We always believe what we want to believe. This line is repeated many times in the movie. While obsessed with telling us why we were deceived, the director tried to portray the successful deception process of the two liars. I can’t help but feel disgusted with this film. Maybe the director thinks that the audience should be amazed by the twists and turns of the film’s plot and admire the cleverness of liars, but these fantasies of the director cannot happen to me. Some are just continuous doubts- -Why is the truth he conveyed to us that he doesn't respect him? Is he a liar?
From the beginning, the film was "full of suspense", which made people confused. I don't know if the director really wants to bring us into the plot of the movie or just wants to show his superb plot conception skills. Looking at the whole movie, the director's purpose seems to be more inclined to the latter.
Does the poor FBI agent being portrayed so vulgarly and sordidly reflect a certain prejudice in the director's real life? People who came from a humble background and wanted to succeed ended up in such a sad end; those who had a beautiful appearance but made a living by fraud became the ultimate winner at the end of the story. The eagerness for quick success and instant benefits of the former is portrayed so ugly in the film, but the latter is so beautiful, hurting so many people, and if nothing happens, it seems like this is such an act worthy of praise and learning. I think it is not difficult for me to conclude here that the director's hypocritical and unethical conduct is fully revealed in the film.
I think I sympathize with that poor FBI agent, especially the scene of him yelling at his boss on the phone, which reminds me of how I yelled at my girlfriend on the phone many years ago. I can't remember why I did it in the first place, but what I know is that I am as sensitive and selfish as this agent. That relationship made me feel insecure. I felt that I was not completely needed by her, just like the young agent in the film, weak but eager.
There is also the poor boss of the poor young agent. I think he is the only character I respect in the whole movie, dutiful, tolerant, and sympathetic. When his subordinates revealed their mistakes in front of him, he patiently told stories to him, even enduring unbearable humiliation, and still did not give up telling him the truth in life. And such a solemn role was ridiculously portrayed by the director. Ha ha, ha ha.
There are too many rubbish in this world, I cannot judge them one by one, but if I have the opportunity, I will not give up attacking them!

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