An incredible film, beyond words.

Lelah 2022-04-19 09:02:25

Stories within stories. The third layer is very sad, very sad, fate still thinks the baptism of war, the pain of losing a child is not intense enough, and then the young writer loses the way of redemption - the manuscript of the novel, and the power - the love of his life, and he will die alone. . Rather the person is fictional. The fate of the writer on the second floor is so absurdly linked to the fate of the writer on the third floor that he can never see himself clearly or surpass himself. Will it ever dry up in self-blame and hopelessness? Rather the person is fictional too. The first-tier writer seems to be the most successful. It is the precipitation of the years that makes his brushwork mature. It is worthy of the name. I hope he is not a second-tier writer. I hope he and his wife are separated for other reasons. After all, the old man's writing style is very different from his , It would be incredible if he had not been suspected after he wrote many works, and he would not announce this experience after so many years, right? Maybe this is him? He didn't have the courage and missed the opportunity to admit it, in this way to test the public's tolerance for this kind of thing?

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  • Korbin 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    Very creative nesting structure, very bold ending.

  • Ellen 2021-12-25 08:01:38

    Ingenious story. Three writers three kinds of puzzles.

The Words quotes

  • Clay Hammond: At some point, you have to choose between life and fiction. The two are very close, but they never actually touch.

  • The Old Man: He should've been somebody everyone knows.

    Rory Jansen: Yeah... but what happened?

    The Old Man: Life.