An unqualified broker

Ludwig 2022-01-23 08:06:22

Norman is an unqualified broker, with a little interpersonal relationship, but basically it can be regarded as unreliable, so at the beginning he could only talk about the mediation in a very desperate way, and lie that I was familiar with so and so and everywhere. Jilai made a familiar conversation but was turned away rudely. (The first chapter is basically all kinds of messy interpersonal relationships. I look a little dizzy and unsightly, and it will be better to survive.) Until he reached up to a certain Israeli deputy prime minister level Iichel, in the process of strengthening the relationship. I bought a pair of top-brand leather shoes for him, which coincided with the depression of other people's psychology, so I am very grateful to him. This watery political bet unexpectedly overwhelmed the dark horse, and Eichel became the prime minister of Israel three years later.
One person wins the way, and the dog and the chicken ascend to heaven. Relying on the relationship with the friend of the Israeli prime minister, his contacts suddenly became wide, and Norman reached the pinnacle of his career. Then Norman tried to talk to a woman from the Israeli Ministry of Justice during a trip, and he confided all the relationship with the president in the process of trying to promote the relationship. Unexpectedly, this person is an Israeli judge. He felt that this was an act of bribery and initiated a bribery investigation against the Prime Minister.
During the period Norman also encountered various things that needed brokers, such as the recycling of the synagogue building, the nephew to marry a non-Jewish woman, and the son of the Israeli prime minister to enter Harvard. In the end, Norman was also summoned and asked to appear in court as a witness for the Israeli Prime Minister's bribery. Facing a desperate situation, Norman finally solved everything miraculously with his death.

Norman is really an unqualified political broker. Although he has enthusiasm and has a thick skin who is not afraid of hot faces and cold buttocks, the core of brokers is solid interpersonal relationships. This is Norman's Achilles' heel. His self-proclaimed relationship is actually not very reliable. Even the friend relationship with the Israeli Prime Minister is actually not close enough to wear a pair of trousers. There are still various thresholds for finding the Prime Minister. I think if Eichel was not in a psychological downturn, if he was a more mature and cautious politician, how could he get a low-level brokerage relationship like Norman? The road broker who appeared in the later stage of the film is simply a copy of Norman's past, but it is described as sloppy and not on the stage. It's also quite ironic to look at.
There are comments saying that Norman died as a confidant in the end, I think it's actually a good idea. Norman was originally an unknown broker, alone, ostracized and ignored. In the beginning, paying for Eichel to send shoes was not out of generosity or sincere friendship, it was purely a gamble. Then suddenly Eichel became the Prime Minister of Israel. Norman was naturally ecstatic and flattered. In the end, even he believed that this was a true friendship, and was desperate to maintain this friendship.
Norman finally fulfilled everyone's good deeds with his own death, a drop in the ocean, and only a negligible broker. You say he is a good broker. Obviously his relationship is unreliable, and he does things with emotion; you say he is not a good broker, but he is willing to give up his life in exchange for exquisiteness, and everyone will do well. A true broker will always be: no real friends, only eternal interests. At this point, Norman obviously felt that his humble life was actually small, so everything made sense.

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Extended Reading
  • Kameron 2022-03-18 09:01:08

    Norman-Anonymous man, No man.

  • Jamaal 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    Norman is like a clown, and in the end he can only quell political struggles with death. The proud part of the film is Norman's few phone calls, the scenes are mixed, the mood is clear, and it is very black and humorous. The soundtrack is very feel, and it is similar to the character's personality. The biggest regret is that Norman did not explain why he did this. It's a pity that I haven't been able to analyze it in depth.

Norman quotes

  • Alexandra (Alex) Green: The thing is, Norman... everybody knows who you are, but nobody knows anything about you.

  • Micha Eshel: Can I trust you, Norman?

    Norman Oppenheimer: ...I will never betray you.

    Micha Eshel: [tears in his eyes] ... I love you, Norman.

    [Micha throws his cell phone into a fish pond]