1. Ruben wanted to use the so-called truth to blackmail Vincent 1 million, for which Vincent had to write an autobiography to pay. But in order to maximize the interests of both parties, Vincent's autobiography needs to cover up this layer of truth. Therefore, during the interview, Vincent deliberately cited the topic of prostitution that night. Lanny also knew this, so he started to write his memoir very cooperatively, so that the heroine would write a biography in the wrong direction after reading it.
2. Ruben deliberately took the note Lenny left to Vincent, and repeatedly taught the heroine that Lenny was a drunkard, so that the heroine thought it was Ranney who killed Maureen with a lobster in a perverted manner. The purpose of Ruben's doing this should be to avoid deep contact between the smart heroine and Lanni, so that Lanni said his own thoughts: that what he thought was actually Vincent killed Maureen. Once this was made public, the feelings between the grieving Vincent and him were completely broken. Therefore, Lannie waited until Vincent died before writing the third chapter of his autobiography, because he didn't want Vincent to see it. So when Vincent knew at the door of his house that Lenny had contact with the heroine behind his back, he was very frightened. Because he was afraid that his friend's suspicion would eventually be made public as the truth. In fact, he wanted to ask Lanny to come together, and according to the agreed plan, let the heroine be kept in the dark. Therefore, when the heroine learned that Lannie was coming to Vincent's house, she was so frightened that she wanted to set up a situation to escape. She felt like she was the female reporter fifteen years ago. She knew the truth but was eventually set up and framed by two men. Ruben also hoped that the hostess would write according to the wishes of the two men, so that the book can be published smoothly and he can get the money.
3. But Vincent's death changed the course of the whole incident. In the scene at the door of the villa, Vincent thought that the hostess had already seen the adultery between him and Lanny, so he invited her to come to her house to get her off at night, and wanted to create her lesbian sex scandal. However, times have changed. Homosexuality is no longer as shameful as it was 15 years ago, and the hostess can still legally expose Vincent's tricks. Because of this, Vincent couldn't force the hostess to write according to the wishes he and Lanny had originally set, and was extremely angry. Vincent saw that he would not be able to get rid of the absurd homicide charge, and felt that it was Lanney who had been behind his back and accused him of his actions that night, and desperately committed suicide. (In the situation where Vincent committed suicide in the bathtub of the hotel, he was fantasizing about Lanny hurting him, showing that he loved and resented Lanny) At this time, Lanny wrote all his suspicions about Vincent. Chapter Three, even though he didn't want to publish his thoughts. And Ruben is also ready to cooperate with the heroine to announce the so-called truth. It turned out that he had made second-hand preparations 15 years ago. Since Vincent is dead and the extortion is less than 1 million, he uses the tape that night to exchange 1 million from the hostess. In this way, he can earn 1 million from it whether he is not guilty of essays or not. The hostess finally saw through his vicious intentions.
4. In the end, why didn't the heroine announce the truth of the revised version? My guess is that, first of all, although she still attributed the main responsibility for the matter to Lu himself at the last moment (Reuben’s use of the disparity between the two people to make an article made her a professional journalist also amazed. Going deeper, Ruben seems to be He is helping the two of them to cover up the truth, but he actually planned and created the so-called truth by himself), but the heroine still feels a certain degree of guilt for contributing to the death of Vincent and deepening the misunderstanding between the two men. Second, she probably understood that Maureen was as innocent as she was. It was because of Maureen’s presence as a reporter that Vincent’s attempt to enter Rainey became so serious that there was a rift between the two lives. The hostess can’t let her grieving mother realize her daughter’s guilt, and she doesn’t want her mother to be spiritually burdened because of the truth (otherwise her mother will easily believe that she will not be able to go to heaven). Third, she recalled the show after the incident. Lanny looked at her at the scene, with an unknown sadness and pity in his warmth, and remembered his kindness to her. Lanny, who didn't want to live, would finally know the cruel truth of being teased for so long.
5. Although the plot of the film is excellent and the actors' acting skills are convincing enough (except for the heroine Loman, who is also slightly weak), I personally feel that the suspenseful atmosphere is not enough to create a role that makes it difficult for the audience to quickly substitute for the role to think. The narrative is a little messy. The alternate narrative of the heroine and Lenny is a good attempt, but the transition between them is slightly insufficient. The subject matter perspective is relatively new and unique, and can be seen as a noir film with women as the protagonist. In addition, I think that some audiences imagine that Ruben's feelings for the two men are nonsense. Ruben is completely cold and cold, and he has no role in the role and needs to add a role to himself!
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