When can I be born?

Eliseo 2022-03-22 09:02:01

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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Extended Reading
  • Kailey 2022-03-21 09:02:10

    The death of a civil servant. Looking back at Qiqi's life through flashbacks of himself and others, there are a lot of close-ups of the face, the first third is very penetrating, and the back is just as slow as Shimura Bridge's staggering steps. The scene of swinging in the park is really moving. #CC Repair Blu-ray

  • Omari 2022-03-24 09:02:11

    To live to death can be reborn. It's a pity that this kind of courage enough to change life is not enough for outsiders. Even after watching the movie, we can only get a short-lived touch and continue to live a mediocre life. So how moving is the insight gained after the first half of the introspection, and how ironic the second half is. . . However, because Emperor Kurosawa prefers Rashomon-style insistence, the structural treatment of the second half is still a little deliberate, but it does not prevent this movie from being called great. . One detail: Shimura Joe was determined to build a park in the cafe. When he was walking down the stairs, a woman who had a birthday happened to come up and the audience sang together to wish you a happy birthday. Why isn't this congratulating the new "Mummy"?

Ikiru quotes

  • Toyo: Why did you buy them for me?

    Kanji: Well, yours had holes in them.

    Toyo: Do holes in my stockings make your feet cold?

    Kanji: Don't get me wrong...

    Toyo: I was just kidding. I know you did it out of kindness, but I feel awkward at times like this. That's why I made a bad joke. Forgive me.

  • Toyo: All I do is make these little things.

    [Pulls out a stuffed mechanical bunny]

    Toyo: Just making these is so much fun. I feel like I'm making friends with every baby in Japan. Why don't you try making something too?

    Kanji: What could I possibly make at that office.

    Toyo: Yeah, it's hopeless there. You should quit and go somewhere...

    Kanji: It's too late - - No - It's not too late. It's not hopeless. Even there, there's something I can do. I just have to find the will.