The true meaning of "Idiot"2010.1.23

Haylee 2022-01-27 08:21:46

The director switched between idiot and normal. Fake, malicious, aggressive idiot behavior becomes the norm, in contrast, normal becomes hypocritical, posturing, and vulnerable. Those who return to normal do not give up pretending to be idiots, but start pretending to be normal again, and the mother who lost her child found salvation through idiots. Behavior pushes reason out of the brain, which in turn pushes the normally inexhaustible grief out of the body. As a result, for her, pretending to be an idiot became the closest thing to normality, the normality that people are accustomed to loses its value because it cannot resolve pain, and the general pattern that normality follows in resolving pain is "as sad as everyone else, But at the same time pretending that nothing happened and continuing to live" failed in facing the individual, the bereaved mother did it and pretended that nothing had happened, but she could not continue the daily routine she was accustomed to, because the inertia of life is The normal state loses its meaning, and life itself transcends the definition of life by everyday ideas. Although there are objective standards for judging idiots, the value judging standard for idiots is good or bad, but it is bullshit, and further, the value standard for judging whether normal is good or bad is also bullshit. Those who pretend to be idiots use the one-way relationship of acting → watching to replace the interactive relationship of communication ↔ communication between those who pretend to be normal, so what this film ultimately subverts is the logic of daily life of why you should wash your hands before and after meals, and chat with acquaintances. And since the normal rationality and inevitable order are challenged by playing an idiot, the value of the film is also verified: the fictional viewing is more meaningful than the real experience, the real simulation is more meaningful than the existence of the real itself, and the exhaustion is more meaningful. Virtual exploration of the real possible and least likely makes more sense than direct real exploration.

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  • Ferne 2022-03-28 09:01:12

    Mental pain and physical discomfort after watching it. Very depressing viewing experience. People who are not melancholic can't write this script, can't direct this film. Totally disturbing, especially shocking

  • Danielle 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    4.5. The precepts of "Dogma 95" are against the popular film practices represented by Hollywood, using rough and violent images to denounce the dream-making attributes of Hollywood films. When special effects blockbusters such as "Jurassic Park" swept the world, Crazy Hoof defended the creativity of film art with "absolutely real" images. This also echoes the behavior of the "idiots", the mocking mockery of the secular world and the civilized class, just like the deception/teasing of the audience in popular movies, Lu Jian, Lu Mai, Lu photographers seem to remind the audience of the movie all the time Traps, so that they can think independently. At the end, the idiots are coerced back into the real world one after another, just like most of the prisoners who failed to escape, are still trapped in the cage. And the heroine is a tragic character who was expelled by society and wanted to return but could only wander. How sad it is to become a real "idiot".

The Idiots quotes

  • [at Stoffer's birthday party]

    Susanne: I think Stoffer should choose what we do next. Because it's his party.

    Stoffer: Gang bang.

    Susanne: No, listen, we've got picture lotto, spin the bottle...

    Stoffer: Gang bang.

    Nana: Count me in. Gang bang! Gang bang!

  • [Susanne puts a "spastic" Ped behind the van's steering wheel]

    Guide at Factory: Who... is he driving?

    Susanne: Responsibility does them good.

    [Ped drives off recklessly]