mark & MARK
I've always wondered how people like Mark live. It seems that he, too, will pay attention to the little things in life. In important talks, he will be unrestrained, thinking and guessing about the trivial matters of life, ordinary and relaxed. It turns out that high-level people are not thinking about troublesome problems and great achievements all the time. Nor are they fully integrated with the social machine, or have their own segregated world. The president collects stamps, and the gambling king likes to keep dogs. This is the natural state of life. Everyone has to meet here. In this regard, mark is normal.
On the other hand, MARK is very dark. It is only profit-seeking, and it can actually make up the lie of the death of both parents. In everything he does, he first considers how he can benefit from it, and he will not contribute to the overall situation and ideas. However, to say that he ended tragically because of greed, it is better to say that he just conformed to the social trend. Everyone is rushing to make money, and so does he. Everyone gets kickbacks, and so does he. This is no different from everyone taking the college entrance examination to go to college, so he also goes to college, even if he himself wants to raise animals and grow all kinds of land. This is how society works, and it is the condition on which society recognizes you. If you want to get the convenience of society, you must conform to it. Making changes to conform to society is much simpler than consuming blood. Society is authority. You will do whatever the society asks you to do. The driving force at this time is not human nature, but attachment to authority. It's like killing someone in a war, and still feel honored. At this time, people are not complete themselves, and their humanity is stuck somewhere. MARK's selfishness is a mental model cultivated by society. Unfortunately, this model is not perfect and inappropriate. He is smart and does a good job, so he becomes a victim.
The ambiguity between HALF TRUTH and lies is equally wonderful. To tell the truth, half of it is indeed a good way to protect oneself, and it is also an art of exploiting loopholes. Not lying, but avoiding risks. The result is that the listener is not effectively helped, or even deviated from the target.
Matt did a great job. Especially later. There is a feeling of being stripped naked and standing on the edge of a cliff, yet smiling and maintaining dignity. The wife's line is also very classic, probably Matt U must stop doing this to yourself. It is "to your self" instead of "lie to others", which is very pointy and philosophical.
However, some metaphors are still unclear. For example, the poisonous butterfly, later combined with the plot, I don't know if I guessed it right. Let's watch it again when you get a chance. Anyway, it was fun to watch.
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