They are all about the process of genius groping for humanity. Geniuses are just people.
In "X+Y", a slightly autistic math genius tries to understand the world around him through mathematical logic; in "Mr. Old Fortune", the old detective, like all human beings, faces aging, forgetting, and the world and himself. compromise. Both films have wonderful performances by the male protagonist and a number of supporting roles, and both tell their stories in a calm and calm rhythm. The former has no intention of falling into the stereotype of "genius" and "Olympic math", and the latter has not considered to please the corrupt. "Film fans".
The theme of "X+Y" isn't that the autistic genius finally rises up. The boy (Asa's character) is just a thread that connects the people around him, each with their own predicament. Most notably his mother (Sally Hawkins). It cannot be mistaken that the heroine of this film is his mother, not the later Chinese girl. His mother, who has been struggling and endured hard, is the most burdened character in the film, even though she, the teenager, and the teenager's math teacher (Rafe Spall) are all alone. The three of them have been trapped on their own island for many years, all wanting to support each other, but what they can do is very limited. Much of the sympathy in this film comes from them. Of course also from other math Olympians, especially Luke (Jake Davies). Issac played by little Turing Alex seems to have good emotional intelligence and can communicate with people, but he is also a freak and cannot sympathize with others. These characters are very interesting, and who will forget Luke's line: If you are not gifted, you are just weird. And gifted is a minority after all. This film has no interest in the splendor of Olympiad at all. What it cares about is the interaction between people and the surrounding. And the truth is often cold.
Although Asa and Alex have good looks and acting skills, the film itself is worth remembering. By the way, the film's treatment of autism is still idealized. The reality is a little more confusing. Most autistic kids aren't talented either, just weird.
Because of the Chinese elements, some viewers may feel a little restless when watching the film, which is understandable. The film does have imperfections in rhythm and depth. But it doesn't hide its flaws, I think it's a good movie.
The production of "Mr. Old Fortune" is much more sophisticated, and there is almost no idle writing. "X+Y" has.
One thing can't be wrong: this movie is not intended to be a detective drama. Just because Sherlock Holmes is a detective by profession, there must be some detective elements in the story, but the focus of the story is to portray the dilemma that Holmes faced in old age: accelerating forgetting, loss of self-care, vague old guilt and his loneliness .
Everyone is born with loneliness.
Therefore, the story of the housekeeper and mother and son is not idle. Because although the housekeeper and the mother depend on each other, the mother cannot understand the son, let alone the son, the sharpness of the young man has powerful lethal power. The mother couldn't understand why her husband wanted to be in the Air Force, and the son couldn't remember the details of how he got along with his father when he was a child (the details of making up a story with three things just hit my heart).
Therefore, the story of Japanese men is not idle writing. In addition to showing that Holmes is as keen as other elderly people to find health care drugs, the Japanese storyline focuses on the man and his mother's lifelong problem of why their father abandoned them. Who can let go? Holmes couldn't let go of the case that made him retire.
So that case, although it was a very, very simple case, had such a big impact on Holmes because it revealed the predicament of Holmes' life. Although he doesn't mind loneliness and deliberately pursues loneliness, he knows how to love after all. He was just timid.
Everyone in the film is like that.
No idle pen.
The ending is very warm, and both films are warm. Good. why not? People watching the movie need to have a happy ending.
Whether Asa or Sir Ian's performance, watching is a pleasure, needless to say. The supporting roles are also very exciting, and there are many big names. If you are willing, you can also recognize acquaintances. For example, there is a police detective in "Mr. Old Fortune" who only appears once. He is the taxi driver in "Shen Xia" 101. Don't think that if you put on a beard, you won't recognize you XDD.
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