The movie "Salesman" tells a very simple story. A once happy couple moved to an apartment introduced by a friend of the Repertory Theatre because their old home was about to collapse. After a rehearsal, his wife was molested by an intruder when she went home early to take a bath. The husband launched an investigation based on clues, and finally there were unexpected consequences.
Who can't get through
It's not that the heroine can't make it through, but that the heroine can't make it through this hurdle. This is my idea halfway through the movie, and after watching it the second time I recognized this idea even more.
The first 10 minutes of the film not only explained the reasons for the move, but also successfully shaped the image of the male protagonist before the accident-helpful, amiable, and respectful of women. When the house was about to collapse, he helped the neighbor carry his disabled son downstairs; as a middle school teacher, he had a very harmonious relationship with his classmates, inviting the students to watch the drama he acted in; he was asked to change seats when he was taking a taxi with the students. Be angry and explain to the students that the lady may have had a bad experience from the perspective of the lady. Then the husband and wife have completely different attitudes towards the items left by the owner in front of the apartment, which also reflects that the male protagonist is a kind person. He is unwilling to mess with other people's items and cover those items to prevent getting wet when it rains. However, when his wife suffers from misfortune, suffers physical harm, and suffers mental stress, the influence of his patriarchal society on him is fully revealed, because his wife concealed the situation that night, and the neighbors seemed to be kind but hinted at the hostess. The concern that he has been sexually assaulted, as well as the money and condoms found at home made him feel that his male dignity has been greatly challenged.
In the film, there are several conversations between the protagonist and his wife about whether to find the police or not. The wife has never advocated calling the police. At first, the protagonist hoped to go to the police. Later, he said that he would not go to the police, but he hoped that his wife would get back to normal soon. This hurdle. The female protagonist first gave me the feeling that I was evading the accident. After thinking about it, it is not difficult to understand. First of all, women who have such an unfortunate experience will have a mental burden. In addition, in the patriarchal society of Iran, the victimized women will suffer more. Many moral accusations. Neighbors also said that if you go to the police and explain over and over again why you have to open and leave the door, you may not have the result. Not wanting to be alone in the house, and later going to the old house to take a bath, etc. all showed that the heroine's heart knot was difficult to untie. However, because of her husband’s persuasion, the heroine has been working hard to start a new life, and taking the initiative to rehearse the drama is a manifestation. When eating pasta at night, everything seemed to go back to the past. The male lead also played music. The husband and wife and the children communicated happily, but when the male lead learned that this delicious pasta was used by a man who hurt his wife He bought it with the money left, and he immediately told everyone to stop eating and ordered a new pizza. Using money as a "prostitution" to buy things is indeed unacceptable, but since he asked his wife to let go, then the male protagonist should bear more. His strong reaction made his wife stunned-the original husband It's the one who can't make it through. I think it was from then on that the rift between the two of them was even bigger.
At the end of the film, the heroine and the old man who molested the heroine were in the old residence. The heroine looked at the old man and said that if he told the old man's family, their relationship would really come to an end. At this time, I feel that the heroine has let go, but on the other hand, I think that maybe I don’t want to let more people know about this unfortunate thing, but the hero didn’t call an ambulance immediately after the old man’s first heart attack. After that, I beat the old man and gave him his prostitution and condoms. It made me feel that the kaner in the male protagonist’s heart is much more difficult than the female protagonist’s.
After watching the whole movie twice, I still don’t know if my wife has been sexually assaulted, but it seems that this is not the point. The point is that the male protagonist feels that his wife has been sexually assaulted, which is very shameful. So he began to change everything and became more irritable. He wanted to find the person who was suspected of assaulting his wife and retaliate against him. From a victim to a perpetrator, not only for his wife, but for his own self-esteem.
