In 1938, an elderly Dominic lamented that his career was unfinished and that he had nowhere to go, and decided to end his life in an unfamiliar place. He came to Bucharest, was struck by lightning, but did not die, but returned to his thirties, and gave Dominic a dual personality, surreal powers, and retains all his previous memories. Such things have intrigued researchers, including the German Nazis, who wondered where this miraculous ability came from. From here I see the values introduced by the director - the value of genius is to use ability to do good. Dominic concealed his identity and used his superpowers to continue his research while evading the search of the German Nazis. Finally, World War II ended with the defeat of the Nazis.
At this point in the film, Dominic, who was reborn, met Veronica, who looked exactly like Laura. (When Dominic was young, his fiancée Laura broke off the engagement because he had been immersed in academic research for a long time and could not bear the loneliness. Dominic chose to accept it. But he could never forget her.) Veronica was also struck by lightning during a trip together, and has since been struck by lightning. The soul of Shiva in ancient India is possessed and can speak ancient languages at night, which brings rare research materials to Dominic. Relying on the language data of Veronica's "transformation", Dominic gradually realized his desire to complete the book on the origin of language. However, just as the wish was about to come true, Dominic discovered that Veronica was rapidly aging due to the soul possession draining her energy, and if it continued, she would die. At this time, the director's values reappeared. Dominic chooses to give up his studies, allowing Veronica to rejuvenate and return to his hometown. When he received the photo of Veronica holding the baby, he "killed" the alter ego (one of the duals) that had appeared since the thunderbolt, because this Dominic believed that the search for truth was more important than the happiness of mankind, and This is not acceptable to Dominic.
At the end of the film, there is a Dominic narration about Zhuang Zixiao dreaming of butterflies. Using Zhuangzi's philosophy to test the audience's logic makes us feel that what we have seen before is just a dream of the old Dominic, and the old Dominic is just another dream.
Perhaps the film also involves sexual temptation and spiritual love, soul reincarnation and other issues. In addition, about the three roses, I don't know what the meaning is? In short, I feel that the film wants to talk too much, so that I can only point to it, which makes people feel a little messy.
PS I didn't think Tim Roth looked good when I watched "The Pianist at Sea", but in this one, I think he is the type that can see the taste more and more.
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