Think you've been struck by lightning

Eleanora 2021-10-22 14:30:36

I don’t have much to say about the film’s performance, image style, and symbolic meaning here. However, after watching both sides, I couldn’t help but feel cold. In fact, this film can also tell us-don’t be self-righteous. , Self-righteousness will not end well.
I finally discovered that there are too many self-righteous characters in the film "Fire": the president played by Jack Nicholson is one of the representatives, and the president's wife who was swept away by vanity, the fake press secretary, Brosnan The handsome professors who play the role are the self-righteousness of politicians; the war madman General Dyke and the hapless General Casey are more or less representative of the self-righteous in the military; the couple Jason and Natalie are the self-righteous representatives of the media; it seems that Billy Green, who is a little bit heartless, and his parents who are proud and ashamed of their young son all day, are the self-righteous representatives in the family relationship; and the real estate agent Art, the fat lawyer who was finally killed, and the mystery The activist Barbara can also be regarded as a representative of the self-righteous among all kinds of people in society.
So we saw a scene of funny scenes: the president was blown from full of confidence to frustrated, and finally died in a daydreaming in a humble manner; when the president’s wife died, she did not forget that the chandelier that killed her was Nancy Reagan’s. ; Press secretary Jerry finally led the wolf into the room because of her lust, and ended up in a wretched life; Professor Kessler was left behind by the Martian and only then realized that he knew nothing; General Dyke died. They were all violent, and were crushed by one foot; General Casey went to meet the Martian triumphantly and died most unclearly; Jason was a hero in the end, but he was not the main character; Natalie was beaten The worst, the head is placed on the pet dog, I am afraid that like the professor, it is also an afterthought. In the end, kissing the professor and dying is also considered a joy or mourning; Billy Green is a complete joke, and the facts prove his Parents still adhere to their usual prejudices until they die, and their selfish side is completely exposed; Art, who is still dreaming of getting rich when the Martian hits in front of him, proves to be a joke, and the fat man who follows his own feeling can only be regarded as an episode. , The character of Barbara is more complicated, it seems that she was the only one who let her escape to life in the end, but she did not dare to be self-righteous when she escaped.
Let’s see who became the hero: the grandmother who sits in a wheelchair and listens to old jazz all day, Richie who is useless in the eyes of her parents, the old boxing net Byron, and Byron’s two sons who play truant all day long. . This arrangement seems to have deleted a big slap in the face of the self-righteous. It is worth mentioning that Tafi, the president's daughter, seems to be the only one who remains awake in the face of power and position. How she escaped is not explained in the movie, but she survived and is alive and well, which gave the self-righteous a slap in the face.
Throughout the whole article, there are all kinds of self-righteous people. Some are greedy for power, some are vain, some are opportunistic, some are full of confidence, some are violent, some are not good or bad, and some are stubborn. Prejudice, some people are obsessed with money, and so on. It seems that the ordinary is the most precious, and knowing yourself is the most important thing. In short, you think you are going to be struck by lightning.
By the way, how can you forget the biggest self-righteous person. Who is that? Martian. Their ending is probably the worst.

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Extended Reading
  • Weston 2022-04-21 09:01:29

    It's another movie that I want to give three and a half stars. Except for the disgusting parts, it's still quite interesting. In fact, Tim Burton's early movies have more ideas than what he can show. In the later stage, his performance skills improved. , but the idea is getting paler and paler, which may also be the cup of most ghost directors

  • Declan 2022-03-22 09:01:23

    The overall effect is good, full of dark humour and poignant irony, with all beings on the verge of calamity. The pretentious secretary of defense, the lascivious congressman, the vain president's wife, the tongue-in-cheek politician...were vulnerable to the Martian attack. The proud family who surrendered was named an American hero, while the little radish head and the inconvenient old woman, who had always been neglected and looked down upon, unexpectedly became the heroes of conquering foreign enemies.

Mars Attacks! quotes

  • Professor Donald Kessler: We know they're extremely advanced technologically, which suggests - very rightfully so - that they're peaceful. An advanced civilization, by definition, is not barbaric.

  • Barbara Land: Do you have to drink in front of me?

    Art Land: You're an adult. Cope.