the dark side of reality

Tanya 2022-11-30 11:25:03

The film presents an interesting idea.

What would happen if people were trapped in a circular space with an adequate food supply?

Some are strict with themselves and insist on exercising.

Some paint on the wall to express their emotions.

Some have developed their own religious rituals.

Some drink heavily every day.

Some have a nervous breakdown and say nothing for 20 years.

Metaphors such as a hamster's running wheel and a toy train on a circular track appear in the film.

What would happen if man was trapped in a toy designed by God or some higher life?

The mechanism of this loop is still a bit puzzling.

Its purpose, it seems, is to maintain emotional/emotional balance.

The space where these people are trapped is on the backside of reality.

They all encountered the death of a loved one.

In addition to close relatives, there is also a culprit.

When this culprit made a mistake, it seemed that he was being controlled by some force. Although he felt strange, he did not suspect that other forces were at work.

They'll be stuck here, seems like the punishment for this mistake.

In 35 years, it was a long ordeal to finally remember. Only when I know my true identity will I remember that I have been trapped in a similar space for 35 years.

For the first 35 years, he will have a chance to escape.

The price is to go to another loop space and be the culprit. He will forget who he really is and become someone else. It ends up killing someone's next of kin and trapping him there for 35 years.

The only way to break this fate is to pass up this opportunity, that is, not to take the elevator / not to take the police car...

But that means he will lose all hope.

I stay in the circular space until I die.

After everyone in the film knew about this mechanism, no one made such a sacrifice.

Maybe no one will.

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The Incident quotes

  • Roberto: We're lost on an infinite road that runs both ways... but not to the sides.