A piece of the Hanged Man Tarot. I have not studied it. I simply checked the information. The implication is roughly "give up the struggle, observe the world and yourself, and then follow the trend."
Tony appeared hanging on the bridge, and it rained heavily when he was rescued. Dad said he was apocalypse. This multi-faceted man is eloquent and persuasive. He has four faces, displayed at different moments, and is the act of advancing the plot. It can be said to reflect the central idea of the whole film.
2. Time point.
Assuming that the real world of the story is 2011, then the old man called "I live a thousand years old", then when the old man gave the scriptures it should be 1011, which is exactly the "mid-century" of the Middle Ages, the Crusaders On the eve of the expedition, the period before the enlightenment of mankind.
Dad’s daughter was 16 years old, and Dad’s woman was 60 when she was pregnant, so Dad met his lover in 1935. Between World War I and World War II, human beings are in a period when humans are being dazzled by the rationality of science and technology.
The father and daughter were born in 1985. The United States bid farewell to the economic crisis, absurd plots and disillusionment of thought. Mass communication prevailed, and personal computers and Internet communication were about to be born.
Tony's charity awards, there was a wheelchair president, no doubt Roosevelt, then this time is from 1933 to 1945. I don't know why the plot climax is set at this time.
3. The symbols and metaphors are
briefly listed as follows:
About the world—somewhere in the snowy world, elephants carry thousands of mountains, similar to the Indians’ view of the movement of the universe.
Regarding the soul-the bow of the boat where Tony and the heroine ride, there is a head similar to the Egyptian jackal (soul escort, judge).
About destiny-choice is destiny. The first person in the mirror (drunk) chose to drink. So complete destruction. In the second round of the contest, the four women who entered the mirror experienced their souls and original desires. After they came out of the mirror, they were baptized and abandoned their belongings. The next life will be a true life to death. (Being-towards-death).
The stockings police dance-a bizarre, gender-convergent world (caused by the mass media).
Wine-the destruction of the noblest reason of mankind.
Daddy's love for the heroine-the love imposed is like a shackle, binding the freedom and soul of human nature.
Daddy-love, peace, beauty, nobility, responsibility, etc. with divine nature (imposed in a certain sense), this kind of over-extensive love restricts human nature.
The teenager who loves the heroine-free and youthful love.
The old man's enemy (the smoking man in black)-contrary to the old man, the devil.
Gnome, an essential element of the circus, looks ugly but has an insight into the world.
The symbol on Tony's forehead-I really don't understand this, but combined with the plot, it is a mark of black magic.
There are many more to write, but every shot basically has a metaphor.
4.
The important proposition of alienation in West Malaysia, which has long been declining abroad, is that the things invented by humans in turn enslaved humans and made humans lose their subjectivity. I recently watched some West Malaysia briefly, so I always think of things as a cultural critique. I still think (and I can only see) this film from beginning to end saying that human beings are indulged in material pleasures, pure alienation, and life. But purity (a young man who strays into the world appearing in the mirror), but with violence and destruction (things outside of rationality), will eventually survive in evil thoughts, full of commercial advertisements, political propaganda, and other clever tongues. The world of lure and deceit moves forward pitifully.
Others: Excellent lens
The first conversation between Daddy and Tony, he used the lens to interpret "upside down" very well.
Tony felt dizzy when he climbed the ladder in the mirror.
The boy rescued Tony, and when he was pulled back onto the bridge, it rained heavily, which gave him a sense of redemption and crisis enlightenment.
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