Society, duty, stability?

Chet 2021-11-16 08:01:26

"Don't play with fire, it's dangerous!" "Don't run around, there are bad guys!" "Don't fall in love, you can't take responsibility now!" "Which school have you been admitted to?" "Where do you work? How high is the salary? "I don't know why, these problems have been with us since we were born. Now we are constantly running around for life, of course, occasionally there is still a little leisure time, and in this truly our own time, we often look forward to the legendary happy utopian world. Everyone Have your own role, no danger, no fright, let alone worry that you will not be able to eat and live in the house. This beautiful world, where should I find you? The David in the film was found. Although it is a world of black, white and gray, every day is a clear sky, love between husband and wife, family harmony, even the firefighter’s The mission is just to save the cat, but such a beautiful world has changed because of the arrival of David and his sister Jenny.

Stills

When he first entered Utopia, David always prevented Jenny from breaking the "rules" here, and supervised Jenny to develop according to the original plot. But slowly, the "rules" were broken invisibly. Starting from that bright red rose, the world was slowly surrounded by colors. People in Utopia are no longer satisfied with the status quo. When they break free from the set life, the world becomes colorful. We will find that the most annoying fear, anxiety, loss and other emotions are the important factors that constitute our colorful life.

However, in fact, both the utopian world and our real world are all happy. If the utopian world in the film is not broken into by David and Jenny, the people living there will never know that there is another way of life. They will think that they are very happy to live in the utopian world. But when they thought they were very happy, suddenly "outsiders" broke in and told them that there was another way of life, so they always thought that their current situation was not good. Just like if Thomas Moore had not proposed the world of utopia, we would never have imagined such a world, full of yearning, and not satisfied with the status quo.

So this dystopian movie just wants to tell us that we cherish everything we have now, even if it is troubles, sorrows, and sadness. When we really can’t pass a certain hurdle, we can comfort ourselves. Who will let us live in a colorful world!

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  • Dorian 2022-03-27 09:01:05

    Counterculturalism is extreme. When you propose to dare to be colorful, some people should be allowed to dare to be pale. This is truly colorful. The ending is quite conservative

  • Jerald 2021-11-16 08:01:26

    It has the same meaning as "The World of Truman" in the same year but has a big difference in spread. It is a very fantasy journey, and the conversion from black and white to color is simply too cool. With the development of the story, interest has enriched the opening of sex culture, the awakening of consciousness, and the liberation of feminism. Utopias are all false and whitewashed. For the sake of free will, in order to give this false world a little bit of color, we must liberate ourselves. The ending judgment is not very good.

Pleasantville quotes

  • [David and Howard are eating lunch at school and studying for the "Pleasantville" Trivia Competition]

    Howard: Okay, in the very first "Pleasantville" episode, whose window did Bud break when he was playing with his father's golf clubs?

    David: Easy: Mister Jenkins. What job did Mister Jenkins have?

    [Howard doesn't know]

    David: Salesman. What did Bud and Mary Sue name the cat they found in the gutter?

    Howard: Scout?

    David: Marmalade! All right, all right, here's one. Why did their parents come home early from their weekend at the lake?

    [Howard doesn't know]

    David: 'Cause Bud didn't answer the phone and they were worried about him.

    Howard: Man. You're unbelievable. You'll win this thing for sure. When is it on?

    David: Uh, marathon starts at 6:30, contest is tomorrow at noon.

    Howard: A thousand bucks, huh? And it's on all night?

    David: Well, of course it is, Howard. That's why they call it a marathon.

  • Jennifer: You listen to me for just a minute! I don't know what you've done to us, but you better fix it!

    David: Shhh!

    Jennifer: Fast! I had a date with Mark Davis and I even bought new underwear!