Such characters are often very fascinating villains in movies, such as Joker in the Batman series, the policeman played by Gary oldman in "This Killer Is Not So Cold", and "The Silent Lambs" Dr. Hannibal in China.
On the one hand, we are curious. Our daily life is monotonous and boring. When a completely different person appears, we will naturally be attracted by curiosity. On the other hand, it is our cherishment of life and our awe of life at higher levels of the food chain as a primate. When one species can eliminate another species at will, its position in the food chain is naturally higher. The lion does not consider the feeling of the antelope when hunting the antelope. When Psychopath preys on ordinary people in order to get what they want, they don't feel sympathy.
As his assistant said in this film, why do you never care about other people's feelings? His answer is: It's not that I don't care, I just don't like humans.
Professor Manfred. Manfred Kets de Vries (Manfred Kets de Vries) pointed out in a paper entitled "The Psychopath in the C Suite". Psychopaths
are severely lacking such as self-blame, guilt, and empathy. The heart and other human emotions, this lack of emotion has become their weapon of action, making them appear decisive and decisive when making unpopular and "tough" decisions such as layoffs.
Gyllenhaal's role in this film is an American dream belonging to Psychopath, how a person who has no compassion for human beings uses the story of human death to create his own career step by step.
The screenwriter/director’s portrayal of Psychopath is very good. Gyllenhaal did not change his emotions at all when he faced the victims of the fire, dead and blood. In his opinion, this is just another new subject, and he can make money again. Opportunities for career development. And he is indeed a "quick learner" as he said. The words he uses in business conversations are all kinds of packaged phrases. This also shows that as a Psychopath, he is actually not sincere and human. The ability to communicate, all his actions are directed towards clear goals.
There were scenes of him taking care of a plant in his home more than once in the film. Only then did Gyllenhaal’s expression appear to be caring and loving. Maybe the screenwriter wanted us to know from his understanding that Psychopath was just right Humans have no compassion. (It is very likely that Hitler is a famous animal protectionist, and he will be sad for a long time if an animal in his zoo dies) These details make this character come alive.
What makes me a little uncomfortable is that the film is slightly shorter. In my design, this film is not enough for Gyllenhaal to set up a crime scene for a theme, making a sensation in the United States and evading legal sanctions, the last major drama.
This is true. The realization of the American dream.
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