Open a door in your heart, but also know when to close

In fact, I have never liked Jim Carrey's movies, except for a few works. The reason is that the exaggerated expressions and body language always make me feel very abrupt, as if the film is forcibly divided into two parts: Jim Carrey and others. In Jim Carrey's "fully active" comedy performance, there is no opponent character at all, as if a person is monologue (this is how I feel). And Zhou Xingchi, at least there is "Uncle Da". Therefore, every time I watch Jim's comedy, it feels like Jim is against the world (or vice versa), which makes me feel particularly awkward.

Of course, there are also good times, such as "The Truman Show", such as "Yes Man". "Yes Man" wants to explain the problem is actually very simple: be yourself, you can be happy. The simplest truth is often the most difficult to do.

The film shows the process of Carl's mental growth: from No-man to Yes-man and finally to self. This reminds me a lot, including myself, many people who are still in No-man status. For example, when we were young, we were taught "not to talk to strangers." In fact, the people who educate us want to tell us "don't talk to the bad guys" or, more specifically, "don't get fooled by the bad guys." However, it is not always easy to distinguish between "good people" and "bad people", so using a simple "say no" principle to block all possible things, regardless of whether it is good or bad, is our way to protect ourselves. Carl's situation is actually the same. For three years, I can’t get over the shadow of my ex-wife’s leaving. I have to walk around every time I meet, unable to develop close relationships with others, try to avoid contact with new things, and reject all possibilities. In fact, he is protecting himself through this rejection of life and avoiding possible harm in this way. However, because of this, he also rejected all the good things that might happen in life.

It wasn't until one day that someone opened the door in his heart in a very strong way and forced the door not to close, that he realized that he had lost a lot of what he wanted. Next, he found that even if the door has not been closed, even if bad things happen from time to time, in fact, more often, it brings good things. So, he went to the other extreme-blindly accepting everything.

However, in the end, even if he can accept the world blindly, the world cannot accept him blindly. So, once again, his worldview was challenged: I have said yes, why would I still lose her? So he found that neither blind rejection nor blind acceptance could solve the problem.

Finally, through a very straightforward way (actor dialogue) to express the main idea of ​​the film: I am not teaching you to say yes mechanically, I am teaching you to be sincere to yourself. Maybe this way of expression is too naked, sacrificing the subtlety of the film. Perhaps the presentation of the film is not as classic or as the intricate feel of first-class movies. Maybe Jim Carrey's consistent impression makes people feel that his play in this movie is weird. However, in terms of the resonance of the subject matter, I think I should "strongly recommend" it.

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