getaway

Marilou 2022-04-21 09:03:24

Chun's clansmen are neither human nor god, but "other people". They are in charge of all the affairs of the human world, and they must never have contact with humans. "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs." They are the guardians of those laws of heaven and earth.

But the children among them found that the human world is too beautiful. Judging from the picture, you really can't see any difference, their world is the same as mountains and rivers. The reason why the human world is beautiful is that people do not regard all things as cud dogs. Human beings have feelings, and because of their feelings, they can challenge the harsh laws of nature.

The world of people and the world of Tsubaki's clansmen, one is the world of destiny, the other is the world of law. During the seven days of the coming-of-age ceremony, Chun came to the human world and encountered his own destiny before returning. Some people say it's a Mary Sue story, and Tsubaki fights the entire race for the sake of a human being. This is because we are already so unfamiliar with fate, right? Chun and Kun are the fate of life and death. It was her true "adult" ceremony when Tsubaki met this person who risked saving herself despite the shackles of the law (the law of nature is to cherish life). She changed from "other people" who only knew the law to a "person", she recognized I made my own destiny, and took up this destiny, and never backed down from now on.

Parents are always the most solid defenders of existing laws, so Tsubaki's biggest antagonist is her mother. What is a man's coming-of-age ceremony? It is the first time that young people confront their parents and put forward their own principles. And the concubine who takes care of the human soul is another mainstream in the world, that is, the principle of instrumental rationality. Such people treat their lives like treasures, counting the days to prolong their life, while the young Qiu said, if you are not happy, live your life. What's the point of so long? This is the measure by which people measure their value.

But in fact, there is also a warm fulfillment in Lingpo's transaction.

The greatest achievement comes from the ancestors. The unconditional support and love of grandpa and grandmother for young people is one of the most moving parts in the film. They do not ask cause and effect, but use all their energy to help the younger generation and family under any circumstances. That kind of love transcends life and death and shakes the world.

Tsubaki's destruction of the law of life and death involves the entire tribe being punished. This part is the most controversial, but it is the human contradiction, which is incomprehensible, painful and touching. This contradiction can be resolved, and it is still a "fate". Chi Songzi questioned Chun, "Ting Mu's younger sister is also crying, waiting for her brother to come back." This is still the logic of the law, not the logic of fate. For Chun, can Ting Mu or anyone in the world be able to compare with Kun? Chun later said to Kun, "I have never regretted that it is related to your life." In "The Peony Pavilion", Du Liniang died for love and was resurrected for love, which is also a breakthrough in the law of life and death. Love is a human creation, and there is nothing in the laws of heaven and earth.

How can there be a duality in the world that can live up to the Tathagata and live up to the emperor? Chun chose to sacrifice himself to solve this conflict, and Qiu, who loved him, also chose to sacrifice himself, just as Qiu said to the spirit woman, he lived in his own happy way, better than the countless spring and autumn seasons when the spirit woman played cards with him. Humans, a species, use the method of destroying themselves to complete their lives, and do not play cards according to the rules of heaven and earth. Romeo and Juliet, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are all like this.

There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun. Kun is Zhuangzi's praise for the free realm of human nature. What is human freedom? It is people who despise the world where everything is a dog, jump up for their love, and roam the world, beyond the life and death!

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Big Fish & Begonia quotes

  • Lingpo: What brings you to the Island of Souls?

    Chun: There's a soul I'm looking for: the soul of a human boy

    Lingpo: What time was it he died?

    Chun: It was two days before the wheat harvest.

    Lingpo: You need to be sure of the date. Otherwise you're searching for a needle in a haystack. So many die every day.

    Chun: I'm sure. It was my birthday.

    Lingpo: I know what you're trying to do, girl, and it goes against the laws of nature!

    Chun: I don't care. I've got to save him!

    Lingpo: The punishment is harsh for those who defy nature, no matter who you are, so you *should* care.

    Chun: But I owe him, for saving my life.

    Lingpo: How very touching. I've been stuck here for 800 years, and I'm still not done paying penance for my sin!

    Chun: But you didn't...!

    Lingpo: Don't interrupt! Let me tell you what real tragedy is. Meeting someone you care about so much you forget yourself and make a mistake. So then you go back and try to fix it and make things right again, and then you learn that fixing it's impossible.

    [chuckles]

    Lingpo: We can never undo the wrongs we've done. This I know.

    Chun: You're saying you won't help me?

    Lingpo: I'm saying I pity you. Besides, resurrecting someone from the dead doesn't come cheap.

    Chun: What would it cost?

    Lingpo: No less than a lovely girl's loveliest features: your eyes.

    Chun: [winces]

    Lingpo: [laughing] Now she's scared.

    [chuckles]

    Lingpo: Don't want to give up your pretty eyes, eh? All right, I'll take half your life instead.

    Chun: If that'll save him, take it.