I'm not surprised at all the bad reviews the film has attracted. The originality and selling points are there, but the storytelling techniques are not very good, the editing is messy, the plot and character settings are full of loopholes, and the director's cut version is rough at best. It's like a person trying to explain an idea clearly with the energy he has accumulated over the years, but he has no choice but to piece together, add oil and vinegar, or the words don't convey the meaning.
In fact, aside from that, the film's tone is quite interesting. Although it is not a new idea to go back to the past by relying on a diary, even Aunt JK Rollin has let Potter use it; there are also movie stories with time and space backgrounds everywhere, what about traveling through time and space to split a sentiment, save someone Ah, make up for a pity, all kinds of seniors have thought of it. But Butterfly Effect's inking point is different than most previous films. Those films obviously pay more attention to the result of traveling through time and space, or the promotion of the whole plot. To put it bluntly, it is a pretense. The screenwriter wants to let a person from the 18th century fall in love with a person from the 21st century. The tunnel was dragged and dragged. And Butterfly Effect began to pay attention to "traversing and twisting" itself, discussing its feasibility. Is it really possible to reverse fate in the direction you want? The protagonist's repeated encounters made us discover that Ou, it turns out that we can't, and we are doing bad things with good intentions from beginning to end (if the screenwriter is more arrogant, Murphy's Law can also be used here). Then, with a slap on the forehead, isn't this a modern interpretation of fatalism? "No matter how hard the protagonist tries, he can't escape the shackles of fate, and the fate is as bad as the ending will be." The ancient rule of this tragic work was finally passed down perfectly by the director. No matter how whimsical, the film still retains the awe of the goddess of fate. After all, the fear of the unknown is one of the natures that humans have inherited from their distant ancestors.
As for the revelation in life brought by the film, perhaps it is to go with the flow and go with the flow. Just like someone said, I never pursue, just follow the clock. It seems that we are free and never have a choice. , This old beauty is quite Zen, quite moderate.
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