Unbearable lightness in life

Alfonso 2022-04-19 09:02:33

One of Milan Kundera's classic works, "Life is so heavy to me, but so light to you, I can't bear this lightness..."
Thomas wandered among so many women, but in the end he always returned to Teresa By his side, by his wife's side. What about Sabina? Is it a lover, a confidante, or a drug that can't be quit? If Teresa is Thomas' bondage, Sabina is a free-spirited rebel. Sabina has a free soul, I love you, I love you, and she fights with all her restraint. Those mirrors placed in her room, the hat that never leaves her body, is the impression of Sabina, what is the mirror? What is a hat?
Contrary to Sabina, Teresa is so thirsty for the fidelity of the soul and the body in love, and it is this reality that is more important than life and what makes Teresa teeter on the brink of mental breakdown. Unbearable nightmares, Thomas's frequent outings, and the smell of other women on Thomas stimulated Teresa's nerves all the time. She is that unbearably heavy, does lightness make me happy? Teresa took the step of her attempt and chose the young engineer who helped her out in the bar. Once again, she took the initiative to find a strange man, the first time it was Thomas. But this kind of lightness did not make Teresa feel better, and the tears flowed silently from the corners of her eyes. After learning that the young engineer might be a fraudulent extortion scam, Teresa almost collapsed and stood by the river. If there was no Thomas, maybe the special Reza will be a floating corpse. Greater pain overwhelmed Teresa, she could only choose to leave, to leave the depressing Prague and go to the sunny countryside.
It is hard to say that Thomas loves more, whether it is Teresa or Sabina, the two important women in Thomas's life. Maybe I'm too shallow to appreciate Thomas' love. Many people say that Thomas is promiscuous. I always feel that he is somewhat similar to Jia Baoyu. They love women, not a certain woman, but fall in love with the beauty and freedom of women, rather than being tied to a woman. . That beauty may be the slender legs, full breasts, and vigorous posture, and it will also be the heart that resonates.
There are always differences between the film and the original book. The film cannot reproduce everything in Kundera's book, but it can also convey to the audience some complexities that are difficult to understand in the book through the actors. Through movies, we become familiar with movies more quickly, and we also remember the contents of books more deeply through the visual impact of movies, but these cannot replace our reading of classics.
Over and over again...you can watch it slowly all the time, this is Milan Kundera!

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being quotes

  • Tereza: [referring to her dog] Karenin prefers Mephisto to dogs. She thinks other dogs are silly.

    Tomas: [Mephisto snorts and Tomas inhales the aroma of the food] Ha-ha.

    Pavel: Do you know why I love Mephisto? Because he's very bright, but, at the same time,

    [gesturing for emphasis]

    Pavel: he doesn't know anything! After all, he doesn't know that life is impossible here now. Nothing left here. The church is gone.

    [shrugging]

    Pavel: No place to drink beer now.

    [he drinks his bottle of beer very quickly]

    Pavel: It's good... very good.

    [slurping]

    Pavel: If you ever change your mind, it won't be easy to leave.

  • Tereza: I was forced to love my mother, but not this dog. You know, Tomas... maybe... maybe, I love her more than I love you. Not more. I mean in a better way. I'm not jealous of her. I don't want her to be different. I don't ask her for anything.