First off topic, it reminds me of Hitchcock's "Psycho" at once; the techniques and themes recur in subsequent films ("Deadly Magic" and "Dunkirk") as well.
I mainly want to touch on a theme that runs through Nolan's films: lies and truth. In "Follow", the thief Cobb represents a lie, the mantis catches the oriole behind the cicada, and the writer Bill is the truth, that is, the weak cicada. It was written at the beginning that Bill likes to observe people, which is probably a common problem of writers. Eager to know the truth in the depths of human nature, living in speculation and fantasy, which can be roughly equated with the so-called idealism; Cobb is a hired little brother who pursues the reality of money, so this theme can also be said in another way, that is, ideals and Real struggle.
At the end of "Fatal Magic", it said "You wanted to be fooled." The end of "Follow" is also a victory for Cobb representing a lie. In reality, those so-called honesty are always defeated by interests, but Nolan always expresses his irony in this way. What does it mean to be right? Weakness does not mean wrong, and success does not mean strong. This is probably the reason why I am attracted to him.
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