I've seen this movie before, it's one of Kurosawa Akira's unremarkable movies, but it's also a great one. Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yume, Ran, Shadow Samurai, August Rhapsody... Every time I watch his films, it always gives me the urge to say something. At that time, there was no further thought or record, and over time those words also dissipated in time.
The film is very simple, easy to understand, and very smooth to watch. I like the time when the old man and the girl get along, and it is the girl's inspiration that makes this old man who is afraid of death start the road of rebirth. When the old man was inspired and decided to do something for the world, he walked down the stairs, just as a group of young people sang Happy Birthday, as if celebrating his new life.
Let's imagine what we would do when we, like the protagonists of the story, had only the second half of our lives left. There is no doubt that it must have been grief at first, or clinging to family members, or pinning their hopes on the company and compassion of others, or buying alcohol and desire with today's money. He tried one by one, and the answer is obvious, none of these can bring salvation, because people are lonely, and people always have to endure the desperate situation of excruciating pain.
When I judge a person is lonely, it is not so pessimistic, but to assume a premise that if a person lives with self-centeredness, then he is lonely. Then, put aside the premise of self-centeredness, do something and be happy with the happiness of others, then he will experience the happiness of others, this happiness will show an exponential growth, and the world will be much less lonely and desperate. . It's such a simple idea, no need to explain more.
But nowadays, who still regards giving as their life choice? They pursue their own short-term happiness more, but they don't know that this kind of happiness is lonely, self-inflicted, internal friction, will dissipate, and has no vitality. The true joy of life is giving, creating, passing, and giving. Some people are alive and he is dead, some people are dead and he is still alive. Being alive does not mean the existence of the body, the biochemical and physiological reactions of the body, or the functioning of a humanoid machine. To live should be soaked with love, leaving something meaningful that will keep you alive in another way.
If you only regard yourself as an emotional and physiological container, and constantly optimize your emotional experience and physical comfort, do you have to admit that your life is such an unsolvable tragedy? Once physical death comes, the container rots, It's as if you never existed. And if you realize that people can survive in another way, then you may live a lot longer than your biological life.
Some people stay awake briefly, some never stay awake in their entire lives, and some can stay awake after being awake.
I hope my sobriety remains. It's not a short-lived vow after drinking, but a sobriety that really takes root in the heart, and occasionally gets lost, but sobriety must be the main theme. Love as much as you can, and break free from the shackles of the flesh for eternity.
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