1. First of all, both protagonists have superb acting skills. Emotional trends don't need lines to explain.
2 I specially found Ted's manifesto and read it. His thoughts on American social issues and life can be described in one sentence. The question he raised at the beginning has been magnified in the past 20 years to the point where the context is clear and visible to everyone. His fault is that since you understand what freedom means, you shouldn't put a bomb to deprive someone of their freedom of choice, even if you think that's the wrong choice. Part of that anger stemmed from the government experiments he participated in, and part from the loneliness that no one understood. (Afterwards, experimental participants sued the government one after another, and of course they settled out of court. The official figure is that they have lost 4 million, taxpayers' money.)
3 At one point I thought, if only a woman would love Ted in the first place. Then maybe none of that will happen. But soon changed his mind. Fitz has a wonderful family with three children. But he clearly doesn't like his life. It's just a perfunctory perfunctory following the dogma of the social system. He never got rid of the shackles of chasing fame and fortune, but he easily let go of his family. For Ted, perhaps unless a woman fully understood and agreed with him, it was just another tragedy.
4 Ruby ridge and Waco mentioned many times in the film are real cases of the FBI's siege and killing of innocent civilians. Most of them are women and children. There are also rumors of various government-funded experiments with real people. My mother-in-law was convinced that her immune system problems were caused by a mosquito-borne malaria virus experimented by the government in 198x. Of course it sounds mysterious and unproven, and she herself is a supporter of conspiracy theories, so I never believed it. But there are many real proven cases. The most irritating thing is that no one in the FBI, NTF, and CIA who made these murders was held accountable. There is also no official explanation. In the end, it is necessary to rely on TV shows to restore the truth. The common people are of no importance to the bureaucratic politicians. They are afraid only because we are numerous and pay taxes to support them. They don't know you and they don't care about you. Rights and interests are the most important. The individual is just a number to these self-righteous authorities.
4 In the current social model, IQ cannot determine success in life. In addition to scientific research results, there are too many interests involved. Ted has an IQ of 167, but he can't see through an ordinary person, and he can't integrate into society. His life was full of betrayal, anger and loneliness. Nobody wants to understand him, and he doesn't understand them either. This will drive anyone crazy. No wonder he was bent on shaping a simple and pure world. But he is not God. Even an omniscient and almighty God would have to go through thousands of years, benevolent and mighty, and finally sacrifice his only son to save mankind. Humans are stubborn, selfish and proud. The status quo of human society is not shaped by a few dictators or a few wise men, but by all human beings together. So everything that happens is the trend of the times and cannot be avoided. It can also be said that all suffering is self-inflicted.
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