The following is a simple paraphrase of Freud's three nonsense, although Freud is not very good, but for me such a shallow brainless illiterate, applying Freud's theory can roughly understand the film.
The first is the original me, the original me is the old Lai thinking of Xiao An (superficial), the officer thinking of the man and his failed kiss. Personally, I think that Lao Lai's wife, Ms. Ka, has been erased, and that her infidelity and private affair are all about building a success that meets the standards of a happy middle class, and escaping from her shy past life, which she wants to incorporate. Personally, I think that Lao Lai's desire to have Xiao An is largely influenced by Lady Ka, the same blonde hair and blue eyes, and there are also Lady Ka roses in every fantasy. Xiao An is Lao Lai's fresh desire, Lao Lai's perception of beauty, and Lao Lai's initial enthusiasm for love and life (this belongs to my subjective assumption).
Then there is the self, Lao Lai began to work out for Xiao An, gave up his job in pursuit of the essential beauty of life, and asked for marijuana because he couldn't ask for it. The officer, on the other hand, twisted because his own desires could not be satisfied, and then tortured the whole family to achieve a beautiful and perfect family image. Ms. Ka also had herself in middle-class regulatory standards, and slept with real estate tycoons, and had to embrace success.
Finally, there is the superego, when the desires of the original self and the pursuit of the self are about to be reached, he gives up, but reaches a higher level, and Lao Lai realizes the superego. He became a sound and complete man again, and he regained his happiness.
The superego was an idealized target, and both Ms. Ka and the officers picked up guns with the consciousness that society had instilled in them. One is to succeed in the middle class and escape from the past, and one is to kill the original self.
So let's talk about beauty again, because my ability is limited, I really can't find XiaoRui Xiaojian's three selves, so I classify them as beautiful. Xiao Rui likes the beauty of Xiao Jian's body, and Xiao Jian wants Xiao Rui's attention and the feeling that life is derailed and down-to-earth.
Beauty is the existence that runs through the whole film, from Lao Lai's roses to Xiao Rui's video, here, beauty is the life of life. To be alive is not a single gasp, but to have a fresh desire. What will be in the dead bird? I guess it was probably the last instinct to spread its wings, and of course Lao Lai told us that what the dead bird saw was beautiful. Lao Lai began to work like a player in the end, so Xiao Rui saw the beauty.
I like beauty very much, but unfortunately my intelligence is low, my ability is limited, and I can only watch others depict beauty, and then drool. I hate my own vulgar incompetence, and I can only explain myself, no obstacles, I exist for contrast, and the world is more so. The only real existence we can grasp and feel is the beauty captured in an instant, which is the soul and the body singing in resonance.
Finally, with a few words about Xiao An, it was clear that she was not at all at ease. A bohemian blonde or a pretty girl who fears being harassed, she has to choose between two, she is a child but wants to be a woman, she is energetic but not completely alive. Her original self may be safe or be watched into the heart, or maybe she hopes that everyone knows her special, or maybe she hopes that someone knows her ordinariness but still loves her.
It's a good movie and we should live happily ever after.