Contrary to my original thinking, the down-and-out playwright and alcoholic in the film shows no sign of cheering up at the end, instead giving one no hesitation to think that he will be destroyed along with the equally lonely prostitute. This is not an inspirational movie, on the contrary, it shows complete despair, like an undercurrent suppressed under the glacier unconsciously showing its tension. The brilliant lights and colorful lights of the casino set off the grief of the little people. The drunken fans here do not belong to them, and the singing and laughter are also missing from them. A literati and a dusty woman, looking for warmth in each other's arms, but no hope of life. At the beginning of the lantern season, the playwright played by Nicolas Cage was drunk on the street and moved Sarah's heartstrings. Perhaps he had forgotten the original intention of doing so. It was just a drunken and subconscious act, but it made the prostitute Sarah fantasize about finding love and love. companion. It was a sad thing, and he never wavered in his resolve to leave this world, even with Sarah's self-confessed love. Who is passing by in a hurry, who is missing. Sarah fell in love with this drunkard wholeheartedly, even though there was no love in him at all, so decadent and exhausting.
The beauty of the other side lies in the impermanence of the other side. It was the common despair and loneliness that made them fall in love, not the ecstasy and joy. Life is like a tomb followed, trying to devour these two poor people, leaving no trace of their existence in this world. Yes, people like them still exist in this world endlessly, never lacking. Wang Xiaobo said: "People live in the world to endure all the devastation. After thinking about this, everything can be taken in peace." What Western culture is best at is to create all kinds of tragedies. This kind of idea just confirms Wang Xiaobo's seemingly decadent but profound words.
I advise you not to be a solitary and awake person, and there should be a number of drunken flowers. Seeing the middle-aged playwright who was drinking from the beginning to the end was intoxicated, I began to wonder whether his heart was clear or confused. Can he really be drunk and relieve his worries? At the end, the two embraced in a dim hotel, not knowing where the road will be tomorrow, perhaps only sinking is waiting for them. In this sin city, there is no hope of rebirth at night, but they lack the courage to escape.
This reminds me of Takeshi Kitano's "Hanawa", which also tells the despair of the person in the face of setbacks, but the depression is even better, making people unable to bear this lifeless atmosphere. Where does this powerless sense of sadness come from? This is a cry from the bottom of the author's heart. It is said that the author who wrote the original novel "Leaving Las Vegas" committed suicide after writing it. It can be seen that this melancholy is not a fuss.
I don't really like such a lack of happiness in movies, which makes people feel full of depression and have nowhere to vent. The true nature of life is to endure and be alone, and everyone lives like this. Eileen Chang said long ago: Life is a beautiful robe, but it is full of lice. If you had to throw away the whole robe to get rid of the lice on it, it would be a bit of a waste of time for choking.
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