hope?

Roberta 2022-10-24 12:40:02

Gonzalez has always been good at describing complex scenes and plots, but this time he focused all his attention on one character, which must have a lot to express. This is also a division that I cannot understand. Since he is kind, why does he play the role of a local snake, protecting the counterfeiting of famous brands, drug trafficking and other illegal acts in his jurisdiction? Since he is evil, why does he have such a pair of people who carry a lot of compassion Eyes will listen carefully to the voices of the deceased at funerals, and will seek benefits for many unemployed Chinese workers, pay for heating, and feel guilty after gas poisoning. Such a sympathetic person should not have engaged in such a dehumanizing profession. Perhaps this is the source of his tragedy. Life is forced to sin, but because of his conscience, he cannot make up his mind. If he puts down his conscience and does not care about the life and death of those workers, Regardless of the family members of those who were taken away, and those who died of poisoning, he would be much happier and richer, and he could arrange his own affairs well, instead of giving all the money to the family members of the blacks who had benefited so much from him. Lost with money. You can use the soul of the dead to rest in peace, but you can't fight against the disease, let alone achieve self-redemption in contradictions. Perhaps this is also a kind of division and contradiction that exists in most of us, but it is magnified and more pathetic in him.
The director said that the whole film is to express a kind of hope, but in such a helpless life, where is the hope? Is it because we are always contradictory but unable to resolve, so we are not desperate, then there will be hope growing tenaciously.

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Biutiful quotes

  • Uxbal: Look in my eyes. Look at my face. Remember me, please. Don't forget me, Ana. Don't forget me, my love, please.

  • Bea: You can give up, let yourself go... or grit your teeth and hang on like stupid people do.