As for why Brandon reacted so much as soon as he met Xixi, he was always furious. Many film critics interpreted this as repressed lust for his sister. After watching the movie several times, he found that it might not be the case. The reason why Brandon gets angry every time is actually quite understandable, when he is masturbated by his sister, it destroys his dignity as a brother, makes him feel ashamed and loses his dignity; he looks at his sister and his stupid married boss Flirting, but being put to bed in one night, feeling useless and ashamed for his sister's brainlessness and being played with; when Sixi slipped into his bed as if nothing had happened, such shamelessness and lack of reflection made him even more disgusted, despised and embarrassed . The worst thing is that Brandon himself is not a normal person, he has an uncontrollable and unspeakable sex addiction, so every frivolous and indulgent behavior of Sisi reminds him of his own weakness, Sisi's unbearable The damage to him is double, her intrusion destroys his decency and self-identity as a social being. There is no need for such a heavy bargaining chip as incest, but the common code revealed in some frivolous behaviors makes him lose his dignity. He can't afford the shame, so he's scratching his head, running, and re-entering his shameful sex to vent, creating a vicious cycle. Brandon couldn't face Sisi, it wasn't that he couldn't face his lust for Sisi, but he couldn't face himself who was as unbearable as Sisi, had poor self-control, and disgusted him from the bottom of his heart, so Sisi asked him for attention and love. He couldn't stand it. And Sisi's unchanging actions after each apology proved their shared weakness, which made him even more ashamed, annoyed, and desperate.
Because of the ubiquitous sense of shame, Brandon has been in a state of self-isolation for a long time, and his inner emotions are also eager for real communication and release. But the wall of shame is too strong. The first time in the movie to break through this barrier was when Sixi watched him sing. The desire for love and the resonance of loneliness was the first real exchange between the two. The rare breakthrough was ruined by Xixi's own frivolity. The second time was when he tried to have sex with a black female colleague he liked. The retro panties reminded him of Xixi, and the familiar failure of getting along with Xixi made him feel embarrassed and ashamed again. The last time is that Sisi forced Brandon to accept himself through suicide, or to accept the past that made the two people unbearable now, which is also a bad childhood.
It's very long-winded. It has to be said that the relationship between Brandon and Xixi is not so much a brother and sister's love, but a process of constant entanglement between a person and his shadow. Facing this nightmare always makes people think of their own unbearable and inferiority and pain. After getting rid of it for a long time, there is a touch of warmth and nostalgia because of the loneliness and the former intimacy, but once they get along for a long time, they will return to the old state. Emptiness, guilt, pity, thirst for love, ethics and other complex factors make the bond between people and the shadow of their original family too strong to get rid of, so they can only keep falling into the cycle.
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