A kind of self-justification for the movie "The Night When the Comet Came"

Marcelino 2022-09-17 09:16:35

The film is set against the baffling theories of quantum physics. If there is a sequential relationship between state A and state B, then according to the usual logic, the result is either in A or in B, and it is impossible to have a parallel state of both A and B, but quantum physics theory admits this parallel state, This is the theoretical basis of the parallel time and space that the film presupposes. When the comet passes by, there will be multiple parallel space-times. The things in the parallel space-time are the same, but the same things will form multiple parallel space-times. As long as there is a possibility of a certain combination of things (behavior), there is a combination of Basic parallel space-time. For example, Li went to take a nap in the play. In fact, any other person taking a nap will lead to the existence of another parallel time and space. Things in parallel time and space develop in parallel. Therefore, when the film is designed to intersect things in parallel time and space due to the passage of comets, the result is often counter-logical. While this anti-logic is the magic of the story (such as a person who leaves the starting point and can't come back, even if it is not the person who left), showing the magic is not the real purpose of the film. The real purpose of the film is to show how people react between parallel times and spaces that can intersect with each other.

When Hugh discovers another parallel time and space, he directly brings fear to the people in his own time and space. Because this is against logic and common sense, it tends to create a kind of uncertainty, because it means that anything against common sense and logic can happen next, so we can say, against logic and common sense, or Things that cannot be explained by logic and common sense are often the source of human fear. However, when people have a certain dependence, can they be free from fear? When Hugh explained the "Schrödinger's cat" experiment and made everyone realize that the existence of parallel space is possible and reasonable, that is, Hugh made a scientific explanation for the illogical and common sense, which is actually enhancing the "certainty" ", and Amir among them also said that as long as we wait, we will be in peace, which also shows that certainty can indeed ease fear, but the development of the plot tells us that Hugh's friends don't seem to be so To lift the fear, obviously, the fear has another origin.

So what else do they have to fear? We may also think about it this way. In the "Schrödinger's Cat" experiment, the cat's fate is completely determined. When people think of their status as a cat, a fear of being determined and dominated can also become fear. The source, because people are always afraid of things they can't control, this ostensibly provides a rationalized excuse for Mike to want to leave the house to solve the problem, even after someone asked to "wait", Mike still insisted on going out, This does not suggest that there may be other reasons for Mike's insistence on going out, because the fear of being in a determined position is significantly less than the fear of the uncertain danger of going out.

We think again of what Amy said, and she believes that parallel planes are an excellent opportunity for us to fully understand and discover ourselves. This was of course what she was really thinking, since human beings have never refused to know themselves, and if there were no other worries, this thought would bring pleasure, at least not exacerbate fear. However, everyone in the play seems to want to refuse to understand themselves, or even to have any intersection with other time and space. It's true that each of us has our own hell, and we don't want to show it to anyone, especially the dark side of human nature that brings pain. Therefore, when they are forced to intersect with other time and space, they will try their best to prevent and cover up. This is human nature. But for the two couples and two couples in the play, what frightens them the most, or what is most worthy of their worry, is nothing more than the things that affect their feelings, because they know better than anyone else that if the parallel time and space are true What is a thorough display of human nature, then, the more you know about things in parallel time and space, the more dangerous your relationship will be broken; the more you know between the sexes, the faster they let go, the more thoroughly The more they let go, the more completely they let go, so that's the real source of their fear.

After the real source of fear is thrown out due to uncontrollable circumstances, each of them is faced with a choice, one of them in each pair is trying to save the relationship, and it is clear that they are choosing according to the needs of love. Mike chose to stay in the parallel plane he was visiting because that Lee didn't know anything about his past or present, or at least didn't mind, even when Amy told him that Lee was not his real wife here. Still have to stay, in this way, Mike saves the "marriage" in this time and space.

Amy breaks up with her boyfriend Kevin over Laurie's overstepping, but she loves Kevin, and when she fails to convince Mike to leave the plane they're visiting together, she quits the room. And when she quit, she witnessed other parallel time and space things, some quarreling, some fighting, some kidnapping, some showing affection... In fact, she knows better than others about the strange things that may appear when the comet comes. phenomenon, she also understands that the parallel world is almost innumerable, and of course she also knows that she cannot return to the real time and space, she must make a choice and choose which group to join. For love, she chose to join that relatively harmonious group, but there was already an Amy there, so she smashed the car window, led out the people in the house, took the opportunity to sneak attack, and eliminated "dissidents". Although the method was very despicable, she could finally make peace with A good beginning in the past is grafted to save the "love" between her and her boyfriend.

However, Amy's efforts failed to get her wish, because her vicious behavior caused two Amys to appear in the same time and space, and at this time the comet just swept over them, a collapse phenomenon occurred, and the two Amys must meet And for one, but the collapse cannot be carried out when Amy is awake, so there is a design that Amy is stunned by the medicine in her own hand. But comets always portend some kind of bad ending, and the movie hints at that from the start. So, when the collapse happens, although we can't predict the clutching situation of the other couples from the end of the film, but from the strange phone call Kevin received, it can be inferred that Amy will not be able to continue the relationship with his boyfriend. ; it is also from this strange call and the existence of two rings that we seem to be able to infer that the collapse occurred only in a small area around them, since the comet has not gone far, a relatively larger parallel Spacetime has not collapsed. If we don't make this assumption, we can't explain these two bizarre phenomena at the end of the film. (by:heshenggen/2015-01-24)

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Coherence quotes

  • Hugh: Yeah, we're in a different reality because the reality where I am from, my best friend didn't sleep with my wife.

    Mike: Hugh, do you not understand what I'm saying? This all started tonight, and if there are a million different realities, I have slept with your wife in every one of them.

  • Hugh: These are Brian's notes from his lesson plan for his class. "Decoherence and Schroedinger's Cat."