【Hole】——The deep hole of human nature that cannot be escaped

Candace 2022-03-24 09:03:47

Such a prison escape theme is easy to compare. "The Shawshank Redemption" puts a horizontal society in front of the audience, showing a large-capacity social picture. There are all kinds of people in the prison, each one is a line, and all living beings have different forms, leading us to glimpse the condensed society. "The Hole" is more like a deep world, and the most important thing is the exploration of the relationship between the individual and the collective. When individual interests are consistent with collective interests and truly become part of the collective, the collective can be maintained. And what will happen after the individual betrays the collective, the film also gives us a hint: the confinement of one person! Inner confinement! You are your own hell! The depth of The Hole is the depth of human nature. "Shaw" inspires those who are in adversity: persevere, eventually you will get what you want, even if this society is dark, our struggle will eventually bring us to the light. Individual struggles will not be drowned in the torrent of the system. He respects all who expect to be respected. The theme of "The Hole" is more serious and serious, from the praise of the collective at the beginning to the reflection on the betrayal of the individual. The discussion is about the changes of human nature. The highly representative personal characteristics form a strong dramatic conflict. The seemingly unexpected ending is actually the inevitable result of reason. Thinking.

A group of "smart" people tried to escape the bondage through a hole, but how could they expect that the betrayal of humanity had already opened another big black hole trap, waiting for them to enter the urn, it is not difficult to see that Claude was just a poor victim, Just a pawn in the "anti-prison escape plan". One detail is a metaphor for everything: a live fly is taken out of a dark box and thrown into a cobweb to be caught, the patrolling policeman smiles hideously, the fate of human nature and reality has been decided...

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Le Trou quotes

  • [first lines]

    self: [wiping grease off hands] Hello. My friend Jacques Becker recreated a true story in all its detail. My story. It took place in 1947 at the Sante prison.

  • [last lines]

    Roland Darban: [stripped, facing the wall under guard] Poor Gaspard.

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