When I was young, because of their personalities, circumstances and choices, they drifted apart and became strangers, and it was normal in the world to even have rifts and become enemies. In the long river of history, this kind of sighing story is the waves wrapped in the river, and it also becomes the desolation and mystery of the long river.
The fate of man is also a river. Character determines fate, and the origin of the river tidal flat affects the water conditions and scenery along the river. There are bound to be people who sink and detour, and there are people who are soaring.
This film focuses on the fate of the three little friends, and unfolds the mysterious undercurrent of fate under the long river of fate.
Bad boy Jimmy has been a jerk since he was a kid. Dare to act, dare to love, dare to hate, so his life is a torrent of slaughter, determination, happiness, and hatred. And how many stubbornness, secrets, and grudges in this kind of courageous life will be crushed into powder and thrown into the mysterious and unpredictable dark river of life, and there will never be a day. These blood-stained hands will not blame themselves, and strongmen like Jimmy have their own coherent logic for their actions. A strongman morality that can achieve self-compassion and even self-worship, such that character determines behavior, and the positive feedback loop of behavior self-identification further strengthens the character makes the strongman stronger. In this way, the back waves of the river of personal destiny chase the front waves, and in the end, the ocean flows across thousands of miles.
When he was a child, Dave was a babbling sidekick. Because of fate, he was forced to get into the car that affected his life. The four-day violation made Dave's already weak character more forbearing and sensitive. This kind of encounter will inevitably make Dave's fate river become calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. This affected his life, and also doomed his life to a tragic end.
Dave acted valiantly to save a child who had been abused and murdered a gangster. From the motive to the result, this matter can obtain legal sentencing reference, and more importantly, this matter can become an opportunity for him to redeem himself and get out of the shadow of his life. But Dave chose to forbear and avoid. A matter that could have surfaced in the world, turned into lies, deceit, and panic, which caused suspicion and betrayal in the family, and even inspired the murderous intentions of childhood friends. When forced to tell the truth before death, the truth no longer looks like the truth. The opportunity that could have redeemed himself became the incentive to kill him.
So at the end of the credits Jimmy says that Dave never came back after he got into that car as a kid...
Dave was trapped in the undercurrent of his own destiny, and finally disappeared in this mysterious river covered with reefs.
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