In a materialistic society, in many cases, success has been reduced to how to put on a gorgeous coat of morality and ideals, and do dirty and even cruel deeds. As with the rules of the game for the hero in the film, the number of your bank account depends on how bad you are.
The 13 deadly sins go from the surface to the inside, from the superficial to the deep, just like opium, once the body is on, people can't stop. As said in the film: Everyone could be a monster, we will never know how bad we can become, we will never know our bottom line. Whether it is the bottom line of morality or the bottom line of human nature, before the shock wave of desire, it is pale and powerless.
In order to avoid spoilers, the details of the 13 deadly sins are not listed, and are replaced by numbers below.
The 1st and 2nd deadliest sins are the plundering of animals. We have been so fascinated by them that we have ignored them. Essentially, what is the difference between eating pork and eating flies?
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th deadliest sins are bullying the weak, protecting the weak is the sublimation of human nature, and bullying the weak is the instinct of human nature!
Sins 6 and 7 are violations of human values and the authoritative powers that maintain social order. In fact, it's already on the edge of the criminal off-limits. But in today's society, there are countless so-called successful people who travel through this area every day, taking it as their ability, and even taking pleasure in it. Behind the peacock's gorgeous feathers is always the disgusting ass. Starting from scratch will only give us a blank slate. The left side of white is red, and the right side of white is black. If there is no color, how can it be colorful?
Sins 8 and 9 are the mastery of violence. I am very curious, if the amputee buddy is not a participant in the game, if it is not the alumni who bullied the male protagonist since childhood, I don't know if the male protagonist can do it. When I saw this, I suddenly thought, if the male protagonist is forced to chop off his hands and feet on the phone later, he can't do it?
The 10th and 11th sins are self-denial. In fact, the foreshadowing of the last two sins has already begun here. Self-dignity and reputation are an important support for many people's survival, but they are not irresistible. Between money and face, I think most people choose money, as long as there is a chance. Laughing at the poor and not laughing at the prostitute came like this, but the vast majority of prostituted girls would stay away from home, just like the male protagonist, he had to find an excuse for himself before going crazy, which also paved the way for his hesitation in the last sin.
The 12th deadly sin is the massacre of human life. If the male protagonist did not successfully remove the rope, and the accident happened on the rope he pulled, I think maybe the final outcome would be different. Sometimes, turning back or not is just a matter of thought. If the male protagonist can really pull the rope indifferently and wait quietly for the tragedy to happen, then he is not a villain, but a real devil. Sadly, there are no less demons than villains in life. Even, not crazy, not alive. Demons are sometimes more "successful".
The 13th deadly sin is a complete renunciation of the core of self-belief and values. Family, here I think it is just a symbol, a metaphor for the starting point and destination of human beings. For human beings, the worst situation is homelessness, and the greatest evil is in the name of faith and family and country. , crowned in violence, then slaughtered people in blood.
In fact, in terms of form, the people who participated in the game in the film, including the male protagonist, his father, and his younger brother, have successfully completed the game in form, including the buddy who excited the male protagonist, I think he also will complete the game. And all these participants, the father of the male protagonist, gained wealth, lost loved ones, and lived in loneliness and poverty for the rest of their lives. The male protagonist's younger brother lost his life. As for the male lead, he lost his entire family. Even the amputee buddy, no matter what the final outcome, at least lost an arm. No one wins.
There is a detail in it. The amputee buddy drives a BMW and wears a designer jacket. Obviously, he is not an unemployed man like the male protagonist. The director clearly conveyed a concept: Evil is not the exclusive product of the poor, and it is not the exclusive product of Loser. Evil is innate, rooted in the depths of human nature, and Everyone could be a monster. The evil of human nature is bottomless and unpredictable. The only way to deal with it, like dealing with drugs, is not to smoke. As the man's wife did, hang up the phone and ignore it.
Finally, what's more interesting is that the people who play the game in the film seem to be all men. In the end, it was a woman who refused to play. :-)
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