Great, I heard about this independent film a long time ago, the introduction seems to be a bit of a magician, a bit fantasy, a bit disgusting... Daniel wanted to break through Harry Potter's restraint on him, and in this movie, he did it . I have to say, he played the dead man quite well.
I have mixed feelings about this movie. It made me see the world of loners, the spiritual pursuit of "loser", and the exploration of the meaning of life. Whether it is praising friendship, discussing the purpose of life, or the impression the movie itself brings to the audience, this "Swiss Army Knife Man" has achieved excellence.
The director's scheduling of the film is very good. Although it is a story of a homeless man and a dead body, it is still very fresh on the screen. The bus scene was shot simply and beautifully. As well as the magical BGM, just the right dialogue discussion, and superpowers and details that open their minds. (like that erection compass and ass-breathing fire...)
The corpse was indeed a dead, penetrating corpse. Manny is just Hank's second personality. This personality is ignorant, naive, has no self-care ability, and is full of curiosity and primitive desire for the world. He does not mind expressing his thoughts and emotions, and farts regardless of the occasion. It can be seen as a brand-new personality derived from Hank's frustrated real life. Because Hank avoids life, "Manny" is as ignorant of reality as a primitive man.
Most of the film is about Hank's interaction with the corpse, which is the interaction with the personality "Manny". He taught the corpse to fall in love, talk about human development, talk about his hobbies, and sing his favorite songs, just like facing a sincere friend. And then in the process, we can see that Hank turned waste into treasure, with great inventiveness, turning unused garbage into art, houses, dummies, and even cars; he hunted by himself in the wild, Fishing, making fire and chopping wood; he is imaginative, making shadow puppets, throwing parties for himself...
Look, this "loser" isn't useless either.
This process is the process of Hank's self-exploration. During this process, he began to face his bitter native family, and he began to treat a friend with all his heart (fleeing to the mountain by himself means that there are few friends), he began to try expressing my emotions...
The sequence of the movie is that Hank finds his way home step by step, which is actually a portrayal of his desire to return to the real world. A loner, no matter how he avoids the world, hopes to be accepted by society and loved by life. After all, he can still see his beloved girl.
However, just when I thought the ending was good. Manny actually died. He saw the disappointment of reality and died again. He can't accept that the girl he loves is already a wife, and he can't accept the reality that he can't freely realize his ideals and desires. So this Hank's personality died, and his naive yearning for reality also died.
The ending is intriguing, the corpse will definitely not come back to life, but Manny still left with a big fart and a smile like the beginning of the film. Maybe the director still wants to tell us that "Manny" is not dead, this naive, naive, yearning for beauty is just escaping to a utopia far away from the real world. Hank's lust for reality and his fantasy of beauty are also deeply hidden in his heart.
That is, he became full of yearning for reality, but he learned to restrain and hide his fantasy.
Finally, two people laughed, one was the father and the other was Hank. Hank has grown up, and he has become brave through his dialogue with himself; while the father has witnessed the growth of his son.
I love the lines of the movie.
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