Ordinary kindness, great redemption.

Sherwood 2022-12-22 06:52:34

In the movie, Ovie, who is nearly sixty years old, tried to commit suicide six times because of his frustration in life, three times with a rope hanging from the ceiling, once with a gun placed in the pavilion, once standing on the rails waiting for death to come, and once in a car with exhaust fumes to kill himself. Suffocation, but death did not come. Every time Ove was saved, it was the kindness that appeared around him one after another and the little hope he had for the world in his heart. In between reminiscing about the past again and again, Ove keeps meeting new people who make Ove begin to re-examine himself and begin to define his life journey in a new way. When the film narrates the memories, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and the scenes of each suicide attempt are quiet and empathetic. From meeting the new neighbor Pavina's family to meeting the student of the deceased wife and reconciling with the old friend Nilu, each plot corresponds to , respectively a transformation of Ove. Ove has experienced the funeral of his mother, the death of his father, the loss of his children, and the death of his wife. For him, the word "death" appears repeatedly in his life, and in unsustainable times. When fate confirmed to Ove that the world is full of humanity that ignores rules, laws and morals, Ove chose to degenerate and give up. However, in his most lost moments, there will always be those important people who will come to rescue him again and again. When the house was destroyed and he became homeless, he met the love of his life, Sonia, and when the road was dark and halfway through his life, he met the kindhearted The Pavina family. In fact, after watching Ove's life, has our life not been a coexistence of loneliness and harmony? Ove's life was a failure, he experienced death time and time again, accepted reality time and time again, and finally fell down and chose to die; Ove's life was a success, he was with the world, with the town, with others, and with himself. In the compromise, the meaning and value of life have been found. We cannot deny that Ove is great. But we must pay attention to the true meaning of the word "great". The greatness of a doctor is to save the common people, the greatness of a policeman is to punish evil and eliminate evil, and the greatness of an ordinary person is that he protects others while protecting himself. Human influence is always reciprocal, and the people around him influence Ove, transforming him from a cranky, depraved person to a helpful person who chooses to open his heart. And Ove also influenced the whole town, making them understand the importance of rules. "Don't let the car drive into our sidewalk." This aphorism appears three times in the movie, and it writes the so-called old-fashioned, honest, and stubborn in Ove's character again and again, but it reminds us again and again "Don't let yourself The train of depravity entered our lives." In our lives, there are countless "Oves", most "Oves" may only be killed in a certain suicide, and very few will choose to survive, turn Change, compromise, stubbornness. Perhaps after watching the movie, we will say that the kindness of the people around us is a redemption for Ove, but in fact, Ove's transformation, acceptance, and reconciliation are a great redemption for the whole town and the people in the town. . Because of the limited level of knowledge, we may not be able to penetrate the meaning of life, but we will create personal human value in order to penetrate the meaning of life. For us, this is extremely valuable and unavoidable, because in the process of transformation, the goodwill and morality inspired by human nature subtly affect others.

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A Man Called Ove quotes

  • Ove: One thing is certain. Whatever we do in this life, we will not live past it.

  • Ove: Some people say that fate is the result of our own foolishness.