The truth in the false is just the obsession in the heart - "Best Bid"

Darian 2022-04-22 06:01:01

I've always been skeptical about a line in the movie. The belief that the hero believes in all his life-his unique view of the collection has led him to the final outcome, but is it the correct view to project it into life and love? Is this just the obsession of the male protagonist?

Each fake has the self-expression of the imitator, and the story projected into the film is that the girls in the whole con should or "must" show some real feelings as well. The old man has never been in love, until now he feels the taste of love, and he does not have any experience to talk about. He only relies on the subtle guidance of another liar to move towards his love in the waning candles of his rich years.

The male protagonist's life experience is incomplete, he has never felt love, he longs for love. At the very beginning of the story, the male protagonist showed his magnificent collection - portraits of all women. In a sense, the old man's heart is always full of fantasy. When actress Claire was brought into the Tibetan studio for the first time by the male protagonist, the male protagonist said something like: I have many women, and you are the last one. The male protagonist regards the woman in the painting as the same status as the real woman. It can be seen that his standard for defining fantasy and reality is problematic.

Taking advantage of his paranoia, the liar group subtly designed a perfect con for the male protagonist with character flaws. The arrogant and arrogant character of the male protagonist is also an important basis for him to follow the liar's plan impartially. In the movie, the male protagonist took the mechanic to Claire's residence. After that, the mechanic praised the male protagonist for his excellent performance, making the male protagonist feel that he could do anything with his own abilities. And then the male protagonist's friend Billy planted the seeds of obsession with the male protagonist's love. If love is like a collection, it can be faked? This sentence undoubtedly makes the male protagonist fully accept his paranoia - love is like a work of art, and the ability to identify collections can also be applied to love. The arrogant male protagonist goes further and further in his obsession.

Naturally, the ending of the movie is a fantasy generated by the obsession of the male protagonist. Although I was deceived, but when I think of those beautiful clips, I feel that it is so real. I apply my own way of identifying the collections, and I am paranoid, thinking that the love I have experienced is also somewhat real. Although he has collected a lot of women, he doesn't know anything about women. Although he has been in love once, it makes him believe that there is also pure love in the scam.

On the surface, the male protagonist's obsession led to the final tragedy. The male protagonist has nothing and loses everything beautiful. But his first experience of love was something he could not experience even in the countless portraits of women he had collected. His obsession is the only reason for his self-comfort. Perhaps in the obsession of the male protagonist, all the price he paid in exchange for a little truth is the best bid in life.

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The Best Offer quotes

  • Robert: [his voice through the robot] There is always something authentic concealed in every forgery. I couldn't agree more. That's why I'll miss you, Mr. Oldman.

  • [last lines]

    Waiter: Are you on your own, sir?

    Virgil Oldman: No, I'm waiting for someone.