The Chinese name is very strange, maybe it is the translator's humor, but "Robbery Feelings" is very appropriate. This is an absurd drama, which cannot happen in the craziest society. Since it is an absurd drama, it cannot be entangled with "dogs", and it has nothing to do with China. There is no moral criticism, no legal sanctions, no Social constraints are a catharsis of the helplessness of people living in the real world, a mockery of people's constant compromise for survival, and a revealing of the constant entanglement between people's ideals and reality in their hearts. The younger brother followed the rules and was inexplicably accused by his girlfriend to stop the robber, but he felt uneasy because of the words of the robber's sister, and was beaten for giving his wallet. The younger brother was confused and couldn't tell right from wrong. My brother loves his family, loves friends, is fearless, and has a single mind. In other words, he is the representative of the ideal "person" in the director's mind. He knows what he should do, and is convinced that what he is doing is right. Hesitating, he won't look back, let alone compromise, he is like an arrow fired, moving forward, forward, forward. . . . . . The younger brother finally understood. He told his elder brother that it was long overdue to kill his girlfriend. He did it without hesitation or remorse, and finally died with a smile and entered the paradise of idealism.
In the real world, we have to treat ourselves, our family, the party, the country, the law, morality, and friends. . . . . . responsible. Just like a net that binds us in it, we no longer have an ego, no longer think, we have a predetermined way of acting, even thinking, just like a program. But after all, we are human beings, after all, we can think, but reality gives us limited space to move around. It takes a lot of courage to resist, to tear apart the web of reality, and even more so to tear the web of inner entanglement.
Do what you think, believe what you do, don't tangle, it's heaven. Maybe that's the theme of the movie.
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