Comfortable, with a little regret

Elton 2022-09-11 08:41:36

I watched less movies, but I felt a sense of David Lynch inexplicably. The first one was "Mulholland Road". Some people said it was more like "Blue Velvet", but "After get off work" was more like "Mulholland Road". The kind of meta-story connected by the main line. Those with more extensive experience give examples to prove which director is more like other directors. Unfortunately, I haven't watched it, but I have gained a movie-watching experience similar to Lin Qi. In fact, this feeling is more obvious from the time when the male protagonist finally met in Berlin in June: the male protagonist ordered a song with only a few coins, and the music played was telling another story, but my English was not good. , I can only understand the outline of the front, like telling a story about a girl who was traumatized by a fire. In June, the skin folds were very abnormal, as if he had recovered from a fire. To explain the life experience of the characters in the play through obscure methods, to maintain the mystery of the characters and the plot, but also to strengthen the interaction between the audience and the plot. I understand this is also a commonly used method by Lynch. Perhaps it can be summed up by stream of consciousness. At the same time, the actor's unfinished story of his childhood, the burn recovery and rehabilitation in Marcy's room who committed suicide by taking medicine are all connected with this hazy music, and several seemingly unrelated stories are in the dark. Interlocked. I even think that Marcy is the hero's fantasy and June is the real Marcy (Lynch syndrome). However, it seems that the director did not want to force the plot to become too complicated and bloated. And because of this, this movie made me feel that I didn't have any peeing at all. Every character in the play is exaggerated, the waitress, the irritable bar owner, the punk bar (I thought I had to give Paul some dp and only shaved his punk head), the ice bullying the car driver, the art thief, the band The hero came home and thought he was a man who was a prostitute, a woman who shot her husband, a crazy neighborhood resident...Everyone's personality at night was a bit suspicious and frightening. I also look forward to the invitation of a strange woman, but if the night is like this, it would be too frightening and helpless. When I am relieved, I will sit in the "normal" in the sewage like Paul, relieved and self-deprecating. Happiness. Finally, let’s talk about Lynch. Let’s just make a joke. I always feel that the ending of Lynch’s movie is dark except for "My Heart is Wild", and "After get off work" is in the dark and humorous "big day." The ending in the middle brings a completely different experience.

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  • Paul Hackett: Greg called.

    Marcy: Oh, how'd that little faggot find out I was staying here tonight? He probably wants to whine to me about his latest boyfriend.

    Paul Hackett: Friends like that are hard to deal with sometimes.

    Marcy: Well, that's what friends are for!

  • Paul Hackett: Can I ask you something? I've wanted to ask you this all night. Who's Franklin?

    Marcy: Franklin? Franklin is my husband.

    Paul Hackett: Really? Is that - his loft, then?

    Marcy: He owns it yes.

    Paul Hackett: Well, do you live with him?

    Marcy: No, he's in Turkey. Look, I stayed with my husband for three days. I was very young when I got married.