being or becoming

Kari 2022-04-19 09:01:20

When I first saw the title of "Puppet Life," I didn't realize I was watching a movie I'd wanted to catch a glimpse of before: Becoming John Markovich. It was not until the middle of the film that I suddenly realized and corrected my cognition based on the English title.
It turns out that this is the legendary "Becoming John Markovich".
That's how it turned out to be John Markovich.
I have to say the plot is quite engaging, whether it's the first 20 minutes about an underappreciated puppeteer, or the interesting seventh and a half floors, or Lester who feels like a weird uncle. Sir, it made me gradually realize that this movie is not something to watch for entertainment.

This is a surreal work. The protagonist of the movie discovers a strange passage. This passage can lead them to the brain of a famous movie actor...and thus a wonderful story unfolds.
In fact, it is not surprising that living in other people's brains is probably the wish that many of us secretly want to achieve. You want to get to know a person, to know a person, so as to fulfill your personal interests and hobbies. If you put it into the category of love, this desire is particularly strong. Although there are some vague things about the plot of this movie that can't be justified or explained, how human the idea is. In other words, if there is such a chance, you can live in other people's brains, and only fifteen minutes, who would you choose? Or, would you like to?

Just now I was entering other people's "brains", even using other people's Kaixin account to make comments, move cars, buy and sell slaves, and make money. After thinking about it for a while, we know that we have already realized the behavior of entering people's brains, or playing someone through an empty shell carrier. Through virtual space, or through such a symbolic channel, the essence is the same.

It's only at the end of this film that we realize that the director doesn't want you to come to YY for fun, the director has something to say. Is the way that weird uncle and his old friends live forever what everyone wants? How meanly Clay looked at Maxine at last through Emily's pitiful and infatuated eyes. And the pair of gay people who were tinkering with this weird channel actually left me speechless. (I don't know if it's Diaz's acting problem)
Clay, a marginal man who achieved nothing because of puppet shows, and "fake" Markovic who refreshed a new chapter in his artistic career because of puppet shows. Who controls who, who is the master. Or the manipulator or the "puppet" is the real existence, the meaningful survival.
Is Charlie giving us a philosophy test?

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Extended Reading
  • Tamara 2021-10-20 19:01:57

    A good book, the film is full of rich metaphors and images. Curiosity and voyeurism have satisfied XD. If one day you discover the secret path leading to someone’s brain, what will happen to you? Think of the dream scene in the red pepper, think of the circular ruins of Borges. It may be too hot today and not surrounded by the atmosphere of the movie, but I still recommend to experience this film, the recommended language is Markovic, Markovic! Chimarco? Vicima, Kelkovi!

  • Raleigh 2021-10-20 19:01:57

    The puppet and the "corner of the zoo" are the fantasy world of Craig and Lotte respectively, which also shows that there is a problem with their relationship. Maxine is their desire. The cave inside is pornographic. Every visitor himself acts like penetration. They see the life of the overly naked other that they shouldn’t watch. What John sees in the cave are all kinds of selves.

Being John Malkovich quotes

  • Craig Schwartz: What happens when a man goes through his own portal?

    Maxine: We'll see.

  • Lotte Schwartz: You know, Craig, once this was a relationship - built on love.

    Craig Schwartz: Well, you gave up that claim after the first time you stuck your dick in Maxine, Lotte.

    Lotte Schwartz: You fell in love with her first, Craig!