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This is really a very interesting name, "Sex, Lies, and Videotape". If it were me, what name would I give this movie? I think it's nothing more than "incest and sexual depression" and so on. Well, I must admit that I am not the material for the movie, because after I watched the whole movie three times over and over again, I found that the name "sex, lies and videotape" could not be more appropriate.
"Sex" is a theme that runs through the entire film, although the director perfectly avoided some plots that might develop into a tertiary film or pornography or banned film; "lie" is concentrated in the main characters of the story. In large-scale dialogue, lying is indeed human nature; and the use of the word "videotape" is just because the male protagonist Glenn uses it to relieve his physical needs? In fact, it is not. In my opinion, "videotape" symbolizes "reality" and is not limited to this. Upon careful observation, it is not difficult to find that the content in the videotape is about sex and is true and credible, including dialogue and instinct. Release, no one lied in the process. Therefore, I think "videotape" is actually a medium that divides lies and truth into two realms, a sieve disc that distinguishes reality from the self.
The protagonists in the movie include Ann, Ann’s husband George, Ann’s sister Cindia, and George’s friend Glenn. The affair between my sister-in-law and my brother-in-law is not a new topic at all, and "sexual depression" is also a common phenomenon. So you might classify Ann as a victim to sympathize, or classify Ann and Glenn as a sexual repressor, while George and Cindia do the opposite. But I think it's better to say that it is the difference between people's conflicts and struggles in the tug-of-war between the id and the superego. On the basis of this theory, what I want to analyze mainly includes the following questions:
Why is incest?
The perpetrators of incest are George and Syndia, the result of their cooperation, and there are many factors that contributed to this result. First of all, everyone has a curiosity mentality and an instinctive impulse to pursue stimulating pleasure, which is shared by them. When considering from George's side, what he presented was exactly what a normal man should have. The concept of "sexual sin" has always been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and George is no exception. So what the "superego" told him is that his wife must be dignified and beautiful on the outside and pure and innocent on the inside. He cannot have sex with his wife under the condemnation of sin, and he tried his best to prevent Syndia from sending sex to Ann. Concept, so he would be so angry when he knew that his conservative wife was shooting a video tape. Then, driven by his sexual instinct, he still had to do ugly things with Syndia again and again.
In fact, "extramarital sex" is too commonplace, especially in today's China. Affected by traditional ideas, men will not marry a coquettish and passionate woman home. It seems that that is the representative of infidelity. However, they are also not satisfied with the sexual relationship in the marriage relationship, and they feel that it is not cool and exciting enough. Therefore, they will be intoxicated with the sense of stability brought about by marriage, while looking for flowers and asking willows outside; while insulting those sex workers with vulgarity, while enjoying the physical pleasure and psychological satisfaction; while doing ethical face Engineering, while allowing one's own desires to drift away. This is precisely the deformed product inherited from the development and inheritance of male chauvinism.
And what about Syndia? She seems to have no more reason to be like this with her brother-in-law? No, she has. That stems from her innate mentality of competing with her sister. She did this only to prove that "beautiful and popular in bed is terribly bad", and to prove that "I'm more beautiful", so when she started When Glenn got the answer "different", he came to his senses and decided to end this improper relationship with an unprecedentedly intense XXOO.
Of course, the formation of Syndia's character and behavior is also evidence-based, that is, the description of the influence of birth order and sibling relationship in Adler's theory. Adler found that many people are wondering why the gap between children living together is so big. He pointed out: People often think that children born and raised in the same family will experience exactly the same environment, but in fact this assumption itself is wrong. "In fact, the eldest of the two children is very different from the second. Since he was born, he has to compete with the other child to get the attention of others. Usually the second child will show the spirit of competition, at all times. Let yourself do your best. The second child seems to be trying to surpass his brother/sister. This kind of competitive effort between the two children will affect their later life process. The second child will look for the weakness of the boss, and then through Overcome the boss in this weakness to get the approval of parents and teachers. If one of them is superior in one aspect, then the other will develop other talents to counteract it. The second child usually stands on the opposite side of the boss." Based on these In theory, it is not difficult to explain why Syndia, who grew up in the shadow of Ann's beauty and the second child with a strong sense of competition, grew into such an open and sexy woman. It can also be explained why Syndia took the initiative to approach Glenn, who made Ann so interested and still eager to talk. Of course, Adler's theory also applies to Ann, and I will mention it in the following pages.
