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The true meaning of "Idiot"2010.1.23
Haylee 2022-01-27 08:21:46
The director switched between idiot and normal. Fake, malicious, aggressive idiot behavior becomes the norm, in contrast, normal becomes hypocritical, posturing, and vulnerable. Those who return to normal do not give up pretending to be idiots, but start pretending to be normal again, and the mother who lost her child found salvation through idiots. Behavior pushes reason out of the brain, which in turn pushes the normally inexhaustible grief out of the body. As a result, for her, pretending to be an idiot became the closest thing to normality, the normality that people are accustomed to loses its value because it cannot resolve pain, and the general pattern that normality follows in resolving pain is "as sad as everyone else, But at the same time pretending that nothing happened and continuing to live" failed in facing the individual, the bereaved mother did it and pretended that nothing had happened, but she could not continue the daily routine she was accustomed to, because the inertia of life is The normal state loses its meaning, and life itself transcends the definition of life by everyday ideas. Although there are objective standards for judging idiots, the value judging standard for idiots is good or bad, but it is bullshit, and further, the value standard for judging whether normal is good or bad is also bullshit. Those who pretend to be idiots use the one-way relationship of acting → watching to replace the interactive relationship of communication ↔ communication between those who pretend to be normal, so what this film ultimately subverts is the logic of daily life of why you should wash your hands before and after meals, and chat with acquaintances. And since the normal rationality and inevitable order are challenged by playing an idiot, the value of the film is also verified: the fictional viewing is more meaningful than the real experience, the real simulation is more meaningful than the existence of the real itself, and the exhaustion is more meaningful. Virtual exploration of the real possible and least likely makes more sense than direct real exploration.
Extended Reading
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[at Stoffer's birthday party]
Susanne: I think Stoffer should choose what we do next. Because it's his party.
Stoffer: Gang bang.
Susanne: No, listen, we've got picture lotto, spin the bottle...
Stoffer: Gang bang.
Nana: Count me in. Gang bang! Gang bang!
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[Susanne puts a "spastic" Ped behind the van's steering wheel]
Guide at Factory: Who... is he driving?
Susanne: Responsibility does them good.
[Ped drives off recklessly]