one. Brother and brother
Mark and brother Dave have been dependent on each other since childhood, Mark played more of a father and brother role in taking care of the whole family. At the beginning of the film, when Dave was driving Mark home, Dave was depressed in the truck and took the initiative to tell him give me a hug to comfort him. When my brother learned that his brother was not coming, he was actually a little angry, but he felt that he had finally left the shadow of his brother. We can also see this from the beginning when Mark gave a speech at the elementary school. When he finally received the money, others asked Is he Dave or David because his brother is always more famous and more powerful than him, he can only live according to certain steps under the protection of his brother, it is strange that such a person does not have low self-esteem (although I really want to have such a brother). In the middle of the film, when John is about to drink Dave for the first time, Mark is particularly dissatisfied with the behavior of Dave and his sister-in-law, I think part of the reason is because he feels that his brother doesn't care and respect what he is doing, and his self-esteem is hurt and That kind of shadow hits again, this is actually very similar to John's situation, we will talk about it later. But even though Mark lives in the shadows all the time, he's actually living a pretty good life because of his brother's love and selfless help, at least without being insane and angry about other people's happiness or something. One of these times, when Mark was drinking alone at home after participating in the World Championships, his brother called but Mark was reluctant to answer the phone. This was also Mark’s denial of himself, and he himself didn’t know what he needed. Confused state. In the end, even if Mark and John broke up, his brother was still taking care of him, so that he would have a salary even if he left foxcatcher. But one thing I don't think I'm particularly curious about is what happened to Mark after his brother died.
two. Brother and John
The film doesn't explain why John looked for Mark instead of his brother in the first place, we don't know that, maybe it's because they all live in the shadow of others: Mark lives in the shadow of Dave, John lives in the shadow of Dave Under the shadow of his mother, the only difference is that Dave brought Mark's positive energy and selfless love, while John's mother just ignored it, John had a feeling that he must be affirmed by his mother. In the back, John took special care of Mark and had great expectations for him. But in the end, the two quarreled and broke up because of a very simple matter. I think it was because John began to dislike himself (because he saw his own shadow in Mark), and hated that he wanted to change but he was powerless to himself, So he could only project on Mark to vent. Mark is also depressed and living not only in his brother's shadow but also in John's shadow is more than he can bear.
three. brother and john
This is the most critical point that pushes the whole film to the climax. The first meeting between the two of them felt weird to me: Mark took John to Dave's room, and the two were supposed to talk about something but John's eyes were a little blank and he "run away" right away. After seeing it, I realized that John saw the intimate environment of Dave's family, and when he thought about his fear and fear when he was a child, it was more of a kind of jealousy. And every time we talk to Dave in the future, Dave is always the enthusiastic and active person, while John is always the passive, shy, and somewhat afraid person. This is probably because of the inferiority complex mentality cultivated since childhood. And in the end when John's mother died, the whole value that he lived on fell apart. Everything he did was to get his mother's affirmation. There was a scene when his mother came to see John in the wrestling ring, and then John just showed his desire. Qiang started to guide the wrestlers in a proper manner, and the shots were also very tricky. John's eyes kept swiping in the direction of his mother from time to time, but there were only three shots of his mother, one came in, one left, and one was a little bit. Disdain. When his mother died, John not only lost his goal of survival, but also became very jealous when he saw Dave's happy life, so he finally chose to shoot and kill him. John's own heart is particularly longing for Dave's life, his emotional world, his family and career. But it was all destroyed by John's mother. After the three shootings, John ran to the stables to see his mother's horses. At this time, John may just be thinking about his mother, thinking about the wonderful life that should belong to him, and the family by the warm fireplace is in harmony. Chatting and talking, snowflakes drifted outside the window.
In short, this film is not rendered with plot or picture layers, but an invisible psychological advance that allows us to enter the world of these three men as a whole. There are a lot of blank sound scenes in the movie, which is actually a big no-no, but in this movie, it is very funny and creates a feeling of depression. The background music is also very good, and the parallel sound and picture at the end of the whole movie is also a good highlight. The movie slowly makes the foreshadowing of the climax invisibly, but suddenly it doesn't tell you without any warning (except for the progress bar) and suddenly gives you a climax.
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