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Dogs are man's best friend.
But no one chooses to live like a dog .
On the contrary, when we curse people, we often use "dog" to ridicule each other.
Even the Great Sage Monkey King was once pointed at his back and said—
He looks like a dog!
Why are people often compared to dogs?
Because in a sense, dogs are the closest to people .
Kennel Fright
Dogman
The story takes place in a seaside town ravaged by poverty and violence .
Dilapidated streets, deserted squares, and dim sky all imply the living conditions of the people in the declining areas .
Even the male protagonist's dog pet shop is covered in darkness.
At the beginning of the film, the camera is aimed at a barking dog.
It was locked in the sink, and a thin man tried to bathe it with a mop.
The wickedness of dogs is in stark contrast to the cowardice of humans.
Marcelo is the owner of this dog grooming shop, and his daily routine is to help dogs wash and groom their hair.
A low-key and easy-going person, he is a good person, but he also sneaks some drug deals.
However, the ordinary life was broken by the bully Simon who just got out of prison .
Simon is strong, rude, and unreasonable, and everyone in the town hates him.
In a burglary, Marcelo was forced to be Simon's accomplice. When the police came to the door, all kinds of evidence pointed to Marcelo.
Although the police frequently suggested to him that as long as he confessed to the mastermind behind the scenes, he could avoid jail time.
But Marcelo thought about it again and again and decided to help Simon.
After being released from prison, Marcelo was spurned by his former friends, and everyone broke with him one after another.
He can only pin his hopes on Simon, hoping that Simon can share part of the stolen money with himself.
However, a rogue like Simon, he has always been the only one who cheated others, how could he possibly take out the money?
Marcelo, who was hit multiple times, could only spread his grievances on Simon's motorcycle.
However, the next day, he was met with crazy revenge from Simon and was beaten horribly.
With the role of Marcelo, Marcello Fonte won the crown of the best actor at the 71st Cannes Film Festival .
In the small body, there is a huge energy hidden, and this humble little person is portrayed in depth.
Submission and unwillingness in the face of bullying;
The sadness and fear when being scolded by former friends;
Tension and anxiety after revenge;
An honest and cowardly ordinary person was oppressed in every possible way, and Marcelo Fonte explained the submissiveness and servility of Marcel incisively and vividly.
Although Marcelo did some petty things with Simon before he was imprisoned, he always adhered to his own morality in his heart .
When Simon committed the crime, he locked the owner's pet dog in the refrigerator. After Marcelo, who was in charge of the lookout, learned about it, he sneaked back to rescue the dog.
When Simon was assassinated by his enemy on the road, it was Marcelo who was riding a motorcycle to save him from fire and water.
At that time, Marcelo knew that Simon was a heinous villain, but there was always a glimmer of hope in his heart - Simon might consider himself a friend .
Especially after he was taken by Simon to a nightclub and experienced Simon's life, he tasted the "sweetness" brought by violence.
Marcelo fears violence, but longs for the "privilege" of Simon's atrocities. At the same time, he is also afraid that he will be spurned by everyone after becoming a person like Simon.
Weak and worldly Marcelo wobbles at the dividing line between good and evil.
It is not difficult to understand why Marcelo is willing to take the blame for Simon.
On the one hand, he was afraid that because of his betrayal, Simon would revenge himself madly after he was released from prison.
On the other hand, he also hopes that he can replace the crime in exchange for Simon's real "friend position" and experience a "privilege" by taking Simon's "free ride".
But this is not the case.
In Simon's eyes, he is nothing more than a pug "on call and on the go" .
As far as Simon usually talks to him, he reveals a kind of joke, like treating his pet dog.
How can Marcelo not know that he is extremely humble in his appearance of being inflamed and submissive.
He always thought that as long as he "served" Simon like a vicious dog in the store, he could domesticate him like a hound.
In the end, it was discovered that, for both the dog and Simon, he was the one who was domesticated .
He was unwilling, he was angry, and he wanted to take revenge on Simon in the most extreme way.
He tricked Simon back into his shop, locked him in a dog cage, and mocked him as much as he could.
He wanted to hear an apology from Simon's mouth to prove that what he had done before was not wrong.
This time, Marcelo finally prevailed.
Even as Simon struggled to break free, he was beaten to death with a bat.
However, until Simon died tragically in the dog-washing pool, he failed to get an apology.
He desperately hopes to get an affirmation to prove that his servility is not wrong, and that his embarrassment is not wrong...
He carried Simon's body to the side of the football field where he was playing with his old friends.
He wanted to prove to them that he was different from Simon, that he was not a dignified jerk.
However, the stadium was empty at this time...
Although the film is translated as "The Fright of the Kennel", it is not frightened at all.
Instead, "Dogman" literally translates as "dog man" - "a humble man like a dog" .
Marcelo in the film is like every one of us dressed in popular clothes and doing unremarkable jobs.
No money, no power, he is afraid to do anything, and in the face of limited power, he can only beat and scold, not fight back.
Strive to adapt to the rules of society, although they despise certain behaviors, they still yearn for some "privileges" and "shortcuts".
As people at the bottom, no one pays attention to their joys and sorrows, and no one seeks justice for them.
Even if they mustered up the courage to talk to the outside world, no one would listen.
Their grievances and evil thoughts will slowly ferment in the darkness and silence, and will eventually brew into an abyss that devours flesh and blood.
Everyone has lived like a dog, servile and humbled in the face of power and life.
This seems to be the only way to stand upright before becoming a man.
Just like Marcelo, after experiencing the temptation of evil and resisting the abuse of violence, he finally became a decent human being.
(Backstage reply to "dog man", there is a source of juice~)
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