The situation of Mr. Hulot in the film, with an umbrella in hand, courtesy on his head, wearing a coat and smoking a pipe, can be summed up by "people in trouble", whether it is this film or "Playtime". The "primitive" Mr. Hulot is out of place in the modern environment full of technology, and his behavior is clumsy. The minimalist modern architecture and technological facilities were extremely advanced in that era, which was reflected to the extreme in "Play Time". Huluo's living environment is noisy, lively, and full of popularity. The vendors selling downstairs, the enthusiastic little girl at the entrance of the corridor, the little girl who gave him candy, the old house that needs to go up for a long time, but it is full of the fragrance of birds and flowers. Very different from his sister's home. My sister's house is clean, modern, and the white villa with a sense of technology is too boring and depressing. The liberated hands and the comfort brought by the so-called technology stifle the fun and freedom in a sense. People have fewer and fewer choices. Under the pervasive brainwashing of utilitarianism, cultural commodities and modern technology, people are becoming one-way, losing the space and ability to think independently, and losing the awareness of thinking outside the box and re-examining all values. . In fact, we are all troubled people.
In the film, the different states of Huluo's nephew at home and abroad also played a very good point of effect. He doesn't like to talk at home, he dresses cleanly, and his food is exquisite, but Huluo immediately became lively after going out, playing with his friends in the muddy natural environment, eating roadside meals, and even teasing passing aunts. All the innocence and happiness that belong to children only exist outside the home, which is ironic and sad. In addition to being clumsy and out of place at his sister's house, Hulot was also unable to adapt to working in the factory introduced by his brother-in-law. When he was working in the first company, when faced with a female colleague's introduction to the company's schedule, he looked around like an ADHD patient, unable to become an obedient meditator, so he was fired... Obviously, clean, minimal, modern , the depressing office makes him anxious and has nowhere to put it. And the second factory assembly line job was a mess. My sister's house invited neighbors and friends to a party. At the party, these men and women from high society turned the party into a farce, and the young nephew faced the pompous and pretentious female neighbor with a face full of boredom. And maturity... The sense of absurdity and irony presented by contrast in the film is the most straightforward and intense in Jacques Tati's work.
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