timid. This happens to be a key word in "The Hussar on the Roof". In the face of cholera raging, people's cowardice caused a collective madness. Any stranger could be hanged as a poisoner. Cowardice, in fact, largely comes from ignorance. When you know the truth, you will not have boundless cowardice, and you will have the courage to face it. The ignorant are fearless, it turns out that this sentence is often wrong. The fearlessness of the ignorant is not commendable, it is rash fearlessness. Compared with cowardice, of course it has its advantages, but if the fearlessness born on the basis of knowing the truth is a mature fearlessness, it is the fearlessness of a soul guided by a good education. It's a realm worth pursuing.
In the film, Angelo's mother never appeared but was always there. Is the son the greatest work of his mother? He wrote to his mother, he never forgot his mother's teachings, he wanted to make her proud of himself, he had to overcome his cowardice, pursue revolutionary ideals and aspirations, and remain a gentleman even though he was in exile.
Paulina felt Angelo's mother strongly.
Juliette Binoche is playing the marquise. When Angelo, who considers herself a murderer, falls from the sky, she hides her fears and invites him to dinner. She helped him. So much so that he followed her around and protected her back to his own land. It wasn't just because she gave him tea when he needed it most. They passed through the plague city all the way back to her territory temporarily, and they had already produced something similar to love. But, never confessed.
When Paulina stubbornly went to look for her old husband aimlessly regardless of her safety, Angelo persuaded her to stay, saying that such a dangerous and meaningless thing was not worth doing, Paulina said contemptuously that it was because of him never loved. Oh, love is an emotional being that transcends reason. In the face of love, there is simply no room for weighing the so-called life and death and value. Maybe it's just right to quote Marquez at this time: "The only pain I feel about death is not being able to die for love."
Women are women after all. The two of them came to a strange house in the rainstorm, the man Thinking about making a fire to keep warm and looking for food, the woman began to look at the portraits in the room, imagining the former owners of the house, who they were, where they went, and whether they were disgusted by their intrusion. Yes, even in the face of various dangers, the habits of the nobles are still preserved. Angelo could not forget his boots, and Paulina could not forget that she was going to wear evening clothes at night.
It never occurred to her that curiosity was also a variant of potential love. She asked Angelo if she knew why she chose that evening dress, and Paulina smiled contentedly when Angelo said it was because it was similar to the one when she first met her. Because he still noticed her attire, even at such a dangerous moment, he was not a reckless exile.
It's an open ending, and we can't tell Paulina's final choice. But it can be concluded that these two people with such independent souls can live a full life, face life firmly, and love even if they can't be together all day long.
Cholera in Europe reminds me of the 5/12 disaster. How desperate and panic are people in disasters? What do they need? Waiting to be rescued, to live, to be brave and determined to continue to create life. Have a strong heart, have love, and have courage. In the history of capitalization, individuals may always be submerged, but in real life, it is always the torrent of individuals that drives the pace of history. So, things of the soul are important things. Living people need spiritual solace outside of reality.
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