"Stickman": The happiest man with family harbor

Alexandrine 2022-03-23 09:01:44

A liar who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, has no friends and family, and lives in a seclusion all day to avoid the world. Hygiene imperfections at any point would be unbearable for him and would take a lot of time to clean up. I have always used "art" to describe my clever deception techniques and offset my guilt in my heart. Until one day, a 14-year-old girl who claimed to be his daughter broke into his clean life and destroyed his tidy home. On the contrary, it gave him a perceptual thinking, no longer immersed in obsessive-compulsive disorder, but spent more time caring about the life and rest of his "daughter". Just when he decided to deceive only the last one for his daughter, all his wealth savings were deceived. And the person who lied to him was none other than his "daughter" and only one apprentice.

A year later, when he was working as a carpet salesman, he accidentally met his "daughter" who disappeared again. However, he showed unusual calm and tolerance, without any scolding or hatred, watching his "daughter" leave happily, he also returned home calmly, and his pregnant wife was busy cooking for him at home. He stepped forward and hugged his wife tightly, with a happy expression on his face. Until the last moment of the film, people finally understand the director's painstaking concept of appeal.

Family, when one has a warm family, can not only cure any mental illness. It can also allow him to be tolerant of everything, forgiving anyone, even his own enemies. Any hatred and revenge are not worth exchanging with a happy family. This is the final message the director wants to convey to the audience, and it is also the truth of life. Being a kind, responsible and loving family person is sometimes not easy, but at least it can make you a normal person and not go astray.

The genius of the film is that it tells everyone the warmest family ethics story with the bridges of thriller, suspense and deceitful crime. While being greatly attracted by the plot, I also remember the profound meaning of life in it. This is also one of the best ways for Americans to tell stories. It is not arrogant, nor rigid and dogmatic. It is guided by fun and entertainment, making people applaud and understand the deepest way!

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Extended Reading

Matchstick Men quotes

  • Roy: [while looking for his pills] Pygmies!

  • Frank Mercer: [narration from Frank's letter to Roy] Dear Roy, You're probably pretty upset. I don't blame you. You taught me most of what I know, so I suppose I owe you better than this. But you always told me if I ever got a shot at a big score, I should take it. And that's what I did. Sorry about the sap on the head, by the way, and for everything else. You always said guys like us can't afford to have regrets about what we do. That's gonna be a little harder for me, but I'll manage. If it makes any difference, you're the best I ever saw. I'd never find a better partner, and now I won't have to. I love you, man. Frank. P.S. Enjoy the gift.

    [chuckles]