The world of yesterday that will never come back

Amelie 2021-10-19 09:52:03

Rather than talking about the farce of inheritance and murder, he is actually talking about Gustav. But it is better to say that he reminds people of Zweig than to Don Quixote. This person is keen on lyric poetry, and he does not forget to recite a paragraph when he is about to die; pay attention to his appearance, and sprinkle his class-specific perfume on the way to the chaser to show the way; pay attention to the demeanor, the total net worth is only 45 yuan, and 25 yuan will be given Tips. Really ridiculously pedantic and hypocritical. But it is precisely this pretending to persecute, paying attention to the livelihood of the lame shoe shiner, giving sincere comfort to lonely children and old and declining women, and sympathizing with the flat girl with a birthmark on her face, and serving as a refugee from a humble background. Life is fighting for life, and there is a long-lost charm of its own. Such a character always reminds people of those past eras. Those innocent but ignorant, prosperous but superficial, but human age. For example, Europe before World War II, France and the United States in the 1960s, Japan in the Taisho period, and our short-lived Republic of China and the 1980s. It is a spectacle that only exists when the old and new cultures alternate. It is the fever and dream of history. Although absurd, funny and impractical, it looks better than the harsh and indifferent era that followed --- or revolution, orism, or nation, or development, or democracy, or consumption, or personality, or The various banners of liberation, pretending to be desperate, impassioned, serious, or thoughtful, understanding, or cute and cool, but in their bones are the same line of old and sophisticated and calculating. Hey, forget it. These things about old sesame seeds and rotten millet, these vicissitudes of life, these historical torrents, is it a thing for me and other little people? What is really sad and lonely is that the stupid and kind friend who died for you, the ordinary and cute girl who died of the flu, will never come back. With a part of your life.

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  • Camryn 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    "His world passed away long before he stepped in, but he maintained the illusion that the world was still there with his extraordinary charm." That's great.

  • Lela 2021-10-20 18:59:25

    The four-fold time and space and the way of telling and the charming structure of the picture frame [the closer it is to the present, the narrower the indirect], the main story panorama depicts the last glory of the fading European pre-war culture [rituals, famous paintings, family], as a witness, Zero [immigrant] is right The nostalgia of the still-lost "Spiritual Homeland Europe", as well as the imitation of the performance methods and lens use of old movies, plus Fiennes' exquisite performance and cast, Anderson has entered the threshold of masters.

The Grand Budapest Hotel quotes

  • M. Gustave: How does one come by front row aisle seats for a first night at the Opera Toscana with one day's notice? How does one arrange a private viewing of the tapestry collection at the Royal Saxon Gallery? How does one secure a corner table at Chez Dominique on a Thursday?

    [to Ivan, on the telephone]

    M. Gustave: Ivan, darling, it's Gustave, hello!... Well, I was until about five minutes ago. We've taken it upon ourselves to clear out in a hurry, if you see what I mean... Well, through a sewer, as it happens... Exactly! Listen, Ivan, I'm sorry to cut you off, but we're in a bit of a bind. This is an official request. I'm formally calling on the special services of...

    [Title card: THE SOCIETY OF THE CROSSED KEYS]

  • M. Gustave: I'm not angry with Serge; you can't blame someone for their basic lack of moral fiber. He's a frightened little yellow-bellied coward. It's not his fault, is it?

    Zero: I don't know, it depends.

    M. Gustave: Well, you can say that about most anything, "it depends". Of course it depends.

    Zero: Of course it depends, of course it depends.

    M. Gustave: Yes, I suppose you're right; of course it depends. However, that doesn't mean I'm not going to throttle the little swamp rat.