The story of the film and the emotions to be expressed are obvious. Many film critics have already said it thoroughly. Here I want to talk about the Swedish spirit and the Swedish paranoia behind the film.
Speaking of Sweden, Europe is a small Nordic country with Virgo attributes than Germany (in fact, Germans are not so rigorous, don't lie to you hahaha), Swedes are like Japanese in Asia, they are detailed control and paranoia ( Once again in Germany, the Germans are not as sophisticated as the Japanese, although I also admire made in Germany).
Then look at the old man Ovi, who patrols the community every day, checks gate fences, telephone poles, parking lots, and yells at unruly members and outsiders. It can be seen that the old man’s Virgo attribute is hopelessly exploded, right. It is the Swedish spirit, insisting on its own traditions and rigor to the point where ordinary people find it pathological.
Let’s look at SAAB, VOLVO and BMW. Before Saab was acquired and killed by GM, Saab was the safest car in the world. Saab’s philosophy is to achieve safety and control. Extreme, and of course it is losing money. Saab never even promotes the safety technology of its own car, because the owner is afraid that the car owner feels that the car is safe and leads to inattentive driving. It is too touching... Then there is Volvo, which is also a Swedish brand. , The safety performance is very close to Saab, but it looks a bit more "honey" than Saab. Therefore, in earlier Sweden, people who opened Saab felt more pragmatic, and those who opened Volvo felt a bit more explosive. Virgo Ovie despised Rune who drove Volvo. What's more annoying is that Rune actually bought a BMW. In Ovie's eyes, BMW is a horrible thing, and its security is horrible (search for BMW and Saab on the Internet. It’s clear from the safety test comparison). In addition, when it comes to handling, Saab is no worse than BMW. Saab is also the originator of turbochargers and front-wheel drives. American killed it), Ovie thinks it’s fine to drive a Volvo. If you get a BMW, are you still a Swede? ! (Once again, fortunately, Volvo was acquired by President Li from Ford to the Celestial Dynasty, completely retaining the original technology and production line, and I hope that the Swedish spirit will not be harmonized in the Celestial Dynasty).
In the end, Ovie died and saw that his neighbors inherited his Virgo attributes. They were patrolled and truthful like Ovie. This is a little hope for the inheritance of the Swedish spirit. In addition, Ovie’s wife is also a sister with a strong heart. Paper, that kind of persistence and never giving up are actually also praising the Swedish spirit. I think the film starts from the persistence of personal feelings, tolerance, friendliness, and life toward death, and it expresses in a deeper level the meaning of a country and its people. The kind of compliments that are focused, persistent, and uncompromising! (A Volvo fan sincerely recommends this film, of course, if Saab is still alive, maybe I will buy Saab, I am not cold about BBA hahaha)
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