The most interesting part of the whole film is the perspective of the deaf. The excellent soundtrack allows the viewer to simulate and restore the environment of the hearing impaired. I do have a relative with hearing impairment (although I have not yet reached the point of using sign language), so this I have a deep experience.
This film tells a total of two perspectives: one for the disabled and the other for the low-level civilians.
The structure of the film is based on the cause of the male protagonist’s deafness. He asks for help to join the relief club. He sells his own RV musical instrument for hearing aid surgery, meets with his girlfriend again, and finally ends up with the hearing aid alone. In fact, a careful analysis reveals that almost every link is with the male protagonist. His class status is related to the reason why he joined the free relief society because he did not have enough money. The disparity in status can only part ways with his girlfriend. What the male protagonist wants to do is just to return to the status of a "normal person" from the identity of the hearing impaired. Therefore, after the male protagonist sells the RV and asks for the loan from the chairman of the relief club, Lasisan, Lasisan will question him about you. Do you take drugs? (Because Lasisan had lost his wife because of alcoholism)
The core of the difference between the two concepts is that Lasisan believes that there is no difference between the hearing impaired group and normal people (it can be understood that everyone is equal before God, after all, it is a Christian relief society), while Ruben believes that there is (Ruben He was an atheist), and he wanted to return to the group of “normal people” urgently, so Lasisan finally reluctantly refused Ruben’s request for help. In fact, this point was mentioned earlier when Ruben was repairing the house. Lasisan thought that there was no need for repairs, and we don’t need to be "treated" as a pun.
When the male protagonist flew from the United States to the French husband’s house and appeared at the party, the gap between his two identities was exposed in front of his girlfriends, relatives and friends (wearing and hearing aids behind his ears)
As a result, the tragic nature of the male protagonist is even more manifested. Now he can neither integrate into "normal people" nor return to the church to follow their ideas. He has spent all his money and lost the ability to make a living. Amidst the noise of humans and metal, the noisy bells of the church can be heard—the church's intention at this time is very interesting. It is not only the finishing touch of metal bells, but the church also represents the relief society itself.
So in the end, the male protagonist took off his hat and headphones, and voluntarily gave up becoming a "normal person." However, we can imagine that although the male lead’s behavior at the end of the movie is very metallic and has a spirit of resistance, but after the subtitles, he lost his survival skills and the last bit of money, maybe he can only shuttle on the street to receive government relief. .
But who cares about a deaf man without money?
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