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Ericka 2022-08-21 08:34:06
The film assumes an anti-single society. When singles are under the management of full-time departments, if they do not find a matching partner within 45 days, they will become animals of their choice and be exiled. There are many strict regulations during the period. For example, the so-called matching object must have the same appearance, personality or hobby. The 45-day limit can also be extended by "shooting" single people in the wild... The male protagonist was arrested during a "fake marriage". The woman found the mistake and killed the woman, fled into the wild to join the wild single tribe, but fell into another opposite autocracy. When she approached a woman and wanted to flee, the commander found the woman blind and became a man. After the Lord took revenge, the two fled to the city, but they had to blind themselves in the anti-single society to become a "matching" partner. The seemingly absurd plot reveals the despotism under dictatorship everywhere, quantifying the absurd and anti-humanity constraints in a metaphysical way, such as the cheers of childish and absurd propaganda dramas, the torture of masturbators, the commander and the generation. The synchronized actions of the deceased... all reflect a kind of absurdity and falsity, using a "Utopia" construction approach close to "1984", the persecution of people and the distortion of human nature under the extreme rule of authoritarianism, including the so-called resistance army" The limitations of the opposite in form and the same in essence” are covered by metaphors large and small. The overall film is rather dark but well-conceived. The rhythm control in the middle part is a little weak, and the open ending actually aggravates a sense of uncertainty about human nature, as well as anti-climax pessimism and even despair.
Extended Reading
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Short Sighted Woman: [narrating] One day, as he was playing golf, he thought that it is more difficult to pretend that you do have feelings when you don't than to pretend you don't have feelings when you do.
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Short Sighted Woman: [narrating] Some punishments are worse than other punishments. Having your thumb cut is worse than having your head shaved. And having a hot boiled egg under your armpit is worse than having your leg kicked. The punishment I am afraid of isn't the Red Kiss but another one, that is called the Red Intercourse. I have never seen it happen, but it's not difficult to imagine what it means.