"Everyone in the world is someone else to me, except you."
After watching this filthy and beautiful movie, I deeply agreed with the phrase "This is the most humane movie of the year" on the movie poster. , although there isn't even a real person in the movie.
"Disorder" is a stop-motion animation film directed by the famous American screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. His last film was "New York Synonymy" 7 years ago. Compared with the previous works, whether it is "Puppet Life", "Warm and Containing Light" or "Adapted Script", "Disorder" has a distinct personal imprint of Charlie Kaufman: on the one hand, his works are full of various A wild imagination, on the other hand, his stories can profoundly reveal the essence of life and human nature.
Charlie Kaufman is undoubtedly a diligent film genius, each of his works can make people mind-blowing and convincing, all of which are rooted in his candid creative attitude - his films are like A mirror, through which the audience can see the unfamiliar and familiar self.
Although "Disorder" is a cartoon full of all kinds of eighteen bans, it is quite deep and powerful, as evidenced by the film's best nominations at many film festivals last year. For Kaufman, perhaps manipulating real actors can no longer satisfy his strong desire for control, so this time he chose to use puppets to interpret the story.
At the beginning of the film, while the screen is still dark, all kinds of blah blah blah noises appear. If you listen carefully, you will find that these chatter and laughter are all men's voices.
Our hero is Michael, a bestselling author of chicken soup, and he's on a plane to Cincinnati, where he has a speech waiting for him.
Michael is a quiet person, but all he encounters on the journey are passengers, taxi drivers, lobby clerks and receptionists who are suffering from chattering cancer. If you are careful, you will also find that all these characters have the same face.
Everyone screeched loudly about people he didn't care about, and he said very little to those he really cared about, like his son. "Dad remember to buy me a toy, I love you, take care, goodbye!", the son hung up the phone after speaking, without a pause between words.
Like most middle-aged people, Michael was melancholy and irritable at this time. After lighting a cigarette, Michael walked to the window of the hotel to relax by watching the scenery. As a result, through the glass, he saw a man in a room in the opposite building, jerking off against the computer screen. WTF! ?
Forget it, hurry up and practice the content of the speech tomorrow, Michael took out the manuscript, "Thank you everyone, I am honored to be here today and talk to you about customer service..." After reading a few paragraphs with no expression on his face Afterwards, a "Fuck!" spit out of his mouth brought the exercise to a failed end.
Grab a glass of wine to refresh yourself, that should help. Michael went out of the room to fetch ice cubes. On the way, a couple was scolding each other fiercely. The various "Fuck", "Shit", and "Bitch" were intertwined with each other, and they were really drunk before drinking!
After returning from the ice cubes, Michael, who had finished drinking, tried to practice the content of tomorrow's speech, but before he said two sentences, the practice ended perfectly with the sentence "Fuck". Do something meaningful? Or, do something to please yourself? For example, a call to Bella who lives in Cincinnati?
Bella is Michael's former lover. Before calling Bella, Michael practiced his opening remarks several times with different tones. What an irony, Michael is a telemarketing expert! Calling is his forte, isn't it?
The phone was connected, and talking about how long the two hadn't seen each other, Michael said, "It's been about ten years." Before he finished speaking, Bella calmly and quickly corrected him, "Eleven years." Michael was embarrassed and tried to divert the topic. He said "I'm married", the other party replied "Oh", he said shyly "There is another child", the other party continued to answer "Oh", Michael asked with concern "You What?" The other party's answer was short and succinct, "No."
While Bella was trying to keep the conversation within a normal range, Michael said "I miss you very much" in a very low voice. There is no doubt that Michael has honestly spoken his heart at this moment, but what is the use of saying such words other than tearing open the other party's scars and making the other party suffer?
Lonely and miserable Michael Jobella meets. In the bar, Bella asked why he broke up with her so decisively in the first place, and Michael drank the wine in front of him in pain. Bella was amazed at how much he could drink and how fast he drank, and Michael explained that "the years of practice..." Ah, what a painful realization.
The current Michael is undoubtedly lonely and cold. He is trying to rediscover the happy time with Bella, and even fantasizes about making an appointment: "Would you like to go to my room for another drink? Maybe we can chat more privately. After a chat," Bella, who was deeply shocked, suddenly lost control of her emotions. "Do you mean to have sex with you, bastard?" Bella left the stage angrily.
Drunk, Michael stumbled to a toy store on the street by himself, and he suddenly remembered to bring a toy for his son. So, he walked into this -toy-toy-shop, which is not an ordinary toy store! The next scene is very dramatic: Michael stands in front of a huge electric dildo and asks the salesman seriously, "I want to buy a toy for my son Henry..." WTF! ? Presumably the clerk's heart at this moment is extremely broken.
It's terrifying when life goes bad. Go back to the hotel and take a shower, Fuck! Why is the water so hot! Tune in, Fuck! Why is the water so cold! Fuck! Fuck! ! Fuck! ! ! A cartoon can come up with so many uncivilized words! The last movie with so much swearing was "South Park". It seems that "Disorder" is a match for it.
Although I really appreciate the candid attitude and expression of creation, Michael who came out of the shower still surprised me - it's all exposed at three o'clock, uncle! ! ! This is an animation, bro! ! ! What do you do when the little friend sees it, uncle! ! ! WTF! ?
After wiping the mist on the mirror, Michael found that his mouth started talking to himself out of control! WTF! ? Is the me in the mirror me? Am I mentally ill again? Panicked, Michael quickly put on his clothes and ran out of the room. Find someone? Find yourself? have no idea! Anyway, looking for someone!
