"The King's Hologram" is a satirical film that is simple and helpless.

Michele 2022-03-25 09:01:14

The film, played by Tom Hanks, tells a small passage in the life of a middle-aged American , until the protagonist was sent to Saudi Arabia as the story unfolded, I thought it was a comedy film, but as the story progressed, a kind of helplessness slowly filled the whole film. Wu Peng, his team has suffered technical and life difficulties, but he has nothing to do. In life, he cannot give enough support to his daughter who is about to go to college, and his marriage with his wife seems to be irreversible, and he has no subjective desire to do so. , life seems to be a mess, and the trajectory of my life is completely out of my control. The author thinks this is the main tone of the movie. But what kind of movie is this movie? I think it should be a realistic satire.
Why is it a satire? You see the actor's property is mortgaged/sold when he is middle-aged, his wife leaves him, his daughter can't pay for college tuition, he can't control his work, and he can't find passion and happiness in life. Fun, sitting in economy class on the plane to Saudi Arabia, staying in a high-end hotel in Saudi Arabia, while my team works in a big tent with no internet and no food, this series of comparisons reflects the protagonist's inability to grasp his own life, right The helplessness of fate, what is this ironic? What does it say? It shows that the person cannot help himself, and it also satirizes the freedom most advocated by the United States.
The above is the irony of the United States, let’s take a look at the irony of Saudi Arabia: a neurotic man who has studied in the United States for 5 years as a driver of pig’s feet, always has a paranoia of persecution, and it is very important to understand the liberal democracy in the United States. Yearning, it’s no surprise that Saudi Arabia’s joint execution of prisoners, and I encourage Pig’s feet to see that I have a dream of freedom and democracy, but I can only vent this repression on things like fighting wolves, and I have to do it when wolves appear. Praying, missing the best time to fight wolves, this irony is even more deeply rooted.
Saudi irony 2: A female Saudi doctor with a male pig’s feet, a Muslim female doctor with a modern Western education and modern thinking, a superior family, yearning for freedom, but unable to break through the cage, can only relax while swimming in the sea , so as not to be seen by other neighbors. When snorkeling, you don't wear a shirt and pretend to be a man. The part of snorkeling with the male protagonist in the sea is the highlight of this film. The blue water, the beautiful fish swimming around, The warm sunshine and the two topless swimmers look so free and harmonious, but just like diving, this freedom can only appear in the state of diving in the sea, because as soon as the surface is exposed, it will be discovered. Dangerous, short-lived, what a pity.
Irony 3: The male protagonist worked so hard that the project was robbed by a Chinese company. How helpless it is to say "unexpected, reasonable".
Through a short experience of an employee in Saudi Arabia, the film reflects Americans' reflection on life, politics, religion, and economy, as well as the helplessness of people under the pressure of life, politics, religion, and economy and the freedom advocated by the United States The strong contradictions and reflections on values ​​reflect American social problems in a satirical way. This film seems to have a soft narrative, but it actually reflects fierce and cruel things.

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  • Marlene 2022-04-21 09:02:53

    A new way to play a mid-life crisis man - an exotic Arabian journey. This bland chicken soup sketch, Tom Hanks did not bring any surprises.

  • Idella 2022-01-06 08:02:38

    Tom Hanks played another boring chat comedy. All the highlights of the film are basically focused on the endless Arabian desert landscape. The driver brother almost took on most of the laughter, interspersed with the middle-aged crisis. The theme is not in place, and I don't know why Tom Hanks took this "Three Nothing" film. Director Tykwer also played Saudi Arabia by the way. Fortunately, the guest appearance of Ben Weishaw awakened me from my sleep.

A Hologram for the King quotes

  • Yousef: You like Chicago?

    Alan: Not in the winter

    Yousef: No, the band.

  • Alan: Showtime! Expect the unexpected.