Through the communication satellite signal can be transmitted over a long distance, this shot appears at the beginning and end of the film, echoing before and after. The film was filmed in 2002, when mobile phones became popular. Two mobile phone manufacturers, Nokia and Motorola, accounted for 54% of the market, and landline phones were gradually eliminated. But even so, more than 10 million phone lines are used in the New York metropolitan area. Human beings have formed a conditioned reflex under the domination and influence of high technology (fixed telephone and mobile phone): when walking on the street, the public telephone ring suddenly rings, even if someone makes a mistake, you will pick it up naturally. What a terrible thing? The unfolding of the film's story relies on Stuart's conditioned reflex answering the call.
How can a person be willing to publicize the bad things he has done or just thought about it? "Sniper Phone Booth" tells us that this is only possible in the face of death. Under the threat of a mysterious killer, Stuart disclosed some secrets that the outside world did not know: wearing an Italian suit just looked down on himself as a straw bag; the two thousand-dollar watch was also a fake. These can only show his vanity, and he also confessed: I have never done anything with people who are useless to me, I played a child as my secretary, I lied to friends and clients...
But these are just the "jobs" he often do as a publicist, selfish and hypocritical at worst. But what touched his heart the most was his confession about the idea of cheating in his marriage, which is what many people in marriage fail to do before they make a mistake. As police officer Ramey said, if he could be as frank with his wife as Stuart before, he would not have divorced, and he would not have depressed himself to see a psychiatrist. In fact, every time Stuart called Pam, he took off his wedding ring, seeking inner comfort and loyalty to his wife. Even though in our opinion cheating is cheating, and no excuses are allowed, but for him, who once put the Bible on top of his hand and made a vow in front of the wedding ring, this seems to be a kind of ceremony, which reflects Stuart's heart. The kindness and loyalty of beings.
This film not only shows the negative impact of technology development on people, but also criticizes the behavior of the public relations staff such as Stuart, who are both sides, but they seem to have their own difficulties, and they still exist. Morality and good heart. But in any case, we can't threaten a person to confess his secret thoughts with life, no matter how evil the secret thoughts are, as long as he doesn't put them into action. For everyone, accepting their own shortcomings, not seeing them as obstacles between friends and relatives, facing rationally and normally, and showing their truest self, can make themselves live more freely and happier.
I'm so afraid you won't like what's underneath.
But here I am. I'm just flesh and blood and weakness.
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