In the 20th century, especially after World War II, people deeply reflected on the despotism and disaster brought by reason, as well as the evil in human nature. With the fear and trauma of war, as an individual spirit, I felt the absurdity and contingency of the world, and fell into fear, hesitation, sadness, loneliness, and pessimism. The film unfolds against this background.
The leader's therapy at the beginning was the "recall method", which roughly wanted people to return to the original perfect state; later, inspired by the process of saving the hero, he adopted the "imagination method". Two, one is backward, the other is forward, the direction is opposite. "Imagine" means creating and developing.
But what if the disease is cured? The relationship between the male protagonist has been irreparable. The world is still full of pain, absurdity, and life and life are still meaningless. How to be free, what is the purpose of life, but there is still no answer.
Not only that, but even the leader, who treats sickness and saves people and has a wide audience, feels the loneliness and sadness in his inner world—so much so that he and the male protagonist who is a patient sympathize with each other and are brothers and sisters. They seem to be masters of each other. It can be seen that there is no savior in the real world. Both the people who save people and the people who are rescued face this absurd world and cannot escape the absurd fate. There are tears in their eyes, and their hearts are filled with the constant flow of energy. pain.
In the end, the protagonist left by himself. This is also in line with the proposition of existential philosophy, that is, on the basis of existence, through personal choice, self-cultivation and personal freedom can be achieved. As Sartre said, "Others are hell."
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