1. Murphy's law: What you see may not be true
, and it is not as simple as what you see. On the contrary, many things seem complicated, but if you are not a cold observer, there will be misunderstandings and doubts. The arguing person will feel that the other party is making trouble, but the onlooker can clearly figure out the logic of the cause and effect. In the opening movie, Vincent brought back his long-lost son from prison. The quarrel between family members on the dining table became the first climax of the film. From the quarrel between brothers and sisters to parents, back to brothers and sisters, every line of everyone in the noisy time They can sum up their respective personalities and are connected to each other, forming a simple and understandable logic, which shows the director's ability to control the lines. The director is telling us that, in fact, the arguing partner is not unreasonable, but we are too attached to our own ideas and ignore the other's feelings.
2. The lie is terrible: a textbook of family lies.
You can also understand this film as a textbook of family lies, lies to conceal inferiority, lies to hide secrets, lies to protect others, lies for love... Lies are too easy to generate, but for the family, the generation of lies is far more pure than those outside the family, because because of mutual love, the multiplication is also a benign factor. Just let go of yourself, you can have good the result of. At the end of the film, Vincent put aside his self-denial, his wife put aside her superficial toughness, and her daughter put aside her pretended excellence. Catalyzed by tears and love, the lie system originally established by disguising the fragile side finally collapsed. The crowd hugged each other in the soothing piano sound.
Generally speaking, the film is a comedy with a little black humor. The director has a good grasp of the lines and rhythm. The development and interweaving of several clues has some styles of the Cohen brothers. The whole film is remarkable, but still very It is suitable for everyone to watch while eating watermelon in the hot summer.
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