Recently, there have been continuous exposure of suicides.
Not long after the cliff jumping incident at Tianmen Mountain, it has passed.
A few days ago, it was exposed that a forest farm took poison en masse.
The deceased were all young.
What happened to make them so determined to give up their lives?
Netizens have different opinions on this.
In a report on the cliff jumping incident in Tianmen Mountain, Sanlian Life Weekly pointed out -
The tribulations of poverty and the constant changes that come with it may be their common denominator.
For those at the bottom, poverty becomes a curse they cannot escape.
The cruelty of life makes them lose hope, and death becomes a relief.
Coincidentally, a new film was recently launched.
The protagonist is also a low-level person in a difficult situation.
The difference is when life's last hope is dashed.
He chose a more ruthless way of dealing with it, and started a game that belongs to him alone-
World War III
World War III
The film was shortlisted for the Horizon Unit of the 2022 Venice International Film Festival and finally won two awards: Best Film and Best Actor.
Later, he won the Grand Jury Prize in the main competition section of the Tokyo International Film Festival and represented Iran in the Oscar International Film.
It is not just an Iranian story.
It is oppression and revenge that can occur in every corner of the earth.
Shakib, a very typical "bottom person".
His wife and children were killed in the earthquake and his life was ruined.
It is impossible to return to the hometown, not even near the tombstones of his wife and children.
In the eyes of his fellow villagers, the reason why he did not die in the earthquake was because he left his family behind and fled.
Homeless Shakib lives in a friend's shop.
Corridors, tin walls that are only windproof, not even a decent bed...
This is his "home".
Shakib has no stable source of income.
I can only stand on the side of the road every day, waiting for the truck to recruit workers.
By chance, he was recruited into the film crew and became a worker responsible for moving sets.
On the first day of work, he noticed a setting on the set, the Red House.
In the eyes of others, this is just a prop.
But for Shakib, it was his dream home.
Seeing his work come to an end, Shakib was reluctant to leave.
He knew that the film had not yet started shooting, and the crew would definitely need other workers.
So he asked the producer if he could give him a new job.
It doesn't matter if you work hard, you can make money.
The producer answered on the spot.
Let him help in the kitchen during the day and stand guard on the set at night.
The film tells the story of World War II, Hitler's murder of Jews.
In order to save costs, the crew often asked workers like Shakib to play Jews.
The workers didn't know what the film was making, and often laughed at the shooting as fake.
Shakib could not have imagined that he would become part of this falsehood in the future.
At this moment, the actor who played Hitler had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital.
Filming was aborted, and the crew that lost its starring role fell into chaos.
In order to solve the urgent need, the director can only find suitable actors in group performances.
Shakib was taken in by the director at a glance, and the fitting was also very successful.
The only problem is that Shakib is a solid illiterate.
Who exactly Hitler was, he simply did not know.
Not to mention understanding and playing the role well.
Shakib's stiff and comical way of performing.
Ten whole pieces were filmed, but they could not meet the requirements of the crew.
The director couldn't bear it anymore and personally went down to teach.
It doesn't matter if you don't know about Hitler, imagine what would happen to you if someone cut your wife and children to pieces?
Shakib immediately entered the state and was no longer soft.
Four shots in a row, cleanly.
The performance was successful, and the starring position was stable.
Since then, Shakib's treatment has improved significantly.
No more manual work, you can live in the red house of your dreams.
The staff will no longer call him around, but there is more respect between the words.
This is the most perfect life that Shakib envisioned.
Once people have happiness, they always want to be able to share.
Shakib is no exception.
The object of his happiness is a deaf girl named Laden.
Whether he becomes an actor or lives in a red house, he has to share it with each other through video.
Laden is the only bit of sweetness in his bitter life.
In fact, Laden was a prostitute.
With her physical disability and unhappiness, she is forced to commit herself to an abandoned warehouse for men to play with.
After Shakib lost his wife and children, he often lingered in Fireworks Alley.
The two met at this moment.
With Laden's company, Shakib gradually came out of the haze.
Knowing that Shakib's life had improved, Ladin began to seek help.
The old bustard drugged her with a syringe so that she ignored the pain and was able to work like a dog.
After escaping the sea of suffering, she hopes that Shakib will let her live on the set and help her escape.
Shakib, who believes that his standard of living has improved, has developed a sense of prosperity.
One does not do two endlessly, directly connecting Ladin to the set.
However, this is not a good policy and there are great risks.
First, Shakib work taboos.
The producer kept Shakib largely because he was alone.
This ensures that he is free from outside interference and can devote himself to his work.
The contract also clearly stated that he could not invite guests over.
Once Laden is discovered, all his efforts could be in vain.
Second, Laden's identity dilemma.
Laden's escape carries the risk of being caught at all times.
As her regular visitor, Shakib is easily the object of suspicion.
If caught, you may even have to take your life.
As a last resort, Shakib hid Laden in the floor of the Red House to survive.
Unexpectedly, it was still the East Window incident.
