Thinking of watching the movie

Rupert 2022-04-23 07:02:20

I was attracted by my favorite Uncle Mai, and the ratings look good. The film is called The Alcohol Project, so I decided to bring a glass of wine to watch. Uncle Mai drinks for a while, and I take a sip. Just finished drinking a glass of wine happily, and the film also ushered in a turning point in the plot. I can't say it's just right, it should be because I felt that I was about to turn a corner, so I drank the remaining sip. It's hard to rate, I can only say that I think it's pretty good. The sense of substitution is very good, and the shooting is not fancy. I can empathize with it. Alcohol can really lift our mental state, make us more courageous to face difficulties, break through the constraints of habits and others, I like this state, but I am reluctant to accept it. I think I should be able to change or adjust my mental state on my own to achieve what I need, rather than resorting to foreign chemicals. Facing the emptiness of existence and the inevitability of tragedy, I agree with Nietzsche's spirit of Dionysus and Zhuangzi's wandering, but I am not willing to simply drink alcohol to achieve it. Why am I so resistant to alcohol and other hallucinogens? This doesn't seem to fit my interest in breaking free. Digging further, I am afraid of them, and this fear comes from my strong yearning for "freedom". We are born into the world and have already been "bound" for many reasons. And although these hallucinogens can lift my spirits, they will take away my control, and in the long run, they will become addictive and become a new "shackle" that binds me. That's why I fear them and don't want to accept them. If I can only keep one last thing, I hope it is free thinking. So, I'd rather be awake and accept pain than be in ambiguity for happiness. I believe more that the so-called "pain" and "happiness" are not determined by external objective conditions, but by the cognitive state of the mind. Since tobacco, alcohol, and even poison can make a person in a miserable situation feel joy and happiness, it should also be possible to adjust one's own spirit. Although it is difficult, the price is much lower. This also goes back to my long-standing view of "all causes are in me and not out". In addition, looking at the description of the middle-aged life in the film, I have a little thought: "When we reject mistakes, we also reject progress."

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  • Martin: So, when you run around totally wasted, throwing up in bushes and alleys, don't feel alone, because you're in great company.

  • Martin: Josse, there's an election with three candidates, so who do you vote for? No. 1: He is partially paralyzed from polio. He has hypertension. He's anemic and suffers from an array of serious illnesses. He lies if it suits his purpose and consults astrologists on his politics. He cheats on his wife, chain-smokes, and drinks too many martinis. No. 2: He's overweight, and he's already lost three elections. He suffers from depression and has had two heart attacks. He's impossible to work with and smokes cigars non-stop. And every night when he goes to bed, he drinks incredible amounts of champagne, cognac, port, whiskey, and adds two sleeping pills before dozing off. The last one, No. 3: He's a highly decorated war hero. He treats women with respect. He loves animals, never smokes, and only has a beer on rare occasions. Josse, who do you vote for? Josse: The last one. Martin: The last one, No. 3? And the rest of you? Students: Yes, No. 3. Martin: Oh boy! You just discarded Franklin D. Roosevelt... Winston L. Churchill... and thankfully you elected this guy.

    [reveals a photo of Adolf Hitler]

    Martin: Students: Hitler? Martin: Focus! It's funny, but there's a point to this, which is important and which I hope you'll understand someday: the world is never as you expect.