What are the advanced symbolic expressions used by Robert Zemeckis in “Flight” for suspense? *Note! Contains spoilers.

The horror of addiction... No! ?

An important element in this film is that Whip is an alcoholic and addicted to cocaine. However, while drinking heavily and doing cocaine, Whip saves a plane from crashing with his miraculous wits and excellent technique, and he also guzzles vodka from a giant plastic bottle while driving his car. But no accidents occur. He doesn't seem to be having trouble with money to buy alcohol or drugs.

In other words, the horrors and negative effects of alcoholism and drug use are not depicted. At best, he would fall asleep like a drunkard.

Even at the final hearing, even though he drank until morning and was extremely drunk, he called a friend who was a drug dealer, snorted some cocaine, and headed out fresh. Regarding cocaine, it is described as having the ``power of turmeric'' to relieve drunkenness.

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Movies about drugs and alcohol usually depict the ``bad side.'' For example, in `` Requiem for a Hidden Figures '' (2000), a child sells his parents' TV to buy drugs, and the arm from which he was injected rots and falls off, all in a horrifying way.

By showing the bad things that come with dependence on alcohol and drugs, they induce the emotion of ``I don't want that to happen.'' However, ``Flight'' hardly depicts how bad drinking alcohol is.

Considering these points, it is clear that ``Flight'' is not an easy-to-understand cautionary tale about the dangers of alcohol/drugs.

So what is the theme of “Flight”?

The devil's temptation... no! ?