In the film, the male protagonist John is sandwiched between the two female protagonists. Most of the time, he is in a passive state. Aside from "writing novels" and "being honest with himself," he has almost nothing to do in the film. In the film, there is not much inscription in his heart, and most of them are understood from the perspective of the two heroines: In Maggie's view, although John is smart, he lacks a certain ability to face reality and solve neatly. When Maggie tells When he complained about all the trivial things about to explode, he naively replied: "Let's leave together." In the eyes of his ex-wife Qiao Jiya, although John worked hard to write his novels, he was actually stuck in the transition between the novel and the half-truth of life, and he did not even know himself as much as Qiao Jiya. Although the movie gave John a red rose and white rose-like situation, whether it is re-feeling the vitality in Maggie, or gaining a confidant understanding in Georgia, he always plays the role of being saved, especially in the second half. The reunion with Qiao Jia is completely designed by the two women. John is not so much the center of the love triangle as a pawn that is manipulated.
But having said that, do two women really know what they want? When their plans came to light and Maggie nervously went to Qiaojia to discuss countermeasures, Qiaojia's adolescent daughter coldly interjected: "You don't know what you are doing, do you?" They seemed There is a plan, but the plan often fluctuates according to her own desires, just like the comic relationship between Georgia and John, the first second is tit-for-tat, the next second is uncontrollable; not to mention Maggie, she is whimsical The good name of the plan is to get John back to true love, but how much guilt is actually there? Echoing to the original title Maggie's plan, at first glance it refers to Maggie's crazy "return" plan. In fact, it alludes to Maggie's personality that she wants to plan everything and is accustomed to quantifying things. From the beginning, she borrowed sperm to give birth. The process of choosing the father of the child as if choosing the product, after the relationship crisis with John, on the grounds of not "waste", the whimsical suggestion of "returning the product" echoes the tendency of ignoring emotion in her character. She is not used to thinking based on emotion, but it makes the emotional relationship in the play more chaotic.
Having said that, no matter John, Maggie or Georgia, the characters in the film are still likable. They seem to be born with incredible resilience. Even after experiencing a ridiculous event, they can still be Find meaning in it. The warmest thing in the film is the relationship between Maggie and her daughter. The daughter is not only Maggie’s greatest treasure in marriage, but also a hint of new hope at the end of the film. Although she does not understand the world of adults, she cleverly connects Maggie with others. .
The comedy is so fascinating, as Ethan Hawke, who plays John, said: "I am very grateful to play a character who is not in pain!" Although the characters in the film are trapped in a complicated love triangle, the film is light-hearted and humorous. The tone of the audience makes the audience involved in the confusion and anxiety of the role, and is also amused by the absurd dialogue that bursts out from time to time. The movie deals with big propositions such as middle age, affair, marriage, etc., but it justifies them in a joking way. The audience knows that there is no such a satisfactory ending in life, but they are happy that all the characters are absurdly enough. Just as Maggie's friend said: "You never know that you arranged all this, or fate arranged all this." People are not as good as heaven, but since they are in the mysterious torrent of the universe, it is better to just Relax and see where life will take us.
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