We all want to get away from this complex world

Trevor 2022-04-21 09:02:22

The handsome male protagonist of this film - Henry Bass - is a handsome man who says no, but acts very honestly.
Although he said that he was just a substitute teacher, his responsibility was to teach and teach, and he did not want to be contaminated with his classmates for any greater cause and effect, and always wanted to maintain a sense of distance from his students, but he was one of the few who could go. Enter into the hearts of students who not only preach, but also shape their life values;

Although, he knows that life is not easy and has a negative attitude. But he wasn't tired of the world. He wanted to avoid problems and troubles as much as possible. He knew that he couldn't solve so many problems, and he didn't want to take on so many responsibilities, so he didn't lend a helping hand when he first encountered Erica, the stray girl. But when they met again for the second time, they brought her home;


Although his grandfather's chaotic relationship with his mother and his mother's suicide by taking drugs made him miserable at the age of seven, he still completed his self-growth and value-building without guidance and help.


I once read a sentence: "Humanity is so deep and complex, and after a thousand sails have passed, I have become able to understand everything, and I can no longer believe in anything." This sentence is really suitable for the male protagonist. He also tried to withdraw from this world. When he saw the various contradictions in this world, his expression was so indifferent. He kept a certain distance from everything in the world. When he broke through this distance, he would become ignorant. So he finally sent Erica to the orphanage, so he pushed away the female student Merry who wanted to borrow his shoulders again and again. . .


Some people say that the death of Grandpa Bass and the death of student Merry helped Bass to cross the last dark river in his heart, completely opened the door that he had only opened since he was a child, and allowed Bass to complete his self-detachment and completely. Erica was accepted. But in my opinion, the more important thing is the impact of Erica's intervention on the male protagonist's life. In all the films, I feel that only two are above the normal emotional line, with a happy and cheerful color: one is that they are playing in the store when they return from the AIDS quarantine center; the other is that Bass goes to the adoption center to pick up Ellie card home. Another thread of memory interspersed at the same time: Mother Bass and him are also very happy chasing entertainment scenes. There is and only Erica can fill the void in Bass' heart, which is why Bass is willing to tell Erica about his mother, but not a word about the female teacher who likes him.
Although it's a tragic story, the tearful male protagonist in the bus will always touch my heart.

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Detachment quotes

  • Henry Barthes: I am money, I change hands like the dollar bill, that has been rubbed by a lamp; Then a genie appeared and cried loudly, with volume; But the tears were all for myself, and that's where it all went wrong

  • Henry Barthes: [In nursing home] Grampa, you doing any writing in your journal?

    [Thumbs through empty journal]

    Grampa: I don't remember much, I lost the habit. You can't think in this place, you can't make new memories.