God closes a door and leaves another window

Andrew 2022-04-23 07:03:06

The film Perfect Sense depicts an absurd world in a surreal way. A highly contagious epidemic spreads among human beings, and people lose some senses one after another. At first, it was only the sense of smell, and then gradually spread to the sense of taste, hearing, and finally even vision disappeared. In the process, people went from being manic and restless to accepting reality and facing it bravely. People began to seek new spiritual sustenance, and the chaos of the end of the world was curbed. People pay more attention to the remaining senses, discover the way of life that was neglected before, learn to be grateful from misfortune, and be stronger and full of positive energy before disaster.

During the viewing process, I really admired that the British could write such a novel script. The BBC's shooting texture and tones are very strong, and they used a realistic lens, which is very immersive. Sometimes we think that our country has developed rapidly in recent years, and developed countries feel that the stamina is insufficient. But in fact, on the basis of basically worry-free material life, other people's cultural and ideological achievements far surpass us. Take a look at this film, from the theme to the narrative, from the philosophy to the way of life, not only the difference between the East and the West, but also the gap between the developed and the underdeveloped.

However, in the quarrel between the protagonist McGregor and Eva, Taiwanese lyricist Yao Ruolong once showed it in a work called "Ear" in Lin Youjia's "Sensual World" album.

When love only has a mouth, and without ears
, you only believe what you guess
When the feeling is no longer flowing between you and me. What should I
say, not dying does not mean living.
The more I try to explain, the more you cry and get excited
. If you listen carefully, you won't understand

how many times we have seen such a scene in our lives. First, the harsh words hurt people, then the anger covers our eyes, we don't accept explanations and don't think in a different position, and finally kill each other's fate. Fortunately, emotions are short-lived, and the main theme of life is love, bravery, and survival. So even if the taste is gone, we still have to eat well, and if the hearing is gone, we still have to communicate in other ways. Even if we can't see anything in the end, we still have the sense of touch and can survive together. As long as we have faith, pursuit, and love, we will not lose the direction of our existence.

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Perfect Sense quotes

  • James: Well, shall we call it a night?

    Michael: I don't know what the fuck we should call it.

  • Michael: Now, you can invite me back to your place.

    Susan: Don't know if I will.

    Susan: Well, you-you can just start walking home... and I'll follow you.

    [Susan smiles and starts walking. Michael smiles and follows. Susan stops, looks back, sees Michael following and laughs. Michael also laughs]