you keep yourself shut away in an alien world

Nick 2022-04-20 09:02:50

The name of the male protagonist in the movie is Dominic, which means that the lord and owner of the land belongs to God. The ideas of the Dominican sect in the history of theology are very important, and together with the Franciscan sect, they constituted the mainstream of medieval theology. The heroine's name is Veronica, which is also the name of the double body in "Two Flowers", which means the face of Jesus, the fabric with the face of Jesus, which is extended to the real face.
The film is a good reflection of the author's philosophical purpose and taste. There is a plot, when the Nazi doctor confronted Dominic, he thought he represented the music, poetry and classical philosophy in Western civilization. The most important thing is science, science is supreme, and he forced Dominic to obey his own scientific research; and Dominic only said It is said that prehistoric humans were allergic to science, and controlled the Nazi doctor's gun with a mysterious mind force, forcing him to commit suicide.
The author seems to want to show that science is linked with the Nazis = factual dictatorship + political dictatorship, which breeds terrorism. Dominica undoubtedly represents multiculturalism and subculture discourse power that is not accepted by the mainstream. There are also many Chinese characters in the film, including Dan, Zhuangzi, Zhou, and the intention of Zhuang Zhou Mengdie. The whole film has an air of brokenness and melancholy that hangs over it. If you are not a scientist, it is recommended to take a look. But you need to be discriminating when looking at it.
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  • Micheal 2022-03-30 09:01:11

    After being returned to youth by thunderbolt, he became psychic and continued his unfinished business. But wasn't the protagonist ready to commit suicide and gave up? Totally contradicting itself. This movie is the screenwriter's subjective impulse beyond all logic and objectivity, like a child's dream of depicting himself. It's ridiculous and ridiculous to go back to youth and use channeling to complete academic research! Don't expect life to come all over again, and don't do research with flukes!

  • Madeline 2022-04-23 07:05:36

    It's a bit messed up in the back

Youth Without Youth quotes

  • Dominic: I love you. I've always loved you.

  • Dominic: [records his voice] Geneva, 1941, May the 7th. Dominic Matei. Dictation. The documents in the Geneva safety deposit box summarize my life, which was profoundly changed in the spring of 1938 in front of the Gara de Nord railroad station in Bucharest. My first experiences were described and analyzed by Prof. Roman Stanciulescu, in reports which were confiscated by the Nazis.

    [now watching a cinema newsreel of 22nd June, 1941. V.O. continues]

    Dominic: The war rages around me. I'm a fugitive in neutral Switzerland, encircled by the Axis powers. My Romanian homeland has made a pact with the devil - Adolf Hitler - and may soon be under siege... I've lost contact with my dear friend Prof. Stanciulescu, which could mean that he's been killed... I live in fear, dreading what awaits in the alleyways, eluding capture by my wits, moving from hotel to rooming house, always working on my book.

    Dominic: [V.O. continues. Dominic forges his documents] November the 30th, 1941. Zurich. Dominic Matei. I have explained in Portfolio B how I instinctively found the talent to preserve myself. Living like a secret agent, I discovered abilities to forge documents, change addresses and prepare disguises...

    [visits a bank]

    Dominic: Shortly before he disappeared, Prof. Stanciulescu arranged a bank account for me. In Geneva. Under the name of William Patterson. Now, without him, his funds will be depleted... and I will have to find other means.

    Dominic: [V.O. continues. Dominic reads newspapers in a café] February the 20th, 1942. Bern. I must face the undeniable and chilling truth... that I am a mutant. Like a character in a science fiction novel. I am a strange Superman of the future. I have access to knowledge unavailable to mankind. Powers, I don't fully understand.

    [visits a library]

    Dominic: Despite this, I try to behave as an ordinary intellectual. Working to complete my book, documenting the origin of language and human consciousness. I began to realize that with any text I have before me, if I wanted to know the content, I simply... knew it.

    Dominic: [V.O. continues. Dominic plays roulette in a casino] Lake Campione, October the 23rd, 1942. I found I could augment my income. Winning just enough not to arouse suspicion. Nothing is as it seems. I am the proof of that... I trust... no one.