Analysis of Metaphors and Symbols in the Movie "Young People"

Gregory 2022-02-21 08:02:08

This work is the best work I have seen in recent years, and it is really very, very good. Before watching the movie, both the subject matter and the casting are full of expectations; when watching the movie, the art scenes and plots are laid out and fascinating. At the same time, this work is a work of in-depth discussion of human nature, but it is not dull and makes people very Enjoy; after watching the film, the metaphors and symbols of the film make people have a strong desire to explore and thought-provoking. It can be said that this is a work that allows people to have a full range of enjoyment viewing experience.

Here, I also want to express my admiration to the author. "Future + sci-fi" is very difficult for an author who expresses his desire to restrain the fantastic fantasy in his mind, but the creator of this film has done it, not floating on the surface of science fiction, and can be based on science fiction. Properly subtracted, so that the background of future science fiction will fully serve the purpose of expressing human nature, will not overwhelm the host, but also make an excellent work.

Then, formally enter the analysis of the main theme of the film.

Summarize the film in one sentence: The film mainly tells the story of three people and two things. Three people: Ernest, Felem and Jerome; two things: the land and the mechanical donkey. Obviously, both the land and the mechanical donkey are symbolic, and what they symbolize is precisely the most classic pair in the discussion of human nature: good and evil. The land represents the good of human nature; the mechanical donkey represents the evil of human nature. And this kind of discussion of the two sides of human nature is loaded on the three protagonists. The film uses the land and the mechanical donkey to advance the destiny process of the three people, and demonstrates the main theme by showing the destiny and behavior of the three people.

Ernest is a conservative and good guardian image. In the future world of severe water shortage, Ernest has experienced the process of land from lush greenery to desert, but even if the land is deserted to only bring despair to people and people’s lives, he firmly believes that they want to escape. This is a fertile land. He hoped that the water pipes could be repaired to the land he guarded. To this end, he transported supplies for the plumbers and negotiated with them many times, but apparently, the effect was minimal. Just such a person, a loyal and steadfast "good person", has a bad side. At the same time, he is also a violent drinker, and the victim of the evil side is his wife. As for the truth of his wife's victimization, he has always concealed his children.

Felem is a radical and kind suitor. He had a strong desire to restore the land to planting, but his desire eventually turned into a desire. He deceived and killed Ernest, and finally obtained Ernest's land through deception and restored it from the desert into a green area.

Jerome is a good ignorant. He is still underage and has been living with his father. He likes to paint, and his feelings for the opposite sex are just sprouting. It can be said that most of his personality is gentle and simple. As for the land, he knew more about it from his father. It was such a boy who set up a sinister trap and murdered Felem. A plot that portrays the characters very much. When Felem tried to persuade Jerome not to shoot, and said, "You won't kill me, because you are a good person", Jerome shot and shot as soon as the words fell. Killed Felem, with guilt and tears, but without procrastination.

And what is the role of the mechanical donkey here? The reason why it is a symbol of evil is that it is the witness and promoter of evil in this work: Ernest was present when Ferlem exposed drunken violence and concealed his children; Ernes In the same scene, Te's daughter stared straight at Félem, and then fell in love with Félem. The nail polish she put on the mechanical donkey overturned, and the nail polish ran down the surface of the mechanical donkey, indicating something The growth of things sprawled; the mechanical donkey witnessed all of this when Félem killed Ernest, and the reason why Ernest went to Félem was because he stole the mechanical donkey; Jerome got from the mechanical donkey Seeing the truth of his father’s death, he made a plan to murder Ferrome. When he killed Ferrome, the mechanical donkey also recorded all this. Later, Jerome deleted the memory of the mechanical donkey; and The reason why Jerome knows the truth from the mechanical donkey is also because Ferome used the mechanical donkey and discarded it. The mechanical donkey returned to the original owner according to the default procedure, and Jerome was able to see it under the guidance of the original owner. Everything recorded by the mechanical donkey.

The three protagonists took turns to perform their own good and evil. Their benevolence is different, but the manifestation of evil is the same. In this film, the most important manifestations of evil are violence and lies. This film uses the lives of three people as an argument and demonstrates the coexistence of good and evil from three aspects. As three generations, the three people also prove the inheritance of the coexistence of good and evil, and also prove that this is the eternal and unchanging principle of the world. .

In summary, the main theme of this work is: good and evil coexist in people forever. In order to express such a central idea and realize the logical self-consistent of the main conclusion, the creator has demonstrated from three aspects: 1. There is evil in the person who protects the good; 2. The person who pursues the good sometimes passes through the evil. Realize good; 3. People who are ignorant of good and evil, in fact, the seeds of evil have long been rooted in their bodies.

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Extended Reading
  • Lesly 2022-04-21 09:03:14

    In the barren land, the father and son, who depend on each other for life, bring warmth in the hardships of the hard life. One day, his father was murdered, and the enemy who killed his father even became his brother-in-law. After a series of events, the son discovers the real murderer, and the inevitable revenge must be staged. Directed by Gwyneth Paltrow's younger brother Jack, Shannon and Fanning are big roles, and Holt and Smit-McPhee are also good, but the biggest attraction is the robot donkey. 6.4 points

  • Domenick 2022-02-21 08:02:08

    "It's natural to grieve a loss. But you gotta be careful your grief doesn't turn into blame. Blame is just the lazy person's way of making sense of chaos."

Young Ones quotes

  • Anna: [Jerome is staring at her] I don't have horns...

    Anna: But I *do* bite. GRRRR!

  • Flem Lever: [to Jerome] I saw what you thought. I saw what you just thought!