If you talk about the source of lies, is it people's pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty? Or is it a moral shackle? Or maybe it's just so-called hypocrisy? At the end of the day, no matter what you do, you always want to be bright, or at least have a bright reason to support it. Excuses and lies are to maintain this layer of light and not be ashamed of this civilized world.
In fact, it should be heavy, but the more it gets to the end, the more ridiculous it becomes. In the description of the robber, how righteous he is, maybe he will also call himself a first-class robber, maybe he can be said to be brave and good at fighting? As for the wife, she is so weak and helpless, she is exhausted physically and mentally from being bullied, but who said that poor people must have something to hate? Perhaps the self in the samurai's mouth is full of the spirit of Bushido, and he will never steal his life when he should die, and never commit suicide when he should live? Although there are three versions, they are always full of praise. However, the real, not stubborn woman, the samurai who is greedy for life and fear of death, the chaotic duel, and seeing the crawling and rolling on the ground, only feel false and sad.
If it ends here, maybe my heart will sink to the bottom, but fortunately, maybe Kurosawa himself has not completely despaired of human nature. Babies always symbolize new life and beauty. After rain, the sky may not be a rainbow, but it will always bring a freshness to the world.
Perhaps, it is time to tell yourself that you should never be too extreme. No matter to yourself or to others, what you hear is false, and what you see may not be true, but there is no need to worry about what is credible. If you give up hope and stubbornness, you may become the protagonist of the next Rashomon. Continue to maintain confidence in human beings, in order to see more hope, at least always remind yourself not to become the laughing stock of the next lie.
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