After pondering for a long time, I generally agree that the plot in the film review is Polanski's metaphor for mother, childhood, and identity. At the same time, as far as the film is concerned, I feel more inclined to talk about the rebellion of the repressive system and the interpersonal relationship. Alienation, indifference and distrust.
My own understanding is, first of all, "cutting off the arm or arm is a part of myself, and cutting off the head is oneself and which one is a part of oneself", that is to say: we can abandon any characteristics, but if there is no individual Are thoughts and independent personality still our own? The metaphor of teeth is the rebellion that grew up during the teenage years. Simon Zhou, who studied ancient Egypt, was obviously a girl with a young personality. She wore a floral dress, high heels and red nail polish. We can also get from her friend Stella. It is guessed that Simon Zhou, like her, would flirt with the man she just met in the cinema. She has a sexy side in silk pajamas, but when she goes out, she is forced to wear conservative trousers and rigid big-frame glasses. This kind of Simon Zhou, under the gaze of the old-fashioned landlord and the guidance of the concierge, it is not difficult to imagine what it would be like. Her "tooth", which symbolizes the rebellion of teenagers, was broken and hid in the wall. Self-evident.
The second point is interpersonal distancing. When jointly squeezing out women, most tenants dare not follow the crowd, for fear that they will also be squeezed out. The male protagonist is still unbearable to cause trouble under different circumstances, and he also gets in front of his own door. A little dirty, he didn't dare to fight openly, so when he was stared at by the neighbor in the toilet opposite, he became a person staring coldly at others (himself).
The third is my guess. The shopkeeper gave him hot chocolate and Marlboro, but he felt that they wanted to persecute him and imply that he would become Simon Chow; Stella who also loved him and even willing to give him a key to his house (the same tapestry at home) It’s an Egyptian totem), accidentally bumped into his old couple and the enthusiastic doctor and policeman, but he felt that they were a group and wanted to harm him; the little boy in the boat fell into the water and asked for help from the woman, and the male lead slapped him; these few From the element point of view, it reflects that the male protagonist does not trust the friendliness of others and is unwilling to accept the help of others.
The fourth point is that his identity as a foreigner of French Polish origin who has no sense of identity has made him more psychologically hurt by the first three aspects. He shouted "I am not Simon Chow, I am Tarkovsky", shouting out his pain of self-lost. When he jumped downstairs in a dress, the yin and yang woman said that since he first came, I knew he was weird. In his fantasy, the tenants were all cheering and waiting to watch him jump down. Watching the excitement is also concerned about bringing blankets and preparing to call the police, etc. That is to say, in Tarkovsky’s view, everyone is "weird tenants", and everyone is targeting themselves as "weird tenants", but in fact everyone It's just chewing the tongue. No one really stares at others in the toilet all night, no one really looks at others in pain but smiles, everything is caused by his lack of identity and his lack of confidence, distrust, and unwillingness to accept. Love, sensitivity, suspiciousness, and self-protection are at work.
The metaphor of the human scalp ball has not yet been figured out. In short, Polanski is really cute and talented, and it fits my ideals both internally and externally. If you can only take three movies to live on the moon temporarily, one of them must be his "Bitter Moon." Also watch a few more of his movies.
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