People hibernated in Anatolia. Some are actively hibernating, while others are "forced".
Nihal (the wife of the male protagonist) enjoys the benefits of marrying the male protagonist—rich, free, and not troubled by life, and she even admits that she cannot live without the male protagonist. But at the same time Nihal couldn't stand the emptiness, boredom and meaninglessness of this life. Philanthropy became her only solace.
Kindness is there, but not all, or even a small proportion. Being busy with a certain cause, and philanthropy, can make up for the lack of that heart in all directions. At the end of the film, Nihal gave all the money that the male protagonist donated anonymously to the tenants who were living in difficulties. During the whole process, Nihal could hardly feel the warmth of Nihal for the tenants. On the contrary, it was a cold relief. In this money-sending operation, if the other party accepts it, it is not the tenant who gets the greatest satisfaction, but herself.
Necla (the male protagonist's younger sister) put forward the argument of "not resisting evil", which may be a strange idea generated in her day-to-day self-reflection. Reflect on all kinds of things between yourself and your ex-husband, and think about whether to remarry. After Necla told Nihal about her absurd plans, she failed to get support and started attacking Nihal to vent her emotions.
Necla didn't have the courage to put her thoughts into action, nor was she dissatisfied with dying of old age, she poured all these into the dialogue with the male protagonist. Eventually, the conversation turned into an argument that ended in mutual hurt.
Did someone force Nihal and Necla to live the life they are now? Is it because they don't have the power to decide for themselves? The choices you make, and the appearance of being forced to accept them. The choice is to give up, and if you give up, don't complain that you didn't get it.
Aydin (male protagonist), a giant in language and a dwarf in action. There is a long distance between knowing and being able to do it, but Aydin has locked himself in the kingdom of language, forgetting how to improve in "doing". Verbally said: have a conscience, a morality, and a principle, but these are just beautiful rhetoric, and they did not enter into him. Aydin reveals indifference and selfishness in his interactions with people, but he has to pretend to be a good person. Just kidding yourself.
There are a lot of dialogues in the film, and each person's true appearance is stated by the other party in the dialogue. What people want is a beautiful self recognized by everyone, and they do not have the courage to face and admit their true self.
"Hibernation" is a microcosm of the world, and cold interpersonal relationships are the norm, especially in today's society, the kind of warmth that goes straight to the heart is rarer.
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