Sometimes it takes nine lives to save one!
Sometimes it takes nine lives to save a person.
The film was released in 2016 in the UK. At that time, in mainland China, a group of fanatical "poop shovelers" could only "forced" watch offline to comfort the "cats" eagerness. After two years, the film is finally going to be put on a big screen on the mainland. For the "poop shovelers", it can be regarded as a compensation benefit.
The following is a slight spoiler, but does not affect the viewing experience.
This film comes from a true story in the UK. A drug addict James met his life’s redemption star-the stray cat Bob. With Bob's company, he successfully rehabilitated and changed his destiny. This story was later written as a biography by him in 2012, and it immediately became a bestseller. Bob cat also became an internet celebrity at one time. The film is adapted here.
The story of this movie is very simple, but the emotions are very delicate and touching. But I actually saw the meaning of "Buddha" in this film! ! !
There is a sentence in the film that James just met Bob and said to Bob, "How many lives did you use? Obviously I used the ninth!" At the time, I thought it was awkward. It was quite a coincidence, both in China and the West. The legend that cats have nine lives! Later, I slowly recollected it, until I saw the sentence on the poster "Sometimes it takes nine lives to save one!" (Sometimes it takes nine lives to save one!), and then I suddenly realized that this is not "cut meat and feed the eagle" with the Buddha. Is the spiritual core of "sacrifice to feed the tiger" the same! They all use "compassion" to deny themselves and redeem sentient beings and save all suffering. Later, I thought about it again. The reason why I saw the poster's sentence and immediately associated with the teachings of Buddhism was because of the cultural environment in which I grew up. The children of Christian families may think of the crucifixion of Jesus, and the spiritual core is also the "salvation" of self-denial!
It's much more than that which makes me so "brained".
There is a change in the film that is worth thinking about. Before James met Bob, in street performances, very few people would "invest money" to support; but when James took Bob with him, the masses began to be "enthusiastic", began to "sympathize", and "put money" one after another. "To join in. I think that before and after, the "kindness" of these people has not changed; what has changed is that the sleeping kindness of the people is awakened in front of this "angel-like" Bob. Bob is an introduction, he just released people's kindness. I often think of Socrates' method of education for "Midwife". In fact, apart from knowledge, the good (or evil) in our hearts is not a conceived, sleeping "fetus". These emotions have always been there, and they will be produced only under the right conditions and circumstances.
How could the hero of the film not have this kind of change? With the help of Val, a member of the addiction treatment center, the attraction of neighbor Betty, the enthusiasm of the masses, and the company of the most important Bob, the inner desire for "be clean" defeated the others and became a reality through practical actions. These externalized help can work because the male protagonist has such a "seed" in his heart. This seed contains too many possibilities and is a "living". The help of externalization is the "giving birth", which is also very important.
In fact, most of the time, we need "or something else" to release our inner beauty. James was lucky to meet Bob, and Bob was the embodiment of compassion.
It's time to suck the cat!
Bob the deity starred
The real James and Bob
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