How good is the beginning, how bad is the end
The whole movie gives people a strong sense of fragmentation - mango, abalone, steak and other ingredients that look good alone are forcibly made into a pot of northeastern stew.
the beginning of the video
Emerging contradictions: 1. Environmental problems, the pressure on the earth's resources
2. The mid-life crisis of the male protagonist's family - about money, career, quality of life and self-worth (compared with classmates)
The Solution: Shrinking Humans
The benefits of shrinking people are listed in detail at the beginning of the film - protecting the environment, saving resources and so on for the larger environment. For individuals, it can achieve class leap. The middle-class male family with 150,000 capital reserves can lead a very prosperous life after shrinking, including but not limited to huge villas, private courts, swimming pools, cheap luxury accessories, a lot of Rich time, but also tax-free.
Foreshadowing: 1. The mother of the male protagonist (or his wife) who is sick (the mother does not support the reduction technology) - the role of the mother did not appear at all in the later period, meaningless description
Early stage of the film
Foreshadowing that emerges: The security concerns of shrinking technology -
1. The video describes in detail the signing of the disclaimer agreement before the operation
2. Detailed description of the behavior of shaving hair, teeth, etc.
3. It is specially mentioned that the reduction technology is irreversible
4. The airport driver specially asked about the adaptation of hot water, milk, etc. and thanked the male protagonist for his contribution to the environment
However, none of them were mentioned in the later period (the reason for the tooth extraction was mentioned through the dialogue of the Vietnamese woman?)
New contradictions that appear: The male protagonist's wife is unwilling to continue to shrink because of shaved hair and reluctance to bear friends - a huge foreshadowing, I always thought that the male protagonist's wife would be the connection between the male protagonist and the original world and the shrinking world. Unfortunately, the phone call at the airport was her last appearance.
Mid film:
Contradictions that appear: the male protagonist who is an ordinary person and the local tyrant neighbor who likes to party every day (I am really curious about why the local tyrant friends who do luxury goods business go to live in an apartment just to be with the male protagonist if the housing prices in the world are so cheap. know?)
The solution is that the male protagonist joins them (and takes medicine) (here is also described as a drunken fan of shrinking the world of people, but unfortunately the director does not care about this line at all) (exm?)
From here on, the plot is like a wild horse, messy and out of control.
Up until this point in the movie, I thought that the director would further intensify the contradiction between the original world and the shrinking world, and explore dystopian fairy tales. For example, some natives believe that shrinking people is a superficial utopia living in the original world. It consumes production and wastes it. The economy cannot create anything (after all, the value that can be created by shrinking people is limited, and animals and plants are also normal sizes) (this issue has been mentioned by TV reporters and bartenders). ——For example, shrinking people think that the original world is the culprit that causes environmental damage (the male protagonist talked about this topic with her first blind date) -For example, shrinking people are more "lazy" and indulge in enjoyment (the male protagonist upstairs The local tyrant mentioned this topic) The contradiction between the original world and shrinking people caused by
Or just discuss the inner difficulties of the superficial utopia in terms of shrinking the world of people—the difficulties caused by animals and plants to make people shrink; a heavy rain is a huge natural disaster for shrinking people; arrangement etc. (until the end I don't know what the actor's operator work is exactly what the operator is)
But the director has no care, every question is raised and ignored.
Then inexplicably a cleaner appeared (I know it represents political correctness), and the male protagonist wants to help her inexplicably, and inexplicably follows her to the world outside the high wall (here I thought the director would discuss poverty and wealth in utopia) , unfortunately the director still has no care) inexplicably was called to and fro by her, (a friend with cancer appeared here, inexplicably died) inexplicably bound together to travel, inexplicably met a scientist who said that human beings are going to perish , the male protagonist inexplicably slept with the Vietnamese girl (Stockholm? He clearly wanted to leave this girl before?) The inexplicable male protagonist was about to participate in another salvation plan (so does this have something to do with shrinking people?) Inexplicably, he did not participate. Now, inexplicably, she is doing charity with the heroine.
complete film
The story in the second half can obviously be told without shrinking people? The original world did not appear at all? Did it shrink just to take a picture of a beautiful dandelion?
To be honest, the story at the back is separated from the shrinking people who foreshadowed it in the front. It is also good to expand and explain it clearly. Unfortunately, hey, next time you watch a movie with a score of less than 6 points, you really need to think twice.
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