There are four layers of contradictions in the main line of the film: the first layer is the middle class or rich class represented by Aiden and the housekeeper, and the conflict between the poor class represented by the family of the boy who broke the glass. The conflict here is mainly between the poor and the rich. , the class conflict between the homeowner and the tenant; the second floor is Aiden's conflict of ideas in his bedroom at night, with his divorced sister who is from the same class, and the difference in ideas about dealing with evil religious current affairs; the third floor is Aiden Life conflicts with his wife, Aiden has the advantage of wealth, moral sense and social status, but it creates invisible oppression to the people around him. The young wife hopes to donate to the school by doing charitable activities to find the fulcrum and meaning of her life. , I don't want Aiden to interfere in her life. The relationship between husband and wife has long been weakened, but no one wants to separate and can't separate; the fourth level of conflict should be the conflict between Aiden and himself. On the surface, he has Hotel ancestry, engaged in art work for decades, has a certain prestige and reputation in the local area and Istanbul, often writes a columnist for the local media, but on the other hand, he is very indifferent to the charity work his wife is engaged in, and his family The spiritual distance from my wife is also very distant. Although I have discussed many philosophical, religious and moral issues, I have not actually done anything to change it. These four levels of contradiction represent the contradiction between different classes, the conflict between the same class, the conflict between family members, and the self-contradiction.
The characters and relationships in the film are gradually explained to the audience. Aiden walked back to the hotel in the early morning. We know that he is the owner of the hotel. Then he took the driver and the housekeeper to see the horse. The dialogue in the car explained that he was The landlord of the nearby village owns a lot of rental properties. Aiden seems to be very kind and tolerant. Even when the little boy smashed the window of the car, he just wrapped him in a coat and sent him home, and he was reluctant to pay because of the rent. Disputes arose with the villagers. In the first conflict in the film, it was also the housekeeper and driver who went to negotiate with the father of the child who smashed the glass. Through the dialogue, we also know that the housekeeper is usually responsible for the rent. In this conflict between the two classes, Aiden seems to be just A silent bystander, even a little calm. The second act of this conflict is that the little boy's uncle takes him and walks a dozen kilometers to apologize to Aiden. His uncle is a moderate in the conflict between the two classes, although he may have a complaint in his heart (when Aiden After they left the house, he cursed to himself), but he stopped his angry brother in the conflict, promised to pay the rent as soon as possible, went to the door to offer compensation for the car window glass, and finally took his nephew to kiss Aiden's hand ask for forgiveness. The little boy didn't speak from the beginning to the end, just resisted very awkwardly, even when asked to kiss Aiden's hand, he passed out due to psychological pressure, or just pretended to pass out and refused, only when Aiden's wife finally came to deliver money, There are some warm eyes; the boy's father is the strongest antagonist. After learning that the child smashed the window glass, Aiden and the housekeeper should just want to know the reason, but he had a fierce conflict with the housekeeper. Finally, he explained that he was imprisoned for half a year and lost his job because of a fight with a hooligan who molested his wife. As a result, the family could not pay the rent, but in fact, it had nothing to do with Aiden. Maybe it was just anger with the wealthy class or on society and life. He vented his anger, and even finally when Aiden's wife took the initiative to come to the door to send money for relief, she also showed a very strong resistance, throwing the money into the stove to express her rejection of the rich people's entanglement and the dignity of the poor. Whether it is Aiden, the housekeeper or his wife, from the perspective of all aspects of the film, there is no "malignancy". Aiden did not force them to compensate for the glass money, and even did not agree with recovering the rent through the law, even Aiden The wife's donation without asking for anything in return should be a great gesture of goodwill, but it seems that neither can ease the estrangement and conflict between the two classes.
