I have read a lot of film reviews on Zhihu, but I always feel that some of the words are not expressive, some focus on the fashion elements of the film, some deconstruct the interspersed interludes of three stories, and some focus on revenge. Maybe that huge REVENGE is too eye-catching.
For me, it's about weakness. Edward's weakness made him unable to protect his child who was cruelly abandoned by Susan; Susan's weakness made her unable to escape from the fate designed by her mother and finally lost in the empty material life; Tony's weakness made him unable to protect his wife and daughter and was killed tragically, And the success of revenge also depends on a sheriff who hates evil in a terminal cancer. We all know that this is only possible in reality. And who is not weak?
And weakness always seems to be the necessary label of a good man. Weakness is resignation, and we can only suppress bad luck, trampling and injustice, so it is like falling from a cliff, but it seems that we still have to imagine what will catch you in the next second. But the other side of weakness is not numbness but sensitivity, that is to say, a clear perception of all cruelty.
When Edward saw Susan Kuma, who had just had an abortion, in the arms of another man in the rain, how painful it was. But he was too weak to fight, and watched his beloved wife leave.
Tony was forced to open the car door by a few bad guys when the car was forced to stop, separated from his wife and daughter, drove on the road, and then was thrown down every step of the way. I believe that sensitive heart knows what it means, but he doesn't want to believe it. Go fight and let things go step by step into the abyss. Otherwise he wouldn't be hiding when the bad guys were driving to look for him. He, who was hiding under the pile of stones, clearly knew what happened to his wife and daughter, and would definitely blame himself for his cowardice, but he had to convince himself that there was no other choice on the way.
Susan has long lost love but dare not admit it in front of a friend, sensitively aware of her husband's cheating, but weakly afraid to expose, otherwise this outsider's seemingly glamorous life will be shattered immediately.
Make a choice and bear the consequences. The feeling of being stuck in my neck until I suffocate with weakness and being unable to make other choices is all too familiar. It seems like this weakness grows deep in my own bones. I'm also asking myself if I'd make the same wrong choice if it happened to me, because this weakness is so familiar it feels like it's me.
The only hope of justice rests with an old sheriff with terminal cancer. Tony didn't get rid of his weakness even in the face of the murderer of his wife and daughter, because I think for him he hated his own weakness rather than the murderer. After finally no longer weak and slaying the enemy, Edward died, and he was no longer himself. Tony has revenge on his enemies, so Edward has revenge on Susan? Revenge yourself?
Susan removes her heavy makeup and meets Edward again, but Edward never comes. There were a lot of comments that Edward didn't show up in the end out of revenge, and I think it's still out of weakness. He couldn't face the love he had but left, and he had hurt his ex-wife deeply. It is enough to write a novel and put all the hatred towards her and towards myself in it. And Susan, even if there is a chance to renew the relationship, will she really give up everything she has and go to the world with her lover? They are not who they want to be. They are all ordinary people who used to be pretentious but were beaten down severely and have been struggling with weakness since then.
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