A miniature of modern human society

Nat 2022-10-31 20:19:59

A typical mental game movie.

Under a setting where there is no extra time to ask why, someone must die every short period of time until the last person survives.

So it doesn't make sense to set the background or ask the principle for the movie. The film mainly expresses that in front of the god of death, everyone has their own reasons and motivations to live. And this is in a non-specific group, this fair and unfair game entertains the goodness and ugliness in people's hearts.

Every face and soul is continuously magnified in an instant. The various forms of society insinuate almost all of them in the movie. Probably the only person who does not face it directly is the ruler. And this invisible character is the aliens. Those aliens are the rulers who are invisibly mapped. Because they set the rules, no matter how the ruled interprets them, they are bound to be affected by this rule. The beauty of the movie lies in the fact that they are aware of the absurdity of this rule, but there is no way to escape it, and they can only try to protect themselves. Although some people tried to interpret the reasons and solutions of these rules in the early stage, under the gaze of death, all efforts were made to live a little longer.

This clever setting makes all kinds of contradictions in society, including age discrimination, racial discrimination, religious discrimination, gender discrimination, and cultural discrimination under different social strata and different educations all prominent. Among them, there is no shortage of highlights. In a short period of time, these discriminations have become life-saving or fatal means, and in the later stages of the game, the real psychological warfare begins.

Honest, intimidating, weak, deceiving, and various character forms make them witty or stupid. Or an old man can take the spear of his own seniors away, but his bloated thoughts make him a hateful person in the end; or a couple who show their affection won everyone’s pitifulness, but they are also cunning by another. 'S eyes see through the truth...

The one who lives to the end is not necessarily the most sympathetic, but the one who knows the most tricks. This potential meaning is actually a human selection game. We accept any form of people, we do not discriminate, but we need a group of elites, this elite can be cunning, can be articulate, can be male or female, but must not be calculated or hurt. He/she must have enough patience and courage, quick thinking and excellent eloquence to become a survivor in a society where everyone is one's own.

So the process of watching this film is not necessarily cool, because some people who you think should have disappeared earlier can get into the finals, and some poor people have been wronged and eliminated.

A closed group, join a rule that cannot be changed or understood, and you will get a microcosm of society.

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Extended Reading

Circle quotes

  • The Husband: What about volunteers?

    The African American Man: What?

    Pretty Girl: Volunteers?

    The Husband: [the Asian kid calls him nuts] I don't know. maybe someone wants to step forward.

    Guy: I'll do it.

    The Cancer Survivor: Why?

    The Lawyer: Now wait a minute. He doesn't have to tell you or anybody else why. He's volunteered. That's enough.

    The Cancer Survivor: Well I wanna know why.

    The Lawyer: Lady, it's none of your business.

    Bruce: Hey, let him answer.

    The Cancer Survivor: Why.

    Guy: I guess I just don't wanna kill anyone.

    The One-Armed Man: How old are you?

    Guy: 16.

    The One-Armed Man: No someone else

    The Lawyer: What do you mean, someone else?

    The One-Armed Man: He's a fucking kid, man.

    The Lawyer: He's 16. that's old enough.

    The One-Armed Man: Old enough to what, to die?

    The Lawyer: To make your own decisions.

    The One-Armed Man: He's a stupid kid. He doesn't know any better.

    The Lawyer: I don't care. If you volunteer, you volunteer. It's his choice. If he wants to die

    The Oldest Man: Yeah, yeah, that's right. If someone wants to volunteer, we should respect that, no matter who it is. Son, what's your name.

    Guy: I'm Shaun.

    The Oldest Man: Shaun. Are you sure you wanna volunteer?

    The Pilot: No! I'll do it. It's fine.

    [He steps off and gets eliminated]

    The Oldest Man: Well, this Is gonna be easier if we can get a few volunteers.

    The One-Armed Man: Easier for who you?

    The Oldest Man: Look, we gotta take control of the... The situation, and this is the best way.

    The Lawyer: I mean, hey, if we're all gonna die, it might as well be on our own terms.

    The One-Armed Man: Yeah, yeah, that'll teach those fucking aliens.

    The Husband: [sarcastically] Hey, we're doing what we can, man.

    The Lawyer: Yeah, it's the best idea we got.

    The One-Armed Man: Then you volunteer.

    The Lawyer: I don't see you stepping forward.

    The One-Armed Man: We should all step forward. I mean everybody but her.

    [to the little girl]

  • The Atheist: [after the one arm man says that they should all volunteer] so mass suicide, then? That's great. Let's do that.

    The Rich Man: Hey, kid, you still wanna volunteer?

    The One-Armed Man: No.

    Shaun: Yes.

    The Lawyer: You're a fucking hero, kid, you know that?

    Shaun: Yeah, right.

    The Lawyer: No, I'm serious. Look, if I make it out of here, I'm naming my next kid after you.

    The Lawyer: [as Shaun volunteers] thanks Scott.

    The Rich Man: Thank you, Scott.

    The One-Armed Man: Fucking assholes. You knew his name was Shaun.

    The Lawyer: Whatever. The kids a hero.

    The Asian Kid: He bought us two minutes. Somebody toss him a heart.

    The Soldier: All right, enough.

    [Notices how everyone is looking at him]

    The Soldier: What? What are you looking at me for? You think it should be me? I was in Afghanistan for the past two years risking my life to keep the rest of you safe. I just got back two days ago. I was on my way to see my family. I got a seven month old... who doesn't even know who I am. My wife... I haven't seen my wife in... I'm not fucking dying in here. I'm not. I'm going home to them.

    The Cancer Survivor: Don't worry. I'm not voting for you.

    The Teenage Girl: Me neither.

    The African American Man: Yeah, we're gonna get out of here, man.

    The Asian Kid: Yeah, sure we are.

    The African American Man: Come on, man.

    The Asian Kid: No, you come on, man. He knows the truth. We all do let's just accept it.

    [Someone tells him to stop]

    The Asian Kid: You're gonna die dude. We all are.