"Life is but a walking shadow, a clumsy actor who moves on the stage for a moment, and then quietly retires in silence; it is a story told by a fool, full of noise and commotion, But I can't find any meaning." This is a line written by Shakespeare in "Macbeth", in fact, life is more like that. This passage of his, Faulkner used it as the title of his book, wrote his most famous novel "The Sound and the Fury"; and Woody Allen made a film "Encounter a Stranger", which is quoted at the beginning Shakespeare's words, telling the taste of life.
To be honest, I don't particularly appreciate Woody Allen. I always feel that he is too rambling and scraps. Although it is the truth of life, it also makes people feel boring. However, his "Encountering Strangers" made me change my opinion. Woody's ramble is still the same, the story is quite exciting, and the interpretation of Shakespeare's words is even more embarrassing.
Whether life has meaning or not has always troubled us. Fortunately, human beings are confused and confused, but they also enjoy life. The bustling hustle and bustle, the commotion in the noise, and the rolling red dust make people never tired of it. If you are in it without realizing it, you will naturally not pursue the deep meaning of life; once you lose it, you will have time to think about life. Macbeth sees through life only when his betrayal and his wife die, and thinks it's just a story told by fools. At the beginning, in order to taste the prohibition of the highest power, he and Mrs. Macbeth rushed to the wolf, and did not hesitate to take the risk and plot to kill the king.
The same goes for the Alfie family in Encounter with Strangers. The old couple has been married for more than 40 years, and there must be some unhappiness on both sides, but they are still living a relatively stable life, and their life should be quite prosperous. The two had a daughter, married a writer, once famous, but now a little down. In fact, this is also the status quo of most families. Although there are many dissatisfactions, it is enough to accept the reality. How much more can you ask for in life? However, everyone in this family has their own desires. They are dissatisfied with the current situation and always want to have a better life. So, Alfie, who is already old, divorced his old wife and wants to find his youth. He goes to practice bodybuilding every day, and also finds a girl who is younger than his daughter. Abandoned by her husband, Helena was first in pain and helpless, listened to the nonsense of the fortune teller, and finally fell in love with an old man who lost his wife. Their son-in-law struggled with the hopelessness of being famous and depleted of inspiration. He was supported by his mother-in-law and wife, but he was distracted and showed mercy. The daughter is also dissatisfied with her marriage and falls in love with her boss.
For the sake of fame and fortune, the family is busy. Excited, frustrated, looking forward to disappointment, life is full of things. Although it is only the life of the four people, it is full of noise and noise, like chicken feathers. Their various desires and emotions are constantly brewing and fermenting, and finally sprouting and erupting. The girl Alfie found who wanted to bring back her youth, besides spending her money, she also had an affair with other handsome young men. Helena has a relationship with a new "stranger", but it seems that the stranger's heart is still on the deceased ex-wife. The daughter wants to get rid of her incompetent and provocative husband, and goes to confess to the boss she likes. Unexpectedly, the boss already has a confidante. The worst is the son-in-law who is a writer. Jiang Lang stole the manuscript of his friend who he thought was dead. While enjoying success, he didn't expect his friend to wake up from a vegetative state. All people are in a commotion, mind, body, consciousness, desire, like clockwork full of clockwork, spinning wildly and wildly on the orbit of their lives, crossing each other and colliding with each other, making a piercing noise Voice. It looks lively, but it's actually chaotic.
The audience watching the movie has always seen it very clearly, and bystanders can laugh at this man who does nothing wrong, and secretly sigh in their hearts why they are so moving? However, the authorities are confused, and they can't help themselves when they are caught in it. All efforts are in vain to increase their troubles. The family of four in the film seems to have returned to the origin of life after the headless flies hit the wall everywhere. All the commotion and noise finally vanished. As Shakespeare said, we are just shadows walking in life. Everyone has the opportunity to appear in the generations, but they have to end in a moment. Although we perform desperately in the stands, we are just repeating the life of our predecessors. All the noise and commotion, the ancients have experienced, it seems vigorous, but it is really meaningless.
However, then again, without the busyness of hot men and women, how can there be a big drama in life? We are destined to be actors on the stage of life, and of course passers-by in life. Only a person of great wisdom like Shakespeare can see life thoroughly. As for us, even if we know that everything is meaningless, we still have to continue to finish the play. If there is a commotion, we will make a commotion, and if we can make a noise, we will make a noise. Otherwise, wouldn't this meaningless life be wasted?
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