A soft spot for Northern Europe comes from high school. I first encountered this pure land, far away from the center of the world, cold air, rough natural scenery, sparsely populated and quiet environment for a long time. This is what makes me obsessed. Based on this environment, the movies related to Northern Europe have the same characteristics. They quietly unfold the plot, go deep inside, and the truth they touch often contains a kind of tension. The icy rock layer is about to burst, everything is in it. Finished quietly in silence. Such as "The Pursuit of Murder in the White Night", and another example of this movie.
The color of the film is cool and gloomy, dominated by blue-green, and the costumes of the characters and the surrounding scene are very blended in color.
The beginning is the rough natural scenery of Northern Europe, cold woods, tall and straight trees, clear lakes, no one. A man walked over with a stone in his pocket, his expression and demeanor could not conceal his nervousness and hesitation. In the end, he chose to live after being submerged in the water. Perhaps at the last moment of his life, he still couldn't resist his instinct to survive. Although he has been so painful.
This is a man who is about to complete detoxification. His name is Anders, who is about to start a new life and face a new life. He began to think about the meaning of life and the realization of self-worth. Then, the question is, what is the meaning of life? How to realize self-worth? I think all people who have thought about these two issues will feel a deep pain and hopelessness. If you think that the life and all the rules recognized by the mainstream of society are the meaning of life and self-worth goals, then you probably haven't really thought about it, or in other words, you don't have the ability to think.
Anders should have lived a chaotic life before, perhaps he hadn't thought about these two issues. He visited his former friends, looked for women he loved, and tried to get in touch with his family. He saw the life of the people around him, the kind of normal, successful career, marriage and childbirth, the kind of gathering with friends in his free time, chatting, chatting, and commenting on the lives of others. He didn't know the meaning of that. When he talked to his friends, they couldn't tell why. The friend had a child, but he didn't understand the meaning of having a child. He didn't even hope that the child would be born. Speaking of the support of family and friends, Anders does not feel that he needs to be forgiven for taking drugs, and even the departure of his family and friends makes him easier. These ideas sound harsh, contrary to the mainstream of society, and incompatible with the indoctrination we receive. But it's better than his friend's unknown.
Happy people are not necessarily idiots, but it is often difficult to be happy if you look too thoroughly. We may be able to understand the meaning of our lives and the realization of our self-worth, but we may not be able to do so. In fact, it is difficult to do. There are too many difficulties. It is very difficult for individuals to break through the fetters of society, not to mention that we cannot give up everything. Anders once again verified his inability to integrate into this society when he was applying for a job. He came to the restaurant in frustration, sat there, listening to the people around him, a man and a woman seemed to be talking about a serious matter, and the man made a loud voice and listened. It makes a lot of sense; several mothers are chatting with their children, the topics are trivial and closed; only one girl is reading a text on the Internet, this text is someone’s ideal in life: "I want to get married and have children, and travel around the world , Buy a house, have a romantic holiday, eat only ice cream every day, live abroad, reach and maintain my ideal weight, write a good novel, keep in touch with old friends, I want to plant a tree , Make a delicious dinner occasionally...” There are so many ideals, but perhaps the author himself knows that these ideals are difficult to achieve, so he writes it on the Internet as a dream of his own. Smile.
Anders finally chose to die. He failed to commit suicide at the beginning of the film, knowing that he still has nostalgia for his life, but it was a pity that he struggled to find a way out, but still to no avail. He doesn't know where his future is, nor can he feel the needs of others. Everyone lives well. He alone can't live in this society. What he wants is not here, and what he wants to do can't be done here. He would not think that death is cruel to others, but just a kind of freedom of choice. In fact, it is true. There is no need to kidnap death on top of being immoral to others. Is life just living for others? Is it because there are patients who are eager to live and can't afford it, so the world loses the right to choose to die? There are always people who cannot live, and there are always people who want to be liberated and kidnap individuals with morals, which in fact violates human rights.
Regarding death, our neighbor, Japan, is more peaceful. They even regard death as a beautiful image, which can be read in many Japanese literary works. I want to use "live to death" as an annotation for Anders' suicide. He is not dead, but to go to another world to realize his life.
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