Why is sexual depression?
There is no doubt that the targets of sexual repression are Ann and Glenn, and their causes and performance are different. Among them, the cause of Ann is sexual sin, and what constantly strengthens her concept is her status as a wife and the contrasting role of her sister. Ann believes that family is not just about sex, it is about security and a stable life. Therefore, she would deny her thoughts after sensitively guessing everything. Before her husband showed her indifference to her sex, she would reject her for thousands of miles. I think it’s something amazing.” “That’s a shame. When I’m masturbating, I always worry that my dead grandfather will look at me in the sky.” “I don’t want a man, I hate thinking like her, because she The idea of thinking like that" deceives oneself to achieve the purpose of suppressing sexual desire.
Then when these thoughts were not enough to resist the brainstorm caused by the huge self, Ann learned to shift the anxiety. She concentrates on filling her mind with issues such as air crashes and trash, and makes herself not thinking about things she feels ashamed of. In order to comply with her own ethics, she prefers to expose herself to lies, both her own and others.
Adler’s theory mentioned: “However, when the younger brother/sister is born, he will find that his original dominant position is not preserved. He is no longer the only special person. He will easily think that he is the younger brother and sister (new The coming or intruder) took away the love that should have belonged to him". Therefore, Ann should have a sense of crisis or jealousy towards Syndia, which also reflects that Ann uses the projection in the self-defense mechanism to cope with anxiety.
What about Glenn? He has always pursued to be a person who does not lie, but in fact he has always lied to one person, and that is himself. He believes that the breakup between himself and his ex-girlfriend was caused by his love of lying. While seeking forgiveness for a relationship, he hopes to communicate with the world through the use of video to prevent the occurrence of lies. But slowly he discovered that, except in the video tape, reality was still full of lies. Therefore, he combined the release of sex with the viewing (reality) of the videotape to achieve his own reality.
It took him nine years to do this, just to prove to his former girlfriend that he is no longer the one who loves to lie, just to prove that he can match the love that he thinks is perfect. However, he didn't want to admit that life is full of lies, and his ex-girlfriend is just an ordinary one among all living beings, and he has the nature that everyone should have. Glenn's interpretation is a vivid example of being overly obsessed with the "superego" and even deceiving himself. When the truth was revealed bloody by George, he finally couldn't deceive himself anymore.
Why don't you lie anymore?
Everyone lied to maintain a real world that was calm but chaotic on the surface. This world belonged to before Glenn appeared; after Glenn appeared, it brought a storm-like revolution to the world, and lies became absent. Escape from here.
The adultery between George and Syndia stopped before they were revealed, and Ann also decided to break through his own state and situation to pursue a more real life. Glenn finally decided to usher in a new life under the combination of Ann's hard and soft and George's cruel disclosure. . Ann forgave Cindia, it was not her fault, in fact Cindia was the one who lied the least. Ann and Glenn, whose sexual depression is released, come together, the story has a romantic ending, and everything looks good.
In fact, Glenn unconsciously played the identity of a revolutionary. Yu Cindia, what she has only needed over the years is the phrase "different." Yu George, who was very similar to herself before and now completely different intruders made his life trajectory deviated. Yu An, she just Just a little bit of motivation for her to recognize the facts and make changes.
Of course, putting aside these things, the movie itself is very interesting. For example, the American-style light music at the beginning, the bright and charming voice of the hero and heroine, the perfect cut between reality and the video in the whole film, and a comfortable ending.
A lot of things flashed through my mind for a moment and then disappeared in a flash during the narrative process, and that's the only thing that can be recorded. Finally, it is strongly recommended to view this film as a work of art. end.
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