People who work hard to live must have been filthy and must have been great.

Alexa 2022-10-18 19:50:47

(1)

I kind of like his work.

(2)

Looking at such a quiet and bland story, at a certain moment in the middle, I felt inexplicably that Jia Zhangke was able to record and express the people and events in his hometown, which is quite enviable - I envy Chief Jia and envy Shanxi.

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At the end, when I think about it, the English name of "The Three Gorges" seems to be also called "Still Life".

(3)

Record some lines...

An old colleague said, "We were best friends for a while, like schoolmates, just older."

The old lover said, "He can give you the whole world in one day, and you don't want to go anywhere, you just want to be with him... It's great to have him in the store all day."

The old lover also said, "We're not a family, he doesn't want a home, I can't do it, that was a long time ago, there's so much to explain... I used to love him, but no one else.…”

The daughter said, "On my eighteenth birthday, he called. He didn't mention my birthday, but he must know, he must know, what do you think?",

The old comrade-in-arms said, "I was beaten by him on the first day I enlisted in the army... Without him, I wouldn't be able to live now, and he didn't throw me down the mountain."

The old comrade-in-arms continued, "Drinking can make people forgetful and prevent you from dreaming when you sleep, but it will be nestled in your heart and you can't spit it out."

The homeless man said, "They never talk, they just sit on the bench together, and that's what we all want, isn't it, a woman who can be quiet."

(4)

Record some feelings...

"Getting ahead" is such a dirty word! "Know yourself, accept yourself; recognize life, live seriously" is what everyone should be taught and praised.

Life is just a piece of shit, if you are not careful, you will get it, sometimes more, sometimes less.

People who work hard to live must have been filthy and must have been great.

(5)

Did John miss a train and take a car instead for a cup of hot chocolate?

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Extended Reading

Still Life quotes

  • [last lines]

    Morgue Attendant: You're a rare thing mister May

  • [last lines]

    John May: No need... it was just my job