Personal interpretation: you lose if you are serious

Ericka 2022-01-13 08:03:11

The old man doesn't really care about his wife. He knows that she worships money, so no matter how many lovers he has outside, he will eventually return to him. It is young people who really interest him.
Although there is no description in the film, we can imagine that the young man should not be the first to come to negotiate with him, and unfortunately, like all his predecessors, he lost in the first game and fled. But what makes him different is that he is a smart man and has faith in himself. So he made a comeback and was ashamed in the second game. At this time, the old man started to look at him with admiration, and he really put him on the same level as himself for a contest, so he had a PK in the third game.
In the third game, the old man used the power of money and even changed his sexual orientation to lure the young man to stay with him. I don't want to delve into whether his actions are true or false. Whether it is because of the feeling of sympathy between the opponents of each other or pure play, the starting point should be based on a basic fact, that is, this is just a game. And true and false, false and true is not the essence of the game.
I think the young man should be a little tempted at first, but a phone call from the old man’s wife awakened the man in his dream, allowing him to finally understand the nature of the matter. If he accepts the old man’s conditions, he will be completely defeated. So he pretended to greet him and acted well, and at the last moment, he gave the old man a sap, telling him that he was free and would not be attached to anyone. Yes, if you have to draw a conclusion, this contest should be won by the young people.
As for why the old man shot him in the end, I think it is because of unwillingness in the final analysis. Although he keeps insisting that this is just a game, we all know that whoever is serious about the game will lose.

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Sleuth quotes

  • Andrew Wyke: In this day and age, is marriage absolutely necessary? Isn't it a bit old-hat?

  • Milo Tindle: Maggie never told me you were... such a manipulator. She told me you were no good in bed, but she never told me you were such a manipulator.

    Andrew Wyke: She told you I was no good in bed?

    Milo Tindle: Oh, yes.

    Andrew Wyke: She was joking. I'm wonderful in bed.

    Milo Tindle: I must tell her.

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