Science fiction can also be art

Khalil 2022-03-23 09:01:48

Regardless of the picture or the soundtrack, it can be regarded as an authentic literary romance. But in fact, the film is not bad from the perspective of science fiction. The

opening narration first laid the tone of the science fiction film, and all incurable diseases can be cured ,But when I saw the time in 1952, I didn't think it would be science fiction.

At first everything was beautiful and pure. Children, healthy children, schools with complete teaching conditions, British scenery, and the love of two small and unpredictable ~
However, why These children are all under such strict management, wearing a signal device on the wrist, especially in terms of health, regular check-ups and absolutely no smoking, etc.? Where do these children come from? Is this an orphan school?

A real The new teacher who couldn't bear to deceive the children, because she couldn't stand the condemnation in her heart, no matter whether the children understood it or not, she had to tell them the truth, so she was fired, and we probably understood the original situation of these children. Existence is only for organ donation.

A key plot after growing up is to find the real body. It is clear that the sci-fi tone of cloning is actually here. These lives are purely "manufactured" by human beings to deal with diseases. .As

with almost all sci-fi, the audience's sweet spot is: it is "made" by humans, and has its own feelings and thoughts.
The difference here is nothing more than other sci-fi that creates robots, aliens, mutant creatures, etc., while Here, it is people, it is these lives that are no different from you and me.

PS, at the end of the credits, the soundtrack at the end of the subtitles is to repeat the song that the children sang in the auditorium. Tears are coming, hearing this, maybe I can't hold it anymore

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Extended Reading
  • Rowena 2021-11-29 08:01:20

    If you want to interpret it with the metaphor of "everyone is a donor", the film certainly has a far-reaching meaning. It is a pity that the pace of the whole film is too slow, the narrative style is old, and the literary style is diluted by science fiction. It can be described as nothing. The acting skills of the two heroines are worth boasting, and Tommy is more brilliant than an adult. This black story of the academy for raising orphans and the deliberate depiction of the operation part show that Kazuo Ishiguro’s roots still belong to Toei.

  • Ulices 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Literary movies, you fall asleep when you see them, and watch them wherever you go when you wake up. A piece of blank space in the performance completely conquered me, and it completely drowned me with the boundless dark emotions. I waited for many years before I finally waited until I was young. Actors who will have all kinds of souls that turn around and return, will feel that when faced with a story that is made up, the overwhelming sadness that pours out of my heart is justifiable and worthwhile. unbridled flow

Never Let Me Go quotes

  • [last lines]

    Kathy: It's been two weeks since I lost him. I've been given my notice now. My first donation is in a month's time. I come here and imagine that this is the spot where everything I've lost since my childhood has washed out. I tell myself, if that were true, and I waited long enough, then a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field, and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy. He'd wave and maybe call. I don't let the fantasy go beyond that. I can't let it. I remind myself I was lucky to have had any time with him at all. What I'm not sure about is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we've lived through, or feel we've had enough time.

  • Miss Lucy: The problem is you've been told and not told. That's what I've seen while I've been here. You've been told but none of you really understand. So I've decided I'll talk to you in a way that you will understand. Do you know what happens to children when they grow up? No, you don't, because nobody knows. They might grow up to become actors, move to America. Or they might work in supermarkets. Or teach in schools. They might become sportsmen or bus conductors or racing car drivers. They might do almost anything. But with you we do know. None of you will go to America. None of you will work in supermarkets. None of you will do anything except live the life that has already been set out for you. You will become adults, but only briefly. Before you are old, before you are even middle-aged, you will start to donate your vital organs. That's what you were created to do. And sometime around your third or fourth donation, your short life will be complete.

    [turns away]

    Miss Lucy: You have to know who you are, and what you are. It's the only way to lead decent lives.