The ending is the magic stroke of the whole film. I originally wanted to see the analysis of whether the ending is real or an illusion, but what I saw in the ending was to discuss whether the sniper was just or not, and who was the real murderer.
Most of the people who say these basically ignore a scene. In the end, the scene where the "real sniper" appears is blurred. The male protagonist has just been sedated. This may be his hallucination under the action of the sedative.
This "real sniper" must exist in the role of the plot, but it does not exist in reality. It is impossible for him to escape from the siege of the police, holding a large air box without being found, and randomly walking into the crime scene with only relevant personnel. As a self-confessed righteous killer, he also couldn't find an innocent (at least not guilty in the movie) scapegoat to escape in order to escape. Maybe there are real people who do this, but as a symbol, it is impossible for him to kill innocent people at will. His existence is necessary as a spiritual sublimation, which is why the director gave the male protagonist a sedative in the final scene, in order to preserve this sublimation, otherwise the final close-up and blurring effects cannot be explained, just to keep the male protagonist silent What?
The whole movie has nothing to do with everyone else, Kelly, Pan, snipers, assistants, cops, nothing. It's all about the hero and the audience. When the male protagonist confessed everything about himself to the whole world, he has completed his self-redemption and his own sublimation. He noticed the person he really loved around him, recognized or admitted what kind of person he was, and people would always make excuses for themselves, but the male protagonist's life, lover, career, and reputation are all threatened. , and truly admitted everything about himself.
My personal and the male lead’s psychological state is really similar, and all aspects of the situation are also very similar. I look down on the ordinary people around me who think that they are different from ordinary people, deceive others with lies, and use some small favors to give alms to those who worship me, but I won't really help him with all my strength, and the whole process is really able to substitute for the male lead's psychology. I believe that the vast majority of the audience also heard their own emotions in the confessed words of the male protagonist.
And at the end of the movie, I think what the male protagonist wants to express is not anger but gratitude. Thanks for this matter, not for the sniper. Of course, this is when the dust settles and you can return to your original life (just like the ending of the king of comedy, the work of the male protagonist who has a miraculous experience and still exists as a positive character will not be affected. , but it will be a higher level), there will only be gratitude, and if you are still in that phone booth, you may die at any time, or even be shot / lose some parts of your body, and some may only be angry and desperate. He truly recognized himself, recognized what he loved, recognized what he had done, and obtained his own redemption.
In the end, the honesty that the "real sniper" said is not the honesty of not using lies to deceive others, but the honesty of oneself and truly knowing what one is doing, just like the male protagonist takes off his ring and then hits his lover Like the phone, it's true that he's cheating, but what the movie is really trying to convey is that he's lying to himself, that he's taking the ring off to trick himself into being less guilty. And if he tells a lot of lies, he believes it to be true. This is the honesty that "true snipers" say.
The male protagonist has had many problems, looked down on others, lied and cheated, used money to solve problems, and scolded people at will, but the film did not give any answers to these questions, but left it to the male protagonist/audience who honestly faced himself. Give your own answer later in life. (Although I feel like I might not be able to give a good answer that's all)
Overall, it is a movie with a strong sense of religion. The expression of the film's tight structure and tension is very good, but it may not be a movie that everyone can relate to.
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