Embrace the ordinary death---remember "Hereafter"

Everardo 2022-04-20 09:01:44

A very quiet film about the aftermath of death. The film is divided into three stories, a French female reporter with a near-death experience, a London boy who has just lost his twin brother, and an American man with psychic abilities. Three people Located in three locations, their respective stories advance in parallel, seemingly unrelated, but inextricably linked. At the end of the film, the three people meet together, which seems to be a clever arrangement by the director, but in fact fate Isn't it so magical? Before meeting people who are inseparable from us, they are just irrelevant strangers to themselves.

The same is true of death, which seems to be out of reach, but always permeates everyone's life. In life. Because it is a film about what happens after death, the film is always filled with a touch of sadness. Because of science, we deny the world after death, but we have to question this final destination. After death What will happen. Where will we go, even if we think about it now, we can't help but feel a little sad. Because only death is the most fair, no one can escape. I believe this theme will also be the eternal theme of human beings. Except for the tsunami part at the beginning, it is basically spread out with a sense of calm. It also fits the impression of death, because this is really a common thing. In the


story, one of the three people experienced death, One person is taken away by death, and the last person is connected to the dead. Their common feature is that they cannot wash away the impact of death.

The female reporter who had a bright future suddenly found that she once had a firm grasp of the situation. Career, status and love will all disappear in just a few months. The ups and downs of fate are erratic, and life can undergo such drastic changes, not to mention death. Death will disappear. Although the female reporter did not die, everything she experienced still revealed to us the fragility of reality.

But the impact of the near-death experience on her is far more than that. After a series of losses , She found the way she went down again. Seeking the world after death, although this road is very bumpy, but obviously she will keep going.

And the little boy in the second story. He may be three people The saddest one of all. Unlike the female reporter who was changed by death, he was stymied by the death of his relatives.

There is an alcoholic mother who lives with his twin brother. However, the only family member who could not be lost lost his life in a sudden accident. Then the mother had to leave him. The boy was placed in a strange family. He could not Leaving a brother who is no longer around, wearing his hat, isolating himself, looking for a psychic everywhere just to reconnect with his brother...

This child may represent all those who cannot bear the loss of a loved one. We will still be with you Relatives who are no longer in this world speak, tell them about our current situation, and hope to get their blessings. Because in our hearts, they are still alive. As the psychic said, I have you, we are one, Never be separated. As long as we live, as long as we still remember him, the person who died will live forever and live in our hearts forever.

The little boy got a good ending, he accepted the established facts and became himself, I live with my beloved mother again. Isn't this transformation of the mind the best portrayal of people gradually getting rid of the pain of losing relatives and friends?

If the female reporter symbolizes the self changed by death, the small The boy symbolizes his own words who have been taken away by death, so what does the psychic in the third story stand for? Three characters in the three stories, he is the only one who is connected to both.

He Able to connect with the undead and become their spokesperson, but he described this talent as a curse.

Perhaps it can be further said that death is a curse on all living things.

It has to go to this end from birth. Anything The last curse that no one can escape. The

psychic is filled with infinite loneliness. Because of this cursed talent, he can't even get along well with people. Even if he makes the first step, What he got was also a response of refusal. Can this man who is closest to death also symbolize the loneliness of death?

The design of the ending is very interesting. The psychic left the United States and came to London, the hometown of Dickens, his favorite author. The French female journalist also came to the London Book Fair for the release of her new book about death. Across the crowd, the moment when four eyes met, deduced the eternal love at first sight romance, although they missed each other later. But in the end, they were connected again by the little boy.

A woman who was changed by death.
A woman who was cursed by death Man.

The last two people met in a foreign land, fell in love at first sight, and maybe there will be more beautiful developments in the future.

The most important thing is that the man overcame the shadow in his heart, stretched out his hand naturally, and shook hands with each other.

The movie left A happy ending. Although people did not get rid of the curse of death, they overcame the fear of it and waited calmly. Perhaps this is what the whole movie wants to express. We cannot change this established destiny, but we can Change our attitude. We face death, face death, cherish lost relatives, and still walk on firmly.

Life is still beautiful.

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Extended Reading
  • Laurianne 2022-03-20 09:01:52

    People are curious about the world after death, whether psychic and reincarnation exist. Regarding death, Krishnamurti taught this: When one gazes at the still beautiful fallen leaves, one may gain a deeper understanding and realization of one's own death, not at the end, but at the beginning. Death is not a terrible thing, there is no need to escape or delay, it is as common as sunrise and sunset. There is an extreme sense of remoteness in death.

  • General 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    Feng Xiaogang said: I am not fighting alone...

Hereafter quotes

  • Billy: [about George] He said, "A life that's all about death is no life at all."

  • George Lonegan: Sometimes, I mean you know, knowing everything about someone, uhhh, its, uh, it seems nice, but really, maybe it's-it's actually better to hold stuff back.