One morning I went to the breakfast shop for breakfast, and I saw three deaf and mute people in the line to communicate with the shopkeeper. Suddenly envious, imagining how quiet their world should be! You don't have to talk, listen, or even pay attention to this noisy world. After thinking about it later, let it go, because my ears are still greedy for the soft wind in spring, the crisp crackling sound of the sun shining on the wood; the sound of summer showers, and the insects that can roar wildly all summer... even if That's right, after all language is blocked, those can be the sounds that the ears care about. Human language is maddeningly empty and boring. Communication between people often starts with a strong sense of need and ends with layers of mutual misunderstanding.
Elisabeth did not speak, and she successfully blended into her alter ego (Alma). In this shelter, I talk to myself, communicate with my soul, collide, pity each other, and even kill each other, and then reach a reconciliation... There is nothing better than this. Shut up and don't say a word to this messy world. Don't worry! No one will listen to it, and no one will understand it, but the mask of understanding is a real misunderstanding. Then, it is better to restrain the heart that is used to being open, let the mask completely shut up, and let the world shut up. Then listen carefully to your own voice.
The excellent composition of the whole film makes people fall into a deep depression, like a dream, but it is very real. In fact, Bergman does not need to speak, not even lines. Those who understand will naturally understand, and those who don't understand should be treated as a dream.
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