A film about the narrator and the monkey

Romaine 2022-12-04 11:33:38

Based on a psychological experiment, this film tells about the distortion of human nature displayed by a group of ordinary people in a closed environment, as prison guards and prisoners; it is worth admiring that all the actors have excellent acting skills, and the contradiction between oppression and resistance is constantly intensifying In the process, it became more and more intense; many of the bridges can make people feel hatred, feel powerless, and ponder the evil of human nature, which shows the skill of the director and actors; there are many psychological and sociological issues involved in the film. , such as herd mentality, differentiation and cooperation, evolutionary chain, etc.; At the end of the film, the male protagonist and everyone finally chose to resist violence by violence, which also shows that in extreme cases, no one can do it alone. Will eventually become a thug; the film involves obscene words, rape by men and men, urination insults, etc.; the only thing that feels a bit redundant is the plot related to the male protagonist's "girlfriend";

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The Experiment quotes

  • Archaleta: Justice is what keeps us safe as a society. Ordered law.

    Travis: Justice is what starts wars. And eye for and eye for an eye. It takes a turning of the cheek for this species to evolve.

    Archaleta: Ah, so you're the one who knows what it's going to take for this society to evolve.

    Travis: I'm just regurgitating what people have been saying for a long time.

  • Nix: Still think we're higher on the evolutionary chain than monkeys?

    Travis: Yeah, 'cause we can still do something about it.