This sci-fi film of the 1980s has no fancy special effects and avant-garde concepts. Although there are alien tricks, the most fundamental meaning is the fear and warmth in the depths of human nature.
terrifying abyss
Facing the boundless darkness and the endless descent, the heart swayed first, followed by the will. The overall black tone and cool blue lighting of the film, the first-person perspective that appears from time to time, and the sometimes repressed and sometimes disordered breathing magnify the unpredictability of the deep sea countless times. What is scary is never what is already there, but what is imagined, and what is even scarier is that this fear exists every minute and every second of the dive. You can't see the people around you, and you can only fight against loneliness by yourself.
So in such an environment, Lieutenant Coffey went crazy, his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he could only maintain his calm by self-harm. All he had left on his mind was the task of wiping out the terrifying unknowns in the deep sea with an atomic bomb. It was not the shock of the Soviet military that destroyed him, but the erosion of a long period of darkness.
Nietzsche said, "When you stare at the abyss, the abyss is also staring at you." In fact, he tells human beings that the abyss is just a mirror image.
Using water as a medium, people and aliens are divided. When Lindsay smiled at the sentient beings in the abyss, the sentients smiled back; and when Lieutenant Coffey hated sentient beings, it was not friendly.
Using politics as a medium, the United States and the Soviet Union were divided. The two superpowers during the Cold War faced off against each other in various ways, from politics to economics. What really scares them is not the strength of the other party, but the consequences of falling behind in their fantasy.
abyss of tenderness
Because the abyss is a mirror image, she has enough warmth to accommodate kindness.
The oil exploration team that lives underwater all the year round, no one has a mental illness before the mission, everyone has a harmonious relationship, and they play and play, forming a unique way of life. Team spirit is the best way to fight against the loneliness of the abyss. good medicine. Lieutenant Coffey didn't understand this. He was accustomed to commanding condescending commands and relied too much on personal strength. Bud's dissatisfaction with Lieutenant Coffey was that he tried to break the long-standing stability and harmony of the team.
Positive emotions are magnified in reverse by the dark abyss. At the juncture of life and death, Bud reconciled with his wife Lindsey. Love and friendship supported Bud to dive into the sea of tens of thousands of feet and cut off the nuclear bomb that threatened humans and underwater creatures. Lindsey always treats intelligent creatures with a friendly attitude, so everyone finds the cuteness of alien creatures. Bud's self-sacrifice infects the aliens, causing them to abandon the "Noah's Ark"-style means of human reconstruction.
Compared with the terrifying abyss, the film wants to emphasize the warmth and beauty of the abyss. As long as you have the courage to overcome the horrible things in your fantasy, you can hold the beautiful hands.
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