After thinking twice, I came to the conclusion that everything is just an illusion.
I recently sorted out my hard drive and found that I didn’t watch some movies that I downloaded many years ago, so I watched this movie. After watching it for the first time, I felt very fascinated and confused because the editing was too chaotic, not like "Mulholland Drive". The abrupt confusion made by applying psychological phenomena in that way is just pure chaos. After repeatedly fast-forwarding and rewinding, I finally understood the plot, and gave a 3-star rating based on the cut-through scene.
Based on the real existence of the heroine, there are two possibilities (in order of possibility):
Inference 1. The male protagonist's fantasies about the glass (knocking on the glass) after dating the female protagonist (he is extremely possessive). It can be inferred from the recurring male protagonist Simon in the film who stared at the glass in a daze and knocked on the bed after having sex and the last knock at the end of the film (I have to accept this, the netizens are really strong, I thought there were no easter eggs, but I read the comments Someone mentioned in it, once you go to verify, md really has it!)
Inference 2. The fantasy of the male protagonist in a daze when he looks at the painting "Witch in the Air" (inferred by two repetitions of the holy light shining on the male protagonist Simon at an empty auction)
Let's take a look at the painting "The Witch in the Air", which is the focus of the whole film!
There are a total of 6 people in the painting, 3 witches in hats and a woman (I can't tell the difference between male and female, I am more inclined to be a woman, I will elaborate later) in the air, there is a person with a head lying on the ground, and a man wearing a The man in the cape made the gesture of a cult sacrificial organization, and there was a donkey in the lower right corner.
After mulling over the movie, my understanding is that the three witches represent violence (the burly black guy who also represents Muscle muscles), deception (the one with the gas mask throwing tear gas), and theft (the other one steals a car and parks it) Blocking the bald heads of the 6-member SWAT team, it looks like a thief at first glance, which is comparable to stealing Guevara. When walking on the road, the police have to interrogate them there. When you go to someone else's house as a guest and host, you have to put away all the silverware), yes understood as original sin or sin or something. The woman in the middle can be linked to another painting, The Merry Countess, representing (chaotic) sex. She is being molested by three witches, one of them is in kj. The man on the ground holding his head is the male protagonist Simon, who is timid and fragile and easily jealous. In the painting, he is jealous of the man in the leather cloak, Frank in the film, and his boss Francis in real life (that is, he imagines Frank, the official name is Francis, if you don't understand, you can search for "Frank and Francis"). The man in the leather cloak is Frank, representing Nerve courage. As for what the donkey represents, I don't know, stupid? Or howling like a stupid donkey, haha!
So, my understanding is:
Corollary 1:
The hero coward Simon is jealous in real life, jealous of his boss Francis, and before selling the painting, his boss joked with him that the painting could be sold for 25 million, so "gambling" was introduced. The male protagonist had mental problems due to work pressure, went to see a psychiatrist, and met the female protagonist. The relationship between the two gradually became closer. Because of their possessiveness and desire for control, they had an entire fantasy of the glass after one sex, with jealousy of their boss, hatred of their own cowardice, and obsession with the heroine. He was fascinated to imagine the whole story, and finally turned into a brave Frank, who was unwilling to wake up in a daze, and finally woke up under the action and sound of his own tapping on the glass, and the film came to an abrupt end.
Corollary 2:
The hero coward Simon is jealous in real life, jealous of his boss Francis, and before selling the painting, his boss joked with him that the painting could be sold for 25 million, so "gambling" was introduced. The male protagonist had mental problems due to work pressure, went to see a psychiatrist, and met the female protagonist. The relationship between the two gradually became closer. Because of their possessiveness and desire for control, they beat the heroine, and then the heroine left him. Then, just in time for the exercise, he sat in the empty auction, staring at the painting, distracted and fantasised. He killed his cowardly Simon personality, leaving behind the sane and brave Frank (why rationally brave, because he is the boss of the robbers!). At the end of the fantasy, he was entangled in the difficult choice of whether to choose to forget the heroine. Later that knocking sound could be interpreted as someone knocking on the door, the boss found Simon distracted and knocking on the table to remind him or something, interrupting his fantasy. At this point the film ends abruptly.
This picture appeared again later. After I watched it for the first time, I felt that it might be possible to judge reality and fantasy. Later, I found that part of it could be explained, and part of it could not be explained. Perhaps the director wants to create this chaotic atmosphere that is both real and fantasy, and makes the audience think about what is real. There are many movies like this that explore the true meaning and meaning of reality, especially cyberpunk-style movies.
I think this painting is also a key point, the director seems to be trying to explain something. Imagine an artist sitting in front of his own oil painting and painting his own paintings, which is very similar to the self-portrait when we look at our own PS background (for example, the name is behind the wall, but the P becomes the Eiffel Tower). . After all, you are real, but the picture is fake, you have never been to the Eiffel Tower, so the whole painting is essentially fake, and your real presence adds authenticity to it. The audience does not know, and naturally guesses that you may have been to the Eiffel Tower. Old Rembrandt may not have encountered the storm on the Sea of Galilee, but he painted himself into the painting, which increased the authenticity of the painting.
This movie is really not worth watching, the editing is too messy, but it can stand up to scrutiny. Because it's too chaotic (more chaotic than Mulholland Drive, but not as obtrusive), I feel compelled to answer questions from other film critics:
1. Q: Did the robbery really happen?
A: No. From the absurd behavior of the 4 robbers in the robbery case, it can be seen that it is fake, such as
(1) The black man stunned the security guard with a big stick. Uncle security guard, are you a moth? Don't you have a gun? What's the use of hiring you? ! Black man, you are the king of your trolls!
(2) The person who threw the tear gas smoke bomb was too blatant!
(3) The bald king stole the flamboyant pink Chery QQ and trapped the 6-member SWAT team. What about the IQ of the SWAT? !
(4) How did Frank and the others hide their guns, and how did they get down through the fire pipeline?
(5) Simon has always been afraid of Frank, but Frank, who was rational and brave in the back, persuaded him. After the fire extinguisher was repaired, Frank changed his identities. Simon became brave and crazy. Frank never thought of resisting, please, boss. dignity? !
2. Q: Is it the male protagonist Simon who has multiple split personalities?
A: I think there are only two personalities, Simon and Frank. Several other supporting roles, some even did not even have a name!
3. Q: Does the heroine really exist?
A: Yes.
If it is inference 1, the fantasy after the sex, then they are in a love period, but the male protagonist is too possessive, and he has the fantasy of the whole film in front of the mirror. The male protagonist has mental problems, so he went to see a psychiatrist and met the female protagonist.
If it is inference 2, sitting at the auction and watching the painting during the preview, I have a fantasy, it should be that the heroine and the hero Simon broke up and left. The reason for the breakup in the film, the relationship experience is likely to be true, which also echoes the "Plus" Lily's Storm on the Sea" makes his fantasy a certain authenticity and delusion.
Here are some screenshots that support my inferences, please take a closer look, take a closer look, and take a closer look:
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