Tom and Jerry
As the film itself said, Tom and Jerry, the name of the cat and the mouse, from the beginning it is determined that this is a messy story.
There are five people in the film, Tom, Jerry, Miguel, Steve and the guy who died in the bathtub.
In the first act, there is a scene where Tom intends to send Jerry to the station. At this time, Jerry is already dead, and all we see is the fantasy of Tom's spiritual world. He blames himself for Jerry's death in a car accident. If you do it again, it is the station where you take your girlfriend to, and can protect her at a critical moment. In the
first scene, Jerry takes out two skirts and asks Tom to get a more sloppy one. Obviously, in this state setting, Jerry is living in In Tom's apartment, her clothes and daily necessities are all at Tom's house.
Dorothy is the protagonist of The Wizard of Oz, and the theme of the story is the story of achieving her own wishes through her own efforts, and Dorothy of Attack Day is a hint that Tom intends to quit his job, start writing, and pursue his dreams. .
Tom asked Jerry to see the homeless man on the side of the road, MiG. Jerry didn't see MiG at this time, so how did our Tom see this man? Therefore, the MiG at this time actually only exists in Tom's fantasy world. And Tom's painting shows the image of Miguel in Tom's heart now.
In the second act, Tom sits in a chair and calls Jerry, [call me when you get home]. It's obviously the door from Tom's house, why is there another house? Here, Tom gave Jerry an excuse for not coming back for a long time.
The doorbell rang, not pizza, our MiG appeared, [your wallet really wanted to be with me, I found it outside], why can you accurately return the wallet to the owner's home after picking it up? Tom opened the door. He was very vigilant and prepared defensive measures, but MiG stood in front of the door and was not surprised at all. He seemed to know that it was the homeless MiG who came to deliver the wallet. At this time, the MiG we saw was what Tom himself thought. from.
MiG picked up the wallet, but didn't take a penny. At this time, MiG was still very noble, and it was very different from the MiG who secretly took the letter. Instead, our Tom was embarrassed.
When the door closed, Tom said, it's cold outside, and MiG said, yeah, I know it's cold outside.
MiG came back for the second time and said something like [it feels great to be able to talk to people], which is also a reflection of Tom's heart after Jerry's death.
MiG went into the room and sat down, and Tom and Tom started chatting like friends, talking about the job. Although the pay was good, Tom didn't like the job very much. Expecting himself to be a writer, and the Charles Bukowski mentioned, who was struggling for most of his life, finally turned around in his later years, and became famous, probably because of Tom's current dissatisfaction with his situation and his expectations for the future.
From the beginning of the writer and writing chat, the more they talked, the more intimate they talked, and this topic was exactly what Tom wanted to talk about most now, and what Tom wanted to do most now.
The next morning, Tom and Jerry, who woke up from a hangover, had a fight, and Jerry was angry. In Tom's view, in the following days, Jerry did not contact himself because he was angry, and he Never called Jerry.
Miguel came out of the bathroom, washed cleanly, and left Tom a basin of dirty water, and Tom also went into depravity. MiG closed the door and persuaded Tom to take a sick leave, and for a long time, Tom couldn't open the door again.
[If you want to talk to someone, be sure to call me] Steve came to visit for the first time, and before leaving, he said to Tom, echoing before, at this time, Steve knew Tom's current situation very well, and he was very concerned about him as a friend.
Closing the door, MiG was sitting on the sofa. All the mysterious friends Steve was talking about when he came here were all there, but they only existed in Tom's fantasy.
In the next scene, Tom wipes the cleanser and begins to re-examine himself. At this time, Jerry, who awakens a positive spirit, appears, wakes up Tom, and kills the imaginary MiG.
In the last scene, Steve visits and reveals the fact that Jerry has passed away, and [we also said at the time that you went back to work too soon], Tom went back to work after Jerry had a car accident, but, throughout the episode, we Haven't seen Tom go out to work, obviously, Jerry was dead in the beginning, everything was Tom's fantasy.
The last shot is to MiG lying in the bathtub, which should be the staff of the rescue station. Because he came to see Tom, he happened to be brought into the role of MiG and was tragically killed.
