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"The Art of Self-Defense"
Genre: Comedy
Main Cast: Jesse Eisenberg
Story overview: The "transformation record" of the weak chicken man ("black transformation" induced by a dog)
Release Date: July 19, 2019 in the United States
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1. Story line
a, the male protagonist and the dog (two paragraphs before and after, clearly differentiated)
Casey + Dachshund = "Little Shou" physique
Casey + German Shepherd = "small attack" essence
Before the dachshund hangs up, Casey has been in a state of "acceptance", that is: resignation. For example: sitting in a coffee shop and being laughed at; going out to buy dog food and being attacked; learning karate and being looked down upon.
However, after "Sausage" was killed (adopted German Shepherd), Casey counterattacked, "Xiao Shou" physique disappeared, and "Xiao Gong" suddenly emerged.
b, the way of karate
First, the way to advance --- the normal route, the promotion of karate rank. This clue is pure tasteless, after all, it is not a teaching movie.
Second, the way to counterattack - beheading to the public (Casey kills Sensei directly), Anna succeeds (Casey conferred). This is the core of the play---the art of self-defense, how to say it?
i, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside
ii, gentle on the outside, fierce on the inside
iii, to win by strategy, outsmart, not hard
c, the way of madness
First, the madness of the karate community -- in the dark, turning into thugs and attacking unarmed civilians.
Secondly, Casey's madness - after learning the inside story (Sensei and the karate students are those who attacked him), C can no longer bear it and decides to take revenge.
In the end, the story goes crazy. Starting from "Peace of Mind" and ending with "Bloody Killing", the contrast between before and after is completely different. The plot peeks into the essence of human nature in madness.
2. Story Highlights
a, the Chinese title has been revealed---a pun (self-defense + self-solving)
b, the name of the karate instructor is on --- Sensei, what kind of English is this? In Japanese, it clearly means "teacher", who are you lying to?
c, the dog is bright---Dachshund + German Shepherd, the German dog is dominant.
d, the naked man is bright --- the naked macho after training performs relaxation exercises, which is almost blinding the dog's eyes.
e, the ending is bright --- the coach who brushed the gun and made the knife was shot and killed by Casey, and the other student who attacked C was killed by the German Shepherd.
3. The story alludes to the moral
1. The belt prefigures "level"---social level, workplace level, interpersonal level
2. Female student Anna madly flattered male student Thomas, implying that "sexism" is unpopular (men are superior to women).
3. Casey shoots Sensei, two meanings.
a. Winning in the most cunning way on the fairest stage, satirizing those who "unscrupulously" climbed the peaks in today's society and workplace.
b. Huaquan and embroidered legs are no match for real guns and live ammunition. To win the world is not by bragging, but by military strength.
4. Anna succeeds Sensei (of course, Casey Rang Xian), with two hidden meanings.
a, for those who can, it deserves its name.
b, equal rights, equality between men and women.
5. The meaning of the pistol---male, power, conquest.
end.
Screenwriter ★★★★☆ (Kneading the meaning into the dialogue and plot, simply preaching, easy to understand)
Director ★★★★☆ (self-written and directed, narrative rhythm, foreshadowing of jokes, character design, remarkable)
Actors ★★★★☆ (Jesse pulled up the mean of all actors)
Plot ★★★★☆ (Bland opening, passionate ending, jokes in the middle)
Visual effects ★★★☆☆
Sound ★★★★★ (High Energy)
Recommendation ★★★★☆ (Black humor that gets more and more fascinated)
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