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story of Vientiane of Fear takes place in a remote and poor town. The number of unemployed people is constantly increasing in this hot town. The roaring machinery of American Petroleum Corporation brings accumulation of capital, which contrasts with the embarrassment of the people here. Just like a group of ants who are impatient on the glass, they want to break free from the daily worries of life, but they have no capital to break free, suffering and helpless.
If you live like the local aboriginals, it might be better to forget about the pain, because naked and dark-skinned in the sun, they seem to have no idea about the world around here, and they have no desire and fear. Realization, but this passive way is of course useless to modern people who have thoughts.
Singing and dancing black people, in the lazy tavern, playing abruptly rhythmic tunes, twisting the body after a tiring day, and remembering or forgetting the past. The tired tavern girl will also dance with a tired employee. Sexual dance, while thinking about the man I fell in love with, alcohol and cigarettes are chasing in the air, as my best friends, listening to the people who are troubled by fate and myself.
Who doesn't want to penetrate this mist and come to a field of free control, fighting is inevitable, looking for opportunities from time to time, and compromising on self-comfort from time to time.
As the protagonist of the film, Mario is a person who came here from Paris. He is loved by the lovely hotel girls. Because he has seen the beauty of the world, he has a heart to escape to this slow and exhausted world. , And like Rucci, working hard in a cement factory, but taking the risk after suffering a serious illness, in order to escape the cage, or like the gray-haired, melancholy Bimba, in order to break free from the memories of the concentration camp, For the hope finally seen and the courage inspired by fear.
There is also the same Mr. Gio, from the bold and unrestrained when he first arrived, to the fear of fear of being captured.
Soothing alcohol enters the stomach, we see that the tavern is full of people who are painstakingly sawing the gap between expectations and reality. If there is a suitable job, like a tavern owner, you might be able to name it in the hot sun. sunny. If there is a heart that forgets the pain, such as the Indians who naturally erase memories, such as the black people who start quietly at night, perhaps they can resist the world a little less.
Our vision expands and shrinks, like a bird looking for a foothold among the messy branches.
2. The price of fear
When a truck loaded with explosives is walking on a bumpy road, fear finally makes people show weak fatigue, or simply fearlessness, or being troubled by difficulties. Just as the war is proclaimed so justice, but it drives those stiff legs forward, but it must be the most eager enthusiasm in the heart. Some people want to return home as soon as possible, some people do it for brilliance, some people Those who are excited under the slogan are individuals who are advancing purely for hatred.
Sometimes hatred is more powerful than love.
The opening of this road is an adventure in which they hate this helpless reality. Gio first expressed fear. Whether it was when Mario urged him to drive faster or when he was crossing the dangerous road, his aging body and heart chose to protect themselves because of fear. He still wanted to use other methods. To achieve a way of escaping from reality, not willing to sacrifice in such fear. He hides behind the rock pile in a panic, staring blankly at the truck, how different he is from the pistol in the tavern.
Everyone may have a hint of fear for certain things, but the strange death is particularly cold and terrible. If you are in this kind of fear, will you escape?
Mario wants to get the money, and that glorious dream urges him to take risks. He is inspired by the beautiful future. He doesn't believe that he can't overcome it. On the one hand, because of his youth and self-confidence, he is surrounded by helpless time. Tired of, isn’t this like a lot of criminals who take risks?
Lu Qi gave people the feeling of optimism. When he learned that there was a problem with his lungs, he didn't panic too much. It seemed that he had known that something was waiting for him, but the bumps on the road were everywhere. Seeing his wooden smile, a kind of helplessness as if being caught by fate.
The scene of reversing on the precarious bridge can be regarded as the climax of the film. Bimba and Rucci cooperated with each other to overcome each difficulty. Both of them praised each other for their courage, and Bimba’s courage during the bombing of the stone also made it possible. People admire. Compared with Mario and Gio, they had a smoother path before. Even if they had some difficulties, they could continue to find ways to overcome them, but their destiny finally chose to let them be destroyed on the road to victory.
Mario is actually a selfish person. For the novelty interests of the strangers who came here, he can easily abandon his friends, be indifferent to his girlfriend, and go to please the seemingly dignified Gio instead, when he reverses the car. You can ignore the shouts and doubts of Gio, and push it to the end, including breaking Gio's legs on the way to prevent the vehicle from stalling. Poor people, have to test the precarious humanity in the face of adversity.
Gio also seemed to understand Mario's indifference towards him and his feelings of helplessness. In the process of dying, he recalled his homeland and stayed away in silence. Mario achieved his goal, but lost his life in the arrogant act. Is this the price of fear?
Three fears
When fear comes, many factors of our rational thinking disappear, and how many things we can consider.
People are involuntarily selfish. Many history has clarified. At the same time, our inner will to survive also shows our desire to preserve ourselves in the face of fear. Even for moral sacrifice, it may be beneficial to ourselves.
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