If Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" is full of hormones of big men, this film is full of hormones of big boys. The two films have nothing to do with romance, and both tell the stories of men.
These big boys have different personalities. Some are arrogant, some are conservative, but they are all persistent. The patterns of their entrepreneurship, and the patterns of conflict in their entrepreneurship, make it appear that their growth rate is far less than the rate of their career development and the rate of their wealth accumulation. However, in the end, the thinking behind the hesitation of the protagonist Mark when he faced his ex-girlfriend's facebook shows that he has grown up.
Jealousy and revenge, commitment and betrayal, there are no good people in this film. But there are no bad guys either, as the female lawyer said to Mark at the end: "You're not an asshole, you just try hard to be an asshole". Behind the success, not only genius and hard work, but also fierce competition. There may be no essential difference between a successful person and an asshole. I really appreciate the storytelling style of this film, there is no more value judgment, and the thinking is left to the audience.
In addition, the film seems to be deliberately trying to curry favor with China. From the beginning that there are many smart people in China, to the end of the rich second-generation brothers participating in the Beijing Olympics, plus a few Chinese hot girls appearing in the middle, it feels like an implanted advertisement about "China", which has nothing to do with the plot, but Reminiscent. The possible reason is as the actor Mark said in the play, there are many Chinese. Whether it is considering the box office of the movie or considering the future development of Facebook, everything will be available if the Chinese can be drawn in.
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