On the poster entering the room, Mr. Germain looks at Claude, which reveals the core of the film. Peeping and staring. Rather than saying that Germain was Claude's teacher, Claude was Germain's teacher.
Germain failed to become a successful writer, not because he had no talent, but because he was timid, afraid of losing, and timid to hide his desires. Claude's composition opens up Germain's desire step by step - the desire to voyeurize, the desire to possess, the desire to humiliate. And then tear Germain to shreds and make him lose everything. Claude is too smart to understand that suffering is the basis of a great writer. Happiness and stability make people more and more mediocre.
Germain's young work "Son of the Storm" tells a romantic love story. Even his wife said it was a mediocre novel. But is Germain really mediocre? In teaching Claude to write, Germain showed an amazing sense of discernment and instruction, he knew what was good and what was bad, and it was such a keen taste that he discovered Claude.
Claude is the embodiment of desire. He is brilliant, mysterious, and good at disguise. He knows that grasping a person's desire is the key to getting into the house. Entering the house means not only walking into the house, but also entering a person's heart. Being the owner of the house (others) means gaining the love of others, and means leading and controlling. Claude loves no one, he loves the characters he imagines. Like the conversation between Esther and Claude in the garden. It's easy to be deceived by Claude's outward appearance and mistake him for a poor child who lacks maternal love and likes middle-aged women.
Claude knew very well what he wanted. He wants to enter the room and write about people's desires and the filthiest corners of their hearts. From the perspective of Mr. Germain, we saw the birth of a great novel with our own eyes. Claude and Germain are one with two sides. Claude needs Germain because he needs the support of readers. Germain needs Claude because he needs to be empowered.
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