You and I are nameless people

Asha 2022-01-23 08:06:22

Most of us are more or less attached to the shadow of Norman in the film, or work hard in the bustling crowd but always do nothing, or in the middle of the night, we have no confidant to talk to. Norman cannot be regarded as a successful broker. Work hard, hit a wall, continue to work hard, continue to hit a wall, try again, hit a wall again, this seems to be Norman's daily work. He can't be slick, big people are dismissive of him, and the Jewish compatriots in the community also regard him like air; he can't talk lotus, talk less than a black salesperson in a clothing store, only repeating some Such as the lame lie that my deceased wife was someone’s nanny. But he is a competent broker, no matter how many times he fails, he still insists on selling himself. After 60 years of age, he inherited a lot of inheritance. He should have been so desperate to pursue his motivation at the age when he should have been living for a long time. It is nothing more than because he likes or enjoys the feeling of being needed by others. Long standing alone, he couldn't get this kind of demand from his family, so he had to join the society and enjoy the pleasure of being an "altruist" while making money. Why not do it? After the persuasion work failed completely, he was swept out of the banquet. When he looked up at the church choir rehearsal singing and saw the wall monument engraved with the donor's name in the middle of the hall, his eyes were full of admiration. Who wants to be a nameless person all his life? Who doesn't want to immortalize his name on a stone, leaving a proof of his life? After getting the shoes and putting off the pigeons, the Minister, who was drunk and drank slightly, called with gratitude and apologies in his tone. After making friends on the phone, Norman's mood could not be calmed for a long time. The word friend is always used by Norman as a stepping stone to life, but deep down in his heart, he knows the value of the word friend better than anyone else. Because he has no friends. At this moment, I would rather believe that the Minister, under the dual stimulation of receiving gifts and alcohol, at least for a moment regarded Norman as a friend rather than using a tool. At least at this time, the adults seemed to have nothing to ask for Norman except to talk to Norman about God's troubles in the heights. A person who wants nothing from others can probably be trusted. . . Later, the Minister became the Prime Minister. After two times when he wanted Norman (son enrolled and guaranteed official career), he was once again commensurate with Norman's friends. By comparison, it made the audience feel like acting. In fact, the unnamed Norman could only ask for two things in his life: helping others and helping himself to do something worth remembering for future generations; finding a friend who can make a heart-to-heart. At last Norman managed to save the church that was almost sold off, although he only left a mural in the corner that commemorated the Anonymous. He also made a promise to the Prime Minister that he would never betray his friends, and silently carried him out. At the end of the film, sitting on a bench in the wind and snow, Norman seemed to feel that he had fulfilled or never fulfilled those two wishes, and he pursed his lips in relief. As for whether he ate the peanut in the end, it doesn't matter anymore. Because the result is doomed, he can only be an unnamed person until death, a member of the unnamed person who accounts for the vast majority of all living beings, just like you and me.

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Norman quotes

  • Alexandra (Alex) Green: The thing is, Norman... everybody knows who you are, but nobody knows anything about you.

  • Micha Eshel: Can I trust you, Norman?

    Norman Oppenheimer: ...I will never betray you.

    Micha Eshel: [tears in his eyes] ... I love you, Norman.

    [Micha throws his cell phone into a fish pond]