His new film is called "Cassandra's dream", and the Chinese translation is "Lost Love and Sin". Watching the complete film, I found that the Chinese translation is quite reliable. But this loses the meaning of the original name. In Greek mythology, Kassandra was the princess of Troy and had the ability to predict. Later, because of her rejection of Apollo's love, she was cursed by it, and everyone did not believe her prophecy. After the defeat of Troy, she became a captive of Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek army. She predicted the death of Agamemnon and herself, and the results were fulfilled one by one. This story is an allegory of tragedy.
This is an ordinary lower middle class family in the United States. The father spent his entire life running a loss-making restaurant. The family had to rely on his uncle to make ends meet. For this reason, his father was often ridiculed by his mother. The eldest son Ivan wanted to leave the restaurant to work in the hotel business, and the younger son Terry worked in the garage. , Loves wine and gambling, the immediate goal is to buy a house and marry his girlfriend.
Dreams and loss are entangled in this family, with daily friction constantly. It is as real as one of our neighbors or some poor relatives. This is very appropriate. No one is born a criminal, and in criminal cases, it is rare to see people who are truly murderous without blinking an eye.
By chance, my brother Ivan met the beautiful actress Anzhina. From then on, he fell in love with him, but Anzhina wanted a man who was rich and could take care of her. At the same time, in order to buy a house as soon as possible, his younger brother Terry unexpectedly lost 90,000 pounds in a gamble. When the two were at a loss, the rich uncle came to celebrate his mother's birthday at home, and the two cheekily borrowed money from their uncle. The uncle made a request that made them stunned: to kill his assistant Martin Bins in court.
Fate is so paradoxical. Suddenly an opportunity to change the fate of the three came, but the opportunity meant temptation, which meant choosing morals or being willing to degenerate.
The development of the story is without suspense. When a person has only one idea in his heart, that is, when he becomes hysterical, he will use all his energy to realize the idea. People at this time are the most terrifying. The elder brother only wanted to keep his girlfriend, the younger brother just wanted to pay off his gambling debts, and the uncle just wanted not to go to jail. For their own wishes, the three decided to kill an innocent man who had sex with a young girlfriend the night before and met his 90-something old mother that same day.
The murder case was seamless and relieved the two brothers. But the fact that no one else knows it does not mean that the conscience does not know, nor does it mean that God does not know. Unless a person resolutely rejects the heart of good and evil, and only thinks about how to better hunt everything in front of him, it is impossible not to be tortured by conscience and not be condemned by God. In contrast, the older brother Ivan was more determined, but the younger brother Terry fell into a nightmare all day long, muttering to himself "We have done such a terrible thing, if God knows what to do".
I guessed the development of the story. If a person wants to escape from sin, he must atone for his sin. This is the choice of his younger brother Terry, who intends to commit suicide or surrender. If a person has committed an evil deed, in order not to make it obvious to the world, the way is to continue to do it. The Chinese call for "doing one, never rest". This is the choice of his brother Terry. He planned to take his brother out to sea, creating the illusion of death from overdose.
I can't guess the ending of the story. The elder brother finally couldn't bear to hand him a poisonous beer. The two were pushing and pulling on the boat. The elder brother fell heavily to the ground and died. The younger brother committed suicide. This small boat named "Kassandra" floats alone on the shore. It is both destiny and the final destination of human nature.
Everything can only be regretted. The thing I never forget is the words my brother Terry said repeatedly in the film, what if God knows? God has given people free will. In the Garden of Eden, people can choose not to be tempted or to be punished. In the face of good and evil, Ivan and Terry both have free will and also have choices.
It is human beings who can choose between good and evil. Please don't forget that there is God.
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