On the first day of the new year, I watched this documentary in my bed and shed tears twice.
The first tear was John's visit to Vivian's hometown in France, where the owner's son read a letter that Vivian wanted to send but did not send.
The second tear is at the end of the film, the old friend recalls the regret that Vivian wanted to communicate with herself but was ignored by her when she last met with Vivian.
The film mainly outlines Vivian's profile with the description of her by her employer's family before her death and the photographs and images taken by Vivian interspersed in the description.
"Wacky" and "private" are common generalizations of her characteristics. She wears clothes larger than her own body, imitates the walking of Nazi soldiers, makes people start to be an "artist" because of her staggering collection addiction, and her sensitive and neurotic behavior. Character label classification. In the same way that there are so many tender moments when people recall her, people also sense the kindness and loneliness in her heart and regret the hardships of her life.
She seems to be a "weird person" who is independent from the crowd, but through her photos and images, she depicts her inner world, which is eager to join the crowd and love life. The shutter seems to be a window for her to communicate closely with the world. The day is in silent communication with the self and the world.
People found the interesting and complex nature of life and human nature from Vivian's posthumous works, which were the thoughts and emotions that Vivian expressed when she pressed the shutter. I believe strangers responded with receptive and friendly smiles while she was shooting, and the beauty and grandeur of nature made her feel the beauty of life with countless moments in this world.
Everyone seems to be Vivian, with their own quirks, exploring ways to communicate with people, establishing their own safe zone, and fearing loneliness. Going back to the second episode that touched me the most, Vivian was aware of her talent and tried to show and express her world with others, but in the end she gave up the opportunity to express herself for other reasons; In the later years of her life, she was ignored when she expressed her inner loneliness and needs.
She has also worked hard to integrate into the crowd and express herself but failed, so she also thinks of herself, the majority of the people living behind the Internet world, and she once wanted to share the beauty and complexity of human nature with others, and longed to establish a sincere and equal connection with others. However, due to interpersonal communication, social norms, and the words of others, the fire of the soul is finally extinguished, and the most primitive and pure impulse to think and communicate is buried. We are also extremely contradictory, wanting to enter the crowd and indulging in the loneliness of the personal world.
I think Vivienne is also lucky because her inner world has finally been understood and resonated by people, and she has continued to touch the souls of generations in the long years to come. As ordinary us, we can only face loneliness more bravely, say what we want to say in our limited life, and do what we want to do, then there is no regret.
Finally, I hope that you who can see this video will be more considerate and caring for your soul in the new year, and bravely become a better version of yourself.
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