When I saw the ending, I couldn't help but think of the ending of Eyes Wide Shut: Fuck.
As a suspense, thriller, or whatever, this film deserves no more than two stars, with one star reserved for those handsome guys and Tim Robins.Luckily, the director made all of this just a brushstroke.
The key plot of the movie is still explained in the last few minutes. There are almost only a few key words. Everyone doesn't say much, and there are not many useful ones. All kinds of obvious hypocrisy are everywhere. Only in front of the closest person can you reveal your true heart.
Tragedy always strikes those who don't know how to put on a face mask and write their hearts on their faces naked; and those who can't get out of pessimism or blindly believe in fatalism, always suffer from being unable to find a firm reason to live.
The director showed these realities truthfully, how lonely everyone is in this world! You have to know that everyone is a mask. Even if you hate it, you have to wear it, and you have to wear it properly so that you are not easily hurt. Although incomprehensible, it is still reality. Everyone who wears a mask is the originator of making a fuss and laughing at a hundred paces.
What Annabeth said was so comforting to a husband and wife, but so cruel to others, "What kind of wife..." What a stunner she is!No doubt she is a near-perfect wife, but what a vicious woman she is! Celeste was always there for their family when they lost Kathie, even though the cousin was feeling some kind of guilt, but her company was absolutely sincere. And she just denied her sincerity with such a sentence. When she said that sentence, her expression was so disgusting that I rely on this woman to How hypocritical and vicious. How real is her grief over the death of her daughter Kathie, who is not her biological daughter? Her husband's love for his ex-wife and the daughter left by her ex-wife is not hidden. Annabeth, the second-wife, must be jealous, but she hides this emotion well, and her generosity allows Jimmy to hide nothing from her. Her husband can be open about his feelings for his ex-wife and Kathie in front of her, and can firmly confess, "After committing myown crime, when I can't solve the regret after killing Dave by mistake, I can instantly calm down and plan to fuck after listening to a few words. I have to admit how smart this woman is.
Sean, it's nothing to do with me hanging up high. His feelings are even rarer, and they are all left to his lost wife and children. He has the most typical ruthlessness. In his opinion, childhood friendships are worthless. The other two are criminals, and the other has never been able to get out. Psychological shadows are all marginal figures in society and have no value to him, but he is a tall, straight, talented hypocrite, and he scoffs at his childhood companions. He just completed his own job, found the murderer, and was also lucky to get back home.
The real sadness that has been suppressed all broke out in the last parade, and I can't help but sigh at the cruelty of the director! The Jimmy family walked out of the shadows with their loyal partner, watching the parade in the sun, and their inner joy could not help but show on their faces; not to mention the Sean family, who only smiled awkwardly when facing Dave's wife, then quickly averted his eyes as if to flee for his life. There is only poor Celeste in the shadows, who should be the most happy and proud, but has experienced the loss of her husband; her son is so depressed that she doesn't even want to care about him; and the other two families seem so happy, as if nothing happened. The happiness of the family is the one where she betrayed her husband and exchanged her sincerity for forgiveness, and what did her sincerity get in return?
See a lot of discussions about fatalism here. Several characters in the film make passing references to what would happen if it hadn't been Dave who got into the car at the time, and that Dave eventually became a murderer as a result of this shadow.If this is an expression of the injustice of fate, it is a bit too formal. The real manifestation of the cruelty of fate should be at the end, which has little to do with the shadows of childhood but more about everything that happens in adulthood. Fate not only triggers unknown tragedies but also gives you the character to deal with unexpected accidents at the beginning. But I have never believed in so-called fate, perhaps because my understanding of it is too superficial. I believe that people have choices and that character does not determine everything. Unless fate includes all the choices one makes in one's life?
Rather than fatalism, I want to talk about some feminist ideas. The few female characters in this film undoubtedly played a role in supporting all the plots (at least in my previous understanding). Jimmy's wife, Celeste, is pure and kind, and her kindness broke the entire family; and Sean's wife's silent phone calls firmly grasped Sean's heart and became the belief he has always adhered to.And this society is more reluctant to face the importance of women, even though many women themselves do not realize it.
To sum up, this film profoundly exposes the fact that it is very dangerous not to wear a mask, so bring it on quickly, and prepare a few more just in case. also titled "Mystic River." In fact, everything that is mysterious is crystal clear in people's hearts, but when they wear a mask, they are not sure that others are as sober as they are.
I haven't written a movie review seriously for a long time. I watched this movie after being strongly recommended by others, but after watching it, I felt cheated. I mainly watched it as a suspense movie at first, and I always tried to have it at the end. The climax is here, and every time I watch it, I look back and think about all the details. This film cannot have a climax in terms of suspense. If there is, this film may be tragic. After watching it all, I reminisced about the last part over and over again, and then I began to understand the film as above, so Wen Siquan sighed, lamenting the cruelty of society and the loneliness of human nature. Regarding the above, it is all the product of personal emotional venting. It is done in one go. If it is not rigorous enough, you are welcome to discuss it together. If there is an exaggeration, I hope that those who intend to scold after reading this passage will omit the dirty words.
The part about Sean's family background is very unclear. Why did Sean's wife leave? Why did she keep calling without speaking? Why did she come back? I thought that Sean's wife's return seemed more redundant, to add to the tragic atmosphere.
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