Aiden went back to his bedroom and office, which seemed to be his most comfortable place, where he chatted with his friends from all walks of life, and chatted with people from all over the world, including tourist backpackers, homeless motorcyclists , where he writes daily columns for local media and websites, where he also intends to begin his history of Turkish theatre, where he reads letters from fans and admirers, including, of course, requests for his help and donations. It was here that Aiden had a conflict with his sister. The conflict here was not a dispute of interests in reality, but that Aiden was a little complacent about his own commentary. He always stood on the commanding heights of morality and commented on the loss of moral order. Disordered, but his sister seemed to disagree, mocking him cynically for doing these senseless and hypocritical moral standards. Aiden's younger sister used to work as a translator. After she got divorced, she returned home. She proposed not to resist evil, which is the Chinese way of repaying grievances with virtue. She was laughed at by Aiden and his wife. Forgiveness of an alcoholic husband is not a kind of repayment of grievances, but also a moral sense of self-sacrifice. Aiden felt that she was poor and bored, and she felt self-pity for not having the courage to face her own predicament. The conflict between Aiden and his sister is actually quite difficult to understand. Due to the film translation and culture, it is also a bit difficult to understand the content and meaning of the dialogue. In fact, this kind of conflict seems inconceivable to us, because in fact, the two people have no real conflict of interest, but just sit and talk about each other's life and thoughts, a bit piercing each other's gorgeous coat, and revealing the boredom and emptiness in their inner spiritual world.
I didn't understand the relationship between Aiden and his wife until halfway through. It should be said that the official appearance of his wife is that Aiden received a letter from a female teacher in a neighboring village, hoping that he could use his reputation and influence to call on the rich nearby. People donated money to build a textile school for local women. When Aiden discussed this matter with her in high spirits, he was actually expecting her approval and encouragement, but his wife complained indifferently that he joined the local school. Charity has been working for almost a year, but Aiden has never paid attention to or donated, and now he is taking the initiative to donate to schools in other villages. In fact, it is ironic that Aiden is only because of the vanity of being flattered and needed. It is not Truly caring about charity, this is where Aiden's conflict with his wife begins. The climax of the subsequent conflict was that Aiden suddenly broke into the charity wrap-up meeting held by his wife. I think Aiden was largely well-intentioned, hoping to participate in his wife's charity work and bridge the gap between the two, but his wife He felt that he never asked about his philanthropy, and now it was finally over. She felt awkward to suddenly intervene. The two quarreled and struggled. Aiden finally decided to leave the house and go to Istanbul. Before leaving, he donated a large amount to his wife anonymously. The money, which the wife later tried to give to poor tenants, was burned. But in the end, his wife's kindness was rejected by the tenant. Aiden arrived at the station in college, but turned around to go to a friend's farm, and finally returned with the rabbit he got from hunting. The two continue to live a life without disturbing each other. Because the wife could not leave Aydin to pursue her freedom, Aydin went to Istanbul just as or more alone.
There are also many scenes of Aiden's one-man show and self-analysis, but only in the end at a farm friend's house and a drunken argument with the teacher can really express the director's idea through dialogue. explain. For example, the praise of Japanese tourists to the hotel and the local scenery made him very satisfied and satisfied. He was very envious of the communication with the motorcyclists and the free wandering life of the motorcyclists. Even when the motorcyclists finally left, He also tried his best to keep it. In the communication with these strangers, he seems to be more able to get the happiness and satisfaction of communication; even he has been pursuing the purebred wild horse, but in the end, he untied the reins and let the horse go, it seemed that he could not be free, But he eased his inner predicament by giving freedom to the horse, and the rabbit who survived his death. In the end, his reflection on himself was that on a winter night at a friend's house, he had a drunken argument with a farmer friend and a teacher, and finally seemed to wake up to himself.
I think everyone has their own hypocrisy and childishness, but everyone is not bad in essence, but these people cannot gain mutual understanding and recognition, and it is difficult to even communicate and explain themselves. In the end, they have to In the cold of winter, retreating to one's own solitude, living one's own life without interfering with each other, but such a day is indeed dull and boring. The ultimate problem in life is how to solve loneliness and communicate with others. Even at the end of the film, the possibility of redemption cannot be seen.
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