God created the light on day one, but we never see it in the film. The film also hints at the departure of God from the very beginning. Nietzsche shouted that God was dead more than 100 years ago. At that time, we thought it was a great declaration for mankind to bid farewell to the age of theocracy and enter modern rational civilization. But obviously, the facts tell us that is not the case. Beliefs collapsed, material desires flowed, and people became more and more careless and wanton. The director also saw this and showed the seven deadly sins in the film. The film is not a simple police and gangster film, Doe does not represent sin, and Mills is not the embodiment of justice. Everyone is guilty and everyone deserves punishment. Seven sins: "gluttony", "greed", "laziness", "lust", "jealousy", "pride", and "anger". Those who die, whether it is a fat man who eats evil, or a greedy lawyer, also Or others, have been lost in this materialistic era. There was an article saying that New Line wanted to change the ending we're seeing now, but Brad Pitt insisted he wouldn't act if he changed it. I think if Mills didn't shoot in the end, then that means, humans can control their own reason. Such an ending is not what David Lynch wanted, nor is it in line with human nature, and this film has become a mediocre police and gangster film. It was that shot that made all those who committed the seven sins reap the consequences, but Tracy became the victim.
Many people watch this film, only to see the suspense and the superb skills of the police detective in solving the mystery. However, this is not a movie like Silence of the Lambs, or a puzzle of human bones. If you don't see the criticism and reflection on this society in it, it's the same as buying a gift for a pearl. Present the world to the audience with dramatic exaggeration. Everyone can think about it, isn't it the same in China? Since the reform and opening up, money has become our only belief, unscrupulous, regardless of the means. No ideals, beliefs, principles, consciences are as good as money, the reality of enjoyment. When we used to think that there are gods three feet above our heads, now we are clamoring that money can make a grinder push a ghost.
When human beings began to bid farewell to theocracy and move towards modernity, they thought that they could really dominate themselves. But now we find that we are actually a long way from that step.
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