The story is actually very simple. Harry and Mary are a couple, dreaming of opening a clothing store and dreaming of their bright future! However, in reality, both of them are drug addicts. Drug addiction makes their lives dark. Harry even had to sell his mother’s TV in exchange for drugs again and again. Harry’s mother Sara is a TV fan. Because of her husband’s absence, The son is addicted to drugs every day, and the lonely old lady can only rely on TV to bring a little comfort every day, which is why she has to redeem the stolen TVs again and again. Fortunately, she received a call from her favorite TV station. She was notified that she was selected to participate in the broadcast, which made her excited. Because one of her favorite red clothes couldn't be worn on her body, she went to the doctor to prescribe medicine to lose weight, but she didn't expect to become addicted to it soon. From a small character, the film shows the hard life of the people at the bottom of society, and the wonderful but difficult-to-achieve situation of dreams. So as to criticize the constraints and oppression of real life. Therefore, when the spirit is not satisfied, the sacrifice of the body will become the "good medicine" to relieve the emptiness of the soul. Drugs, temptation, sex, fame and wealth. Of course, the film language is interpreting all this. Therefore, the themes of the film are drawn-the contradiction between the spirit and the body, the distorted psychology of self-harm, the oppression of the society...
Although the film tells a fictional story, but looking at reality, the ups and downs of life like this are in reality. It's everywhere. Now that we are familiar with the source and appearance (types) of these griefs, and seeing these people who have been damaged by dreams and insulted by reality, when we are preparing or changing and satisfying ourselves, we should ask ourselves whether this is true. Can you make yourself full and happy? Perhaps only when we stand at the end of dreams and souls can we understand that "on the basis of the flesh, not forgetting the poetic guardianship of the spirit, letting the growth of the spirit contribute to the perfection of the flesh" is the human nature that tends to be the most beautiful and the best. the road.
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