The World's End

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2020.03.12Samurai Isao

Growing up only makes it harder

In many movies depicting men who can't grow up, the audience watches as they finally make a breakthrough by "growing up" in the face of various hardships and problems. It will develop.

For example, in `` Magic Mike '' (2012), her hedonistic days as a stripper end with her deciding to wash her feet once and for all. In `` The 40-Year-Old Virgin '' (2005), the main character decides to date his single mother and sells off the action figures he collects as a hobby.

But is it really happiness?

"Magic Mike" preview

In the world of strippers, there are rewards and breakthroughs that come with being a stripper, and there is also a sense of accomplishment after a certain amount of hard work. There should be no difference between dating a single mother and collecting action figures.

In ``Magic Mike,'' it is depicted that she originally worked as a stripper to raise funds to start a business, and the action figures in ``The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' are symbols of ``childishness,'' but eventually In any case, ``growth'' is directly connected to ``happiness'' and ``refreshment.'' Generally speaking, there is nothing better than growth. ``You've grown so much!'' is generally a compliment.

However, Gary in ``The World's End'' has reached middle age, almost 40, and is still vaguely dreaming of the meaningless, unrestrained life that young people aspire to. ``Growth'' is no longer in my sights, and even if my life expectancy increases, my heartache and hardships will only increase proportionately.

Gathering friends together for a pub crawl may have been a kind of ``last supper'' before death. Gary's wrists, which are revealed when he cries to Andy to get him a beer, have hospital tags and bandages covering his wrist cut wounds.

Seeing this, Andy chooses the ``end'' of the ``world'' where Gary, the symbol of his freedom and his idol, has no choice but to suffer. In other words, "World's End".

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