2376 Here comes the lobster
A woman with short hair was driving a vehicle. The wind and rain were blowing outside the window, and crackling raindrops continued to fall on the window. The outside world was reduced to a blur of desolation and vastness, with only the sound of tires colliding with the gravel road. Amidst the sound of rain, the sound of gourd gourds.
The woman kept looking around, as if she was looking for something, and then...she found it.
The car stopped at the side of the road. The woman opened the car door and walked out. She grabbed it by her thigh and found a pistol in her right hand. She quickly walked around the front of the car and walked to the deserted place next to it in the heavy rain. Wilderness - only a few donkeys are grazing.
“Wow. Wow. Wow.”
The automatic action of the wiper swept away the raindrops on the front window of the car, and the line of sight became clear. Then you can see the woman's footsteps stopped, she raised the pistol, continuously pulled the trigger, and aimed at... a Donkey, then the donkey fell to the ground, only the wipers were still moving left and right..
What's going on? This is？
“lobster！”
The big screen went black, and then the movie title appeared. The audience was full of questions - what does this mean? What kind of beginning is this?？
But this is Yorgos Lanthimos' consistent style, cold and rigid. The coldness of the lens is always filled with a lingering narrowness and depression. It seems impossible to capture the slightest bit of warmth from the lens, just like a label. , which sets the tone for every work of Ouges.
Today, the same is true.
The story begins with a strange situation: a simple and honest otaku, accompanied by two men dressed as hotel waiters, leads a Scottish shepherd dog and a travel bag, and sits on the bus. A white bus that looks a bit like a prison van and a bit like a retro bus..
“He felt that this pair of brown leather shoes was the most suitable choice. There was some pain in his back, but unlike before, it was no longer the unbearable pain..”
“He thought to himself that his wife chose to leave for love, so why did he continue to persist? He didn't cry bitterly about it, nor did he expect that when other people face separation, their first reaction would be to cry. It can't be said that he is full of hope, but at least he is not full of bitterness..”
Amidst the classical strings of the violin, the man's dull and dull face appears in the camera again, slightly restrained and slightly agitated. His seemingly stiff and jerky expression can inadvertently catch a glimmer of light sliding through his eyes. , revealing the inner turmoil, but the lazy and slow movements like a sloth, and the focus of sight that breaks out from time to time, imply that he is in another world..
especially——
“your sex/orientation is？”
“woman.but……”
The back-and-forth questions and answers seemed cold and stiff, and the rules were strictly followed. The Lumiere Hall paused for a moment, and then burst into laughter.：
Although the film was filmed half a year ago, such dialogue fits the hot topics of the past two days at the Cannes Film Festival. Instead, it forms a clever intertext and creates a crazy comedy effect. The audience present is no exception, and the laughter is like opening up the film. Like a can, they burst out collectively.
More importantly, that kind of incredible cold humor slowly flowed out from the big screen, firmly attracting the audience's attention, and then the story followed the appearance of all the people in the hotel, just like a picture scroll. Slowly unfolding, outlining a strange apocalyptic scene.
Is this a utopian... or dystopian future society?.
According to city regulations, all singles must be arrested and taken to a hotel, where they will have forty-five days to find a matching partner; if they fail, they will be converted into a partner of their own choice. animals, exiled to the forest. The sheepdog next to David is his brother.
At the same time, many singles have chosen to escape, and the hotel organizes hunting every day. Hotel residents go hunting with narcotic shotguns. As long as a single person can be arrested, their stay in the hotel can be extended by one day. , which means adding one more day to find a partner..
The entire audience was stunned: the amount of information was a bit overwhelming - so, the donkey that was shot in the opening scene? Is he the partner of the short-haired woman, or is she her enemy?？
Going further, all pets in this future society are family members or relatives? Just like in the real world, every family regards pets as their own family members? Is this a satire of reality or a satire of future society?？
“Lobster." This is the pet chosen by the actor David, "because lobsters can live for more than a hundred years, their blue blood has a noble atmosphere, and they maintain fertility throughout their lives..”
The mystery is revealed, and this is where the movie title comes from.
But Lumiere Hall erupted in laughter again: Renly and the nobles? Are you sure this isn't an intentional prank by the director?？
Ogus sat in his seat and shook his head silently: No, it's not..