Life and self-esteem
Most of the last third of the film is about the story between the male lead and the old man who molested the female lead. The hero found that the old man was the culprit and first told his family about the incident. The old man begged the hero not to do this. According to his family members who came to him later, we can see that his family relationship is very good. He has a wife who loves him very much and cares about his daughter-in-law. I don't know why he should go to a prostitute for happiness in such a harmonious relationship, and he doesn't seem to think it is a shame to go to a prostitute, but he is ashamed to let his family know this. Obviously he could confess to his family and leave, but he still chose to argue with the male protagonist even when he had a heart attack, and was locked in the cabin, almost having a heart attack. After the hero came back in the evening, he asked the old man and his family to confess, but he refused again. It’s not hard to imagine how the family who loves him will think of him when they know all this. He is no longer the husband respected by his wife and the father respected by his daughter and son-in-law. He may have been a perfect image once, and how terrible it will be when all this collapses. . In this case, he had a heart attack. The hero didn't call the ambulance the first time. Fortunately, the old man finally woke up.
After the old man’s family came, the male protagonist did not reveal what the old man did face-to-face because he agreed to the female protagonist. Instead, he took him to the hut and slapped him to understand, and by the way, he returned the money and the condom. he. Although it was not exposed in person, it was still a great insult to the old man. The old man couldn't bear the torture of his self-esteem and fainted again. But the male protagonist knew that the old man could not bear the humiliation physically and mentally, but still beat him, without considering his life safety at all, just for revenge and to regain his dignity. Both chose self-esteem, and put life in the second place.
Play in play
The first time I watched it, I didn't fully understand the role of the drama "Death of a Salesman". Later, I found that each paragraph had a different degree of suggestion and promotion of the plot.
In the first play, the actor who played the prostitute wore a red coat and wrapped himself up in the air. The line said that he was naked, which drew laughter from the same actor. But the actress felt that she was ridiculed because of the ugly profession of a prostitute. It can be seen that Iranian society is taboo about sex, and even the role of prostitutes in dramas cannot be exposed. Later, the leader of the repertory troupe also told the hero that there are still three censorships that have not passed. When the man behind opened the closet of the former guest, a red coat also appeared. In a country like Iran where women generally wear plain clothes (see the female dress in the film), this seems to be a hint that the former guest with a red coat is also a prostitute. .
In the second play, the heroine waits for her husband to return home in bed, but in real life it is also the heroine who returns home first to wait for her husband.
In the third play, the voice of the male and female protagonist who cannot be exposed outside the play broke out on the stage, especially when the protagonist saw the socks sewed by the female protagonist, perhaps he remembered the pair of socks he found at home that did not belong to him, and was completely obliterated. Enraged, the hostess wanted to emphasize her love for her husband but eventually collapsed and interrupted the performance. In reality, the heroine is still in a period of mental instability, but the hero is always suspicious, making the heroine's love seem very weak.
In the fourth play, the male protagonist vented his dissatisfaction with the actors who introduced him to the apartment on the stage. He believed that Bobuck had a trading relationship with the former tenant, and this hurt the couple. Later, Bobuck came to pick up the things left by the old tenant, but the host had no more communication with him.
In the fifth play, the male protagonist dies, and the female protagonist uses insurance to pay off the loan and start a new life. It also implies that women in real life will start a new life.
In addition, when putting on makeup in the backstage, from the first communication between the host and the host to the dull gaze at the end, no one cares about anyone. It seems to leave us with a suspense as to where the relationship between the couple will go next. .
Summarize
I thought about why the film was called "Salesman". In addition to the male protagonist playing a salesman in the play, the professional teacher of the protagonist may also be like a salesman. He conveyed to the students something different from Iran. The current culture is a kind of respect between men and women, which is respected by the male protagonist himself, but when things happen to him, the patriarchal color of Iranian society he wears swallows his idealism, and the ideal he is dead. NS. Just like the salesman in "Death of a Salesman" worked hard to realize the American dream, the final fantasy became a bubble and committed suicide.
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