The most dangerous three words

Avis 2022-04-20 09:01:40

I once imagined such a scene: if the limbs are bound, covered in a large pocket or put into a cylinder, and the hands and feet cannot move at all in the narrow space, how can they escape? I thought about this problem for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion: there is no way. This made me very depressed, a feeling of powerlessness as a human being flooded my heart, and even when I imagined that I was like this, the more I thought about it, the more I felt scared, the oppressive force of the narrow space seemed to be strangling my throat, the only way I could All you do is stop thinking about it.
Many years have passed, and this question is still unsolved, and when I saw that the environment constructed by "Buried Alive" was just like what I imagined back then, I very much hope that it can give me an answer.
There are many props provided in the movie: lighters, mobile phones, light sticks, knives, etc. These things are also the possibility of giving the protagonist a chance to escape, especially the mobile phone, which plays a key role and promotes the development of the plot. . In this narrow coffin, anything you can touch in your hand may save your life. In the process of watching, I even thought that maybe I should carry a zippo lighter and a mobile phone with a long standby time in the future. These things may play a role at a critical time.
But as the plot progresses step by step, when the protagonist goes from highs to lows and encounters a glimmer of hope, but is ruthlessly shattered again and again, I find that the most dangerous thing is not facing death, but the rigid system, It is the indifferent human nature and the reality of killing each other.
In the phone calls again and again, from full of hope to final despair, everyone said that we will do our best to save you, and the last thing everyone cares about is his life. What is a life to us? Whether he is alive or dead, we won't feel the pain. He crawling at the gate of hell means nothing to us. Everyone is staring at the little benefit in front of them. It's just "I'm sorry".
Perhaps, only these three words are the most dangerous things in the world. When they come out of the mouth, it means that the effort has been given up, it means that the last compromise is torn off, and even the feeling of guilt does not need to exist. It is just a form, a mantra, and speaking it will make you feel a little more comfortable.
Can it really be worthy of it? If you can really live in a world that cares about life, I think the final answer may not be so desperate.

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Buried quotes

  • Dan Brenner: Why the hell did you make that ransom video? Now your captors have no choice but to follow through!

  • Paul Conroy: It's over, isn't it?

    Dan Brenner: No!

    [long pause]

    Dan Brenner: Yeah.