This is the end of the story, but I feel very uncomfortable after reading it. There are things written in the film, love and ideals, which are exactly what I pursued when I was in my twenties, but I didn't get any good results in the end. I have probably watched too many dark things recently, and people have become negative.
Let’s talk about love first. In the film, the fuse of Tom’s insanity is Jerry’s death. From the beginning of the film, we can see that Tom is still very guilty about the car accident. He hopes that he can be there at the time and can save Jerry. , At the end of the film, when Jerry appeared again, Tom, who had experienced inner ups and downs, still expected Jerry to stay. It is not difficult to see that he still had feelings for Jerry.
However, the so-called true love is only when you are young, and you can't get true love when you are young. If such an accident hadn't happened, Tom and Jerry's life would not have been so smooth. Tom was working as a teacher. The job, Tom himself doesn't like this job very much. The job has no enthusiasm, and he doesn't expect any development in this job. The only thing that attracts him is that it is mentioned twice in the film, and the treatment is good. Jerry is an actor, but her acting career seems to be not so smooth. She can't get a job for a long time. In the end, she can only beg like a beggar, ignoring the role. More often, in life, Tom is helping her.
Pure love is a good medicine to heal the soul, but more often love is fragile, unable to withstand the blow of reality, the pressure of life, the unsatisfactory work, the vague future, the ideal is getting farther and farther, in the film, When Tom gave up a stable job and started chasing his dream, Jerry appeared once, and the two began to quarrel because of their differences. In the end, Jerry left angrily. This is Tom's excuse for Jerry's absence, but, The things that are said are real, and contradictions have arisen. I don't know how the two would deal with such a conflict if Jerry hadn't had an accident. Maybe the relationship between the two would be stronger after going through the storm together. Maybe, it would just move toward separation. With a wry smile, he said that this is the kindness of reality, let the goodness come to an abrupt end before it collapses, and the good Jerry will always remain in Tom's heart. I also have to say that reality is cruel, and you will never get the most beautiful in your eyes.
In terms of ideals, the MiG who accompanies Tom is actually the other side hidden in Tom. Jerry's death gave Tom too much stimulation and brought MiG back to life. Tom is tired of his work in reality, and he doesn't even read his homework, but he is forced to make a living and has to engage in such a job. It can be seen that he is doing a good job, at least he is recognized by his colleagues. However, Tom has ideals, and Charles Bukowski is his idol. Whether it is literary achievement or career achievement, it is a state that Tom wants to pursue. The previous Tom was realistic and pursued his ideals rationally. When he first invited Miguel to his house, he told Miguel that he was writing a book. At this time, Tom had not lost his job. . But Miguel is far more radical, he "knows" Charles Bukowski, he gives Tom more hope of success, gives him "a lot of writing advice", and it seems that all success is imminent. So, under MiG's persuasion, Tom quit his job. MiG represents the real thoughts in Tom's heart. Since Charles Bukowski can be successful, so can I. In fact, I'm not far away from Charles Bukowski, and even I can be the next Charles Bukowski. At first Tom was still wary and repulsive of MiG. The pressure of the world and reality made him not dare to be impulsive. With the numbness of alcohol and the gradual deepening of MiG's influence, Tom began to accept MiG and accepted MiG's thoughts. Miguel influences Tom not only for his pursuit of his ideals, but also for his escape from reality. It is mentioned many times in the film that it is cold outside. This coldness may be indifference or inner loneliness. Tom yearns for it. The ambivalence of communicating with people, but not wanting to communicate with them. Miguel hid his phone under the sofa for Tom and deleted all phone messages, in order to cover up the fact that Jerry couldn't leave messages for himself at all, and also to escape the reality of life, when there is no job, the pursuit of ideals is not satisfactory, Tom Start to run away, run away from everything that can be run away. However, escape can never solve the problem, what should be faced is still faced, what should be solved is still to be solved, so, in the end, Tom re-examines himself in the mirror, and then kills MiG.
The sad thing is that Tom can kill MiG in his heart, but he still can't find the direction he wants to go. He knows his mental problems, but he doesn't want to give up Jerry's existence. He sees the path of pursuing his ideals. It was hard, and at the same time, I felt that the ideal I pursued was difficult to achieve, but I was unwilling to return to my original work. Can not get out of their own, is eternal sadness.
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