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out to sea
Lyda 2022-04-22 07:01:31
When I watched this film, I was neither a fan of Amenabar nor Bardem. I only watched this film for two reasons: the best actor in Venice and the Valencian language film. But that's fine. It's better than being both Amenabar's fan and Bardem's fan now. It won't lead to aesthetic deviation because of the two people. The tone of the whole film has always been very flat and soothing. Even if the final struggle bears fruit, and the deep sea sleep is finally achieved, it does not change the rhythm. In this way, it is actually difficult to generate a sense of substitution, and the director's intention does not seem to be to agree with the idea of self-determining his own life and death, but just a protest against a person who can only control limited rights to safeguard his own rights. understand. Martin, who is also a Latino, used to shoot a lot of works in the 1980s and 1990s that did not agree with the proposition but understood the attitude of the protagonist. Maybe it can be used as a movie reference. As for the film itself, due to the sense of substitution, until now, the impression of it is still weak.
Extended Reading
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Julia: Why choose death?
Ramón Sampedro: Well, I want to die because I feel that a life for me, in this state has no dignity. I understand that other quadriplegics may take offense to my saying there's no dignity in this, but I'm not trying to judge anyone. Who am I to judge those who choose life? So don't judge me or anyone who wants to help me die.
Julia: You think someone will help?
Ramón Sampedro: Well, that depends on the powers that be. They'll have to overcome their fear. But hey, it's really no big deal. Death has always been with us and always will be. It catches up with all of us. Everyone. It's part of us. So why are they shocked because I choose to die, as if it were contagious?
Julia: If this goes to court, they'll ask why you haven't explored all alternatives. Why refuse a wheelchair?
Ramón Sampedro: Accepting a wheelchair would be like accepting the scraps of the freedom I lost. Think about this: You're sitting there, three feet away. What's three feet? An insignificant distance for any human being. But for me, those three feet that keep me from reaching you, from touching you, are an impossible journey. Just an illusion. A fantasy. That's why I want to die.
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Julia: Too bad there's no view of the sea.
Ramón Sampedro: Just as well. This way I see it when I choose.
Julia: What do you mean?
Ramón Sampedro: When I'm in the mood, I concentrate and walk I out to the sea. I fly there.