The roommate is a mathematician, he said that his proof of Poma's theorem was plagiarized and published by a man named Wells, but that Wells didn't know that there was a loophole in his proof, only the roommate himself could prove it, that Wells doesn't understand this. (That is, the cat teaches tiger skills, and accidentally left the hand of climbing trees)
Well, I think it is an insinuation of Fermat's last theorem. First of all, there are not many words that are different between Poma's theorem and Fermat's theorem, b and f, just one letter. (PS, the director is really good, these two letters remind me of ancient China: from the pre-Qin period to the Qin and Han Dynasties, b and f were indistinguishable. Pronouncing b, such as "fen" should be pronounced ben, many words with "fen" as the sound, such as "issue", still retain the sound system of the ancient times, still pronounce b. I wonder if it is also a coincidence? This further illustrates the theme that the film wants to express from another angle: what seems to be regular is actually coincidence and disorder.)
Secondly, the person who plagiarized this theorem in the film is called Wells (I don't have English subtitles, but I guess it's a transliteration of wiles), and the classmate who proved Fermat's last theorem is called Andrew Wiles. This gentleman also first proved that there were loopholes found, and later patched it. More importantly, this gentleman is also an undergraduate from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University. . . In the film, when Brother Wells was reported on TV, the words "Oxford and Cambridge" appeared repeatedly. Of course, pig's feet are studying in Oxford.
Finally, the proof of Fermat's last theorem is inseparable from a theory, that is, causality. In addition, wikipedia also gives another supporting theory called rational number, which is rational number, (of course, there are other words that I don't understand. ) Everyone will notice that pai is 3.1415... There have been many appearances in this film, pai itself is an irrational number, and the debate between rational numbers and irrational numbers involves the key theme of this film: discussing whether the world is disordered or irregular orderly.
I think that's the connection between the roommates and the theme of the film. Of course, I do not study mathematics, and many do not understand. But I guess that if the director really made such an insinuation, then Fermat's last theorem must have a greater relationship with the theme of the film. I believe that the roommate will not be a passerby party. It must also be related to the plot and the theme. It helps us understand, but hides it a little deeper.
In addition, this film is based on a novel. The author of the novel is a mathematics teacher and has done a visiting study in Oxford. Perhaps his research topic includes Fermat's theorem? Or was he just obsessed with the theorem at that time? In this way, my inference is more reasonable.
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