"Heavy snow, happy sky" - "Happy People"

Yvette 2022-11-18 09:45:55

Although the movie I watched today only lasted for 90 minutes, during these 90 minutes, I enjoyed a unique happiness, which made me realize that life actually has another meaning , Another meaning of life made me think about it seriously and feel it diligently.

Here is the Bach Tower in Herzog, here is paradise on earth, here trees are cut down, fishing boats are built, fishing, food harvesting, the four seasons are distinct, everything seems so peaceful and quiet, everything seems so peaceful So fascinating, everything made me feel a kind of joy.

I looked at the scene of heavy snow, meditated for a long time, and then reveled in the grand scene.

Then I thought about how great it would be to see this movie on the big screen, so I would be more immersive and want to see this place even more.

The life in this movie is my eternal dream

When I saw this movie, just as the camera started, I was attracted by the sound of the time mottled in the movie; this sound is fascinating, I think this sound is really shocking to me, how can there be a sound in my life? This kind of voice, as soon as it appeared...I felt a kind of "vitality", and I felt that this voice could be heard by all human beings.

After that, there are traces of people's lives here.

The hunters here came to this place, lived, and hunted. Although this place is very lonely, there is no signal, but I still think.... They are very happy, they are happier than me, they have experienced countless joys in the process of living with dogs, they understand life The meaning of it, I understand my pursuit, I have always insisted on my hunting desire, and I have never given up.

In summer, there are a lot of mosquitoes here. When the mosquitoes appear... They can only rely on the tar roasted by the birch to rub them on their bodies, and their faces can resist these mosquitoes. Mosquitoes may drain the dog's blood, and these mosquitoes lie quietly on the human body, waiting for an opportunity. I think I can end the lives of a dozen mosquitoes with a backhand like this, effortlessly.

Then he beat himself with blood all over his hands.

Even in summer, it's still cold here. Even so, these mosquitoes are still rampant.

Summer is also the time when everyone makes canoes. I took a look at the wood they use, they are all solid wood, a very good tool, the kind of wood they use to make canoes must also use the best kind of wood, this wood is beautiful and straight , so they will be selected.

At the beginning, after these woods had the prototype of a canoe, I still thought they were very beautiful. But after that, the evil wood was painted with the color of black paint... I was instantly stunned; as expected, I still look at the appearance.

And then I still felt empty and lonely in the huge real world, and it seemed so lonely.

A free life is always so desirable

In the endless woods and the endless cold, hunters work step by step, alone, with dogs, you can't see any emotions, but they say this is actually the life they love, this is actually their life, If one day, you don't let them live like this, they feel that their life has no meaning.

This is the meaning of these people's existence, and this is actually life.

I watched these hunters, working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Rely on some primitive ways to fish along the river, make canoes, cook, hunt...

It looks very bitter, but they look so happy, so happy, so content.

I meditated for a long time and thought, "Maybe this is what I didn't have." I didn't have this joy, I didn't have this determination, I didn't have this satisfaction, I didn't have anything.

The people here are industrious and alcoholic opportunists, greedy fellow hunters, and those who survive by crafting canoes. There is a vast expanse here, and people can only accompany dogs, but as long as you work hard, you can get a lot of things.

"Industrious," is the right word.

People here are free, independent and loyal. This is a pure land, and I hope it will always be a happy pure land.

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Extended Reading

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga quotes

  • [first lines]

    Himself - Narrator: This is the village of Bakhtia In Siberia. Although it looks like winter to us, it's already spring here. The village is located In the heart of Siberia, and we should keep in mind that this colossal landmass is one and a half times the size of the United States. The endless wilderness that surrounds this place is known as the taiga. No roads or train lines traverse it. There are only two ways to reach this outpost - one is by helicopter, the other by boat. The expanse in the foreground is not solid ground but the frozen-over Yenisey River, one of the largest waterways in Siberia. It's only during the few Ice-free months of summer that boats can also reach Bakhtia.

    Himself - Narrator: Of the 300 or so inhabitants of this village, a handful of them make their livelihood as professional trappers. One of these men is Gennady Solovyev. Here he makes his way into the wilderness across an enormous frozen river. He wants to show us an essential tool of his profession.

    Gennady Soloviev: [demonstrating] An animal would approach and begin twisting the bait. The pressure is very light, I'll keep my hand in it. Let me show you. See how light it is.

    [the top collapses]

    Gennady Soloviev: There you go. The animal is trapped. This is how I disarm the trap.

    [lifting the top back up]

    Gennady Soloviev: I take away the bait. I remove the wooden linchpin so squirrels or mice don't steal them. I put everything under the roof, and that's it.

  • Gennady Soloviev: [cutting wood for his skis] Of course, a good craftsman will make good skis using good wood. Getting around in these is sheer pleasure. You might have factory-made ones. If you and go into the Woods, you'll drop dead from fatigue after 15 kilometers. You won't be able to move a leg.