When I was young, I never wanted to die. Until one day, I realized that life is limited, so I began to fear death and search for the meaning of life.
All are mortal. How can we find meaning in life before meaningless results come? For some people who are not so involved in the world, power is too dark, money is too coppery, love is too fragile, religion is too vain, and family love is unreliable... Only the absolute beauty is breathtaking and makes people cry.
Jep is an observer of his life, a cynic. He laughs at others and laughs at himself. The only thing that kept him going was the pursuit of absolute beauty, but he never found it. Such a life without faith is like duckweed in the water, without roots.
When people are poor, they wonder how they can get food and clothing. When I was full, I wondered how I could live a good life. When the conditions are good, they begin to face the nothingness of the middle class. So, some have children, some run a marathon, some climb a mountain, some go fishing...Everyone has to find something to convince themselves that life has meaning.
This is a curse on the wise, and only the wise ponder the meaning.
Sorrentino's film is a revelation, it has no answer. The answer lies in each person's own life.
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