Face the weight of life

Laurine 2022-04-23 07:03:28

Think about reading "The Unbearable Lightness of Life" 4 years ago. At that time, the feeling was that the plot became unimportant, and the plot was just to tie up the author's philosophical thinking. Now, after watching the movie, I realize that I didn't understand the original book. . The adaptation of the film was a success, omitting philosophical thinking and putting the plot in the first place, allowing people to understand the connotation of the book.

In Thomas' previous life, he avoided responsibility and did not want to be bound. Zhou Xuan did not want to fall into any relationship with many women. For him, life was so light, there was no burden, and he did not need to take it seriously. Then left gracefully. After a brief confrontation with tyranny, he chose to leave and go to Geneva to live his old life. The appearance of Teresa made him unconsciously fall into a relationship that he could not get rid of. After Teresa returned to China, he had to return to the motherland. In the face of tyranny, his arrogance made him prefer to give up his original decent life. , After returning to the countryside with Teresa, he became a farmer, and life was no longer light for him at this time. After facing the suffering, he faced the heavy life. Before death, he said, I am very happy. The dislocated arm was brought back in place, symbolizing that he had completed the transformation. In the past, he pursued sensory stimulation, but now he no longer escapes, and finally he has greater happiness. This is the unbearable lightness of life.

Teresa was originally an ordinary girl from a small town. She had her own spiritual pursuits, but she was out of tune with the small town. After meeting Thomas, she seemed to find a ladder to rescue her. She went to Prague to find Thomas. With Thomas' help, she showed her extraordinaryness and proved herself step by step. As a vassal, she was always worried that she would be abandoned by Thomas. She lived in such fear all day long, and finally became independent one day. Awakened, she left Thomas and returned to the motherland. She didn't hesitate when she handed over her camera to the police. She was overjoyed when Thomas returned, because now they could finally get along as equals. In pursuit of equality, she would even take revenge on Thomas for the same infidelity.

Sabina's hat symbolizes male power, and liking that hat symbolizes her desire for a male role, which determines that Sabina is impossible to conquer, she can only be admired, not owned. Thomas liked her to wear a hat, and Thomas treated her equally, admired her, and never thought of monopolizing her. Franz didn't like her wearing a hat, he regarded her as an ordinary woman and hoped to stay with her for life, but that could only lead to Sabina leaving him.

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  • Darion 2022-03-22 09:02:22

    Everyone is looking for inner freedom, and this country is also waiting for its own freedom. Kaufman popularized the original novel, and used a very charming and oppressive lens to talk about life and death, lust, The story of love and hate, family and country, in the turbulent history, returns to the original with vigor and vitality. The dependence, trust, compromise, and madness in love have never changed. Unfortunately, the mirror cannot reflect the true self.

  • Christina 2022-03-24 09:02:51

    Life will always give you another opportunity. This opportunity is called tomorrow. For those who have no tomorrow, they must learn to cherish it. "There are some things in life that are so heavy to me, but so light to you..." "I don't know how to make love without love". Thomas and Sabina are so similar in character, one is always leaving, the other is going from the lightness of life to the heaviness of life. It's hard to compare the two options in life, after all, people only live once.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being quotes

  • [last lines]

    Tereza: Tomas, what are you thinking?

    Tomas: I'm thinking how happy I am.

  • 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.