When he assisted Ladin in escaping, he was captured by the old bustard.
After a punch and kick, the bustard began blackmailing Shakib.
The time limit is three days, as long as you pay 100 million toman (about 16262 yuan).
Not only does he not pursue the "crime" of stealing, but he can also give Ladin to him.
Determined to die, Shakib began to raise money.
On the grounds that his mother was ill, he tried to win the sympathy of the film side and paid the labor fee in advance.
However, the producer did not buy it, and even doubted whether he was in debt.
After all, when he joined the company, Shakib said he had no relatives.
Seeing that this trick did not work, Shakib made a ruthless move——
If you don't give money, then he will strike.
He clearly knew that the role of Hitler was the key to the film's continued filming.
This is a naked threat.
In desperation, the producer asked Shakib to sign the deed of sale and pay him 20 million first.
Shakib, who got the money, was ecstatic.
As night falls, take Ladin with you to sit in front of the campfire and start imagining your future life.
Living in a home like a red house, accompanied by four well-behaved children.
On their cheeks plated with gold by the campfire, the two showed a rare smile.
However, the heavens never seemed to be willing to pity this group of people at the bottom.
When Shakib paid a ransom, tragedy struck.
Because the plot of the movie required it, the crew blew up the Red House.
That is, the Red House where Ladin hid.
Contrasting with the firelight is Shakib's dim heart.
He lost the only light in his life.
Everyone must have noticed the peculiar title of the movie: "World War III".
What exactly does this refer to?
- The moment when Shakib really became "Hitler".
Laden's death once made him want to give up his life.
While there was no one in the dressing room, he cut his wrist with scissors.
The producer denounced Shakib for "not being responsible" -
Suicide may not be much to you
But people lose their minds when they see blood
However, upon learning that there were people in the bombed house, the producers completely collapsed.
He didn't care about the identity of the deceased and didn't even ask why.
Just blindly cursing Shakib with the most vicious words.
He must not let this matter be made public.
As long as this matter is exposed, his life with unlimited scenery will be completely ruined.
The producers imprisoned Shakib in the hotel.
Taking advantage of the dark night and high wind, he sent excavators to clear the ruins.
And bought the old bustard, saying that Ladin had returned home.
They cleaned up all the evidence of the crime, and the truth was covered up in a rainstorm.
To live is to see people, and to die is to see corpses.
Despite Shakib's madness, he could not prove Laden's existence.
If someone was inside, why didn't he say at the time of the fire?
Coupled with his previous suicide, the situation was completely unfavorable to him.
The opinion of everyone, as the director said -
Mr. Shakib, you ruined the film
You first wanted to kill yourself with scissors
Since then, the crew has been on the brink of danger
Everyone is disgusted because of you
Now you're lying and accusing indiscriminately, aren't you?
Shakib's class status meant the loss of discourse.
Even if the "real culprit" is found, the truth does not matter.
Class determines destiny, and the one who is in power is heaven.
This is the reality of the crew.
It's the naked truth.
Desperate, Shakib knows that he cannot fight power head-on.
He accepted the arrangement and continued filming.
However, this is only a façade of apparent calm.
Soon after, something terrible happened.
The crew suddenly fell to the ground one by one during the meal.
It turned out that it was Shakib who poisoned the crew's meals.
No one expected that this would become the last supper of the crew.
At this moment, Shakib incarnated as the real Hitler.
Under the exquisite structure of the film, a series of uncontrolled chain reactions eventually caused a catastrophe.
One might say that if Laden hadn't died, perhaps the final catastrophe wouldn't have happened.
Is this really the case?
Director Haman Sayedi once talked about the original intention of his creation in an interview -
"World War III" not only portrays an Iranian story, it reveals the hidden risk factors of the entire human race, and the whole film has a more simple reflective meaning.
There is a very cleverly designed place in the film, Hitler's costume.
The former actor had a heart attack and his life hung in the balance.
The first thing the crew remembered was to take off the actors' clothes.
Because he fainted and stained his clothes.
After Shakib played Hitler, the staff also asked him more than once not to stain his clothes.
Everyone in the crew doesn't really respect each other.
The implicit risk factors that trigger "war" are indifference and hatred among human beings.
In the cliff jumping incident in Tianmen Mountain, is the commonality of the four deceased really only poverty?
Not quite.
Like Shakib, they are a neglected class.
Silence and self-isolation are the stereotypes that most people have of them.
Even if they haven't heard from them for three or four years, no one cares about their situation.
Every time a similar incident occurs, there will always be some netizens who say that the world is so beautiful, how can they be willing to die.
But for those struggling to feed themselves, the beauty of the world has long been irrelevant.
The inability to perceive the value of oneself and the meaning of life is the most terrifying.
Driven into a desperate situation, they have only two options.
Either self-destruct or destroy others.
It is not until the last second of the movie that the audience can really understand the quote at the beginning of the movie -
History does not repeat itself, but it is always strikingly similar.
So, what exactly is similar?
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