“I must congratulate you, the first thing most people think of is dogs.” The hotel manager commented, “That’s why the whole world is full of dogs. Few people choose rare animals, that’s why they are on the verge of extinction. Lobsters is an excellent choice.”
The whole audience couldn't stop laughing - is this definitely a black comedy? Rather than a hilarious comedy? This has just begun, and the scene is already bursting into laughter for the third time.
The first lesson when checking into a hotel is to tie your right hand behind your back with a belt so that only your left hand can be used. This is how the hotel lets people understand：
Compared to being alone, being in pairs is more convenient and comfortable.
Then the whole audience watched Renly, the hereditary nobleman Renly Hall's character David, squeezing toothpaste with one hand, brushing his teeth with one hand, taking off his pants with one hand, rolling around on the bed like a silkworm baby Go and struggle; there is no music or lines throughout the whole process, just like a mime.
The audience couldn't believe their eyes. It was as if they were witnessing a new world. The low laughter came one after another. Renly couldn't help but cast his eyes towards Ogoth. They were not sure what this was. Good thing or bad thing, but it always feels a little weird.
During breakfast, David met two new friends, the lame man and the big-tongued man. With their popular science, the hotel’s rules and regulations revealed their original features bit by bit..
“When my father left my mother for another woman, it was just because she was better at math than my mother. I think, she had a graduate degree and my mother only had a bachelor's degree. I was nineteen years old at the time. My mother had been to this hotel, but it didn't work out Finding a mate and eventually transforming into a wolf, I miss her so much.”
“I later found out that she went to a zoo and I often went to visit her. I fed her raw meat. I know wolves like to eat raw meat, but I didn't know which wolf was the mother, so I would feed each wolf a little. .One day I decided to break into the fence because I really missed her and wanted to hug her.”
“I climbed over and jumped into the fence. The wolves immediately rushed towards me and surrounded me. Only two wolves were motionless, so I concluded that one of them must be my mother. The zoo guards quickly rescued me and sent me away. I went to the hospital and, thank God, I saved my leg, but it was just a little limp. This became my signature feature..”
“My wife died six days ago. She was beautiful and I loved her. She also had a slight limp..”
This is the story of the lame man.
The entire Lumiere Hall fell silent. They couldn't tell whether this was humor or cold-bloodedness. But it was precisely this contradictory feeling that made the audience's thoughts truly enter the story, from absurd laughter to My spine felt ridiculous, and countless thoughts exploded in my mind..
Undoubtedly, Ouges presented the fear and strangeness behind the hotel in a mechanized, cold, stiff, and expressionless way..
Even the dances of joy and laughter were like this. Those dance steps showed a robotic coldness, discussing everything in a tasteless and warm way, including talking about those hunters, "That woman just now is an indifferent person." , she is the best hunter in the hotel, she is the female record holder, hunting one hundred and ninety-two loners.”
Then, all actions are like hunting.
The lame man kept standing at all times, looking for a suitable target to attack; while David waited for a moment and chose to take the initiative, walking towards the gathering place of the three women and extending an invitation to dance, but among the three women, The sparkling tension spread immediately. One second, they were having an intimate conversation, and the next second, they were holding their breath..
David invited a beautiful young woman with a nosebleed.
During the dance, the woman got a nosebleed again. She analyzed the correct way to wash off the blood stains in a calm tone that discussed scientific research. At the same time, her nosebleed was still flowing slowly, and she was watching David like a puppet. .David didn’t know how to respond..
Inviting and being invited, accompanied or unaccompanied, even the movements of singing and dancing are filled with stylized process steps. Then the alarm bell rings and the curtain of the hall slowly opens - this is actually not night, but evening. The gray sky outside the window sheds sparse sunlight.
All the guests left the banquet hall in an orderly manner, then dressed in suits and evening gowns, picked up weapons, and went... to hunt.
The reactions of the audience at the Lumière Hall varied, but what is certain is that no one expected the direction of the development of the matter. The cold feeling that penetrated into the bone marrow continued, because it was too ridiculous and too weird. A lingering sense of joy, but I can’t laugh at all.
“I wish I wasn't lame, I used to be a good runner but now it's impossible. I'm sure I'll be slower than the others." The lame man said to David.
David gave serious advice, "If I were you, I would think of some other means of winning instead of speed..”
“You're right." The lame man agreed..
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