The film has two main lines. The first one we follow Brad and Jenny's perspective. Brad and Jenny decided to get engaged and drove to meet their university professor—the people who witnessed their acquaintance. The car punctured on a rainy night, and they asked Frank, the owner of a castle, for help. The owner is a transgender person from an alien planet. He had sex with Brad and Jenny during the night. Jenny's physical desire was stimulated and he had sex with the muscle man A created by the owner. At this time, university professors also came here, and Brad and Jenny were all controlled and confused. In the end, the master was killed by two servants, the castle disappeared, and three people were saved. Another thing we look at from Ford's point of view. Ford is a transgender, he created a muscular man A to become his sex captive and killed Teddy who he didn't like. Because A and Jenny had copulated, betrayed herself, and angered and turned the control of the four into complete prisoners. Finally wiped out by his servant.
All the stories are concentrated at night. From the scenes set in the film-lightning, heavy rain, warning signs at the gate of the castle, and even the narrator outside the story, they all imply that this night will be horrible and sinful. By the end of the film, the castle disappeared, and the three Bleds curled up in the smoke. In this night, they saw and experienced the betrayal and depravity of each other. Betrayal here, we refer to sexual loyalty. Depravity refers to promiscuity after experiencing betrayal—especially Jenny. So how did the two sides fall into the betrayal step by step, and how did they get saved from the brink of fall?
Here we need to use symbolic methods to explain everything that happened in the castle. I think the servants male B and female C in the castle actually refer to the manifestations of the inner souls of Brad and Jenny—sometimes representing their desires and sometimes representing their sanity. When Brad and Jenny knocked on the door of the castle, the terrifying male B came out. During this process, Jenny has been close to being stunned, and Brad, under the guidance of male B, is not afraid, and is finally led to the prom scene. Listen carefully to the content of the lyrics, "Take a step to the left" and "Take a step to the right". In fact, it symbolizes choice. This night, everything that happened was decided by Brad and Jenny's choice. When Brad and Jenny were invited to see Ford’s creations, they were undressed, and Brad was undressed by female C, and Jenny was undressed by male B—the undressing and why they were taken off by the opposite sex actually implied that they were about to be taken off. Tasting fruit. Ford had separate relationships with Brad and Jenny during the night, and neither of them had a strong resistance—just asking Ford not to tell the other party. In other words, after experiencing the fear and weirdness, they have completely put down their persistence and can frankly enjoy the fruits of sex at night. Jenny was full of guilt at first, but after knowing that Brad had also had a relationship with Ford, she became more affirmed of her physical desire to have sex with the muscle man A. During this process, Jenny has been monitored by servant C. C is very happy to see her depravity-C is a kind of desire of Jenny. Then Jenny became completely infatuated with the muscular man, seeking shelter from her. However, the muscular man couldn't protect her, and the owner Frank was the master of the castle. So they were forced to put on the same costumes as their masters, completely depraved. Then, in the end, Brad and Jenny were rescued because of the appearance of the professor, which angered Frank and caused the servants to resist. The professor is the beginning of the acquaintance between Brad and Jenny. The servants male B and female C are the souls of the two of them to some extent, so we can understand that perhaps the original intention of love awakened their inner strength and ultimately saved them. At this point, the video is over.
Let’s summarize how Brad and Jenny fell-Brad is because of men’s curiosity and cowardice. Jenny’s panic from the beginning to the end of her strong sexual desire is due to physical satisfaction, which is unique to women. The enjoyment of the relationship in bed, a longer orgasm. On the surface, the inducements that cause the two people to betray and degenerate are different, but in fact they are all the same, a stimulus other than the pursuit of a stable relationship. This can be seen from the fact that Brad and Jenny both love the same person for the first time. The disappearance of the castle at the end of the film actually means that such an absurd night is impossible. But the temptation presented on this night is traceable in real life. The party, alcohol, beautiful women, and powerful men. The director put all this on the night when the two were just engaged, which actually strengthened the irony. The meaning of-means the instability of the love relationship, vulnerable to temptation.
In addition to the story, the film also arranges a perspective of God. He seemed familiar with the history of Brad and Jenny. At the end of the film, he also said that humans are still like this, multiplying on the surface of the earth. This makes us wonder: Is he the creator? In fact, I think this is the finishing touch of the author. Such a God’s perspective seems to mirror the story of Adam and Eve, although the temptation here is different from the apple in the Bible. The story of Brad and Jenny is not just a unique story in the long river of mankind. In fact, human relationships are almost like them, constantly being corrupted by temptation, and many people, like them, have fallen at night. They are just the pair that the Creator saw.
When it comes to this, we need to think about a question like this. If the subject is like this, why is it placed in such an absurd and terrifying scene? To answer this question, we still have to return to the castle. The first important clue to interpretation is Teddy, a type not liked by Frank. From the physical point of view, the muscular man is almost the most beautiful shape, but compared with the physical muscles, there is almost no rebellion and no power in his personality. Teddy is not so beautiful in shape, but he has a wild nature. A kind of bohemian-seems to be the image of a traditional western cowboy. Teddy also has fans in the castle, but as long as he is not liked by Frank, he will be killed. I hope to interpret Teddy as a possible destroyer of this castle. Although he was eventually killed, he also succeeded in guiding the arrival of the professor, and then there was a rescue later. The second clue is the muscle man and his owner Ford. They rebelled. Transgender people have the greatest control. Muscular men have no real power. Given the background of the era, they should not be accepted by the mainstream. However, in the castle, transgender men have become the masters, and muscle men are his favorite. Creation. This actually reflects the social background at that time. People no longer stick to traditions. Young people have new likes. Transgender, SM, and group P are all possible ways to be accepted. In the end, all this was destroyed by the arrival of the professor and the resistance of the servants. Before Frank was killed, Frank imagined himself singing on the stage. Note that at this time his audience became an elegant high-class crowd, rather than a group of people in fancy dress. But all this is just an illusion.
In this way, we see another possibility to interpret the film, that is, everything in the castle is actually a challenge to the mainstream culture of the new rebellious culture. Although such a challenge can only appear at night, in a non-existent castle, we saw Brad, Jenny, and the professor in real life, but it was such a night. At the end of the film, the three of them did not disappear in their cross-dressing. So, does it mean that on this night when the rebellious culture challenged the traditional culture, did the rebellious culture partly win?
Finally, we want to talk about the value of the rebellious culture I mentioned above? The first thing to be sure is that this is a minority. I think it has something to do with sex and gender. The homosexuality, SM, and promiscuity in the film must be controversial in the traditional society of the time. In terms of gender, contrary to the traditional preference for western cowboys, the most powerful person in the castle is the transgender Ford. His vague gender identity and unique pursuit of sex have created a completely anti-traditional gender identity. In addition, from the fear and shyness at the beginning of the film to the end, Jenny let go of herself and actively pursued sexual happiness. I think the emphasis is on female sovereignty. Furthermore, the male identity in the film is not perfect and lacks strength. Teddy has the wildness of a western cowboy and the misfortune of a family background. Brad is a boyfriend who lacks courage, and the professor is a handicapped. person. In general, this film also emphasizes the value of sexual openness and anti-traditional gender identity.
The interpretation of the film is actually the second creation of the film. From my own interpretation, I also discovered two possible themes about the film. Therefore, perhaps the reason why this film is so important in film history is that it has a strong openness, and the topics it covers allow us to still have a lot of room for discussion today.
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