Text: Dots
Eason Chan has a song called "Eye Opener", and the lyrics borrow the image of the strange man in the bell tower to describe the crowd who is inferior due to external deficiencies. Longing for love, eager to be accepted by the public.
Among them, there is a lyric that speaks to the hearts of all people with low self-esteem. The lyrics read: "If you like weird people, I'm actually beautiful." ”
In real life, there are too many such "weirdos".
Some are inwardly withdrawn and like to lock themselves up and talk to themselves. Others are reflected in an offbeat and trendy appearance, dressed very differently from those around them.
Today, Diandian brings you two "weird" stories, sad and cruel. They are not very old, they are in their 20s, but they are dying because of the strange eyes of the outside world.
The story is based on real people and real events, which is very heart-wrenching. Looking at it, you may cry uncontrollably.
Title: Death in a Uniqueness.
This uniqueness is first reflected in the poster of the film: the two protagonists wear alternative makeup, the eyeliner is dark and deep, and there are sharp nails on the mouth and nose.
This style of makeup is called "Gothic style". It is a favorite of young people.
The two protagonists, named Sophie and Robert, fell in love at first sight in the bar.
Robert was particularly cute and liked Sophie, but he didn't know how to express it. The whole person is stupid. At the same time, he is very pure. Waited at the bookstore for the first half of the night, just to buy the books that Sophie liked.
The Gothic makeup makes Sophie look fierce, but in reality, she is a very gentle girl. She will cry because of the sad stories in the books, and she will also be soft and coddled with her boyfriend.
Apart from the difference in appearance, Sophie and Robert were no different from those around them.
Passionate about life and looking forward to a better future.
One day, tragedy struck.
The hospital received an emergency call, and on the other end of the phone were the dying Sophie and Robert.
Not long ago, they suffered a tragic attack. The injuries at the scene were particularly tragic, and it is not too much to say that the flesh and blood are blurred. The paramedics couldn't even tell which was a boy and which was a girl.
The reason for the attack was particularly ironic. Not because Sophie and Robert got into an argument with someone else, or because they did something wrong. The reason why the perpetrators are violent is because: their makeup is too strange, unlike us...
On Douban, "Death Unique" scored 7.9, and most viewers gave 4-star praise.
The story is simple, mainly revolving around the love story of Sophie Robert and the tragic encounters that followed. The contrast between the front and back is huge, tearing the good life to the audience. This leads to heavy reflection.
In the story, Sophie and Robert live forever under the strange eyes of others: the townspeople, without exception, satirize them as non-mainstream. As long as someone talks to them, it must be a pervert, a freak or something.
Sophie asked herself more than once, "Are we wrong?", but each time, she didn't get the answer she wanted.
The director is very good at storytelling: using parallel montage techniques to create a sense of suspense and tearing in simple stories.
The cruel scene on the night of the crime, the process of the police investigation visit, and the happy love between Sophie Robert and Robert appeared in front of the audience in turn. The narrative structure is very mature, and the drama is also much strengthened.
The most impressive episode occurs when the perpetrators are difficult to punish.
The police helplessly said: the scene lacks surveillance evidence, and the victim is too traumatized to remember what happened that night.
Sophie lost her life because of such inexplicable violence, but the perpetrators may not be punished. What's even more helpless is that in real life, similar things happen every day...
You can pay a little attention to the length of the film: in the last 10 minutes, the director begins to reveal who the perpetrator is.
Before that, he used a lot of blurry shots to interfere with the audience's vision, and the sense of suspense was very good.
The murderer was given the punishment he deserved, but Sophie would never smile at life.
This realization makes the dot feel infinitely heavy. She didn't do anything wrong, just liked to dress differently, just chose a different lifestyle from others, and didn't bother anyone.
In the end, she lost her life because of the frivolous thing that "she is different from us.". Die in uniqueness, die in prejudice.
The reason why the director filmed this story is to warn the audience: alternatives should not die, even non-mainstream has its right to exist. Everyone can choose their preferred lifestyle.
What is really different should be the difference between a pure soul and a dirty soul. Those who should die are never people who are full of expectations for life.
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