I've seen stop-motion cartoons before, but they didn't make me feel "disordered" as much as "Disorder" (2015). Abnormal, of course, said Coke. One review said it was "the most human movie of 2015". Although I dare not agree with the word "most", at least I dare to say that this may be the most humane film in the history of stop-motion animation, because other than the sense of form of stop-motion animation played by non-real people, it can't be seen that it has anything to do with ordinary drama films. What is the difference, but I feel that this kind of stop-motion animation enhances the ability to shape characters and adds a lot of joy. Charlie Kaufman, as a genius screenwriter, co-wrote and directed "Disorder" for the first time with Duke Johnson, which is surprising and has its own extraordinary.
Michael Stone, the author of the marketing bestseller How Can I Help Others, flew from Los Angeles to Cincinnati on November 12, 1995. On the plane, he met a man who used to hold his wife's hands when he went out, but at the moment it was Michael's hands that were clenched because his wife was not by his side. Outside the window, another plane appeared in parallel, and someone exclaimed, "Have we been hijacked?" This somewhat highlights the vigilance and sense of humor of the Americans. In the evening, arrived in Cincinnati safely at 7:30. The driver in the taxi dared to catch up with the gentleman in the capital, chatting all the way, asking this and that. Michael said I was only staying for one day, and he immediately said, "Then you have to go to the zoo and taste the food here".
Michael was staying at the Fairmont Hotel, and was courteous and caring. The inside and outside of the hotel are beautiful, and I dare say that the real hotel must not be as clean as stop-motion animation. The quieter it was, the more difficult it was for Michael to settle down. Before leaving, his wife wrote him a letter: "Dear Michael, go to hell, I love you so much, but you leave, go to die...". He was in deep pain, either chanting or smoking a cigarette and leaning against the window. Inadvertently, the person facing the window noticed him, and he quickly shrank aside. The timidity and nervousness that haunted him, as if it didn't fit his status as a bestselling author of marketing books, are precisely what makes Kaufman so special. The uncharacteristic behavior of the character is to pave the way for its evolution. Michael was both anxious about tomorrow's speech and anxious about lost feelings. Everyone who saw him would chat with him, and he just responded passively. His even low-intensity hysteria can be described as a prelude to his "abnormality".
Obviously, Michael's depression is unexplainable. He opened the yellow pages to call his ex-girlfriend Bella. He memorized his lines and rehearsed them over and over again. After connecting, the other party said that he was surprised that he hadn't seen each other for 11 years. Michael asked her to come out and meet, the other side said that I just broke up with my boyfriend and I was in a bad mood. Bella, who I didn't want to see, still came. Sit down and order a martini. He said that you are still old-fashioned, and it seems that there is a drama. He said I was married and had a son. She said that after I broke up with you, it took me a year to recover. It seemed she was still angry. But Michael's words "I want to invite you to my room" stimulated her, she jumped up together, furious, "I don't want to go to bed with you", she couldn't bear his explanation, and then she walked away without looking back , made Michael very embarrassed.
The lost Michael had to go back to his room, take a shower, and stare as if he heard someone knocking on the door. In a panic, he quickly packed up and knocked on the doors one by one, but met two super fans who came to listen to his lectures, Emily and Lisa. They are all telemarketers of bakery companies. They praised Michael, saying that it was his book that helped them improve their sales, calling his book a revolution in telemarketing. Lisa, who is not articulate, is in sharp contrast to Emily, who speaks fluently. Michael couldn't help but be overjoyed when he met such super fans, so he invited them to sit down in the lobby bar. They love apple mojitos, and he still loves martinis.
Slightly drunk, when they returned to take the elevator together, Emily took Michael's arm. When they were about to part, Michael invited Lisa to sit in his room. A frustrated Emily said go, Lisa. Lisa, who was overwhelmed, couldn't believe it, how could he invite her, it should be Emily. As she said in the room, I was uglier than Emily, hesitant to talk, and stupid. But Michael said you had a special quality, an ordinary charm, which I liked very much. A flattered Lisa is very reserved in the room, she doesn't know how to talk to her idol. She said before that she likes climbing mountains, reading books, movies, and the harp. Undoubtedly, these hobbies of hers and her temperament deeply attracted him. It seems that a pair of stupid people came together. This double "abnormality", if they are happy with each other, wouldn't they all be happy. But the real "abnormality" goes far beyond that.
Lisa said shyly, I was in a relationship with someone 8 years ago, but he was a married man, and he said goodbye after that, you said you like me, what exactly do you like about me, I didn't go to college, and I'm not beautiful . Mike said excitedly, your voice is magnetic and has a sliding feel. Of course, I learned to sing, and while I can't sing well, I love Cindy Crawford's songs, she said. He asked her to sing a song. She said I'll sing a little bit. Her singing moved Michael to the point of tears. He kissed her. She froze for a moment and said reluctantly, can you still kiss me? It feels so good. how good is it. Yes. Next, it's smooth sailing. She wants him to lighten up. He was so excited, it seemed like it had been a long time ago. He said I lost everyone, but I don't want to lose you. Lisa said, I love you and I hope you are well. With a happy mood, both fell asleep.
Maybe Michael was too nervous, overwhelmed by a nightmare. In the dream, he was invited by the hotel manager and confessed to him that he had always loved him, and knew about him and Lisa, and promised that as long as he did not get along with Lisa, he would choose any girl in the hotel. Michael was furious, ran out from inside, and stepped on the girls' desks. This scene was spectacular and terrifying. When he woke up, he was in a cold sweat. He said I don't want to lose you, I need you, I have to leave my wife, I can't make it up with her. Lisa happily said, OK, that's it, I can go to Los Angeles. The more he loved so deeply, the more terrified Mike became. They are having breakfast. He told Lisa you don't let the knife and fork touch your teeth, it made a terrible noise. She said I never paid attention, I will be careful. So she pursed her lips and slowly adapted to his request. The animation is really funny.
The second day's speech finally began. Michael stepped onto the podium with trepidation. It went well at first, explaining the role of "smile" in telemarketing. "As long as you smile, the other person will feel it," he said. As he talked, he couldn't be independent, and completely lost his mind. One sentence in the sky, one sentence in the ground, from the president to intelligence, he took a positive step, and he was completely clueless. Lisa in the audience felt worried. Mike's anomaly was entirely the result of stress. He loves Lisa, but he has to face a family that lives in name only, after all, there is a son Henry. Yes, he flew back to Los Angeles with the frustration of failing to speak. When he got home, he brought a Japanese geisha toy to his son. His wife opened his eyes even more. This time, there was no cursing, no scolding in the past. Instead, he opened the door tenderly, and brought a group of relatives and friends to hold a welcome party, which surprised him greatly. He backed away.
I think most of the viewers, like me, want Michael to leave his wife who doesn't love him and bravely walk with Lisa. But he never achieved the "abnormality" that people expected. The passion of a man is often caused by hormonal stimulation, and once it cools down, he is overwhelmed. In the face of human nature, at critical times, men are mostly weak, far less strong than women. This is a real gender difference. Lisa, who asked for nothing, made Michael truly feel that she was the love of his life, but let him face his family, unable to choose and solve it, and finally retreated, only "business as usual".
This is the inevitable reverse abnormality under the squeeze, which is in line with basic human nature. Fortunately, the warm Lisa is always calm. Afterwards, he received a letter from Lisa "Dear Michael, I'm sorry to see you gone, but I understand, I don't think I'll ever fall in love with someone again, maybe one day we'll meet again. , I checked the dictionary, and there was a sentence you said to me that meant 'God is in heaven', but I don't believe it...Love you Lisa, ordinary Lisa".
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