The second part of the "Love Trilogy" or "Alienation Trilogy". The heroine is still the subject of alienation, which is out of tune with this era. As a concrete image of modern society, the male protagonist shows the characteristics of people in this era. Through the alienation of the heroine's love from the male protagonist and the alienation of the heroine from the world, the distortion of the times is reflected.
The film begins with a difficult shot. The camera shoots the city from top to bottom reflecting on the glass facades of skyscrapers, like a world upside down in modern society.
The male protagonist and the female protagonist go to the hospital to visit a friend who is seriously ill. The heroine didn't say a few words from the beginning to the end, she was just sad and crying. She was really sad that her friend was about to leave, but also because of her estrangement from the hero. The male protagonist hardly expressed his sadness and sadness throughout the whole process, and he and his friends spent most of the time talking about books and literature. He didn't really care about the life and death of his friends, and the fame and fortune brought by books and books seemed more important to him at first. So in the end, when the heroine told him that his friend had passed away, he did not show any sadness. A friend of mine has a very interesting saying: the hospital is like a nightclub now, people party to the last moment of their lives.
When the male protagonist left the hospital, he met the beautiful girl who was suffering from mental illness. The girl rushed at him like a beast. He did not resist the temptation to enter the room with her, and was then stopped by the nurses who came. On the way to the signing party, the male protagonist confessed something to the female protagonist. But he said: It was terrible, she was like a beast, it was not my initiative. The heroine satirized him: This is good material for writing a book, you can name the living and the dead. This is the hypocrisy of the middle-class intellectuals, who clearly cannot stand the temptation of their desires, yet they put all the responsibility on others.
At the signing party, the heroine felt out of place and felt uncomfortable. The male protagonist first signed two books at random. He signed the first book on the leftmost side. A man said: When turning over a book, always turn the leftmost one first. The male protagonist is to let readers see his name first when reading this book. It shows that in his mind, the content of the book is not important, but the fame brought by the book is the most important. When he bookmarked the second book "For Friendship", a woman complained: You should really think about the content of the signature. It is not important for the content of the male protagonist's signature and the thoughts he wants to convey to the readers. What matters is the process of signing the sale and the sense of accomplishment it brings. This signing ceremony is a symbol of fame.
The heroine couldn't stand the atmosphere of the scene, so she went out to relax and slowly walked back to the old town where she once lived. The buildings here are abandoned, overgrown with weeds, and few people come here. But people live happily and freely: a group of men are watching two men fight to the death, a group of children are flying rockets, and a few people are enjoying their lunch comfortably. It's a paradise, and even the background becomes quiet, in stark contrast to the cacophony of the city's often screeching planes and cars, and the cacophony of Vanity Fair itself. The heroine's eroticism began to change, it was no longer the melancholy before, she would smile when she saw passers-by chatting and laughing, she would comfort when she saw a little girl crying, she would stop it when she saw a man being beaten, and when she saw the children let go. Rocket she'll cheer along. The female protagonist pays attention to the world and can discover the beauty and poetry of this world, so she is incompatible with the fame and fortune pursued by the male protagonist. This is the reason for her alienation from modern society. The male protagonist came to pick her up and said: This place has not changed from a few years ago. The hostess said: It will change soon. The crazy urbanization of modern society is destined to engulf this pure land, and at the same time, the beauty of life will be submerged in the huge spiritual desert.
The male lead takes the female lead to a party at a millionaire's house. The heroine said to him: Why do these rich people always think of intellectuals to work for them. Explain that the reason why the male protagonist goes to the party is to be reused, and this party is a symbol of profit. This is also the reason why the heroine refused to go with him and went to see the striptease.
In the end, the two still went to the party. The male protagonist saw a copy of "Sleepwalking" and said: Who would read this? At such a party of fame and fortune, who would have nothing to read and read? As a writer, he discriminates against reading books, which shows that writing is just a tool for fame and fortune for him, and once again exposes the hypocrisy of intellectuals.
As the music played, everyone danced on the dance floor, and the heroine was once again alienated from the world and returned to a state of depression. The high-society drunkards are feasting and feasting, as if they want to escape the emptiness of their hearts through dancing and music. As the heroine said later: Can the music keep playing, can it make the day better?
The male protagonist met the rich man's daughter upstairs. At this time, he did not know that she was the rich man's daughter. She was a symbol of beauty. The two had sparks through a game. The rich man's daughter has the same sense of alienation as the heroine. Although she was born in high society, she doesn't like high society gatherings, so she reads a book alone in the corner. She is also good at observing life and can discover the beauty in life, so she creates games by herself and enjoys the fun of games. And she can record the poems she wrote. When the male protagonist wants to listen to it again, she deletes the poems. She just likes to discover the beauty of life, to enjoy the beauty of life, not to record it.
The rich man finds the male protagonist and promises him a high-paying job. However, the male protagonist has to think about it, but this is actually the purpose of his coming to the party. Once again satirized the hypocrisy of intellectuals.
Later, the male protagonist knew the identity of the rich man's daughter. At this time, fame, fortune, and beauty were unified in her. It was raining heavily, the revelry reached its climax, many people jumped into the water, and the previously single women kissed the statue frantically. The heavy rain formed a confined space, amplifying the desires of all. The male protagonist desperately tries to find the rich man's daughter, and the female protagonist also wants to kiss a gentleman, but she still thinks of her marriage and rejects him.
The male protagonist said to the rich man's daughter: I know what to write, but I don't know how to write. It's a dangerous time, and many writers have it. The rich man's daughter replied: You are just too weak, just like me. Like other people in modern society, the male protagonist pursues fame and fortune, no longer faces life and discovers the beauty of life. So it's not that he has no inspiration, it's just that fame and fortune made him weak and he didn't dare to face life anymore.
The hero and heroine left the rich man's manor. The heroine said: The reason why I want to die is because I don't love you anymore, so I'm desperate. I am disappointed that I am old and my devotion to you has come to an end. Wish I didn't exist because I don't love you anymore. The male protagonist said: If you wish you were dead, it means that you still love me. Hostess: No, that's just mercy. When the heroine is alienated from him because the hero is fighting for fame and fortune, the heroine no longer loves him, and this kind of pain makes the heroine even want to die. Everything after that is pity, pity for the weakness of the male protagonist who dare not face life in pursuit of fame and fortune.
The male protagonist began to reflect: he was very selfish, he kept asking for more, and seldom gave. For the heroine, he has been asking for the heroine's love, but he is busy with fame and fortune, rarely repaying the heroine, and finally received the retribution. After the heroine finished reading the love letter he wrote to the heroine, the hero couldn't restrain his love for the heroine, so he knocked her down and kissed her wildly. The heroine struggles because she doesn't love him anymore. The camera gradually pulled into the wilderness, with a blank ending, allowing the audience to imagine for themselves whether the couple could be reunited.
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