Some crankiness. Every Owen needs an Annie.

Dasia 2022-03-28 09:01:07

Make a brief comment on the screen, soundtrack, plot, and actors

The picture of this play creates an overall feeling that is very varied. The characters are very diverse, and there are small plots interspersed around them. Taking Emma Stone as an example, the windbreaker and boots backpack at the beginning are handsome and cool. The fourth episode turned into Linda in a dress with golden curly hair and a small floral dress. The fifth episode turned into a thief. It was so beautiful. The blue dress was so beautiful with blonde hair and red lips~ The eighth episode turned into a half-elf ranger, and the ninth episode was glamorous. The killer of the red skirt suit~ The eyes are really happy

The setting in the play is quite interesting. It is estimated that the calendar with super large characters can't help but think about whether it has its purpose. The old-fashioned TV set in the high-tech background, the doctor's white coat is made of plastic material, and various elements make the sense of the future and the future. The sense of retro is intertwined, making people unable to distinguish the future from the past and even the present. I think this is a sense of confusion and madness that can be created, which is very suitable for the title of the play.

The soundtrack is very 80's. Especially episode 4. BGM is super brainwashed, completely keeping up with the rhythm of the heroine chewing gum. And it will echo back and forth! The second episode of James (Dr. Dobby) playing adult vr is the same as the last episode and An Cheng (Dr. Long Legs) flirting with bgm~

The plot is interlocking~ The first three episodes are the foundation, respectively introducing the background of the male and female protagonists and the reasons for participating in the experiment. The 4-9 episodes are the fantasy trip to the laboratory~ The last episode is the plot of how the two continue to return to the real world~

The focus is on how to heal psychological pain. The laboratory studies a method of psychotherapy, which requires three types of pills, A, B, and C, as well as a fantasy world created by a smart computer. Take A pill + fantasy experience, find out what is your most painful memory; take B pill + fantasy experience, find the blind spot of the brain, and make a mental illness diagnosis. Taking C pills + fantasy experience, this is called the confrontation stage, the purpose is to overcome the pain. This setting is kind of interesting.

Jonah Hill perfectly portrays Owen's cowardly, unconfident, hesitant, but kind, compassionate patient... But why is 83 so old? ? Emma Stone played an extreme, depressed, vicious Annie, a cute little nurse Linda who dares to be smart and witty, a charming thief Yali, a rambunctious ranger, a beautiful and powerful killer... I love her so much! ! She is so beautiful and powerful! !

The scene that made me cry the most: In Owen's fine-grained world, the virtual character Grimson he constructed was actually his ideal brother. A family member who loves him, protects him, and is upright. Just the opposite of his real brother. In the ninth episode, Owen, with the help of Grimson, defeats the manipulation of intelligent computers, saves himself and others, and becomes a real hero.

Owen said that the world is the same with or without me, I am invisible. My reason is not because of my illness, but because I am not important.

Why is Annie reluctant to take pictures with her sister. Because she was afraid of losing her sister, she was angry and sad. She felt like she was about to lose the love of her life, and she couldn't smile and wish her sister's departure from New York. Annie said it was a deal with her mother and a contract with her sister. But the contract was broken.

Why did Owen connect so deeply with Annie? I haven't figured it out yet. But the smile on Owen's face in the plot is all because of Annie. When they broke into the fur shop together and rescued the lemurs, Owen said to Annie [You always have a way to make life exciting] Episode 9 After they fought the man in black together, Terry Owen said to Annie [Thank you You gave me such an exciting experience], I think Annie was the catalyst for Owen, she made the cowardly Owen do things he never imagined.

The two of them have their own flaws, but together they make up for these flaws and become complete. Although they are just friends.

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Maniac quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Dr. Greta Mantleray: How many of your subjects have ended up catatonic?

    James Mantleray: [arrogantly] Zero.

    [Dr. Fujita looks down]

    James Mantleray: Roughly.

  • [from trailer]

    Owen Milgrim: My head doesn't work right. I thought maybe these people, could fix me. Sounds stupid.

    Annie Landsberg: It doesn't sound stupid to me.

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