From the beginning of the movie, Rice is an unhappy middle-aged man. Every day, I endure the contempt of a bossy wife and a daughter who is always stern, endure a job that I don't like but pay relatively high wages, and live a lifeless life, bound by the rules of morality and ethics in the secular society. Happiness is only briefly obtained when you jerk off in the bathroom every morning, and then you don't have it. In fact, it is not just him who is unhappy, everyone around him is unhappy, his wife Caroline, his daughter Jenny are not happy. Jenny hoped that he would care more about her and communicate with her to give him enough love as a model father, rather than a lecherous father who drools at the sight of beautiful women. She hated her father even a little contemptuously. Caroline hopes that he can be a successful man, a man with money and ability, not a useless man who can barely get by with a meager salary and can't even hold a briefcase, so she also despises him . But he chose silence and endured it in silence. Occasionally he wanted to try to communicate with them to improve such a relationship, but to no avail. He pitied them, he pitied them, he wanted them to be happy. At the same time, he also hopes that they can understand each other, and hope that their rigid relationship will melt like a thaw in spring, but unfortunately he is really powerless, and the mainstream values of the world are deeply ingrained in their minds. He has no right to speak in this family, and no one wants to pay attention to him at all, but this is really not his fault. Wrong can only be said to be wrong in the misguided secular mainstream values. Lust is the expression of a man's nature. Men who see beautiful women will drool. Therefore, serious men are hypocrites. A man who is not chaotic is just because he has strong restraint, not because he is not lustful. I don't think so. Lust is a derogatory term. In my eyes, it is a normal thing that can no longer be normal. Why does the world not accept the humble nature of human nature? When Rice sees her daughter's best friend, Angela, on the court, her stunning beauty instantly transports him into a world of fantasy that's not about love, it's about beauty. Her beauty is rekindling passion in his life. He longs for happiness, a dull life, a dreary job, a cold relationship, an estranged relative, all of which make him feel disappointed with his life, disappointed with himself, happiness can only be obtained briefly by sexual satisfaction, handjob It's his only source of happiness, and fantasizing about having sex with Angela can only escalate his happiness a little bit, whether it's vulgar or not, but it's really humble.
Caroline is not happy either. In her eyes, material things are more important than everything else. A big house, a high-end Italian sofa, and a high-paying job can satisfy her vanity and make him happy. Yan is not only a high salary but also a proof of her ability. It is a pity that her efforts to gnash her teeth have not been rewarded, which makes her feel extremely lost, but she is unwilling to reveal her failure to anyone, even her dear husband and daughter, she just hides behind the wall and weeps alone to vent her emotions. . She wants to be successful, she wants everyone to live in her brilliance and make everyone around her feel humbled, especially her husband. But her own heart is so humble and fragile, pretending to be strong and great. Her perverted values are completely guided by the world. In a society where everyone pursues success and pursues a prosperous material life, she is only a microcosm. She represents a type of people, a group of people who yearn for success, want to be radiant, work hard, pretend to be happy and don't want to reveal their vulnerability. She longed to be like a successful Buddy, so she slowly turned from envy to admiration for Buddy. She longed to be Buddy, but she couldn't, but she would be happy to have a man like Buddy, even if she couldn't have a man like Buddy, she was willing to have sex with him, she almost worshipped Buddy . Being able to attend high-end places, associate with successful people or have relationships, this will also indirectly prove her ability, which satisfies her vanity, and also makes her happy, no matter whether the happiness is low or not, but it is indeed humble.
