Freud once wrote in the book: "Repressed emotions will not just disappear, it will show up in a more ugly way." In the film "Secret Window" based on Stephen King's original novel, tells the story A story of depression, mutation, explosion, and death.
The story begins with a dream where "I" caught my wife and adulterer, after which "I" woke up. This is the studio of "I", a well-known thriller writer with a dog who is deeply involved in divorce. The days seemed to be normal, "my" hair was messy, and the house was as deserted as ever. When I had no clue about my work, a strange thing happened. A man named Huter came to the door and accused "me" of plagiarism. Of course, "I" thought it was nonsense and ignored him. , he left behind his manuscript. I don't know why, the manuscript always appeared in front of "me" inexplicably after being thrown into the trash can, and "I" couldn't ignore this coincidence and read the manuscript.
The unacceptable thing is that except for the ending, the stories of "I" are almost the same, but fortunately, "I"'s works were published earlier than him. As long as the evidence is presented, he will turn himself in, because he not only killed He threatened me with my dog, and killed the person "me" had come to protect "me" and a witness who saw "us" talking. While the first piece of evidence was unavailable when the ex-wife's house burned down, the other was torn up after it was sent. "I" was not only puzzled, but also terrified. In the end, "I" discovered that all this was imaginary. Because of his wife's departure, the plot of the story was revised in his mind, and the ending was everything "I" did, killing her, and others. Insider.
At the end of the movie, "I" was as written in the novel, holding corn and dipping it in butter. There was a corn field outside the window, and their bodies were buried in the ground...
There are countless clues and foreshadowings left in the movie. At the beginning, "I" saw my wife with other men, and the man named "Huet", English for "shoot", "I" is quitting smoking , the last remaining smoke is the same as Huet, in addition, there is the window of the "me" room, which is the window in the "me" novel back then, everything is connected, and the result is that "me" splits into an evil self, and help "me" to do what I didn't have the courage to do - revenge on my wife. And "I" was completely swallowed up by the dark self in the end, and also wrote a perfect novel.
The story is completely over here. In the mouth of "I", this is a "perfect ending". The reason why it is perfect should be the following points: 1. "I" finally wrote something that could not be written for a long time. novel; 2. "I" completed the revenge and killed his wife and her current boyfriend; 3. "I" accepted his cowardice and no longer lived in the novel, but actually completed the revenge in action. This is the "perfect ending" that "I" said at the end.
Whether "I" will be arrested is a mystery. In the novel, their flesh and blood are rotting in the land. This secret is only "I" until, and the real police officers and the people in the town know about these killings. And is "I" really still "I"? Even if "I" were arrested, who was the person who was sent to prison?
In the fast-developing modern society, all people have similar pressures from all aspects of family, work, etc. Without a good channel to express, those pressures and emotions erode our spirit and soul like poison. One day, it will explode in a more ugly way, in a more violent way, destroying everything we have.
Even more frightening: we don't know it at all. I thought that was how life was supposed to be.
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