Don't sleep, don't sleep, artists don't succumb to sleep You are the eternal hostage You are the captive of time
This is the last stanza of Boris Pasternak's lyric poem "Night", from which we can taste the poet's persistent pursuit of art and integrity and tenacity. As the British philosopher Berlin spoke highly of him: "He is the last and greatest representative of the so-called Silver Age in the history of Russian literature. It is difficult to think of another person in talent, vitality, Unshakable integrity, moral courage and steadfastness." When we have a little knowledge of the original author, and then look back at this "Doctor Zhivago", perhaps we can truly Experience the greatness within.
"Doctor Zhivago" is definitely a masterpiece not to be missed, whether it is a novel or a movie. The author of the novel, Pasternak, won the Nobel Prize in Literature for this work, but failed to receive it due to political reasons. Doctor Zhivago is a typical example of intellectuals in troubled times. There is thought, knowledge, the unique skills of a doctor, the unique enthusiasm of the Russians (especially in the love of poetry and the pursuit of heroines), the cool head of an intellectual and a social conscience. However, in troubled times but unwilling to join forces, he is destined to be lost, unable to control his own destiny, unable to fulfill his ideals. There are also many observations and reflections of Dr. Zhivago on that special era in the novel, which is of course very limited in the film. This is a pity that almost all famous novels have been adapted into movies. And the focus of the movie has also become Doctor Zhivago's extramarital affair, and the plot has also been slightly changed. But in general, this 3-hour movie still shows a lot of profound things: the cruelty of war, the many little people who ups and downs in the revolution, the weakness of human nature, the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty, social injustice and so on.
Although the male protagonist is not beautiful, the pair of talking eyes left a deep influence on me, which can just show Doctor Zhivago's pure heart and passionate pursuit of beauty. Especially at the end of the film, Dr. Zhivago's fiery, fascinated, and even pious eyes when he followed Lana's figure through the glass made me unforgettable. Keira Knightley was only seventeen years old when she starred in the film. She had to marvel at how mature and beautiful she was at that time. Although her acting skills were not skilled, she was very talented.
This film reminds me of China's "Farewell My Concubine", which also uses a small character in a troubled world to reflect the turmoil of an era. It's just that the protagonist in "Farewell My Concubine" is a civilian at the bottom of society, while Dr. Zhivago is an intellectual with a decent job and a good education. But no matter what the difference in social orientation and education level, in a troubled world, except for the heroes who lead the revolution, no one can avoid the ups and downs of the world. Even Basha Antipov, who participated in the revolution in "Doctor Zhivago", once sat in the position of the revolutionary leader, and finally fled around and shot himself.
And now, in 2017, another 23 years have passed, and the world is still uncertain, some things have died, some things are still alive, or life or death, all are due to the fate in the dark, "all the labor of man What is the benefit of his toil under the sun?" I felt at this time that what I woke up from the dust was not the so-called culture with fresh life that I once thought I was right, but that strangers will never The souls who should be disturbed, the ancient fate ordered them to be silent to the mortal world in the sun.
"The past generations shall be remembered by no one, and the generations to come shall not be remembered by those who come after." For those who came out of dust will return to dust, and those who have returned to dust should no longer see sunlight. Helen, a beautiful Greek woman living in Troy, once foresaw that after her death, she would become the title of a song for future generations, and our literati should be prepared not to be remembered by future generations.
——That's it, there has never been a "national salvation culture", culture is culture, the decoration of the soul world, the mute of the political world, since it comes from the mortal, it itself will die. Those who make a living from literature should, like Spinoza, perceive the ordinary given by fate.
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