Little Jenny is not happy either. Little Jenny is not satisfied with her figure, especially when she is with her best friend Angela, who is drooling at the sight of all men. It makes her feel ashamed. She aspires to look as attractive as Angela. She hated Angela for telling herself over and over that she had sex with a man, because no one was as infatuated with herself as she was with Angela. She also wants to have a charming appearance, and is pursued by many men, even if they are lustful men, this is enough to give her a sense of existence. She just wants to be cared about and valued by others. Even if no boys look at him, her family will give him enough love and enough care to make her feel warm, but she is also a passive member at home, and she doesn't accept it. They don't like to listen to the so-called elegant light music. Young people don't like that kind of music. They hope that rock and roll like rock, which represents freedom and vitality, rather than lifeless and elegant light music. But her mother was indifferent to her request, completely ignoring it. This made her uncomfortable, but she was used to it. She didn't plan to make any changes. She was almost numb. Facing his parents, from beginning to end, she always had a straight face, expressionless, and she couldn't be happy.
The dull family suffocates each of them. They want each other to be the kind of person they want to be, but they never want to change. It seems that everything is the fault of the other party, and the other party has destroyed the family atmosphere. In fact, everyone is not at fault, the fault lies in the mainstream values of the world. Everyone demands of themselves and the other according to worldly standards. Not meeting the standard is not good, and not good will disappoint each other, blame each other, and scold each other. This will only make their relationship gradually estranged, and the originally warm family will become more and more cold.
When work, family, life, and unsatisfactory things gradually escalated, Rice's depressed mood for a long time was more important than the outbreak. Of course, the most critical fuse of his outbreak was Ricky who suddenly broke into their lives, and shouted to his boss in Ricky. When Ricky was dismissed and lost his job, Rice thought that Ricky was very handsome and admired. Ricky gave him the courage to pursue a new life, so he wrote a report that truthfully expressed his feelings without hypocrisy, quit the job he hated for a long time and asked for a year's salary as compensation, facing Carlo Lin's complaints and bosses, he did not choose to remain silent, but loudly vented the unhappiness and dissatisfaction that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time, which surprised Caroline, and did not expect the humble and honest Rice to shout to herself like this. He started running every day to exercise his body, because Angela likes very muscular men, and of course exercising also marks the beginning of his new life. He was no longer content with the dull and boring life in the past, and began to pursue the life he longed for and do what he wanted to do. He started haggling, he got a new job, a simple job as a waitress at a fast food restaurant that didn't cost brain cells, because it made him happy, he bought a sports car that he had longed for for many years, he Do everything that makes you happy. He is no longer enduring, suppressing, silent, not thinking about anyone's feelings or any consequences, and just wants to do what he likes and say what he really wants to say. No longer pretending and no longer reluctantly, try your best to show your true self, your true self, and your humble self. You might think he's really happy, but he's still not happy. Because the satisfaction of this vulgar desire can only make him happy for a short time, and it cannot last. You might think he's become too selfish and selfish, but he's not. When he realizes that every lowly and foolish life is restraining itself by the requirements of worldly standards, when he realizes that every lowly and foolish life is so unhappy, he feels sad, he pityes all, and he wishes all to be Live happily, do what you like to do, and don't care about ethics and secular concepts. Do everything possible to make your short and humble life meet more beautiful things and make yourself happy. It's more important than anything. When he saw his wife kissing me with another man, he was not angry at all but very happy. When he heard that his daughter was in love with the man he liked, he was not angry but also very happy , because this is what he expects, and he wants everyone around him to pursue the life they want. Don't live in someone else's world, and don't be bound by external rules and regulations.
But he can't change this sad fact, his power is really insignificant, the only thing he can change is himself. When he changed himself, he began to look for his own kind, because although he seemed happy, he was extremely lonely. When Angela teased him, he felt that Angela would be the same as himself, not caring about all the external rules of secular ethics and morality. When he unbuttoned Angela's clothes, Angela said that she was still a virgin, and wanted to say it before so that he would not feel that she was not good enough. When Rice heard this, he was extremely disappointed. Because his angel also cares about the opinions of others and longs for external affirmation. This is the common weakness of all humble beings, and only the affirmation of others can make oneself have a sense of existence. The beautiful Angela was no longer pure in his eyes. He pity her, pity her, he hugs her tightly like a merciful father. Like an enlightened Buddha, Rice embraces the humble, weak, stupid and cowardly of all people with a compassionate heart.
