The name "Killing" is a burden. From the beginning to the end, I have been thinking about what the theme of this movie is. If I don't do background research at all, I always feel that this movie has to do with war, and the action is inseparable. The theme of reflecting on human nature after bloody violence. But after watching the whole film, I realized that this film cannot live in life, and I can't fully appreciate the aesthetics of violence.
Hong Kong's translation is called "Manic Dad and Crazy Mom", and Taiwan's is called "Who's in Charge Tonight", both of which seem to make people laugh. After watching the whole film, I really think it should be called "Manic Mom and Crazy Mom", which seems more appropriate. Although this film is full of human thinking and connotations, such a translation will surely discourage many moviegoers who like art, and it looks like a light comedy of love no matter how you look at it.
But this is really a comedy. It mocks the hypocrisy in life and makes it a humorous way for everyone to laugh at, and then laughs at myself by the way. Winslet spewed out the vomit, Walz stood up from the toilet embarrassedly wearing a "little shirt", Foster was mad for the album, and even the calm Riley broke out in an instant, shocking the audience, making this The small house is constantly filled with humorous atmosphere, ups and downs.
At the beginning, I was able to come out with joy, and I even felt that these four guys were so swaying that they could not wait to mumble: Big Brother Big Sister, you can't go into the elevator, Riley brother, you can't stop coffee. Every time I watched Winslet and Walz walk out of the elevator, they would inevitably return to the house in frustration, and they couldn't finish the scene in the end. But with the development of the plot, every laughing point and burden is like a loud slap in the face. These four crooked people reflect that each of us is dressed in hypocrisy, pretends to be lofty, and thinks about the quality of life. Not bad egomaniacs.
Winslet, an elegant and dignified investment broker, has taste and career, and works in the rich financial industry that we envy. Dressed stylishly, she is full of superiority among the women. When the vomit mixed with cola and fruit tart poured out of his mouth, really, the image of the lady suddenly shattered. When Foster threw her brand-name bag to the ceiling, her vanity and superiority as a white-collar beauty was completely wiped out. Look, how many white-collar workers in our foreign companies claim to be superior, have superior taste, petty bourgeoisie, elegance, In the end, when his cosmetics, perfumes, and famous brand bags were scattered for a certain period, he thoroughly revealed his shallow and hypocritical side. A marriage without a sense of happiness, family pressure, and even a mid-life crisis, vanity can only cover up emptiness, old age, and helplessness.
But Walz made every self-proclaimed business man and high-end professional see his own ugly face. This is also to blame for Christopher's performance in "Inglourious Basterds". He can still see him now. I don't think this is an asshole. It's not just him who's an asshole, we're all assholes. You see him holding a blackberry, talking on the phone, wearing a suit, full of high-sounding, career, money, and a Bluetooth headset on the way to pretend. Such an image can be captured on a daily flight, and this is exactly the business man who is running around the country. Chasing power and money, flaunting his professionalism, and rarely caring about his children and family. When the blackberry, which symbolizes his external connection, falls into the water, the business man who usually talks and laughs sits on the ground. It is both pitiful and ridiculous. Without a mobile phone, life despair.
Foster loves art and cares about human rights. She considers herself an intellectual and a literate person, and always advertises herself as a civilized person in communication, and can handle problems in a polite way. I put myself in a higher position, thinking that it is my magnanimity that can better handle children's disputes. However, it collapsed first among the four, reaching a breaking point, tearing off the veil of his politeness and civilization. In fact, I think I have been hurt, even more aggrieved than a child who has lost two front teeth. I hope that I will be magnanimous and fair, but I will inevitably think that the children of the other party are beasts and villains, and the parents of the other party are savages, and only myself civilization can solve the problem. Talking about the disaster in Africa, the mouth is full of morality, but in fact, it inadvertently reveals that he thinks he is superior, and he thinks that he is the commanding height of morality. It shows the loftiness and falsehood of our contemporary opinion leaders and intellectuals incisively and vividly.
The last is Riley, who can be said to be the weakest among the four, always trying to ease his emotions and adjust the atmosphere. But also under the pressure of his wife, he launched a storm: I am a short-tempered son of a bitch, okay? The views on marriage and children are also very interesting. The child regrets his life and makes him bored with trivial matters every day. Absolutely, and put up with the damn pet voles. Reilly shows us the helplessness and depression of these middle-aged men who are tortured by conservative family life and have difficulty in summoning the courage to do something. Buying tulips, whiskey, cigars, endless mom, the powerlessness of every man can be manifested in his dancing outbursts.
The veil of civilization has faded under the influence of quarrels, irritation, and alcohol, and what remains is the essence of civilization, the oppression, hardship, hypocrisy, and arrogance that have nowhere to vent.
The little voles at the end of the film live happily and happily, and the children have already reunited and become one. Neither the voles nor the children would have imagined that the four adults in the package of civilization would be arguing for them, and their ugly expressions would be revealed. We put too many labels on the common species of human beings, so that civilization is becoming more and more hypocritical, and killing is always happening.
In the end, I sighed that the performance of the four actors was really enjoyable, the dialogue was fascinating, and these slaps were sharp and comfortable.
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