Tragedy wrapped in comedy

Leann 2022-11-17 23:06:29

The film has comedy, horror, and tragedy at the same time. The male protagonist believes that he has the ability to speak to animals, but it is actually because of his tragic childhood that he suffered from mental illness. After killing his sick mother, the male protagonist will give it a knife when he sees a dying creature. The cat in the male protagonist's house is the evil spirit in his heart, the dog is the good spirit in his heart, and the pet can't speak, but the hallucinations in his illness add a layer of fairy tale comedy to everything he sees and hears. veil.

Comedy: The interaction between the male protagonist and animals, the world he sees in the patient is colorful, he originally lived in a dirty room, cats and dogs can't speak, and then there is a beloved girl His head was placed in the refrigerator, but because the male protagonist in the patient stopped taking medicine, he saw a different world, a clean and tidy room, talking cats and dogs, and a girl chatting and eating with him skull. In the back of the movie, the heads of three girls are put into the refrigerator. In the white refrigerator are the heads of three beautiful and clean girls with makeup. It is more morbidly beautiful than scary.

Horror: A seven- or eight-year-old child killed his own mother at the request of his mother. He spent his whole life in mental illness. He thought he would communicate with animals. Suddenly, the story is all an illusion. It is a kind of horror. After that, he accidentally killed the beloved girl and collected her head, and then deliberately approached another girl who liked him in order not to make her lonely. The script of the movie is wonderful and scary, not because of the gore, but because of the morbid horror.

Tragedy: This story is undoubtedly a tragedy, whether it is for the male protagonist or several ladies, even the dead deer, and two pet cats and dogs. The male protagonist is the perpetrator and the victim at the same time. He knows in his heart that everything is unrealistic, but the emptiness and loneliness in his heart make him lose the courage to face reality. In the end, at the moment of the fire, he listens to the good and chooses whatever he wants. Die by yourself.

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The Voices quotes

  • Jerry Hickfang: Hey, Fish.

    Fish: Hey Jerry, how you doin', man?

    Jerry Hickfang: Well, I'm a little bit bummed.

    Fish: No duh, she stood you up!

    Jerry Hickfang: I'm sure there's a reason.

    Fish: I sure hope so. Wish I could help you Jerry... uuh, but I'm just a fish.

  • Jerry Hickfang: The fourth angel was Lucifer.