In fact, the unhappiness of everyone in the play is just because they can't get external affirmation. Angela repeatedly made up the unwarranted matter of having sex with a man, and once again said that she wanted to be a model, and put it in front of Jenny's window. Playing with her body to attract Ricky and tease Jenny's father, she hopes that all men will drool when they see her, so that her vanity will be greatly satisfied, she is unwilling to admit her ordinary and humble, she can't accept it fact. When Ricky told her that she was ordinary and beautiful, it was harder than killing her, because it wiped out her sense of existence. Ricky's father was a soldier in the Marine Corps. It's a pity that after being discharged from the army for many years, he has been immersed in the glory of the year and cannot extricate himself. He watched the images of the army over and over again, and he was only happy when he recalled the past. It shows that he is not happy at all. He can only set off his sense of superiority when he despises others for no reason, and even force others to agree with his views. Only in this way can he find the value of his existence, and he also longs for the affirmation of others. He couldn't accept that he was a comrade, and he couldn't accept his own humility. He tried his best to hide his vulnerability and humility, but he always showed it everywhere. When he found out that he was wrong, when his son laughed at him, when When Rice held him mercifully, when he mistakenly thought that Rice was gay, and his long-suppressed sexual desire exploded but was rejected, he couldn't bear it any longer, he couldn't bear to be known for his own humility. He chose to kill Rice to continue to cover up his humility. This is not bravery, it has nothing to do with dignity, it is just an expression of his cowardice. He never had the courage to accept his humbleness and vulnerability as bravely as Rice did, but continued to pretend to be brave and strong. Buddy is a man who has a successful career but is not happy at all. His happiest moments are only when he is shooting. When he pulls the trigger and shoots bullets to hit the target, his accumulated emotions can only be Get vented. He has to maintain a so-called good image at all times. When he and Caroline were met by Rice, he asked Caroline to be separated for a period of time, otherwise he would pay alimony. In fact, he really cared. It's not the money but his "good image", he wants his wife to affirm his success, but his wife complains that he is too devoted to his work and divorces him. He was relieved when Caroline expressed her admiration to him, because at last someone could affirm his worth. sad! Everyone is eager to succeed, to be attractive, to be successful, to be affirmed by everyone inside and out. I don't know if this is the error of mainstream secular values or it stems from the humble nature of the human heart? But I'm sure it's really sad!
If everyone can bravely admit their own humbleness and stupidity, accept their own humbleness and stupidity, and use a compassionate heart to accommodate the humbleness in everyone's heart. Don't look at the world with secular prejudice, don't look at the world in black and white eyes, don't use the standard of right and wrong to measure the world, accept yourself as it is, accept the world as it is, and remove all obstacles Limit yourself to the concept of binding yourself, get rid of all external evaluation standards, success and failure, elegant and vulgar, charming and vulgar, glorious and ordinary, beautiful and mediocre, and let all these external evaluation standards go to hell. Cherish this short life, love your own life, feel this beautiful world with your heart, do everything you like to make yourself happy, and bravely pursue all things that are beautiful and shocking, then we may not be so unhappy. . This world is so beautiful, the blue sky, white clouds, green grass, autumn wind and leaves, the paper-like skin on grandma's hands, these natural, pure and simple beautiful things have been forgotten by too many people. Because in their eyes, only the unwarranted vanity of success, charm and honor is important. The world is so beautiful, these beauty washes me like rain, sometimes I can't bear it after watching it all at once, my heart will burst like a full balloon at any time, life is so short, I should not always be angry, not always Hold on tight, learn to relax, be grateful that this humble and stupid life feels the beauty of the world all the time. We may never be as pure, as brave, as compassionate as Rice. Even though we have realized the true meaning of life, we still lack the courage to break through the shackles of the world, and we are still pursuing unwarranted vanity in order to obtain external affirmation. I can only say that I have no other feelings than sadness, and the same is true of myself, I can only sympathize and pity myself...
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