It was not until Paul was infused with the soul of a "Russian poet" that I could see another person's experience, and I started to believe that there really is such a thing as storing souls. But as the plot progresses, it turns out that the soul injected by Paul actually came from an ordinary female worker, who is not a real poet at all (maybe an amateur creator, but there is no sign of it in the film). This mistake was caused by the Russian factory in order to complete the order. However, Paul, who thought he had the soul of a poet, was indeed able to perform more calmly on the stage. Therefore, it is not the so-called soul that may really play a role, but mainly Paul's interpretation based on his own understanding based on the profound memories, dreamy scenes, people or things that he has seen for this soul. In Paul's eyes, this is a beautiful soul, and its owner shouldn't sell it, but these memories may be heavy in the eyes of its owner. Later, the female worker wanted to regain her soul, but the contract had come into effect, and the company refused to return it. The female worker lost her soul completely and finally chose to commit suicide. Why did you arrange such a plot because you want to say that people without a soul can't live?
Next, in order to satisfy his wife's wishes, the big Russian boss threw the arduous task of finding the soul of an internationally famous actor to the heroine. The female protagonist who works like a machine (probably because there is no soul, so it will not produce other life goals) in order to complete the task, so steal the soul of the only male actor in the United States, that is, the soul of Paul, and bring it Back to Russia for business. The boss’s soap opera actor wife feels better as a whole after getting this soul. In the words of the heroine, "Your soul looks happy in her." The heroine who has spied on Paul's soul also thinks that his soul is beautiful, and this makes Paul's painful soul and this make another person happy. The soul is obviously the same soul. It proved once again that how to interpret everything one has experienced is the key to affect a person's performance, emotions, and perception of oneself.
After several twists and turns, Paul finally found his soul with the help of the heroine. Unexpectedly, the soul that had left the body for a long time repelled Paul. In order to reconnect with it, Paul had to wear glasses and face his soul. At first he was in a pure white world with nothing, "I knew it! I knew it!" This result made him mad, and then Paul, who hadn't completely given up his heart, finally found the door to his heart. Everything in front of him is enriched. There are beloved theater performances and a lovely wife, all of which will make him feel heavy, and at the same time make his soul beautiful and full.
Let's talk about the heroine again. As a soul transporter (Mule in English, donkey? If you say that you have been working like a donkey all your life without saying a word, it would be appropriate), she uses her body as a container to carry various souls to and from the United States. Between Russia and Russia (but why disguise?), the accumulated soul remnants made her body overwhelmed. Isn't it her psychology? Her own soul was also drawn out, completing the task assigned by the boss like a walking dead, without expression and emotion. When the female worker asked her to get her soul back, she coldly answered mechanically; when faced with a tricky task, she only silently accepted it; only when she went to "borrow" the actor's soul, she smiled at the front desk (the smile here is more obvious in my impression) ) For a while. It wasn't until more contact with Paul that her cuteness and kindness gradually became apparent, although she was still unnatural. I don't know if she has found a little bit of herself.
At the end of the play, what does the last overlapping scene of the two figures express? First, I saw the figure of the heroine who looked like she was approaching the sea alone. She felt like she was going to commit suicide by throwing herself into the sea. Then Paul slowly approached her. She seemed to look back at Paul, and then the two figures got closer and closer. , And eventually become a black spot. It may not have any special meaning. It is just a shooting technique. As the lens is zoomed out, the two points gradually become one. It's the same way of expression as some of the lens shakes in the film (I forgot which ones are specific).
What is a soul may not be important. Whether it is a chickpea, a skittle, or something else, the real question is:
What makes a man a man? or rather,
What makes you you?
I just read it again, but I didn't remember the heroine's name... I'll look at it again when I have time, and update it when I have a new understanding. If you turn off the barrage and watch it slowly, this show is still good.
Suddenly remembered at the beginning of the film, when the heroine passed the security check, there was a scene of a blonde woman with a nosebleed. Is that herself?
BTY, if you want to say that this is a comedy, there is less laughter.
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