Why did Orpheus turn back and why is it called a poetic choice? ——The beauty that is not destroyed by reality.
Because Orpheus' wife is mortal and has a limited lifespan, no matter what, she will eventually die of old age and leave Orpheus. This is the cruelty of reality. When he looks back, he can "poetically choose" to leave this Duan memories, will not have to be brutally destroyed by reality in the long years, do not have to watch your lover grow old but helpless, extremely painful. When did I read Orpheus' choice? At the last moment, the female painter Melante looked at Hanel opposite. Hanel did not look back, and seemed to have forgotten that the female painter Melante had forgotten that dark love. It was endless, but when the hall played the tune that recorded their fond memories, the tune that was not beautiful but full of power, Hanel, who was already a mother, couldn't help but burst into tears, when Merlin burst into tears. Te smiled - in that era, they lost to reality, but never lost to the poetry in their hearts, leaving each other with the most beautiful memories. I had imagined, what if they confronted reality and eloped? Will they encounter an "accident" like Sister Hanel, fall into a cliff, beautiful portraits become portraits, and poetry is torn into tragedy? The answer is yes. When there is nothing you can do, you still choose to fight, it will be like self-immolation, and the good memories will also be turned to ashes. I originally thought that what the film expresses is that love makes people lose courage. Later, I realized that giving and holding back is also courage. The courage of love is not only a form of expression - when Orpheus looks back, it is courage.
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