It will remain a masterpiece for many years to come. Through Zello, we get to know the story behind his wealth, which is the heart of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Life is the Grand Budapest Hotel, and when you wake up from a big dream, I hope it’s not at the end of your life.
This is a special film that stands proudly in its own right. I believe it will remain a masterpiece for many years to come.

It opens with a statue and a girl, without any dialogue. The presence of the statue then leads to a writer, who is depicted in the statue. This writer, who has aged, expresses his thoughts in a serious manner, introducing the sources of inspiration for his writing, which may be personal experiences or stories of others. This writer then overlays the story of his pen, which tells of his experiences in the Grand Budapest Hotel when he was young.

The story features him, but also a strange man he met at the hotel. This strange man, called Zero, who is rich beyond his means, tells the writer about his experiences as a young man. Here the writer’s earlier statement that inspiration is shared by his experiences and those of others is confirmed. At this point, the film’s storytelling context has been overlaid in three layers, the first with the statue and the girl, the second with the writer’s monologue, and the third with the dialogue between the writer and Zerro. It is not enough; Zello’s appearance is only the introduction.

It is through Zello that we learn the story behind his affluence, which is the kernel of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

When Zello was young he used to be a porter at the Grand Hotel, where he met Mr. G.

Mr. G was mysterious and sophisticated. He is a bit like Eliot as portrayed in Maugham’s The Blade, but a bit more endearing. Mr. G runs the Grand Hotel, which is a glorious place in those days, and our Mr. G comes to life. Why do you use that word to describe him? He was inextricably linked to the rich and lonely old women.

It is his choice to live this way and it is not for outsiders to say. But then, one of his old women leaves him a famous painting and the scandal of the world is played out. The old woman’s son (Mr D) uses all his powers to kill Mr G, but Mr G is as resilient as a weed. He has paid the price for this, having been in and out of jail and almost lost his life on a snowy mountain, so he has seen a lot of things. In the end, Mr D lost, not because Mr G was too good, but because he had the help of a little man. This little man was Zello.

Zello was born in a haystack and had a modest income. But this is the man who chose to be born to die with Mr. G several times.

There is always an inexplicable humour when he and Mr. G are together. The two men were like a dog’s paw that couldn’t be broken or torn apart, and they actually managed to make it all the way through, which is probably the power of friendship. At first, Mr. G didn’t see Zello as a friend, he was just his little sidekick. As their contact deepens, they are involved in many events together, including stealing a famous painting that belonged to Mr. G., escaping together, etc. They attach meaning to each other’s lives. It is this meaning that allows them to do what they would otherwise not be able to do.

Thanks to Zello, Mr G escaped from prison, saved his life on top of a snowy mountain and managed to prove his innocence. Zello assisted Mr. G. without asking for a single thing in return, but he got everything.

This girl is intelligent, calm and resourceful, whose hands are not only good at making beautiful cakes, but also able to save the day at crucial moments.

Whether she is helping Zello with the tools for Mr G’s escape from prison or moving a famous painting at the last minute, she shows qualities beyond the ordinary. Her fearlessness is born out of love for Zello and because of what she was born with. It is clear from her that there is a different class of soul, and Agatha’s is truly beautiful. But in the end, her death confirms the impermanence of life and the jealousy of God.

Interestingly, the name the film sets for the character reminds me of the author of Murder on the Orient Express. If Granny sees this film, she will also smile, I think.

Mr. D is willing to kill his own mother and a series of innocent people for his property and he doesn’t see anything wrong with it. This is a man with an extinguished conscience. The assassin he hires, Joe, is just as cold-blooded.

They won’t stop until they get what they want and they won’t stop at anything to get there. Both of these men have sociopathic personalities and nothing good comes of them in the end. But Mr D and Killer Joe would have gotten their way without the perfect coordination of the three aforementioned generals and talents. So, throughout the ages, the mediation of good and evil has not only depended on the difference in power itself, but also on various external intertwined factors. In the film, for example, Mr G’s good character keeps their escape on track. The former is the bright line, the latter the dark one.

What is so valuable about the film is that it not only reveals the light but also the dark. Through the film, one can see the richness of human nature.

There may be many stories behind the objects in our lives, but they have not been uncovered. What we don’t see is not only the objects, but also the people. What makes this film wonderful is the way in which the three people see and understand each other. Although Zello has inherited all of Mr G’s wealth, his simple nature has not changed at all. He knows that experiences are far more precious than visible money.

Mr G left to help, and Agatha faded like a flower, leaving Zello alone in the world. But Zello must not have been alone in his heart, for he had loved. Whether for friendship, or love, he saw others and completed himself.

The whole thing is so cleanly done that while you are still reminiscing, the film is already over, isn’t that like our lives? Life is like a dream, you can choose to be like Mr. G who returns to his own nature after playing with the world, you can also choose to be like Zelig who is a man of love and righteousness to the end, or you can choose to be like Mr. D who is willing to throw away his three views.

Life is like the Grand Budapest Hotel. When you wake up from your dream, I hope you will not be in your deathbed.