Wild strawberries: the secret of life and death

Lambert 2022-09-07 23:46:24

Talking about death is not a very pleasant thing for most people, no matter what era or country, but as we grow up and get older, this nightmare will become more and more inseparable and haunt us and tell us about the limitations of life. sex. Death's powerful, suffocating judgment and denial of life are scary and even hopeless. In "Wild Strawberry", the fear of death also annoys the dying old man. However, it is not only the unknown future that annoys us, but also the irreversible past. It may be this irreversibility that makes death seem more severe . The whole play takes place in a moving car, interspersed with the old man's memories and nightmares---------It seems that a demon is laughing hideously: "Look at your ridiculous life!"In the story In the first dream at the beginning, Isaac saw the man who was trying to pull him into the coffin—no, the corpse in the coffin was Isaac himself! Isaac's first love is a tragedy of ego. The first story about Isaac told in the play is the story of Isaac's love, in which Isaac does not appear. However, we can see those predictable futures from this shot--Isaac's love affair is a failure, after being kissed, Sarah with a complicated mentality (note that his My cousin doesn't hate the guy who kissed her, and even has some affection in it) crying: "He (Isaac) is so high, I don't feel worthy of him" "But sometimes, I feel that I am more mature than him, although We're the same age, but I think he's like a kid, and Sigfried (The Kisser) is more rough and exciting." "Poor little Isaac, so unfair" We actually see it obviously , Sarah has only real feelings for Sigfried, she respects Isaac, but does not love him---------Respect and love are two feelings that cannot exist at the same time in many cases . Siegfried's worthlessness, Siegfried's arrogance and daring, Siegfried's strong kiss - these all make Sarah feel more deeply as a person, of course, Sarah Not without shame, but the problem with this relationship is that Isaac has played an indifferent image all his life that makes others inaccessible, and Sara's love for him is nowhere to be found. When we met for the second time (in a dream), Sarah was no longer ashamed, and she said coldly: "I and you are not in the same world, and the love between us is almost a game. ," In fact, it is difficult for us to guess whether Isaac has paid his feelings in this love, Isaac may have really paid his feelings--but at least in Sarah's view, this kind of feeling It is incomprehensible. Perhaps it was this failure that made Isaac more indifferent to the world. I think he still has feelings under Isaac's indifferent appearance. He is not heartless until all this has become a complete past. In the nightmare, the pain of the past is still tormenting him like a dull knife. Isaac's son also inherited Isaac's indifferent nature, he believes that life is a painful journey, he does not want a child, and he does not have the ability to love this child. He is alive, but could end this ridiculous life at any moment by jumping off a tall building. The only one who can stop him from doing so is his lover. For Ewald, his lover was the only light in the world—and yet this light gave him only a little consolation. Life was still meaningless, it was still winter. They love each other but can't go any further towards family. His lover still has some expectations for the world, hoping to give birth to a child, but how could Ewald be able to bear all this? He would rather be a coward than continue his life in this world. For Ewald, death is complete destruction, complete nothingness. He still has a powerful death instinct in him, although he still has his lover as a consolation in this world. The three cute and criminal young people in the play are the greatest vitality in the play, and they are also the three people who can best reflect life and future hope. They can happily sing songs together and sing to Isaac. They can make up quickly after a fight. Although they have the immaturity and impulsiveness they had when they were young, they still love each other and the world. However, even for these three young people, there are still many problems behind the bright and lovely. The first is the question of who will this girl marry, which is likely to directly destroy their relationship. The second is the argument between these two young people about the existence of God - although they tend to get back together soon after an argument, this issue actually implies a very deep disagreement, and it's hard to say that they will one day A consensus will be reached on this issue. Life is bright and beautiful. Behind love and singing, there is the fear of old age and the doubt of God. Between youth and old age, middle-aged is in a special position. On the one hand, this age group does not think that death is a very distant thing like young people do, nor does it have the possibility of making mistakes like young people. On the other hand, they are not old men dying. With freedom until death, life goes on but everything has become settled. To