I have seen some people say that this drama is too artificial, some people say that these two people are flowers in the greenhouse, and they have not experienced the suffering of the world, and some people say that this drama is the product of too long a peaceful era. Is this really the case? Someone else complained about this drama, but it was not a funeral film in the true sense. The funeral at the beginning was just a foreshadowing of the story.
I think, in such a big world, there are always some people with special thoughts and distinct personalities. Not everyone is the same. Maybe you are pursuing a down-to-earth, stable and stable life, but there are some people who seek excitement and try to get rid of this kind of recurring life that they think is dull (Alyssa is like this), just everyone's pursuit and ideas It's just different. Maybe in the end they may be killed by themselves, but that is only the result of the choice they want.
Although these are not the focus of this show.
Let me talk about James first
James began to feel that he had no sense of humor at the age of 8. He put his hands in a frying pan at the age of 9 and wanted to feel something. He started killing animals at the age of 15, and at the age of 17, he determined that he was a psychopath. I think these thoughts and behaviors have a lot to do with his mother committing suicide in front of him when he was 7 years old (his mother may have depression). Because it can be seen from some clips that James was very happy and normal when his mother was still alive, and when his inner monologue mentioned feelings, he would always cut to the 7-year-old when his mother committed suicide. Picture. It can be said that his mother's suicide caused a major blow to him. So after suffering such a blow, James, on the one hand, has lost the love and company of his mother, on the other hand, his dad does not know how to communicate with him, understand his inner thoughts, and enlighten him, guide him, and give him the right way. He’s educated and express his love for him appropriately (his dad loves him, but the way he expresses it is wrong). His dad didn’t do this. For example, his dad is always not sure whether James is gay or not. Will not ask James to communicate with him (Alyssa said that his dad is a bastard is not unreasonable); the reason why James cooks by himself is because his dad often does not cook at home, but buys fast food for James. Eat; James asked for a knife on his thirteenth birthday, and his father gave him the knife directly, but he just asked him why. James, who grew up with this kind of double nuisance, from the age of 7 to 17, slowly became a person who is good at getting rid of emotions, avoiding pain, and behaving strangely (until the appearance of Alyssa...). (James said he hates both. He hates his dad because he doesn't really care about him. He hates his mother because she abandoned her in such a cruel way.)
But in fact, as his dad said, James behaves strangely, but he is not bad. The more you look at the back, the more you can see that, James is actually a kind person and hasn’t really gotten worse yet (he is kind, just Always getting rid of emotions). For example: First, when he had the opportunity to kill Alyssa twice, he couldn't bear it (the first time was because of pity, the second time was because of feelings); second, after the real killing (in self-defense, James Before this, he knew that the other party was a pervert), he did not feel happy, on the contrary, he was scared, he found that it was completely different from what he imagined (except for Alyssa, the killing also produced a great change for him. Therefore, James realized that he was not a psychopath); thirdly, Alyssa’s father was a person with a bit of misconceptions. When Alyssa asked James how her father was, James lied and said it was good. Here we can see that James’s three views are quite upright; fourth, Alyssa’s father accidentally broke a dog’s neck. James and Alyssa decided to kill the puppy in order to eliminate the puppy’s pain. James felt sad and couldn’t afford it. And feel sorry for the animals he killed before (this shows that James, who was awakened from emotions, has really changed. Before, he was good at indifference, but now he is definitely a person of flesh and blood and emotion). Fifth, after Alyssa stunned Officer Eunice, he deliberately checked whether she was breathing.
Let’s talk about Alyssa
Part of the reason why Alyssa rebelled like this was because of her bohemian, ill-conceived father. Isn't her father always teaching her some strange things; partly because of her bastard stepfather and a picture of her at home No, it shows how different her stepfather treats her. Growing up in these environments, what kind of personality you can become, what kind of thinking you have, I don't understand why some people say that they are not sick and moan, just like saying why people with depression are pessimistic. So Alyssa, who has such a rebellious character, was driven by her stepfather. Is it excuse for her to run away from home?
