When I first saw it, I was worried that I would not understand the complicated relationship between the Politburo. Now I find that David Fincher's signature is still reliable. After reading "Social Network", I know that David is very good at dealing with multi-character plots and has a good grasp of rhythm.
The characters in the appearance are not my food, but I looked at them and found that these characters are worth writing about. They are not like the male protagonist Francis. They have given up everything for power long ago. When it comes to cruelty, thick black and ruthless.
They all have a bottom line more or less, but the difference lies in whether they give up completely.
1. Claire who is sane enough and thorough. As Francis's wife, she is tall, short-haired, neat, with a firm face, courageous and strong, independent and calm, and is a typical American image of a strong woman. When he first appeared on the stage, his marriage with his husband was like a strong alliance. Because of the similarity of personalities, the two knew and understood each other, and knew each other. The two have been married for many years and have no children. Presumably, for Claire, home is just a place to rest, a place to discuss things with Francis.
How strong and sensible is she? Claire's company is a non-profit organization, and because of Francis' failure to become Secretary of State, Claire had to change the company's development plan and lay off employees. The assistant who had served her for many years acted as a wicked person to help her lay off employees, but she let the assistant leave at the last minute. Is this kind of work done? So before leaving, the assistant said she was cruel and ruthless.
How calm and sensible is she? When Francis told her shamelessly and lightly, in order to control and make better use of the female reporter, he had sex with the female reporter. Claire who was drinking the water hesitated for a moment. When this hesitation made the shameless Francis hesitate, Claire calmly told him that it was okay. Of course, this kind of very human understanding may also be because Claire also has his own lover. But she still had some bottom lines and didn't advertise it as shamelessly as Francis.
How calm and sensible is she? When the hotel refused her banquet because of Francis, she was about to lose her feet, and she decided to have an outdoor banquet at the entrance of the hotel. This woman is so amazing, no wonder she will become Francis's wife.
Until the fifth episode, when Frasis's former bodyguard confessed to her before his death that she was his goddess and her husband was a shameless bastard, Claire listened blankly. She calmly told the dying bodyguard: "Francis is a jerk. Many people have proposed to me, but only Francis knows me best." I thought she would leave after she said it, but she got up and comforted the dying bodyguard in a very unusual way that ordinary people would never expect, and told the bodyguard in the most cruel, most direct and explicit way of comfort: Don’t tell me Be the goddess of dust. This woman is bold and direct, not hypocritical, not hypocritical.
In the plot after this, slowly like squeezing toothpaste, the weak, innocent and sincere part of Claire's character was revealed.
She sympathized with a homeless man and gave him money and told him to go to the street to buy something to eat. Although in the end the homeless man used her money to fold a thousand paper cranes and threw it to her (should be telling her that he is a homeless man, but not a beggar).
She was slightly frightened when she was scolded during the morning jog. She wanted to talk to Francis, just like a normal wife seeking comfort from her husband. But the couple didn't have this kind of atmosphere, she stopped talking, and Francis hung up hurriedly. I think she understands that she and Francis are allies and comrades-in-arms in their careers. Two strong men can share success, but cannot share fragility. Finally, she found her lover Adam, and the rhythm was right now. They talked for a few hours. All her emotions, the occasionally fragile, innocent little emotions, were so natural in front of Adam.
When she saw that Peter's child was not picked up, she offered to send it back. She had a good conversation with the children. When the children told her about the cold reception she had received at school, she told them not to care too much about others' perspectives. It was this brief time that I saw Claire's love for children. When Adam asked her why she didn't want children, she said that she had career ideals, did not want to be fettered by family and children, and did not want to lead a vulgar housewife life. In addition, Francis, who has a strong desire for control, particularly hates children. Although she convinced herself like this, in fact she still hopes to have children in her heart.
Look, Claire is really not like that shameless bastard Francis. In addition to her strong, independent, and sensible coldness, she also has female innocent and sensual sympathy, although she persuaded herself to give up them. Just like she couldn't let go of Adam, what she left to Adam was the purest part of her, just like those paper cranes with no use value.
In the end, she left Adam because of ambition.
Because she knew that only Francis could satisfy her ambitions, and they were the most stable allies at this point. She can't want everything, she knows it's time to give up.
2. The tangled and weak Peter Russell. Looking at the previous episodes, the character's private life has no lower limit and is annoying: drug abuse, prostitution, alcoholism, not a gentleman in the orthodox sense. His drunkenness was cultivated by his poorly born parents. Tall but weak in character, weak in character, not smart enough, coupled with ambition, power and desire, can only be crushed by Francis.
Abandoning the companions who grew up in the shipyard, he said that he was forced into desperation by Francis. Is he not clear that he not only gave up his conscience and morality, but also gave up his biggest political trump card? Without the votes, what value is there for you, a congressman, to be Francis an obedient dog?
She promised her girlfriend to stop taking drugs, but when she couldn't bear the pressure, she hid in the office and took unscrupulously.
He became addicted to prostitution and was arrested by the police. He still didn't know how to restrain and control it. Once again, he was easily tempted and messed up an important election interview.
What can I say about him? Remember which dog in the first episode? Francis's neighbor's dog was dying after being hit by a car.
If Peter knows that he can only be an obedient dog, listen to Francis obediently, be clever and loyal, just like Doug, let you go east and let you go west, All disgusting and ugly things are taken over from the boss. Don’t rant and growl out of control at the boss, and threaten to surrender at every turn, let your shameless boss know that you are out of control and put him under threat.
If Peter wants to be true to his conscience and doesn't want to be Francis's lackey, then please be more decisive, and want a political future and a conscience. How easy is mixed politics? Even if you have prostitutes, you can fall out if you fall out and try to keep the votes of your shipyard companions. Although the political capital is not very good, it is also the votes. You are a member of the legislature. Even if you have no hope of getting promoted, you can still become a small councillor to satisfy your conscience for the people, isn't it? Besides, Francis is not a god, he has a lot of enemies, and his feng shui takes turns. Even if you are a young congressman with a bleak future, at least you still stick to your ideals.
Peter is such a tragic tangled to death character. Vaguely there are some bottom lines of conscience, but there is also a desire to climb up power. Can't be cruel, and can't give up self-esteem and bottom line. Coupled with a cowardly personality, no self-control can not control his indulgence habits of alcoholism and prostitution. The typical character is weak and has no ambitions.
Such a Peter, to Francis, is a dying dog.
What did Francis do, pinch the dog's throat fiercely, and send him a ride, so as not to suffer pain.
If the dog still wants to bite him, I am even more sorry.
If Peter can be as calm as Claire, be more sensible, and be more self-sufficient. The ending is also a failed abandoned son, the self-abstainer abandoned him, and encountering a cold-blooded boss like Francis just speeds up the process.
As for our Claire, she knows exactly what she wants most, she knows exactly what price she has to pay for it, she knows clearly that she can't want everything, and when she is about to give up, she will not be soft-hearted.
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