Life is boring, but it also surprises you from time to time. No, after he knocked on a door, he accidentally found two of his female fans. One of the girls was waving his best-selling chicken soup book, "Let Me Help You Help Others Better". It's just that it's not others who need help this time, but Michael himself.
The enthusiasm and sincerity of the fans infected him, and he decided to invite the two ladies for a drink. Attentive viewers will be pleasantly surprised to discover that Lisa, one of the female fans, has the only female voice in the whole film! No wonder she is so charming! It's really rare.
It can be seen from the ordering that these two female fans are not well-off. The two of them ordered an apple mojito, a cheap drink, while Michael ordered a martini with what to add. What (you see, my life is not well-off, ha). When ordering something to drink, Michael's tone is skilled and fast, like James Bond.
There was wine, music, and beauties, and it was no surprise that everyone chatted happily. Before the breakup, Michael worked up the courage to invite Lisa to his room for another drink. In the West, everyone knows what this invitation means.
But Lisa agreed. In Michael's room, Lisa asked sensitively and inferiorly, "Everyone likes the beautiful and generous Emily, why do you invite the ugly me to drink alone?" Michael looked her in the eyes, "Because of your body It has a unique vibe."
Lisa had a wound in the corner of her right eye, and she often unknowingly pulled her hair to cover the wound. Michael was probably drunk, "Can I kiss your wound?" This really frightened Lisa, and Lisa stepped back to the door alertly, "Aren't you a pervert? You just like ugly, The fat type...why?" Michael answered sincerely, "Because I like you."
Michael felt that there was a magic in Lisa's voice that made him feel incredibly comfortable and pleasing. Lisa explained that it may be because she has been an operator for so long that her voice has become friendly and positive. In fact, only Michael and the audience know that she is the only female voice in the film.
Michael invited Lisa to sing a song, and Lisa sang it. The lyrics were to the effect, "Girls want to walk in the sun, girls just want a little happiness..." As a result, Michael cried, and Lisa was deeply infected.
"It was not easy, it was not easy for me to find you!" You will know the weight of this sentence when facing the person who makes your heart move.
Then they, yes, kissed. They lay on the bed and Michael listened to Lisa saying everything about her... gosh, this is the most heartwarming part of the movie I've seen so far. In fact, not only in movies, but also in our long and boring life, such romantic and warm scenes are only a handful!
This passage so profoundly reflects the nature of human beings: throughout our lives, we all live in loneliness and pain that cannot be separated for a moment. Because of loneliness, we need each other; because of loneliness, we need each other's eyes, lips, and bodies; because of loneliness, we need love, warmth, sunshine, and happiness... Have the courage to fight against that shitty and bleak life beyond your power.
The picture behind is very dirty to be honest, but when I watch it, my mood is calm and beautiful. There's nothing more heartwarming than two lonely people together, right? So dirty, yet so beautiful!
There were quite a few small accidents during their sex, for example, Michael pressed Lisa's hair, Lisa's head hit the head of the bed... These small accidents make people smile, life is real because it makes people feel good!
It's been a bad day, but God's been kind to Michael, and it's given him, and her, a great night.
It is a pity that happiness and joy are always short-lived, and life returns to its true colors the next day. Early the next morning, a strange phone call woke Michael from his sleep. The call was from a guy named Lawrence, who claimed to be the hotel management, and needed Michael to talk to his basement office.
What happened next was horrific! For the sake of everyone's viewing pleasure, I won't make too many spoilers here. The paragraphs at the back of the film once made me stunned, frightened, and my brain opened!
Later, Michael attended that speech, but his whole speech was like a disaster. He gave up boring speeches and chose to tell the truth, "...I can't find anyone to talk to, I don't know what pain is, I don't know what it means to live... There may be no truth in this world. , although this sentence itself is the truth... Remember that there must be a special person in this world who deserves your love. Remember that everyone you talk to needs love..."
After finishing work , Michael returned home in despair. In order to welcome him home, his wife invited many friends to have a party at home. To Michael's surprise, life returned to what it was: everyone around him had the same faces and the same voices.
At this time, his son rushed over and asked what gift he had bought, and Michael took out a toy... That's right! It was the Japanese robot doll he had bought at that-home-toy-shop. An extremely embarrassing scene appeared. After playing for a while, his son cried out, "Dad, why is there some white liquid coming out of this toy little man's mouth!" "... Probably semen?"" Dad, what is semen?" WTF! ?
You can't open your mind like this! Are those honest dialogues fake? Could it be that the lingering romance that night was fake? Is that beautiful Lisa also fake? WTF! ?
Wife and son left in anger, friends began to laugh at each other bored and scratchy, poor Michael slumped alone on the stairs. In front of him, the robot doll is happily singing "The Song of Momotaro", and there is still an unknown liquid flowing in its mouth...
Maybe the nature of life is like this, it will give you some moments of beauty from time to time , make you feel as if life wasn't all that bad, and then go back to the way it was.
Abnormal reminds me of two other excellent films, Lost in Translation and Her. Viewers who have seen it know what they have in common - yes, loneliness.
"...I need love, I need to feel loved; I want to be wanted, I want to be valued; I want to have sex, I want someone to have sex with me; I want to be happy, I want to bring happiness to others... "If loneliness is a disease, it is doomed to have no cure.
"Disorder", "the most human film of the year", sure enough!
"What you write will be a record of the times...but more importantly, if you're honest with yourself, you'll also lessen the loneliness of others because they see themselves and hope in your work. "—Charlie Kaufman
With this article, I would like to pay tribute to Charlie Kaufman.
PS: This article is original by the author, the picture is from the Internet, and it was first published from Huaguoshan of WeChat public account 2j. You are welcome to leave a message, share and forward it. Thank you for reprinting without saying hello.
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