As Alyssa told her father later, the reason she did this was because of him, because he never cared about her, and told him "If you want to abandon your children, you should not give birth to them", and she Dad retorted, "Don't come with me, I am a victim" (some people who say this play have the same psychology as her dad). Then James said to her dad at the time, "Then what is your reason, why are you such a bastard?" (I really think James is so handsome!!)
Although Alyssa is rebellious, alternative, arrogant, and impolite, she is actually an immature, thrill-seeking girl with a bright personality and a kind heart. She will bring her lost little sister back to her father when she runs away. Will return to James after abandoning him, and hate her father for being romantic and irresponsible. For James, she is not afraid to go to the juvenile management office, but she is afraid to separate from James, which is why she gave up surrendering (so actually this is not a funeral film at all, it is just two pitiful and sad love stories. Woo).
Now let’s talk about James’ feelings for Alyssa and the effect Alyssa has on James’ transformation.
In the process of the two of them running away from home, some of Alyssa's behavior has been subtly changing James. For example: Just when James was molested, Alyssa stood up to protect him, and taught him "If others want you to do something, you don't have to follow them." Some things missing in James' life-mother's love, father's teaching); when Alyssa was crying in the toilet, James saw the fragile side of human nature, and felt compassion for a moment; on the hotel bed, Alyssa held hands He put it on James' chest, and such an intimate gesture reminded James of his mother for a while. With Alyssa, James experienced many things that had disappeared in his life for a long time. These things had an impact on him, awakened his emotional consciousness and made him feel affection for Alyssa. So he doesn't dance in principle but it's hard to say no to Alyssa, so he will pick Xiaohua after angering Alyssa and want to apologize to her, so the second time he couldn't bear to attack Alyssa, but killed the pervert in order to save Alyssa. James said, "Being with Alyssa gradually made me feel something."
After experiencing the murder, James really changed and found his original innocent and kind self.
In the fast food restaurant, James awkwardly wanted to make Alyssa happy. When Alyssa abandoned James, James also left. He was not angry because Alyssa abandoned him. But when he was alone, he felt lonely and scared (he returned to normal, he has no way to escape these thoughts and feelings). Later, when the agent asked him if anyone else could take care of him, James only thought of Alyssa. He couldn't bear her. Eventually he returned to the fast food restaurant and tried to wait for Alyssa, and Alyssa really came back.
In the end, James didn’t want Alyssa to flee with him anymore (I had this idea when I saw Alyssa and her father being so happy before, but later I wanted to escape together, but the sea ebbs and the boat can’t move. James finally Made this decision), everyone knows that the life of escape is not easy, and it is difficult for them to escape at the moment. So James asked Alyssa to tell the police that he kidnapped her, and deliberately beat Alyssa (trying to break free from Alyssa and show it to the police. James can say that he was almost obedient to Alyssa, only this time, he refused her) , So that Alyssa was caught by the police, because James felt that Alyssa did not kill in the first place, and as a minor, after being caught by the police, he might return to a normal life, and he could only continue to flee, but only if he was able to escape, he escaped. . Distressed James. The last sentence, "I've just turned 18. And I think I understand what people mean to each other." really hit the tears.
Seeing a lot of people say they don’t understand the ending, I don’t really understand it, although I still cry because of this ending. I have made a lot of speculations and thoughts about the ending. One of the speculations is that James deliberately beat Alyssa and ran away, just to make the police think that Alyssa was a victim, bewitched by him and damaged by him, and everything He took the lead in doing it, whether he ran away after killing or robbed the gas station, he induced Alyssa to do it together, and then he still abandoned Alyssa and ran away by himself. In this way, the lawyer can help Alyssa while defending Alyssa, so that she can be less punished. Forgive me for my limited knowledge, the above is purely speculation. Although the ending is a bit incomprehensible, I think the whole show is still very, very good.
James and Alyssa, their love, what they mean to each other, the dependence they give to each other, the transformation after James experienced these things, the education and care of parents for their children, I think these are the main points of this play, not mourning at all. The question of not losing.
(Thanks to some netizens for their comments, which allowed me to add a lot of new ideas to this play)
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