a loser, a career The marriage was not going well, and the "American Dream" was completely shattered. Even his last hope-the assassination of the President was also defeated. But he let the world remember him, a marginal person who was dissatisfied with the status quo of society. People saw society through him Insufficiency in the bottom... In the future, there will be people like him who will do this kind of thing. They are not malicious, but are suppressed by economic and spiritual troubles. They hope that this method can change the status quo. Only in this way can respect be won back.
On February 22, 1974, Samuel Baker attempted to hijack Flight 747 and was shot dead by the police. The
film is based entirely on real life. The Samuel Baker in the movie does exist in history. people.
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