But when we really heard those stories, those stories that started with curiosity, but ended up with sorrow, their weight actually reflected our boredom. Like Alexander, I rarely blame the "system". We naively and romantically think that it's up to people to do things. All poor people must have their hateful things, their failures, they struggle in the quagmire, but because of their laziness and self-indulgence. They take the blame.
And this middle-class prejudice, but it stems from our ignorance. Our willingness to understand does not mean that we understand. Often by listening to this kind of story, we can realize how lucky and lackluster we are. Life is about making jokes with certain people, and Stuart is one of them.
TH people who came from a private school don't know why they always get this kind of ruffian role, but it is undeniable that he really played extremely well. TH's performance is extremely real, nuanced and explosive. The complex character is all exposed: the prejudice against the middle class and the confusion, anger and resistance of Alexander's goodwill. In the self-mutilation period in the rental house, although the identity of the TH bird club member was exposed (ha, the middle-class humor), it really seemed as if the actors were united at that moment.
Many people criticized BC for being completely obscured by TH in this film, which is biased. The role of BC is a boring middle class. Compared to Stuart, who is the same inside and out, BC's Alexander must be more restrained and sullen. BC has very well demonstrated the prejudice of the middle class towards the lower class that I mentioned earlier. When he saw the needle, when he listened to TH telling stories, and when he was slightly drunk, when he asked TH to tell the story of his first arrest, his expression and The tone is the kind of restrained contempt, a little interest, plus a little arrogance and sympathy, but trying not to show it. It's a good grasp.
The trend of the plot is very full and real. There are ups and downs, but not catching horses, they are all reasonable fluctuations in normal life. The friendship between Alex and Stu is very warm and warm. Following the ups and downs of Stu's life, Alex has been accompanying and recording. To be honest, when Stu's muscles atrophy and the pacemaker cannot be installed, I really feel like a knife. When Stu called Alex to report the good news, my tears would come out. ——As if everything has finally come to an end, the hardships Stu experienced, his demonic brother died, his criminal record was cleared, and his health was temporarily over. At the same time, he finally met Alex, who was hinted by his mother as a positive influence. Towards the end of the film, Lao Shi wore a tie and was dressed in a suit. He was well-dressed, but the tie that emerged from the button of the suit showed his clumsiness. He quietly faced BC and used his life full of wisdom. Tell a lot about it. It seems that there is a feeling of seeing the sun in the sky-Stu will live happily with Alex from now on, the middle class has rescued a marginal mass, and mankind has taken a solid step towards the ideal country, as if as long as Continue to work hard, the goal of world harmony will eventually be realized.
Then Stu died, under the rolling wheels of the train. I don't want to pretend to be suicide or accident here. In any case, this is for Alex, giving me a solid slap on the face. It is not only Stu's life that is dashed here, but also an ideal soap bubble of Alex. I thought he had been pulled back. That's it.
I think the meaning of rewinding life is to tell us a completely different story from ourselves, while also unceremoniously piercing our utopianism. Although this heavy topic is told in a very light and warm tone, even though everything about Alex and Stu is so beautiful, even though the ending credits let BC playfully put his book in the middle of the Da Vinci Code, even though BC is still light Smiled lightly—but this is just a way for middle-class utopians to express their sense of powerlessness, bourgeois arrogance—no matter how light and velvety it is draped outside, when this layer The veil slipped, and what was exposed was our helplessness.
And this is still not the ultimate meaning of this story. What is really beautiful is just the coat, and indeed the faith has been shaken. However, Alex didn't put the rewind life to fire, but published it. In addition to commemorating Stu, there was still a touch of self-reflection. Sit down, have a cup of tea, turn a few pages and rewind life, summarize the possible factors that failed in the last utopian construction operation, and then dust off the dust, put on the beautiful coat again, put on the horse, and continue to move towards the ideal country in your mind , Step forward more carefully-
I think this is the most important revelation of this period of Backwards's life, for the future of Forwards.
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