"I am not a Christian, nor an atheist; I am not a Jew, nor a Muslim... My faith is written on a piece of parchment-called the "Constitution." If I am not old enough, don't vote for me; if I am not enough High, don’t vote. I can’t help it.” (I am neither a Christian nor an atheist, I'm not Jewish or Muslim… my religion is written on a piece of parchment called the Constitution. If I'm not experienced enough, then don't vote for me. Or if I'm not tall enough. I can't do anything about that.)
The film begins with this political speech by presidential candidate Mike Morris.
When we were persuaded by his charming voice and straightforward frankness, it was his press officer Stephen Meyers who appeared behind the microphone. Only then did we realize that the speech was only for the purpose of testing the microphone for television debate-all The tone of the film's irony is thus established. In the film, this kind of antagonistic technique of sound and picture appears frequently, highlighting the contrast between political slogans and reality.
In the climax of the confrontation between the two chefs, we first heard Morris's low and gloomy voice in the dark, which was very different from his wit and wit in front of the microphone.
As Meyers' eyes passed through a row of kitchen lockers, Morris's gloomy face emerged from the darkness.
In order to retaliate against his boss and Morris, Meyers has also become the same person as them. At the end of the film, when the camera tried to capture Stephen's "Queen Christina"-like zero-degree performance, he stared at the camera without a single syllable being spoken—knowing that the abyss was also staring at him.
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