four kinds of life

Jonas 2022-04-22 07:01:05

"I also want to be passionate about something, and I want to know what that feels like," Susan wrote in the film. "
Charlie asked the teacher, how to write a story that has no climax, no conflict and no ending, just like a bland story in reality? The teacher was angry on the spot. "Oh... this gentleman, I don't understand why you ask such a question, every day in this world There is something going on, there is war, there is hunger, there is poverty, there is love and separation. The child is still sucking the milk of the dead mother, someone betrays a friend for love. Oh! Sir, there are conflicts and climaxes in this world every day. You want to write a pale, conflict-free story. I don't know why you came here to waste my precious two hours? "
However, plainness is the main theme in people's lives. Passion, climax, and conflict only occupy very little time. Of course, people are different, and John, the protagonist in Susan's novel "The Orchid Pirates", keeps changing himself. hobbies, tropical fish, turtles, fossils, orchids, etc., to maintain their passion.
For Susan, these things that can provide passion only exist in an instant. "There are many things like "ghost orchids" in life. Something, full of temptation, makes people fall in love with it easily... But it is also a bit illusory, fleeting, and difficult to comprehend. "
No passion is eternal, passion only exists in an instant. This thing really looks like "Ghost Orchid", especially the "Ghost Orchid" made into drugs. "The

front is an excerpt from other people's film reviews. In one sentence, passion is this thing. If you have been indulging in passion in life, you may miss many more beautiful scenery, and ah, personal feeling, it is not conducive to the growth of true wisdom!

John is Susan's dream, Susan is Charlie's dream, but are they really what they seem? Susan only sees John's state of being in love with something and is attracted to it, but doesn't see his frequent transitions and final cowardice, Charlie only sees Susan in the book and Susan in the photo, this is Fake, unreal.

The role played by Aunt Mei this time is really not very popular. She is not satisfied with her current life and has no courage to break through. She actually envies John's ex-wife that she can divorce John after a car accident. This can avoid everyone's accusations. I care too much about the evaluations around me. Since I don't love my husband, why not get a divorce? This character also makes it easy for me to understand why after the relationship with John was smashed by Charlie, I wanted to kill people and silence them. It was because it was difficult to face the accusations and pressures of the world after the truth was exposed. It was hypocritical and cowardly! Hypocrisy and cowardice give birth to violence! Terrible combination of two qualities.

Charlie is also a self-pity, a tragic guy who lives under the eyes of others. Fortunately, although he doesn't like his brother all the time, he is benevolent and righteous. Finally, he got the awakening of his life and his life was turned over.

The two characters in the whole play are pretty good. One is Charlie's brother, who has always been sincere and faithful to himself. The phrase "I love what I love, not to be loved", even Sarah can't take away this love. This life feels great. very good! But it seems that such a person is also very easy to encounter the trough of real life. In the beginning of the play, he appeared in a down-to-earth but very calm and optimistic image, haha.

The second good character is that Mr. McKee. This old guy seems to have the characteristics of Brother Charlie, but also has a sense of insight and human feelings. It's not white!

Sincerity is the most precious quality in this world. It has two levels, one is sincerity with others, and the higher level is sincerity with oneself.

Sincerity, kindness, confidence and wisdom would be perfect!

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Adaptation. quotes

  • John Laroche: You know why I like plants?

    Susan Orlean: Nuh uh.

    John Laroche: Because they're so mutable. Adaptation is a profound process. Means you figure out how to thrive in the world.

    Susan Orlean: [pause] Yeah but it's easier for plants. I mean they have no memory. They just move on to whatever's next. With a person though, adapting almost shameful. It's like running away.

  • Donald Kaufman: [about McKee] But he says that we have to realize that we all write in a genre, and we must find our originality within that genre. See it turns out, there hasn't been a new genre since Fellini invented the mockumentary...? My genre's thriller, what's yours?