Plot analysis

Maiya 2022-06-06 19:12:51

Let me talk about the setting at the beginning of the film, one person, one house, one shot, and a small piece of farmland. Just because he is a person, the difficulty of survival is reduced to food and foreign threats. It can be seen that the male protagonist is living well. He has lived here for seven years, killing several foreign invaders from time to time, planting crops, and facing the photo. SY or something.

Until one day, the arrival of the old woman and her daughter girl broke this balance.

The old woman and the young girl asked for a deal in exchange for food, and finally got a meal with the young girl spending the night with him. Here is a little puzzled. Living in the last days, an old woman and a young girl dare to ask a man for a deal. Are they really afraid that others will kill the old woman and trap the young girl into sex slaves? Maybe I'm too evil, but this also shows that the male protagonist is at least a somewhat principled person.

Later, the girl wanted to shave the male protagonist before ML, but the male protagonist reacted fiercely and pressed the girl against the wall. Not only that, but also the previous cautious behavior fully showed his distrust of the two mothers and daughters. However, this reason will be seen later, not only because the protagonist is wary of anyone in the last days, but because the male protagonist has betrayed his brother, no wonder he will not trust anyone.

The next day the old woman persuaded the male lead to let them stay and run this farmland together. From the back, we can see that the old woman's motives here are not simple. The hero refused, and wanted to drive them away. Before leaving, the girl moved the male protagonist with her gentleness by helping him to shave, and then maybe the softness in the male protagonist's heart was touched, and it was logical to let them stay.

The living environment at this time is quite like a small society. The male protagonist owns guns, that is, force, which means that he has the highest power among the three. At this time, there is one more variable in the survival needs, and that is the trust between people.

Obviously, the male protagonist didn't trust them at first, and kept the gun on his back, and kept the old woman in the small dark room during the ML at night.

Next, the old woman found through observation that the male protagonist had only two bullets, and asked the girl to steal his bullets while in ML, and then wanted to gain control of the guns by attacking the male protagonist. What happened at this time was that the girl was washing something equivalent to an M towel by the river, and then she was taken away. When the old woman was about to attack the male protagonist, the male protagonist discovered that there was a footprint on the farmland that did not belong to them. He was keenly aware of the danger, and nervously asked where the girl was. Lord, hurried to find the girl. From the reaction of the male protagonist, we can know that the male protagonist still has a certain degree of concern for the girl, but he is still very vigilant.

The male protagonist traced some traces to a piece of grass. When he was about to load the bullet, he found that the bullet was not in his trouser pocket. Here I want to compliment the actor’s performance. From his subtle facial expressions when he touched the bullet, it can be seen that the male protagonist found The intention of the two mothers and daughters. Before the male protagonist found the pistol man, the pistol man had spotted him, so the pistol man fired a shot at the male protagonist, and the male protagonist fell to the ground. When the pistol man approached the male protagonist because he didn’t want to waste bullets to make up for the knife, he wanted to use it. The dagger on his body solved the male lead, but was counter-killed by the male lead. This tells us that when making up the knife, we need to remind the spirit of the twelve points.

-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ It

may be the girl’s gratitude to the hero, or some other purpose, the girl and the old The woman rescued the male protagonist after he was in a coma. At this time, the girl and the old woman had a dispute over whether to save the man. The old woman’s opinion was to let him fend for himself, while the girl felt that he wanted to save him. If you survive, you will be worth more to yourself than the old woman is worth to yourself, and you have previously suspected that you have a child. (It's cruel, but maybe this is the law of survival in the last days)

Then, the male lead survived through the two women's fragrant treatment. But at this time they encountered another crisis, that is, their farmland was looted and there was not enough food. Food crises, in the context of the apocalypse, often cause a group to collapse from within, so this kind of crisis is usually the most terrible.

The old woman has been persuading the girl to kill the male lead, because according to the current food stock, two people can barely survive, but three people are unlikely; and two women can leave here, and the male lead is sure Is unwilling. At the same time, the male protagonist is still working hard to find food and place traps. (Later, the old woman put plum on it as a bait)

What did the girl say, she said to the old woman that she would make the last mushroom meal for the male lead, but in fact she had her own thoughts. When I saw this, I basically knew the direction of the plot behind. Mushrooms should be poisoned. Who to kill? Don’t think about it. It must be an old woman. From the time the girl was determined to save the man, there were some reasons. It can be seen, but the main reason is value, and the child in her stomach.

Then, when the Last Supper came, maybe the male lead realized that the two wanted to poison himself. He glanced at the girl, but he still ate those mushrooms. I think it’s because the male protagonist really fell in love with the girl, which means that there is a kind of dedication, and there is also the reason of the male protagonist’s dark history. He deceived his brother and let his brother be the bait, but he was able to escape. If you can die with some value, then you are willing to die.

But in the end it was the old woman who died. At the last moment before she died, she wanted to understand the reason. However, at this time, the previous animal traps were harvested and the two who survived were saved. However, it can be seen from the male protagonist’s behavior that he still has some concerns about young girls poisoning old women. Because maybe he saw the shadow of his past in the girl.

In fact, I really want the couple to live well in this way, but the apocalyptic background and the tone set before, the tragedy but slightly hopeful ending is natural, and the male protagonist finally makes his life worthy of death. , The girl was able to escape, and found a new shelter, there will be no more words later.

View more about The Survivalist reviews

Extended Reading

The Survivalist quotes

  • Milja: You think he has a chance?

    Kathryn: Well, no matter now.

    Milja: He's useful.

    Kathryn: A third mouth. On a farm fit for one. And too far gone, anyway.

    Milja: No harm in trying, then?

    Kathryn: You're getting sentimental.

    Milja: You're getting older.

  • Kathryn: [about intruders at the door] How many are there?

    Survivalist: Six. We have two shells and one bullet.

    Kathryn: Enough for us.