The person who misses you the most, understands you, and loves you the most may be yourself.
No. 7 Rating: 7.77
Synopsis
In November 1970, John (Sarah Snook) comes to a tavern for a drink.
He discovers that the bartender (Ethan Hawke) is new, a man with a mustache.
There were not many people in the tavern, and the two of them chatted freely when they were idle.
John, an emotional writer, makes a bet with the bartender to tell the most incredible story the other has ever heard, and the stake is a bottle of wine.
The bartender readily agreed, after all, the best way to kill time is, "I have a story, do you have wine?"
The beginning of the story made the bartender feel incredible, it turned out that John was a daughter when he was a child.
In September 1945, she was abandoned in an orphanage.
She has been different since she was a child, she is very physically fit and never gets sick.
But the only thing in common with other orphans is that she also longs to have a complete family.
Growing up, she found that she was much stronger than her peers, and even boys were no match for fights.
Not only that, her academic performance is also outstanding, but she is too good to be excluded by her peers.
After all, geniuses generally don't have friends, and she feels lonely and depressed about life.
One day, a man named Robertson (Noah Taylor) who claims to be from a government agency changes her attitude towards life.
An astronaut-like career piqued her interest, and Roberson came in the hope of recruiting her.
John started training, and after passing tests and trials, was fired for a fight.
She has not lost hope in returning to a normal life. She works part-time during the day and studies at night, and has been working hard.
Until one day I met a man, handsome, rich, and promised to take care of her for the rest of my life.
The two quickly fell in love, but the good times didn't last long, and the man left without saying goodbye to her, causing great harm to her.
Being abandoned repeatedly made her lose confidence in life, but at this time, Roberson came to her door.
Recruit her into a special institution, one that only the elite are qualified to enter.
The seemingly bright future was soon shattered again. John was actually pregnant. She could only give birth to the child before planning.
The bizarre thing is still to come. Although the child was born smoothly, the doctor told her a terrible thing.
She turned out to be a rare intersex person in the world, and because of the massive bleeding during childbirth, the female organs were removed during the operation, which means that she has become a man.
This made it difficult for him to accept, but when faced with the cruel reality, what else could he do except face it?
John calmed down and decided to take good care of the children and start a new life.
But two weeks later, the child was stolen, which almost took away the last hope of his life.
It all turned into hatred for that man, and John swore that as long as he saw that man again, he would definitely take revenge.
At this point, the bartender spoke, "What if I could bring him to you?
John wondered how a bartender could have such powers.
What he didn't know was that the bartender was Robertson's subordinate, a time agent...
Video Analysis
The film is adapted from the novel You Revived Corpses by Robert Anson Heinlein, the father of modern American science fiction. As a "time travel movie", it is difficult to come up with new tricks. After all, there are already too many movies of this type. In addition to aesthetic fatigue, the audience can easily figure out the routines, but this movie gives me Bring an alternative feeling.
Loneliness often comes from being different. We also encounter some "strange" classmates on the way of growing up. They seem to be different from normal people, with some strange thoughts and behaviors, differences in thinking methods and psychological maturity. causing them to not fit in. The heroine is such a lonely person, she is the "orphan" among the orphans, she never gets sick, she is powerful, and has maturity beyond this age, so she will be excluded, not because she fights, but because of her Excellent and different.
This kind of experience made her drift away from the crowd. When she grew up, she rarely communicated with people. Her obsession with "sex" made her not even have contact with men, but the more she resisted something, the more she wanted it, because people The desire in her heart was unstoppable until she met him. For such a man who understands himself, understands himself, and is deeply attracted to him, who would not fall for him? As for him, how could such a woman who he knew, understood and felt distressed not want to take good care of her and take care of her?
The two met and fell in love with each other like this, without any prelude, because both of them are the people who know each other best. Perhaps in this world, no one can know themselves better than themselves. If you change to anyone, I believe that you will fall in love with yourself. This is not that kind of generalized narcissism, but an attraction like a magnet.
And when you meet the person you most want to be with in your life, will you fall in love again? The answer given by the director is no. The male protagonist could have gotten rid of his fate, been a normal person, and lived a normal life, but after he fell in love with himself, how could he possibly spend the rest of his life with "the woman in the antique store"? He began to doubt whether his fate could be changed, so the only thing he was sure of was "you are the only beauty in my life, I miss you very much", so he took the initiative to jump into reincarnation and choose what he wanted to do most in his heart, because Only by maintaining our destiny can we keep seeing her, fall in love with her, and protect her.
Let's take a look at what Robertson, who is the pusher of fate, has done? About 70 minutes into the film, there is a dialogue between Roberson and the male protagonist. I think every sentence is meaningful, and it also hints at the development of the plot. He said, "I always think that if there is no such red tape restrictions, we will Can achieve a greater cause", the male protagonist is already implied here, if you can travel freely in the future, remember to do a "greater cause".
Then he said, "You must complete the mission and plant the seeds of the future. We all count on you." The "we" here, I think, refers not to the world, but to the agency of the Time Secret Service. If there is no male protagonist, what is the meaning of the existence of this institution? Therefore, Robertson needs the male protagonist to complete every link of his destiny, thus triggering the establishment of this institution.
In the end, when he left, he answered the question raised by the male protagonist. If he was like an ordinary person, "it's just a day's work." The idea of the male protagonist becoming an ordinary person after retirement came to nothing.
At the end of the film, the male protagonist has two choices. One of them can get rid of his fate, but he must become an ordinary person and spend a day with someone he doesn't love. And another option, isn't that what the film presents to us? I understand the male protagonist's choice, because no one wants their future hopeless, and the director also wants to tell us that many things are unavoidable no matter how many times they come, don't look back, the front is our destination.
"If it is said that everything is God's will, everything is destiny, and no one can escape, why is it ruthless and loveless in this life!"
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