If you lived 140 centuries, what can you remember, do you still have the power to live?

Corine 2022-04-19 09:01:35

"You live a very simple life. As you get older, time passes faster and faster. What does a day, a year, or even a century mean to you? The cycle of life and death?

" Somebody came, knew his name, said a few words, and then he died. Others were like waves, tides come and go. They were like waves of wheat, blowing in the wind."

"Aren't you tired?"

"I get bored all the time. People keep repeating stupid mistakes."

"Hey, so you feel alienated from this race."

"I didn't mean that. But, of course, I think so."

"When you Watching people you know, one after another, each die. Do you feel good?
I feel sorry for my dead friends. Always."

"Then do you feel guilty~ That kind of survivor to the dead Guilt?"

"In a strictly psychological sense? I think I have. Yes. But what can I?"

"Indeed." I

thought the above sentence was the most meaningful. The first half of the film discusses some vague content that is also found in textbooks, and the second half discusses religious issues that atheists have no interest in. The middle part is a profound discussion, how a person who has lived for 140 centuries sees the world and time.

Sadly, the film doesn't get much attention here.

What should the heart of a man who has lived for 140 centuries look like? People will only remember the highs and lows of her life, the peaks and the approximate average of her heart. Even if he lived 140 centuries, how many bright spots in his life could he remember? Let's ask an old man, how much can he remember? If not all life experiences can be remembered in a century, let alone 140 centuries.

More importantly, hope. Or the power of life? Life is limited, so does it make sense to chase? Do you have the motivation to continue your genes because you know that you will grow old, that you will gradually lose it over time, and that you will die?

If you want to change this movie, the details of experience and the power of life are the highlights that need to be highlighted the most.

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Extended Reading
  • Laila 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    He came with a wish to burn his brain, but he could only stare at a man who was blowing a cow for two hours. What's worse is that the logic is clear and reasonable. Writer, come out and let's discuss life.

  • Deon 2022-04-23 07:01:32

    For Chinese people who are not superstitious in any religion, it is difficult for me to understand the exaggerated performance of the characters in the play. Religion shackles people's thoughts. Once this illusion is exposed, believers will inevitably have a mental breakdown. Or Chinese Confucianism is the most humane. The golden mean has never produced so many mental illnesses like Western religions. It is also a low-budget movie with a single scene. This achievement is far worse than "Twelve Angry Men". Far.

The Man from Earth quotes

  • [first lines]

    Dan: Hey buddy, you don't waste time, do you?

  • Dr. Will Gruber: So, you're a caveman?

    John Oldman: Yes, uh... I *was* a cro-magnon, I think.

    Dr. Will Gruber: You don't know if you're a caveman or not?

    John Oldman: [half laughs] No, I'm sure about that.