The imagination caused by the writer's creation anxiety, the images of various anxiety are obvious,
He himself wanted to speak for ordinary people, but he did not go deep into the stories of ordinary people, such as Charlie. Instead, when he wanted to create, he chose to work with Audrey and succumbed to the mediocre and vulgar Hollywood story mode.
But when Charlie killed her and killed Bill, it was his other self-personality who wanted to create a rebellion against this kind of story. Barton didn't listen to ordinary people's stories at all, so he could only force him not to succumb to bad stories and know to what real creation looks like. Being found by the police is also the price of resistance and awakening. The studio promised to write such a rotten book. If you want to get rid of it, it is as guilty and difficult as a crime. The writer is like a criminal. The studios don't care.
But Charlie made him stop writing ordinary stories. He got rid of Audrey, wrote the best book, and understood the true meaning of creation. The burning down hotel is the last enlightenment of his creative process. He no longer has anxiety and knows how to write stories, how to write ordinary people, and not to write bad stories. He took the box and left the studio, it was his inspiration, it was given to him by Charlie, it wasn't Charlie's, it was his insight. In the end, he answered "I don't know" by the seaside, which is precisely the new understanding and understanding of creation. His creation requires more knowledge and thinking, and is Hollywood creation worth it? Maybe not worth it. Pretty girls don't make movies, and true masterpieces don't have to be in the studio.
In addition, the background of the film is also worth mentioning. The background is in World War II, the ball is all soldiers, the boss goes to join the army, and the two police officers are Nazis. There are Nazi undercurrents surging, and there are soldiers who need to resist the Nazis. This is the anxiety of society and the battle of ideas. A Jewish rebellion against the mainstream Nazi, the invisible Nazi. The most terrifying thing is the boss. On the surface, it is the American army, representing justice. In fact, it is also a metaphor for the anti-Semitic writer and his oppressor. Even if the Nazis finally failed, many people did not realize the danger of thinking, the existence of many invisible Nazis, and resisted. The Nazi doesn't know why he is resisting, he may also be a (potential) Nazi in his bones, which is the most dangerous. That is to say, the story can be understood as a story of a Jew who opposed the Nazis, but under the pressure of the Nazis doubted himself, almost gave in, and finally woke up and was persecuted by the mainstream and ubiquitous Nazis. Where exactly did justice go? He didn't know either. All he has is the box, justice.
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