Tell me about the philosophy of the film

Dereck 2022-01-26 08:11:47

The script is a keypoint. First of all, I would like to pay tribute to my dear friend who wrote the script. His logical ability and philosophical perception are both very good. It is the two things that I lack that I love. He must be an existentialist, if not someone who understands existentialism very well. I'm not judging by the book "Being and Nothingness" in the driver's car. Rather, the entire film is existentialist, with psychological personality splitting a play on its stage.
Let’s talk about time and space first. The space in the film is extremely compressed in the motel, with no signal, no traffic, and complete isolation. And the time was extended, one night. The performance is greatly enhanced in a specific space, whether it is Sartre's classic drama "Confinement", Camus' "The Plague", or Kafka's "Castle", etc. The essence of a person can only be achieved in a specific space It is fully demonstrated, because at this time all the "causes" are concentrated and a chain reaction occurs. Yes, the personality has been explosively displayed, but it is forced to be unable to extend in the dimension of time, and then the whirlpool has caused the vortex-type event effect. , which makes it difficult for the audience to extricate themselves.
The second is causality. Existence is nothingness, everything is accidental. But causality is endless. On the one hand, since causality is a necessary condition for the accidental transformation of matter, that is, for the production and disappearance of all existence, on the other hand, since matter is objectively regarded as pure causality itself, the law of causality cannot One's own power is imparted to oneself, just as the eye can see everything, but cannot see the eye itself. The biggest cause and effect of the film is the influence of the prostitute's mother on timmy, causing timmy to finally return to his evil self. timmy is the biggest aphasia in the film, but he is also a trader. One thing is certain, it should be said that timmy has always existed , Fatty knows it exists subconsciously, but he can't conquer himself, because that is his origin, he is either like this, or becomes a vegetative or dead. The so-called Oedipus plot also needs accidental events to unfold, and there is no whole story without high heels. The same ID, inexplicable number plates, mass graves, nervous rain, everything must exist in these accidents.
Because of cause and effect, tracing back to the source is extremely important. Whether it is time or space, everything exists for the reason of other things. Stopping at this film, the reason for all personalities to exist is Timmy, don't say it's paris, that's just the main part. The mistake made by doctors is that they don't know which personality is the root. If they don't cut off the source, they will reignite. If the source is cut off, the fat man will die. It stands to reason that this mistake made by the doctor is very low.
Tell me about that little poem, it's very ordinary but deeply rooted in people's hearts. It's perfect to match the film, and have you ever noticed that when you read this poem at the end, you'll be very scared, as if you're afraid of meeting the self who exists but isn't there Same.
When I was going up the stairs
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish I wish he'd go away I hope...I hope he's gone...

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  • Rhodes: There's a dead body in your freezer, Larry!

    Larry: I didn't kill him. I found him like that!

    Rhodes: Oh, stop it!

    Larry: No, wait! Please, listen! Listen! Listen, I was in Vegas last month and I lost everything, okay? Everything! And I was driving West. I didn't know where I was going, but I was running on empty so I pulled in here at this place. And there was no one at the station, so I came over to the office and I walked in. And there, sitting at that desk right there, was the manager, face down in a Banquet potpie, dead. Heart attack or something.

    Rhodes: Banquet potpie. Banquet potpie!

    Larry: I don't know. He'd been sitting there for God knows how long. All of a sudden, this auto parts salesman pulls up looking for a room. I didn't have a fucking dime, so I took his thirty and gave him one. I just took the key from the wall him a room. Maybe that was wrong, but I was broke and that's what I did. Then I came back in here and I moved Larry's body. His name was Larry too. I put him in the freezer. I wasn't trying to hide him. It was hot out, and I thought it was the best place for him till his family or someone came along. Only no one did, except more guests. So I checked them in too, and they all seemed happy so I just stayed.

  • Rhodes: All right. You want a plan? Everybody want a plan? Here's the plan, okay? No one's gonna move. We're gonna stay here, like this, in this room until dawn. No one leaves, no one moves.

    Rhodes: [points gun at Larry] And if he tries anything I'm gonna shoot him! And if there's something out there and it comes in here, I'm gonna shoot it! And if anyone of us tries anything, I'm gonna shoot 'em!

    Ed: We get it!

    Rhodes: Good!