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Nolan 2022-04-22 07:01:05

This is one of the best films about time - in the first third I thought
about the narratives and feelings about time, enough, so people are also familiar with the fantasy of philosophy, science, experience . . But in the end, it must be psychological, the feelings of the years related to memory and recollection, or the undead desire related to instinct and fear. Wait, in the face of time, people will think too much inadvertently.
The film connects these feelings in a unique way from a new perspective, giving a fresh experience not about time, but an understanding of time. Because of such a person, with such a discussion in such a small room, we were able to discover such a distinction between in-time and out-of-time.
Time is ubiquitous and untouchable, but it reminds itself of its existence through the changes of all things (people). When there is a world that "will never change", there is no concept of time. And our world is changing all the time, so we discovered time, and found that every kind of existence has to "occupy" time, -- think of the most impressive sentence in science fiction when I was a child, an object is in Can it exist in an instant? - The duration of this occupation, in turn, defines the duration of this existence. Because of the finite, we begin to imagine the infinite, and when we find ourselves trapped in this time, we begin to imagine concepts such as eternity and immortality, eternity, immortality... but concepts are often completely disconnected from the world. , as a completely independent otherworldly existence. John's greatest charm lies in the connection between these two worlds. As a person outside time, he will not grow old, and he will not have any scars even if he is injured, but he is deeply involved in this world, and he is deeply involved in this world. People live together, learn, experience, recognize the world, and feel the joys and sorrows of the world. Will you keep such an ordinary pen for thousands of years, will you find the environment in which you grew up as a child, and will you remember where you were last year and today? . These not-so-novel questions create freshness in the casual narrative and question-and-answer of a man who claims to have lived for 40,000 years. This person seems to be making up a story, but the more he listens, the more it seems to be true. The meaning of the whole (movie) story seems to be bright and dark, as if it is not about the desire for immortality, nor about the memory. It's not reliable, it's not talking about the impermanence of things, and it's not a mind game of mysteries - although all such elements seem to be included - but it always seems to be talking about something.
An old man who has lived on this planet for 40,000 years must be attractive, but he doesn't seem to have such a feeling, which is too common. But slowly, I found such a look, very convincing. This is not a person who has lived for seventy or eighty years or a hundred years, but gradually grows old. He has also experienced a lot of things, but he is no longer the usual old man. If you can see through the vicissitudes of your life and see through the world, then the life of thousands of generations , and what will the world look like? At the same time, this person is not a simple repetition. From the cave person to the present, he has been learning and keeping up with the changes and progress of this era. He is not immortal in the form of superman or some kind of divine power, except that he is immortal, he is an ordinary person in every age. I think the actor who played John didn't dig too much into such a role, which would definitely be futile or counterproductive, but just hold on to a little bit, which is calm, I want to go through 40,000 years, get used to it and get tired of it and then reluctantly accept it. To the point of being numb to the point where I have to cheer up, I have reincarnated for an unknown number of times, but in the end I can only be calm. Because the physical body is always young, it will not make the mentality old, the body and mind will always interact with each other for tens of thousands of years, and the old will also come back young, because in the end he is not living the life of other ordinary people. Such a person is not very compelling, but does not need to be restrained. This is an ordinary person who happens to be able to stop at 35 years old, and nothing more, such as being particularly charming or particularly intelligent. Such a person is also not a living fossil or something like that. He didn't suddenly pop out through time and space. He grew up here with this earth. So after synthesizing all the imagination, I will believe that people who have lived for 40,000 years are probably like this, so I am convinced, although this is not a good performance.
The picture also specially creates such a texture, which is okay. After raising expectations in the front, I don’t like the part about religion with music, and when religion is involved, the foreigners seem silly and weird. , not our cup of tea. Or the music is easier to appreciate, and the ending song is much better.
I don't know if the name is called forever is the way i feel for you.

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The Man from Earth quotes

  • Dr. Will Gruber: If I shot you John, you're immortal? Would you survive this?

    John Oldman: I never said I was immortal, just old. I might die. And then you could wonder the rest of your incarcerated life what you shot...

  • Dr. Will Gruber: We will die, you will live. Will you come to my funeral, John.

    Sandy: You've gone too far, John didn't ask to be what he is.

    Dr. Will Gruber: And we did not ask to hear about it...