Office slavery vs. Bohemian life The film contrasts the dual habitat areas:
1 "office slavery",
2 Bohemian life, represented in a grotesque and infinitely insane way.
At the very beginning, we understand that even the “student” of the protagonist has a dream (“office slavery” for him is only a stage on the way to his own publishing house). But the main character, it would seem, has no dream – he has a job and “after-work”. Do you have a dream? Where to start?
Evening boredom sends him to a cafe to read a book. What does an “office worker” read? The book about bohemia and sex is The Tropic of Cancer. What one girl notices, well, it went and went.
What kind of night awaits a hero in the Soho area? The wildest surrealism of the world of artists and insatiable women with oddities, clubs, night cafes, kidnappers of plaster sculptures and vigilantes in search of kidnappers. Do you want that dream? Will “office slavery” be a great relief?
After watching, you wonder: What did Scorsese and the writer want to say? Maybe nothing special. Maybe they just wanted to make a good tragicomedy with thriller elements, a fascinating story.
It worked. When you watch this movie, it seems that there is some deep meaning in all this, just it will become clear towards the end. The whole film gives hints that everything is with everyone, as well as the events are somehow secretly interconnected. It’s like it’s going to end up in the movie “Game.”
But after denouement and reflection, you understand that this is pure madness, which is just really interesting to observe - both conditionally "bohemian", and conditionally "office workers".
Maybe the movie says to you, "Appreciate what you have." Maybe it's "Dream requires diligence." Or maybe he's just laughing at you. Choose.
7 out of 10
Original