From sci-fi movies like Lucas' Star Wars, Spielberg's ET, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, we've been persuaded that aliens are just such a grotesque look—big heads, Squint eyes, pointed chins, small mouths and small noses, and the humanoid aliens are all blond and blue-eyed. The imagination of these alien images cannot be said to be rich, but they are far less than what the audience can imagine. Fictional pleasure is real, and it's easy to feel unconvinced. There is absolutely no painstaking design of the alien image in "K Star Stranger". The alien is a living person, Spacey. His explanation for his appearance as an American and his ability to speak English is that he wants to "do as the locals do." ", this is not far-fetched, because the image setting of such an alien is closely related to the ups and downs of the subsequent plot. This kind of setting without a big-brained monster as a character imagination determines that the focus of the plot is not the fresh collision and fierce conflict between earth humans and aliens, but more about the communication between the two kinds of people. Besides, "K Star" The Stranger has no intention of making jokes in the name of aliens. Many of the dialogues between the alien Potter and the psychiatrist Powell in the movie involve issues such as nature, science, society, etc., resulting in a lot of collision sparks. These "discussions" can be understood as the original author borrowing characters from the book to express himself. A way of designing the imagination, which is very fascinating, although it is unlikely that these imaginations will be recognized by the astronomical authorities on Earth.
The most debated about the film is whether Potter is the real alien or the Rob Potter who went insane after being overwhelmed. And the film begins with Spacey with sunglasses falling from the sky. He insisted that he was an alien from K-PAX, so he was taken into a mental hospital of course, and the psychiatrist Mark Powell, played by Bridges, communicated with him for treatment. From here on, people who watch the movie start to get caught up in the plot. Basically, no one will want to find out in the next plot to find out what secrets this alien has. After Potter's series of descriptions about his planet and the overthrow of some scientific theories on Earth, Powell may be confused and even believe Potter's words, but as an excellent psychiatrist, his professional sanity allows him. He tried to find evidence that Potter's words were nonsense. However, when he took Potter to meet with leading astronomers, Potter miraculously drew precise planetary orbits and answered questions that puzzled astronomers. No stunts were used in the movie to superficially show Potter's alien skills. The only time Powell's brother-in-law asked Potter to show the super beam travel, Potter did it, but just stood there and said "Goodbye and welcome. ", which is also convincing, because the speed is too fast or Porter is indeed a psychopath. Any stunt display would be foolish for the plot of the movie, because the rest of the plot is all about suspense.
The turning point of the story comes when Powell hypnotizes Potter to tell him what happened 5 years ago, which is when the audience almost thinks Potter is an alien, Powell's hypnosis makes Potter say something about a The story of his friend, and in the process of telling it several times, there is a very strong emotion. This makes the audience and Powell have a stronger curiosity to solve the mystery. After that, the clever Powell found the location of the tragic story in Potter's mouth from the tip of the pencil dropped by Potter. Powell set off there overnight and learned from the local police about a sensational case 5 years ago-a man named Rob Potter came home and encountered a gangster who killed his wife and daughter. He was mad. After twisting the gangster's neck, he jumped into the fast-flowing river himself. The police said that they did not find Potter's body, but they took it for granted that the person who jumped into such a river should have drowned.
Powell came to his own conclusions and developed strong sympathy for Rob Porter. He went back to New York to talk to Potter again, and pointed out that Potter was the Rob Potter who didn't die. However, Porter denied it, and resolutely decided to take the super beam back to the K-PAX planet on July 27. Everyone was watching the morning of July 27th. The surveillance screen became snowed at the moment Potter left. The stunt was resolutely not shown in front of the audience. Only Potter fell to the ground in the room. Powell took care of it after that. Rob Potter, who was sitting in a wheelchair without saying a word.
The idea of the original author is very ingenious, and the director of the film also cleverly uses the hints of details to give the audience the answer. In fact, basically, Potter is indeed an alien, except that he has been a sojourner from beginning to end (the word sojourn is implied in the conversation with Powell at the beginning) in the body of Rob Potter who jumped into the river and didn't die. How he and Rob Potter became good friends is unknown. In short, the significance of the alien Potter inhabiting Rob's body and descending from the sky to New York is to bring Rob, a stimulated person with tragic experiences and memories, to a place where he can take good care of Rob. Like Powell said: Maybe Porter chose me. Finally, Potter said something to Powell: Since you have found Rob, please take good care of him. Obviously, the alien Potter helped his earthling friend Rob to find a good trustee, so he left on the morning of the 27th, so Rob Potter's body would pass out on the ground, and he would talk all day in the mental hospital. Beth, the patient who did not send it, was indeed chosen by him to be taken to the planet of K-PAX.
In the film, the living conditions of human beings and some latent emotions are discussed, the most notable being the role setting of the patients in the mental hospital. The alien Potter said that human beings on earth are in the initial stage of evolution, and indirectly pointed out the evil factors on the earth about killing, greed, desire and so on. He cured some patients in a mental hospital with a way of thinking that his planet is accustomed to. This way of thinking can be understood as the teaching of the director and the original author, but it may be right and a better way. In the end, what the alien Potter left to Powell was very incisive: he said that there is such a theory on their planet that the universe is repeatedly contracting and expanding, so everything that happens is also constantly repeated, so what do you currently have? Wrong, it's best to correct it right away, because this is your only chance. This kind of religious theory is actually very reasonable, so Powell has learned to cherish family, cherish his wife and daughter, and finally began to communicate with the son born to his ex-wife who has been in a bad relationship for a long time.
Kevin Spacey can make audiences fall in love with just about any movie he starred in, and this one certainly can. In fact, he is playing a character or two characters with many emotional aspects. The role of Potter is very layered by him. Calmness and explosion are handled in a very meticulous manner. The stage play experience and perfection. Jeff Bridges is also a well-known actor. His performance in the film is not inferior to Spacey. Although the role is not as brilliant as the alien role, Bridges is a real psychiatrist. Really full of drama.
Date of writing: 2006-10-02
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