People go, memories don't go

Fabian 2022-03-25 09:01:09

Although Yang Jiang only wrote "The Three of Us" when he was nearly 100 years old, it is not too early for Eastwood to think and discuss the issue of death in the film at the age of 80.

The film asks a lot of questions without giving any conclusions, so it looks very tired. How much truth is there about those who have passed away that we are not actually prepared to face? How many hurts really stop ruining our lives with their passing? How many attachments must reluctantly abandon us before we can continue to live?

Of the three relatively independent stories, the one that moved me the most was the story of the twin brothers. There is no one person in this world who can walk all the way with you at the same time. Not to mention brothers, but husbands and wives, there are very few people who can go to the last step at the same time, and they are regarded as legends. So no matter what kind of family, friendship, or love a person has, he must be clear: there are times and things that need to be faced by oneself.

Young Marcus missed his twin brother and said with tears: "Don't go, Jason. Please! I need you." Tell him, "It's alright, kid. He wants you to grow up without him. Yes, not only you, but all of us need to grow up."

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  • Dr. Rousseau: You know, as a scientist and, um, atheist my mind was closed to such things. Oh, absolutely. Afterlife, near-death experiences. Like everyone else, I thought people saw bright lights, Eden-like gardens and so forth because they were culturally conditioned to do so, but after twenty-five years in a hospice working with people, many of whom were pronounced dead but then miraculously survived, the account of what they actually experienced were so strikingly similar it couldn't just be coincidence. And add to that the fact that when they had these experiences they were almost all unconscious, a state in which, my enemies agree, the brain cannot create fresh images.

    Marie Lelay: So you think I really did experience something?

    Dr. Rousseau: Oh, yes.I think you experienced death.

  • Billy: [about George] He said, "A life that's all about death is no life at all."