The film does present us with a "perfect world", but this world may only exist between Butch and Philip.
In fact, the real world is not as bad as it seems.
Let's start with Butch and his accomplices passing by Philip's house, and the actions of 2B accomplices caused the neighbors to wake up. As a result, the family was in trouble and supported from all sides, united as one, and let the criminal run away with the child.
After going to the store a few times, the clerk had almost no precautions for Butch. If he really wanted to continue to commit crimes, it would be easy. Obviously, these residents themselves maintained goodwill to others.
There is also their experience of taking a ride on the way. The family is very happy, and they are very kind and agree with Butch and Philip to travel with them until Butch reveals his true intentions. The father of the family not only gave them the car, but even told them Butch wants to be nice to his car, imagine what you would say to a robber.
The most controversial thing is probably the "father and son" getting along with the black family. Everything came from the well-intentioned invitation of the black male host. I'm afraid he never thought of what happened later. Butch saw that the black man's random actions on his children reminded him of his past. After losing control of his emotions, a series of actions almost regarded himself as a god to punish the black old man, but he did not know that the black family itself is likely to be warm and harmonious, and his own The experience blinded him to some extent, and it was even difficult to control his emotions and behavior. He finally put the knife gently on the table, as if to show that all his previous actions were just to scare people, but the behavior of the people in the film will not lie, although he is not as straightforward as when he killed his accomplices, But after tying up the male host, he even bound them both because of the unbearable harassment of the hostess and the children. Obviously, the prayers of the two restrained Butch's murderous impulse from a moral point of view. This contradiction caused his discomfort and disgust. It's not that he didn't intend to kill the male master from the beginning. In the end, Philip's shot completely woke Butch. He was stopped by one of his favorite people. He finally realized how wrong and stupid his previous behavior was, so he came to his senses and chased Philip to explain. In short, this story shows that the majority of people are actually kind, and the world is not that bad.
However, even in such a world, it is still difficult to reach the emotional realm between Butch and Philip.
The two of them, robbers and hostages on the surface, actually constitute a father and son emotionally. Because of his childhood experience, Butch was particularly sympathetic to Philip's situation, and even resonated with him. That's why he gradually changed from a not-so-bad criminal to a father of a child. He respects the child's wishes and deeply understands how to guide the child's thinking when it deviates. When stealing things, he not only told the child about such mistakes, but also explained the special situation to some extent to protect the child's heart; when Philip said that he had not even played "trick or treating", he did not hesitate to choose In order to fulfill the child's dream, he did his best to fulfill his wishes; when he was found out that he had sex with the female store manager, he chose a white lie while embarrassed, and gave the child a guide to love someone in the future; Gun's body looked for Philip. After being surrounded by the police, he chose to put his own life and death aside, but at the end of his life, he fought for the interests of his "son" who traveled all the way.
What Butch said to Philip "I've only killed two people in my life, one for my mother and one for you". It has always been deeply imprinted in my mind. This simple sentence is enough to tell the world that Butch is not a bad person, he loves Philip deeply. The two of them constitute the perfect world in the director's mind.
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