It is like a fable. Dr. Parnassus is like Faust who was haunted by Mephistopheles. He got youth and love because of the bet with the devil. Gamble with the devil again. The Doctor's cursed eternity is always battling the devil, just like the history of mankind, we are driven by desire to swing between good and evil. Desire pushes us one step closer to evil, and love pulls us back a little by its sleeve.
That's what the people in the movie are like. Anton warned Valentina time and time again to be careful of unwholesome people. In order to save the girl he loved, he was even willing to pay the price of his life; Valentina stepped into the gate of hell because of the remorse tortured by conscience, but was saved because of this. himself; the doctor, who loves his daughter deeply, is willing to leave her when he sees that his child has lived a happy life, and no longer bother her, even if he sacrifices himself, he is unwilling to leave her with spiritual wounds.
Although the doctor in the movie did not die like Faust and entered heaven, he will continue to entangle with the devil in his endless future, because as long as there is a day when human beings exist, the entanglement between man and the devil will not end. .
It is worth mentioning that the Doctor in the movie thinks Tony is the Hanged Man, but I think there were actually two of the so-called Hanged Man that day, besides Tony and Anton. Corresponding to the right position and the reverse position respectively, symbolizing the love of paid sacrifice and devotion and the needless sacrifice of self-willedness. In addition to being the heroine, Zhuma loves the heroine, and he also represents purity and kindness. Only when he enters the doctor's mirror, he will not bring in distractions and desires, nor will he be confused by illusions. If Tony is a hypocritical philanthropist, then this boy may be the real saint in the doctor's mouth.
In addition to the ideas the movie wants to convey, I think it's pretty good just to look at the picture, it's as beautiful as a dream, the huge carriage driving on the streets of London at night, like a magic show set up in theater style centuries ago, eccentric There are monks, demons, and exaggerated fantasies. With the BGM with a little retro flavor, watching the whole movie, it seems that you have also experienced a fantasy show, which is not interesting.
It's a pity that Heath Ledger, the leading actor, is said to have died when the film was 1/3 of the way through, so the final look may not be what was originally conceived. There is only one line in the play to cherish the memory of this good actor who failed to see the work completed: "They are dead, but they are immortal, not sick or old, always young and beautiful"
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