Amateur thieves, a couple just wanted to be thieves, but they didn't do it by accident, but instead became upstarts. On the contrary, it was only after he became rich that he became a thief. And not only the husband who was clamoring to be a thief at first, but even the wife who held an objection, also became a thief once.
Ironic. Maybe it may not happen in life, but there is a lot to think about. The director's thinking about life also caused me to think a lot.
When they got rich, the man said he hated the rich life and didn't even have to eat hamburgers. When divorced, he also rejected half of the property his wife gave him. But after the divorce, he had another plan to steal, and he still felt that his plan was seamless, lamenting how smart he was. Strangely, his explanation and yearning for stealing is that if he succeeds, he can rely on this necklace to eat for a lifetime. He thought he was stealing for money, but in fact he forgot that he had just rejected a large amount of wealth and that he had just escaped the life of the rich man he hated. So he is not a thief for money, but a habit, a state of life, or a way to find a sense of existence.
He obviously doesn't like being rich, but he doesn't want to live a poor life and wants to steal. He seemed content with his wits, and proud of his idea of the theft. He enjoyed the whole process of being a thief.
And his wife, initially opposed to this boring and crazy plan. I don't want to give my husband only 6,000 yuan to do such a stupid thing. It seems that she opposes this kind of unearned behavior, but in fact she cares more about money and has a stronger desire. Because I don't want to lose this existing wealth, I don't agree to take risks. So after her biscuit business became popular, she was excited about the life of the rich and eagerly embraced it. Even if her hobbies are not the high taste of the rich, she has to give in and find someone to teach her how to live an elegant life like a rich. A little bit of a cowardice feeling.
The sad thing is that the rich people are willing to care about her just because she has money, flattering in their mouths and contempt in their hearts. She is full of ugliness in the upper class without knowing it.
The irony is that she was learning an elegant way of life in the upper class, but in the end, she was calculated by these elegant people and was decisively abandoned after bankruptcy.
There is no obvious criticism of any group here, but there is irony to the whole society.
It seems that the attitude of some directors can be seen. Being rich may not necessarily lead to an elegant and decent life, but do you have to pursue such a lifestyle when you are rich? Does it have to be high or low? Don't those so-called decent people have dirty hearts behind them? In the end, I found that my original life is the best, and the people who accompany me are the most real.
Feelings are fragmented, but still feel that this is an interesting film.
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