Alive, dead inside.

Rahul 2022-04-21 09:02:50

The desire to gain and the fear of losing, the two major weaknesses of human nature, constitute the entanglement of the protagonist's heart, and the contradiction unfolds accordingly. The ending is unclear, but from the reader, you can still see what choices the young people made back then. If you let go of the old man, even if you don't lose your honor, you will cherish the future life very much, and your spirit will be sublimated. As for the cynicism of the reader, one can imagine that the original choice must have been cruel, which affected the protagonist's worldview, and has since degenerated.
The "sorry" I said to my wife at the end was not a shame for the dishonesty before, but a confession to the killer later.
Although the honor has been stolen, the heart is dead.

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  • Bryana 2022-03-30 09:01:05

    #Watching Notes# 1267 So, when you are alone late at night, can you sleep well? I don’t know what happens to Chinese people who are blindly pursuing success. The story is ingenious, but it's not bad for the four handsome guys, old, middle and young, to get together.

  • Herbert 2022-03-30 09:01:05

    The story is fascinating, but unfortunately it didn't produce the desired effect.

The Words quotes

  • The Old Man: We all make our choices in life, the hard thing to do is live with them.

  • Mr. Jansen: Another part of being a man, no matter how painful it might be, is accepting your own limitations.