At the end of the film, when Hank hugged the corpse of Manny and said that it was done together by the two of us, everyone's faces were full of disgusting and contemptuous expressions, and Hank's father was also a pair of "How did I do? The sense of shame and helplessness for such an unfortunate son".
But when Manny took the fart away, everyone's eyes were full of shock and astonishment, and the father laughed with relief, "It turns out that my son is not a lunatic to have such an adventure."
I think only Manny actually came alive from a corpse to explain the difference in the crowd's reaction at the end.
Of course, some people think that Manny's surviving and surprising everyone is an illusion in Hank's mind. But it's a little too seamless from reality to fantasy. . . I personally don't like this interpretation.
In fact, if you look at this movie as a complete tragedy, then Manny's life is an illusion, and Hank is regarded as a lunatic all his life. Even if he completes self-redemption, he can only live in his own world; if given a At the end of the sun, everyone will testify that Hank is not a lunatic, and at the same time, he also obtained self-redemption in contact with Manny, got out of the haze, and embraced a new life.
I personally prefer the sunny ending. Because from the perspective of social analysis of Hank, he is actually not as abnormal as a eccentric in the general sense, but a person who understands and follows the rules of the world, and can even be said to be a kind and delicate person.
When he masturbates, he thinks of his mother (though not in an unethical way), but it still makes him uncomfortable given the ethical rules of society, so he avoids masturbating as much as possible.
In public places such as buses, he completely followed the established guidelines, and seemed like everyone else, isolating, indifferent, and not disturbing others.
He farts to hide from people, even if it's only when he's facing Manny.
He fell in love with Sarah, and when he knew that it was not available, he would try not to disturb Sarah's life, and Sarah didn't even know he existed.
He was able to stop Manny like a normal person and comfort the little girl who was frightened by Manny's "innocent" look.
The various "educations" he gave Manny on weekdays did not show any "anti-social" tendencies in him at all, but instead he looked like a modest gentleman. . . .
Such an inner person should not be tortured like this. In fact, it was Hank himself who was tormenting him. Everyone with different levels of social anxiety is too concerned about other people's opinions, I am afraid there is a little "what if they find you, but can't understand you like me", "if they find me a timid The worry about what to do with the ugly, useless person” is actually no different from other people, but he is disturbed by these worries, he dare not show himself generously, he is afraid of thinking, and then becomes more closed, and finally a vicious circle. . .
In fact, Manny's moving lectures I think are just the routine of chicken soup, and there is nothing special to say. But no matter what, Hank completed self-redemption in this series of processes, at least he accepted himself. I can't imagine that Hank, who didn't even dare to say hello to the goddess in the past, would do the practice of robbing corpses in public, and he couldn't imagine that Hank would fart in public in the past.
But this so-called "a little sunshine" ending actually has a very "dark core". That is, Hank's redemption in the eyes of others was achieved through the public resurrection of Manny's corpse.
I watched everyone helplessly looking at the clown-like Hank who was struggling in the river with his arms around his body. I looked at Hank's masterpiece in the forest as if he had found a schizophrenic neuropathy. I looked at Sarah Looking at Hank who was about to vomit, holding the corpse in his arms. . . Although Hank has completed the redemption himself, maybe he can enjoy himself with peace of mind, but his series of "too disregard of other people's opinions" due to his self-breakthrough has made him actually more isolated from the crowd and society.
In the end, Manny used the miracle of farting away, which brought Hank a complete rescue. Hank's own heart has been rescued, and Manny's resurrection has made Hank no longer a lunatic in the eyes of others, but has indeed had a very adventure. From now on, Hank can be happy, relaxed, normal life, make friends, fall in love.
But the "core of darkness" is, ordinary people outside the movie, how do you bring your own Manny back to life to gain understanding from others? ? ?
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