Be a pseudo-literary youth

Elias 2022-04-23 07:03:35

The film "Love Songs of Liberal Arts" tells the story of 35-year-old Jesse returning to the university campus, encountering Libby, a young girl who is eager to grow up in the corner of youth, meeting a red-hat "wise man" with bizarre behavior and unique thinking, and a love of postmodernism. Dean, a young man with suicidal tendencies, and the teacher who opened the door to British Romantic literature for him, Jesse's encounter with these people gave him a new perspective on literature.
Jesse, the protagonist of the film, has a paranoid love for literature. He argues with Libby about the corruption of vampire novels, but when he finds out that his respected English romantic literature teacher is secular because of reality, Dean, who is as obsessed with literature as him, feels lonely and unhappy. Ultimately choose suicide. So he had a new perspective, and in the hospital, he suggested that Dean read vampire novels, which he said would brainwash you, but be happy.
In my opinion, classics are homage, but at the same time I also believe: existence is reasonable. After the precipitation of time, classic literature gives us more wealth that has been tested by history. We can like it, but you must know that you are not a person from that era, or the author of the book gives you the feeling of that era, but you don't have to communicate with the author. Just as grief and suicide because you live in the moment. At the same time, the literature of the 21st century may not have undergone a long period of time, but it is reasonable to exist. Like some youth novels, it writes the real state of this era and this group of people. So I am not paranoid about literature. Of course, reading books must also pay attention to the gold content of books, but time is not the only measure.
The deep impression the film left on me is that the whole film expresses views on classic literature and modern literature; the second is the protagonist's yearning for the university. I really agree with the free time of reading books every day.
Be a pseudo-literary youth, have your own preferences, your own ideas, and your own freedom. We read classic literature and youth novels. We have our own aloofness and may also have some sophistication, but that is the real self. .

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Liberal Arts quotes

  • Nat: Want some good news?

    Jesse Fisher: Yes, please.

    Nat: Caterpillars... give me my hat... they're just scooping along, right? Being caterpillars. At some point, these cells show up, called imaginal cells. Scientists don't know where they come from or why they appear. These imaginal cells show up inside the caterpillar and say: "Get psyched, caterpillar! It's butterfly-turning-into time!" And what do all the other caterpillars do once these imaginal cells show up?

    Jesse Fisher: I have no idea.

    Nat: They attack 'em! Try to kill 'em! They're, like: "Screw you, imaginal cells. We're happy being a caterpillar. Get lost!" But eventually, the imaginal cells keep growing and overtake the destiny of the caterpillar. They will be in this cocoon! And then guess what happens next?

    Jesse Fisher: The caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

    Nat: [repeats him excitedly] The caterpillar turns into a butterfly!

    Jesse Fisher: That's awesome.

    Nat: I know it is!

    Jesse Fisher: Yeah, that's good.

    Nat: And that is why there is no reason to be afraid. Because everything is okay.

    Jesse Fisher: Yeah, I don't know if I believe that.

    Nat: It has to be true. There can be no other way.

  • Jesse Fisher: What is that? What are you drinking?

    Nat: H to the 2 to the O. You should have some. Gotta stay hydrated.

    Jesse Fisher: [drinks some from his bottle] Thanks.

    [Nat starts to do weird rituals while he touches Jesse's body. Jesse initially looks freaked]

    Nat: You with me, bro?

    [there is a change in Jesse's facial look as he realizes that he likes Nat]

    Jesse Fisher: I like you, Nat. Thanks for being my friend.

    Nat: Easiest thing in the world.

    Jesse Fisher: I enjoyed this. I'm off.

    Nat: You go get her, man.

    Jesse Fisher: Huh... Okay.

    Nat: Be love, man. Be love!