About 【Cold Souls】

Davonte 2022-01-21 08:01:55

There is no absolute conclusion about what the soul is and whether it really exists, but it is often mentioned by people. It is like a pillar of the soul, like the only light in the night that can point the direction and ignite the hope.
[COLD SOULS] [Frozen Soul] In this film, the abstract soul is concretized and materialized. As a kind of substance that really exists in the mind, the soul is like other organs in the body, which can be removed and preserved, and there is even a black market for soul trading. The director led people into a magical world with such unique creativity, and began to explore the very mysterious, profound and sensitive word "soul".
The protagonist of the story is an ordinary drama actor, living an ordinary life. Because of the role of a cup character, he fell into a slight unprovoked depression. When he felt sorry for himself, he tried to withdraw his soul and only kept 5% in his head. After that, he became extraordinarily sluggish, speaking and doing things seemed to lose the ability to think, regardless of the feelings of the people around him, lost interest in life, even his wife's requirements could not be met, and his career performance was also disappointing. In this way, the image of the walking dead is portrayed on a human body that has lost the physical soul, which interprets the director's understanding of the soul. Perhaps the soul is the source of control of the human spirit, an internal and irreplaceable independent consciousness.
The second protagonist of the story is the soul transporter who carries the souls of others for international reselling. Her expression has always been dull and numb like a machine. It should be said that she herself is simply a machine for transporting souls. Because of carrying the souls of others many times, there are many soul fragments left in the brain that continue to grow, so that she may completely lose herself and cannot get her own soul back. But such a machine helped the male host find her own soul. Maybe because she said, she saw the male host’s soul and felt very good, so she helped him, relying on the remaining soul fragments. Of those kind humanity.
At first the male protagonist did not dare to face his own soul. At that time, his life was confused and chaotic. When he realized how important his soul was to him and tried to get it back into his body, he was forced to face it. With his soul, he saw the pure white, the pregnant mother and the newborn baby, the baby lying in the mother's arms, the mother gently stroking the baby...what a simple and sacred picture. He was in tears, and he found that his soul was not as sad and melancholy as he thought, but as pure and beautiful...
In real life, there is no soul that can be stored separately like in the movie. However, there are many people, like the male protagonist who has lost the soul, who thinks nothing and lives like a walking dead. I think to lose my soul is to lose myself, to be lost in the path of life, and at a loss as to what to do. In the face of such confusion, some people indulge, some escape, some suffer alone, and some persist resolutely. If you want to find your soul, if you want to see where you are going, if you want to understand the meaning of life, then stop complaining about yourself. . Think about what you want, and then do it. Even if every "new day" is just "day after day", as long as you keep the most beautiful scenery deep in your soul, the future will be enough.

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  • Kayli 2022-04-22 07:01:49

    "What's my soul doing in St. Petersberg?" That's the most hilarious line I've ever heard.

  • Maeve 2022-03-17 09:01:08

    It can be seen that the intention of making the film. It's a pity that the subject of this building's absurdity, no matter how deeply we discuss it, I think it's all nonsense! It can only be said that this is a novel subject, but the storyteller has lost his way.

Cold Souls quotes

  • Giamatti - Paul: [Reading from yellow pages] Mini Storage, Pet Storage, Private Storage, Self Storage... Soul Storage.

  • Dr. Flintstein: Now, your soul will be be stored here, or, if you'd rather avoid sales tax, it can be shipped to our New Jersey warehouse.

    Giamatti - Paul: Un, no. God, no. I don't want my soul shipped to New Jersey. No.

    Dr. Flintstein: I understand.