So far, I've seen two Brad Pitt films that feature exiles, the other being The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This reminds me of Maugham's "Blade" and "The Moon and Sixpence", about the exile of the soul and the pursuit of dreams, so I wonder if the director and screenwriter also inspired Mr. Maugham. Some characters from both films can be found in both works, and vice versa.
Strickland, Larry, Benjamin Button, Tristan, they all chose exile, abandoned everything, and finally returned to peace. Before his death, Strickland made a world-shattering work, as if draining his soul and mind, and then died very relieved, gaining an unprecedented ease before his death. Larry finally donated all his savings and ran a taxi in the city to make a living, small in the mountains and big in the city. Benjamin Button finally chose to return to the person he loved. At the last moment, he closed his eyes in his wife's arms. It seemed that he remembered and understood everything at that moment. Tristan finally disappeared with the bear in him, in him, he disappeared.
Their choices and do whatever they want are like children of the wind, and we mortals are full of envy and shock. We give ourselves too many responsibilities and moral kidnappings. We are responsible for who and whom. In fact, we are unwilling to break this secular shackles. We are all used to "comfort" and are afraid of breaking the peace behind this layer of comfort. Ease also kills our wildness and the bear in our hearts. Humans have lived in the world for a few short years. We have pursued and disappointed, but the most important thing is that we have lived.
Maybe, after exile
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