At the beginning of man, nature is evil

Ewald 2022-04-19 09:01:42

Everyone has their own perspectives and positions, and they also want to hide their ugly side, which is why the same thing is often said in different people, or even completely different. I like this type of film very much, telling a story from multiple angles, such as heartbeat.
The robber concealed that he begged onna like a dog, and that he fought like a dog, although in the end he won. So, in the story he told, onna took the initiative to beg to be kidnapped. She was a strong martial artist and a heroic figure, and completely abused the warrior
Jiutiaojie. So, in her story, she was loyal and unyielding, and the samurai committed suicide because she could not bear the humiliation
. Therefore, in his story, he did not fight the robber, and the cause of death became suicide because he could not bear the humiliation. After all, suicide is better than being killed;
Chaif ​​concealed the fact that he had witnessed the whole process and the existence of the dagger. So, in his story, he only found the body, but did not see the whole process of the murder. Daggers never existed either.

I have always felt that at the beginning of human beings, nature is inherently evil.
The reason why there are so many good people in this society is that we are now in a peaceful and prosperous society, and the ugliest side of human nature has not been stimulated, but has been gradually corrected and developed towards positive energy. Therefore, when I hear about cannibalism in times of famine, and burning, killing and looting in times of war, I don't feel any major shock. Because I deeply believe that people talk about themselves all day long and are above the creatures of the earth. But in fact, man is just an animal, a slightly smarter animal. Animals have the nature of animals, that is, in order to keep their genes going, they can do everything, the weak eat the strong, and the winner is the king.

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Extended Reading
  • Verona 2022-03-23 09:01:39

    8/10. The camera editing skills have an unattainable charm. The woodcutter entered the mountain until he saw a woman's hat on the branch. The wide-angle overhead shot showed dazzling sunlight through the intertwined branches, and the smooth panning cut into the close-up made the camera lose its direction. There is a sense of urgency, and the robber’s unstable follow-up shot highlights his ecstatic mood; the monk misses the samurai couple walking in reverse, and only through a complete shot of frontally panning into the silhouette of the two and then panning to the back, reducing the narrative . The two-point composition is frequently used, the servants hiding from the rain are indifferent to the suffering of the world, and Zhensha leans over and weeps during the court trial. In these two scenes, the monk and the woodcutter stand obliquely and sit upright in the distant view to form a group of two, confronting each other. It symbolizes that the memory of the case is full of complicated relationships; after the robbers in the forest took possession of the real gravel and left, the samurai couple faced the large open space in the composition, which symbolised the psychological emptiness of the couple who did not know how to be good. The close-up alternates the close-up of the faces of the four samurai, and the despair of Masa is enhanced a little bit. The swaying leaf shadows and empty mirror clips of empty steps express the passage of time. It is a pity that the performance mode has not been separated from the stage.

  • Lola 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Under the half-destroyed Rasho family, their confidence in the truth was slowly dissipating. "On a day like today, it is unavoidable to doubt others." The epistemological question is pushed to the ethical question, if there is no truth, is there any morality? Maybe we have to learn to live with 90% of our conscience and stop deceiving ourselves that our conscience is pure and innocent, but we also don’t give up on sticking to that 90%.

Rashomon quotes

  • Priest: War, earthquake, winds, fire, famine, the plague. Year after year, it's been nothing but disasters. And bandits descend upon us every night. I've seen so many men getting killed like insects, but even I have never heard a story as horrible as this. Yes. So horrible. This time, I may finally lose my faith in the human soul. It's worse than worse than bandits, the plague, famine, fire or wars.

  • 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.