The plot of the film is intertwined by a series of people with different psychological problems. There is no particularly obvious main line, but I think the most important thing is Carter's doctor-patient relationship with Jemma, and Jeremy's friend relationship (friendship is the main part ).
A detail is revealed at the beginning of the film, the reason why Carter is always unshaven is because every time he prepares to shave, he picks up the razor used by his deceased wife (the color and texture are obviously not a razor for men) , which sets a sad and depressing tone for the film.
With decadent eyes and loose skin, Kevin often shows people in this image, but his charm lies in the fact that the weight of the characters he plays is not just that. Whether it is a police officer who is both good and evil in LA Confidential, a super-intelligent murderer in The Usual Suspects, a middle-aged man who is frustrated and sexually repressed in American Beauty, a martyr in The Life of David Gale, and a K-PAX Alien (or delusional person), or a perverted murderer in se7en, Kevin can always leave a deep impression at the end of the story, and this impression is usually the most real in the depths of human nature, beautiful or ugly, good or evil.
The people in this film, some have a bright appearance, some have a glorious past, and some are forced to share their misfortune with others, but almost all of them have something in common, they are all struggling to find a kind of relief , for the weak-willed, the easiest access to drugs, sex, death, but these did not save them.
Some people may think that Carter's awakening is due to the "strong drug" that made him make up his mind, but I think the most fundamental thing is to relive the long-lost love after awakening. This is a kind of love that shares weal and woe rather than preaching compassion. Others in the film came out of the haze through similar experiences. Jemma patiently read Jeremy's script, Patrick really put himself in the shoes of the client and his subordinates, Kate and Carter interacted frankly, and Jeremy helped Jemma completely get out of the shackles of autism and self-hatred. ...
The love between people and the self-salvation from the heart make the ending of this film full of human warmth, and it does not leave the artificial and rigid Chinese-style happy ending.
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