Perhaps it is difficult for us to imagine that it is guilt that makes people unable to think about tea and meals, unable to sleep, and mentally broken.
Rating: 7.70丨Library Chart: 96
Synopsis
Trevor (Christian Bale) is a mechanic who recently suffered from insomnia and hasn't slept well for a long time.
Not only that, his appetite is getting worse and worse, he is losing weight, and even his spirit is beginning to be in a trance.
One day, during his spare time at work, he met a new colleague, Ai Wen .
Ai Wen looks strange, and occasionally shows a strange smile, Trevor always thinks it is very strange.
Later, at work, Trevor would get distracted from time to time because he was paying attention to Ivan's actions.
Because of his distraction, an accident happened .
A colleague named Miller had his entire hand severed while operating the machine .
Trevor blamed himself, but he felt that it had something to do with Ai Wen, because it was one of his eyes that distracted him.
What's strange is that when he told the leader about this, he was told that there was no such person as Ai Wen .
Not only that, but all his colleagues thought he was crazy.
Because of the friction with the leaders before, Trevor thought that he must have been tricked by everyone .
So he began to search for traces of Ai Wen.
Finally one day, he saw Ai Wen driving a red sports car on the road.
Trevor drove in a hurry to catch up and followed him to a bar.
While Ivan was on the bathroom, Trevor stole his wallet.
He found that there was a photo in it, a photo of Ai Wen and a colleague.
This seems to verify that his colleagues are lying to him, because the photo shows that this colleague must know Ai Wen.
But after Trevor came home, another strange thing happened.
There is a post -it note on the refrigerator at home with a strange pattern and the last two English words "er".
He thought that someone must have wanted to threaten him and frame him, but he didn't remember anyone he had offended.
Suddenly, he remembered that the only person he had offended recently was accidentally hurting his colleague Miller, so the word should be "Miller" ...
Video Analysis
When it comes to this movie, everyone's first reaction must be Christian Bale, because in order to better interpret this character who suffers from severe insomnia and anorexia, he lost nearly 60 pounds and became a star in the film. The shocking image in the film, and when he starred in "Batman" the following year, he regained his original weight. Actors with such high professionalism are indeed admirable.
I don't think it's too much to describe this movie as "Bell's One-Man Show" , because there are many movies with similar story structures. The reason why "The Mechanic" can be remembered by us is not because of the atmosphere and the storyline, but It was Bell who used his life to perform. His eyes always showed a feeling of sleepiness, depression and trance, which made me want to fall asleep watching it.
"Isn't it a schizophrenic?" You can often see comments like this, but I don't think it's a big deal to know that Trevor's character is a schizophrenic, and I don't even think it's a spoiler after watching it. Many viewers would have guessed early on that Trevor had been in a fantasy, but why did he fantasize? Which are real and which are unreal? These are the points. Next, I will use the details in the film and the problems that may arise during the viewing process to talk about Trevor's spiritual world. The following content contains spoilers. It is recommended to read the movie after watching the movie.
1. Why does Trevor often wash his hands with bleach?
He has a strong sense of guilt and wants to bleach himself.
2. When did Trevor start hallucinating?
Not sleeping for too long caused him to hallucinate. Before meeting the waitress and Ivan, he was sleeping with his eyes closed, which is a hint that neither of them is real.
3. Why does the time at the airport restaurant and the time at the waitress's house stop at 1:30?
This is Trevor's fantasy, and 1:30 is the time when his accident happens.
4. Why does Trevor tip more?
Killed the waitress's son, and used money to atone for her guilt.
5. Why are you repeatedly giving Trevor the scene of smoking a cigarette?
I want to explain that Trevor's biggest bad hobby is his addiction to smoking. In the bar, he said that he does not use drugs and does not drink much (these are the causes of many traffic accidents), and the cause of Trevor's accident was just ordering a cigarette in the car. cigarette.
6. Is it useful to cut off a colleague's hand in the workshop?
In order to imply the truth of the event, and the two are obviously connected, they are all accidents due to lack of concentration.
7. Why does the bar owner look at him strangely?
Because he thought he was talking to Ai Wen, but in the eyes of others he was talking to himself.
8. What is Trevor afraid of?
During the conversation with the prostitute, Trevor said that he was not afraid of being fired, but stopped when he said what he was afraid of. I think he's afraid of not being forgiven, so that's why he fantasizes about going out to the playground where Nicholas has a seizure and Trevor rushes to excuse himself, but the waitress forgives him, so this mental activity tells us that he longs for forgiveness.
9. What kind of person is Trevor?
Judging from his colleagues' previous evaluations of him and his attitude when his colleagues were picked up by the leaders, it can be seen that he is a righteous person. After the accident, he had trouble sleeping and eating and nearly collapsed, which shows that he is a person with a conscience. I don't think he made any mistakes, he just chose to run away after a hit-and-run accident, but he couldn't forgive himself at all.
10. Describe the story in one sentence.
A good guy encountered a bad luck and made a wrong choice, and after enduring a long period of mental torture, he chose to redeem himself.
A conscientious person may not be able to wash away his guilt with time, and atonement is the only way out.
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