Destiny is like a Hummer that lost its brakes and rams through the alleys of history

Fanny 2022-04-22 07:01:02

Reposted from three short comments with high likes that I agree with:

1. After reading, I believe more in agnosticism, and increase my interest in ontology. 2. Nothing is certain. 3. The camera lens can perfectly express short-term amnesia, divine editing, and divine substitution.

Twenty-six fragments, the last thirteen fragments are flashed back and shot in the form of color films, and the first thirteen main stories are added to the thirteen color episodes respectively, and turned into black and white films to highlight the style of the documentary. Each of the last thirteen fragments is further divided into two halves, and the order is reversed, so that the black and white film sometimes precedes the two halves, sometimes in the middle, and sometimes behind.

The magical editing makes the content of the story show a variety of bizarre paths. In the early stage of memory, only need to burn two photos and add one more footnote, and fate will be like a Hummer that has lost its brakes, rampaging through the alleys of history. , Reiner's self-questioning and self-answering discussion about the sense of existence when he was sober for a moment, it takes several more readings to understand.

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Extended Reading
  • Ariane 2022-03-20 09:01:04

    [A] Those kids who say Nolan’s movies are brain-burning are either grandstanding or they really don’t have their brains to watch it. What is commendable about this film is not the so-called "brain burn" at all, but the satisfaction of the accumulation and analysis of information in the process of watching the movie, and the satisfaction of knowing the answer at the last moment. In this regard, Nolan is unsurpassed. (Oh, there is another question. Who instructed Lanny to tattoo the phrase "Don't answer the phone"?)

  • Sunny 2022-03-23 09:01:04

    Use flashbacks to complicate the simple story, regress and restore layer by layer. It is worth revisiting several times. It's hard to watch but very puzzle. The suggestion that Jimmy injected his wife to death was handled very well. It explained the real cause of death of the protagonist’s wife. The clever director did not deliberately explain, not only to maintain independence, but also to respect the IQ of the audience.

Memento quotes

  • Leonard Shelby: When I looked into his eyes I thought I saw recognition. Now I know. You fake it. If you think you're supposed to recognize somebody you, you just pretend. You bluff it to get a pat on the head from the doctors. You bluff it to seem less like a freak.

  • Teddy: So you lie to yourself to be happy. There's nothing wrong with that. We all do it.