The test of human nature, the return of kindness

Pamela 2022-04-19 09:01:42

The original work, the script, and the movie have all been read superficially. The movie is basically unchanged on the basis of the original work, and the original work has been sublimated.

The film adopts a narrative method, and only a few characters are used to explain a complex matter. There are no redundant characters, no redundant lines, no redundant shots, and everything is streamlined just right.

The three parties have different accounts of the incident. The robber wanted to cover up his weakness and blamed the woman in order to highlight his strength; the woman pretended to be pitiful in order to cover up her thoughts of "killing her husband"; the man wanted to cover up his "disgusting wife" And the weak....everyone lied in different passages, the catastrophe tested the humanity of three people, and none of them survived the test.

At the end of the film, it still returns to kindness, points out the theme, and brings a little light to the originally dark world.

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Extended Reading
  • Martin 2021-11-13 08:01:23

    "A person cannot tell the truth about his own affairs. When talking about his own affairs, it is impossible not to pretend to be. This script describes the nature of a person who cannot live without pretending. It can even be said: Even if you die, you will not give up pretending, which shows how deep human sins are. This is a wonderful picture that depicts the inherent sins of human beings and the hard-to-change nature of humans, and shows people’s self-interest. You still don’t understand. This script because

  • Bernadette 2022-03-22 09:01:34

    What the hell is the Truth?

Rashomon quotes

  • Commoner: Well, men are only men. That's why they lie. They can't tell the truth, even to themselves.

    Priest: That may be true. Because men are weak, they lie to deceive themselves.

    Commoner: Not another sermon! I don't mind a lie if it's interesting.

  • Priest: Dead men tell no lies.