In reality, wolves are nocturnal and can harm people and animals. They are the ancestors of dogs. Wolves are predators at the top of the biological chain and usually act in groups. In fact, the ferocity of wolves to humans is far inferior to that of wolves. Because wolves will prey on sheep and other livestock, they were hunted by humans in large numbers until the end of the 20th century, and some species, such as Japanese wolves, have become extinct. The wolf in the film seems to be in revenge for John's killing of his accomplice, cunning and ferocious. It makes the atmosphere of the film gray and bleak. One detail is that after John shot the wolf with a shotgun, he put his hand on the wolf's back and listened quietly until the last breath disappeared. In the film, he may be the greyest of all. After losing his wife, he often gets lost in hallucinations and reality in his memories and memories of his deceased wife. He wrote a suicide note to his deceased wife, and even tried to use Hemingway's method. , committed suicide with a shotgun in his mouth. On the way to survive, it was also full of John's memories of the intertwining of the past and the reality. There was often the illusion that his wife was still by his side. When everyone recalled the beautiful people and things in the past, John also remembered the communication with his father when he was a child. I remembered the poem my father wrote on the wall:
Once more into the fray
Into the last good fight I"ll ever know
Live or die on this day
Live or die on this day
John himself said that he didn't really understand the meaning of the poem.
The most intense part of the film, in my opinion, is not the fight with the wolf. It was the last three people who survived walking by the river, and the third-to-last person who broke his leg. After standing for a long time, he finally decided to give up. He said: "What if I go back, I drink cheap alcohol and hangover all night, this is my life? The scenery here is so good, it's better to stay here and have a feeling of coming home." Then shook hands with the remaining two to say goodbye. Listening to Jinglei in a silent place, his words were spoken for John, and John never told anyone the reason why he tried to shoot himself. Each of the 7 people has a personality, a story, and a reason to live, but John and his deceased wife are in a dilemma of life and death, and there is nowhere to talk. But after the physical death of his wife, the memory still exists in his mind. Sitting in the movie theater, I would vaguely feel that if it were me, I might not have so much motivation to survive, so I would rather believe that after John scanned the photos in everyone’s wallets one by one at the last moment, even if he could only imagine it. When he saw her in his memories, he had to live as hard as he could. If he hadn't experienced the hardship of "parting from love", he wouldn't have recalled his wife's dying order "Don't be afraid", and he wouldn't have continued with the alpha wolf. reason to fight. Therefore, the ending of the film can be called the darkest moment in the whole film. All 6 survivors died in the wolf's kiss. John recalled seeing his father's poem when he was a child. Suddenly, the writing of the poem on the wall came to his mind. Very clear, Live or die on this day. John tied the remaining survival weapon to his hand, ready to fight the alpha wolf, and finally fixed on John's look. At that moment, his eyes were lonely, firm, and fierce. In stark contrast, the penultimate survivor described the look in the eyes of the third survivor as he begged for death, saying to John: I have seen that look twice, once in your eyes. I believe that the director is very concerned about this. In the easter eggs after the subtitles, only John with his head resting on the dying wolf flashes, which slightly satisfies the audience's desire for "results". The audience can only imagine him wearing The gray jacket stabbed the wolf's body with a knife. In a way, he is more like a wolf. Fortunately, I didn't see the rescue team rescue John, otherwise it would be a dog's tail. The same number 7, the ending of the movie Seven Deadly Sins (se7en), the protagonist's wife was killed, the protagonist couldn't hold back his anger and punished the murderer, quoting Hemingway as saying "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for"
The title of the film, The Grey, is not only the gray of the Alaskan forest, the gray of the wolf's back, the gray of the jacket, but also the gray of the atmosphere and the fate of people. It is worth mentioning that I also like the scenery of this film very much. The white snow field, the gray forest, the cold and clear stream, and the desolate atmosphere are definitely a good movie to cool off in summer.
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