So many people say that they can’t read the film the first time. It’s too literary and too niche. In fact, I think this is probably caused by the director using his own feminine approach to present a suspenseful story. The protagonist is Jenny, a mentally ill patient, and the film started to be normal, because Jenny did not find her problem. When Jenny continued to find contradictions in the vcr and photos and home furnishings, she began to be irritable, anxious and panic. So because the imaginary self and the real self are in the opposite position, they can't even go back home. So the audience didn't understand how the room would change for a while, the face would change from the eyes, the appearance of the husband and children would change, and the appearance of the mother would change. Even the thought of the dead sister leaning over or something came out.
Probably this is the way the director wants to deceive the audience. The story was told by Jenny. Jenny didn't figure out her life experience. The audience can't figure out her context in advance. Jenny's thinking is chaotic, and the audience should be even more confused as the person who listens to the story. So when Jenny went back to find her childhood, I didn't know what he wanted to feel at first, and I met someone who was exactly the same as my imaginary husband.
So in the end, Jenny recalled her childhood, and went home to see the real picture, and the imaginary sister appeared again. The audience can get a general idea of the context-because the adoptive mother’s daughter was in a car accident, and Jenny was raised by her adoptive mother as a substitute for her own daughter. In fact, Jenny didn’t accept it, but because the relationship with her sister was very good, she was also very sad. The pressure of the adoptive mother and the pressure of getting the care of her adoptive mother, she hypnotized herself as a sister and continued to live. Because there is no professional guidance and resistance, hypnosis is not thorough. It is not only a mirror image. On the contrary, there are still many remnants of the original memory, such as thinking of the husband as his own younger brother (it is amazing to be able to think of how his brother grew up), and imagining the adoptive mother as the mother when he was a child. Successfully became a mentally ill patient.
In the end, after understanding the ins and outs, or else accept the current facts, leave her husband and children, and live a new life; or continue to paralyze herself and become a real Jenny back. So, the magical consciousness of mankind came into play. I don't want to lose myself, and I don't want to give up what I have, what should I do? As a result, Jenny successfully changed from a general mentally ill patient to a schizophrenic patient. Two consciousnesses live in harmony in one person.
In fact, the ending is not a happy ending. It is actually a tragedy. Jenny’s mental illness has not been cured. She just never knew she was sick to realize she was sick, but she did not choose to return to reality, but further deteriorated her adult personality. Split to adapt to the needs of the moment, she still does not have an independent personality. Finally, for a woman, the pressure of family society and the involuntary lament.
Many people once said that "Lesbian Vampires" is a feminist film, because it strengthens female power and weakens male IQ. In fact, this is not the case. Logically speaking, this film is truly a feminist film. The lesbian section of "Lesbian Vampires" is not for male audiences. Half-naked female vampires often appear in it. They are for male audiences. In the end, the queen boss was killed by the male protagonist. A complete patriarchal movie. On the contrary, "Unrememberable", whether it is a very ancillary role for men or a female protagonist who often rejects men's ooxxx requests, and the husband's concession to his wife's verbal violence, women's complete initiative is the manifestation of feminism.
Therefore, as a female audience, although the film is not easy to understand, the big beauties of the past also show their old attitude, and I will still be more supportive.
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