outsiders, the couple may still be loving, but they hate each other. For this man, life is It's a game of sadness, he likes to tease and beat his wife. "I have my Catholicism, she has her hysteria, you see, we need each other. If it wasn't for self-love, we would have killed each other", there is an irony in the Catholicism here, one should be great But it's something to deal with "hysteria", rather than really thinking that a man is a Catholic, it is better to think that a man's smiling expression may at any time turn into a kind of hatred because of something -- he himself understands this. a little. Of course, we don't know where the real failure of this marriage is, but I would guess that most marriages start out happy -- at least not so pessimistically. but in In the process of marriage, when you really understand each other, you will gradually find that this person can't make each other better, and you have lost this power to become better as you grow up. The only thing left is the bondage between each other and the ridicule from fate: "Understand the past without admonishing, and know that the comer can't be chased" is the best portrayal of middle-aged people. For them, even if death is not yet approaching, they have already seen the face of death, and life has lost its color. The second tragedy in Isaac's life lies in the story of him and his wife. Before that, Isaac basically did not mention his wife. In his forced reflection on the past, Isaac shows us again. This history: He saw his wife cheating with another man. "But you often think about this scene, standing here and seeing and hearing what that couple was doing," his wife said. "I went home and told Isaac, and I could guess what he would say. , poor girl, I'm so sorry, as if I'm like God" "You don't ask for my forgiveness, there is nothing to forgive, but he is divided because he has a cold temper". It feels like Anna Karenina's attitude towards Karenin, she would rather be punished for her wrongdoing than see this emotionless and unreal forgiveness. But in fact, Isaac here is a little more cruel than Karenin. In addition to hypocrisy and lack of emotion in his words, there is also a deep-rooted hatred--Karenin accepts all this, but he In the end he killed his wife. Like Karenin, their tragedies are composed of similar reasons - neither sees his wife as a real person, never loves her (or at least that's how his wife feels), this indifference He killed his lover step by step emotionally. Isaac finally killed his wife with the atmosphere of cheating on his wife---------"medical writing, no pain". For the rest of Isaac's life, Isaac kept thinking about it. When we think about problems before, we think from the perspective of others, here we might think from the perspective of Isaac: "The first love inevitably fell in love with other people, and the wife also betrayed him in marriage. ', and he seems to be a victim too. Although people say that Isaac has a cold nature, at least we can know from the play that Isaac is a good doctor, and he will help strangers. In the eyes of those patients, Isaac is not only a good doctor, but also a good doctor. Respectable old man, respectable scholar. The three young men also had great respect for Isaac. Isaac is not completely cold-hearted---------of course this sentence may be for those who have been hurt by Isaac It's nonsense to people. This is just like Karenin has always had feelings for Anna. After all, people are only swaying and have not reached an extreme. We can imagine that Isaac must be very angry and desperate at the infidelity of his wife, but the infidelity only further strengthened his contempt for his wife. However, a person despise his wife————despise his own choice and love, isn't he despising himself? And these contradictions cannot be resolved by man, perhaps only God can resolve them. Fate is not absolutely cruel to Isaac. For him, the respect he has earned for his contribution to this society as a doctor, and the love of young people. There are also vague memories of childhood and the understanding of his daughter-in-law at the end of the film. And the maid's understanding and understanding of him are the solace in his life. In this night mixed with emotion and sadness, he also began to open up a little of his heart to his children, revealing his softness. While his son still doesn't believe it, his daughter-in-law remains empathetic and considerate. Although the matter has not been resolved, and although no one knows the road ahead, it seems to be able to make some settlements with this world.

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Wild Strawberries quotes

  • Dr. Evald Borg: It's absurd to bring children into this world and think they'll be better off than we were.

    Marianne Borg: That's just an excuse.

    Dr. Evald Borg: Call it what you want. I was an unwanted child in a hellish marriage.

  • Marianne Borg: You're a coward.

    Dr. Evald Borg: Yes. This life sickens me. I will not be forced to take on a responsibility that will make me live for one day longer than I want to. And you know that I mean what I say.