If you've ever felt that life is a quagmire, you might understand why Ed dared to look at his life as a bystander. Hasty marriages, boring jobs, chattering uncles, and shiny green hats. I'm glad I watched the black and white version, the monotonous colors matched the calm tone, as if the protagonist Ed looked at other people's lives with cold eyes, afraid to find even a little bit of self overlap in the mirror.
(PS: The following content is highly subjective)
The monotony of life can kill, not to mention giving you a green hat, Ed finds himself ordinary and wants to break through, but he is just a damn hairdresser, his life is like the hair of a street kid, you cut it Whatever it is, whether it's a flat head or an airplane, no one will care much, even myself, who only knows how to manage their hair, but doesn't know what to do. Ed is very silent, but he is not silent to himself. His deep eyes are always thinking about something, but he doesn't say it, but he dares not do it. His opinion is largely subordinate to his wife Doris, and he does not refuse. Marriage, and do not refuse to accompany her to entertain. Finally, the business of the dry cleaners seemed to provide him with the opportunity to escape from here, and ordinary men began to seek breakthroughs.
What the hell does Ed want? ? ?
I don't know, I don't think he knows either, he just knows he doesn't want this now. Doris lay in the bathtub and asked Ed to shave her legs, and the only time she took a puff of Ed's cigarette was "I love you". Ed is silent, and his heart is no longer in this marriage at this time. So what if his dry cleaners were successful? Ed's really tired marriage, he never came up with a solution, he didn't get a divorce, but he couldn't even see regret on his face. Ed is like many people in life, struggling and unable to find a specific purpose.
When Dave is killed, Doris hangs, the girl Betty becomes his expectation. He didn't know how comical the Beethoven scene was, seeing how boring his life was. Betty was recommended to a pianist by Ed, but Ed's self-confessed serenity and charming turned into a rigid girl in the mouth of a pianist. Ed said: "sorry, i don`t understand". Because he has always been a good guy, and the people around him ask him to play up and down, he will never play down. It was so detached, he seemed to be nearby, but he wasn't really here.
"Staying by her side all the time" is Ed's fantasy of Betty, Betty knew that he wanted her, and even offered to help him suck (I don't understand, stay by your side? Just play the love of God and Plato? Let me go [Funny Life Saving]), but Ed refused to overturn the car directly.
What is Ed like? ? ?
As mentioned above, he has no goals and no opinions. There are a few shots that I am very impressed with. After Doris was drunk, Ed sat by the bed and looked at why the marriage started. Suddenly the phone interrupted him. He went out and accidentally killed Dave. Looking at his hand, he came home, sat by the bed, and continued to reminisce, his face was still full of tears. peaceful. Ed's superhuman calm may make him less empathetic. He looked at his hand, maybe not in fear, I think maybe it was a release. After Doris was arrested, Ed confessed everything to him and the lawyer when he met again. He was still calm, and Doris was shocked. The silence at this time became Ed's punishment for Doris. Does Ed want Doris to be innocent at this time? I don't think so, Ed tactfully threw out the truth - when the lawyer started making up the story, maybe he knew the lawyer wouldn't believe it and thought he was defending, and Doris knew he was telling the truth, the silent man before the trial It’s rare to offer new clothes on his own initiative, I think it’s forcing Doris to commit suicide (a bit like giving white silk).
The irony and drama is that Doris is guilty of Ed's sin, and Ed is sentenced to death for the death of the borrower. The money Ed wanted was finally mortgaged and everything was obtained by the lawyer. Does Ed regret getting into the electric chair? He doesn't, he looks out the window, he has received so much attention in his life, he doesn't regret everything, even though he knows it has caused harm to the people around him. All he wanted was to sort out his thoughts one step at a time, thinking about what his own story would be like.
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