A Biography of WestRidge, a 1983 pseudo-documentary directed and self-directed by Woody Allen.

It chronicles the life of a fictional character in the form of a black-and-white documentary.

The film also has a translated name called Chameleon. The protagonist, Zelig, has a special ability like a chameleon, able to change himself according to the surrounding character environment, he can be a newcomer to the Yankees, a black musician, or a Chinese in Chinatown, native language, race, and even appearance, posture... It seems that anything can be changed except gender. People chased him wildly, inviting him around the world to perform his own stunts, composing movies and music on his subjects, making dolls and much more. After years of research, it was found that he had no specific functions, he was just a psychopath. "If you're mentally ill, you're going to be able to do anything."

The ending of the story doesn't really matter, maybe you can all guess it. Woody Allen's films, not too heavy. What makes me think it's worth recommending is one of these conversations:

Doctor: Why do you want to become like the people around you?

Xili: ... Because it's safe. Become like everyone else and be safe.

Doctor: Safe? Do you want to be safe?

Xi Li: I want to be liked by other people.

In fact, we are all Xili, and we all feel that if we become like everyone else and do what everyone else does, we will be accepted and we will be safe. So during the World Cup, there will be so many late-night fans in the circle of friends; "Ordinary Road" was released, only to find that everyone had loved Park Shu for so many years. Inexplicably, I remembered "Pompous":

You're being pompous

Exaggeration is only because I am afraid

Do you get attention if you look like wood and stone?

Just afraid of being forgotten.

Finally, I would like to recommend this movie the most, not that I think it is the best film in history, but just finished watching it today. The film can not find resources on domestic websites, there is no Chinese subtitles, the pseudo-documentary form may cause visual discomfort, and the black and white film is slightly dull... If none of this stops you, come and ask me for resources

Saul Bellow: "Although he longs for love, desires to be loved, there is something else in him, and that is the desire to be lost among the masses, to obscurity, and fascism gives him the opportunity to blur his identity by joining a great movement." ”

Saul Bellow: "It is very absurd that what motivated him to do this was his ability to transform, and thus his illness became the source of his self-salvation, and it was his confusion that made him a hero." ”

Irving Howe: "It's really ridiculous, there was a time when he was loved, then he was ostracized, and then he was hailed as a hero because of the amazing performance of the airplane, and the United States was like this in the twenties. I don't think so. “