Gaspard is undoubtedly the protagonist of this film. Gaspard's transformation from agreeing to escape to revealing the escape is inevitable, which is due to Gaspard's character. What kind of person Gaspard is, let's start from the beginning. The seemingly inconspicuous last sentence "poor Gaspard" is the best evaluation of him.
Gaspard came into our view because of the fact that he had a lighter in his possession, and the director showed us a hunger striker for a reason. Let's carefully compare the attitude of Gaspard and the prisoners on hunger strike, the prisoners on hunger strike have a bad temper and bad attitude; on the contrary, our hero answers with a smile, and the lighter is also gilded, leaving the warden with a good image of a gentle gentleman , so that the warden praised "good boy". There is a knife hidden in the smile, we can boldly guess that this is what he bribed the warden. When the warden came out and told him that he would give it back to you after he was released from prison, Gaspard smiled disdainfully, because Gaspard was very popular behind him. The warden took care of the foreshadowing.
Let's debunk Gaspard's lies step by step. Gaspard told his cellmates that he belonged to Building 8 and that he came to Building 1 because Building 8 was going to be repaired, but a later episode tells us that when Gaspard came back from the reception room he was "completely confused" and left Going to Building 8, we can clearly see that Building 8 understands the whole picture. Building 8 is not being repaired at all and is guarded by guards. We have reason to suspect that Gaspard is lying. As for why he lied, we do not know, it may be because He was transferred to prison for hiding a lighter. What's interesting here is that when Gaspard met the warden for the second time, the warden said, "I know you," and Gaspard said, "Yes, I have a gilded lighter with you. "No doubt this is a hint to the warden that you can steal my gilded lighter if necessary.
The third time Gaspard spoke with the warden was in the warden's office, and when the warden told him that his wife's appeal had been dropped, Gaspard stopped talking, and he hesitated. This is a game about freedom. To escape from prison tonight, it can be free but there is a possibility of being caught again; if he does not escape from prison tonight, then after the prisoner escapes successfully, he will still be an accomplice and will still be imprisoned. The two difficult decisions left him completely at a loss. Here's an analysis of Gaspard's character. His character can be summed up in two words: servility. Gaspard's occupation is to buy cars, but his wife is very rich. In Manu's words, "you are raised by your wife." , he met a rich woman again, he was not used to living without money, when the warden gave you his hope, Gaspard was shaken, which may also confirm his life, wandering between two classes, but forever Not knowing what he wanted, he was at the mercy of others, and his servile character made him bow to the darkness in his heart. In the film, Gaspard confessed to Manu for the first time. He said, "This is the first time in my life that I felt that I was doing the right thing... It's good to be with you", but in the end, he betrayed his best. The right decision, yearning for a life of intoxication. When he returned to the prison, he pretended to be innocent again, making people sympathetic, acting so well, it seemed that he was good at deception in life. Whistleblowers do not gain freedom, they are still imprisoned, they just go from one cell to another.
The biggest lie in the film is Gaspard's crime. Was he imprisoned because he accidentally injured his wife? After the above analysis, we have reason to suspect that this is not the case. When Gaspard talks to the warden for the third time, we learn that Gaspard's wife is actually in a relationship with the magistrate - "How do you know my wife is in love" Gaspard. Then the truth is impossible: Gaspard is in love with his sister-in-law, and Gaspard's wife is in love with a local official, and both of them know that, then Gaspard is in order to fulfill himself and to prevent his wife from divorce. And let himself be penniless, so he was motivated to kill, using the excuse of "manslaughtering his wife" when he was in the corner, and after success, he could still get the inheritance tax. It is a pity that the "manslaughter" failed, the plan was exposed, and the gun was loaded. Who would load the gun for no reason, unless it was to kill. Then Gaspard made up such a lie, just to be a good person in prison and gain sympathy. A man who killed his wife for money, but he could do anything.
"Poor Gaspard," Roland's soft words, but it stabbed Gaspard deeply.
PS: I sigh with emotion: French prisons are really free and respect human rights.
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