What kind of weight is that?
Five coins, a hummingbird, or a piece of chocolate
Maybe it is equivalent to our insignificant human soul. The
movie ends in silent insight. A friend asked, is the movie cold? I begin to recall the flock of birds in the dimly lit twilight that fills the gray sky, as if the fates of the characters are chaotically intertwined; then I think of Christina (Naomi Watts) and Paul (Sean Penn). ) hugs in a motel: Actually, maybe we were all wrong, this is not just a movie about a sad fate statement, it shows how fragile and strong we can be; sometimes it is not difficult to drop 21 grams, however Life is like this: loneliness, exhaustion, fatal injuries, unsupportable progress, and the hands that are stretched out from the opposite side, the body that is close to each other, and the mind that relies on each other.
Talking about the film
First, the origin of the name, the moment a person just died, the weight will be reduced by 21 grams, some people think that is the weight of the soul. So from the name, you can probably guess that the film discusses heavy topics such as life, death, redemption, and soul. I don't know why I thought of "Leaving Las Vegas" when I watched the film, maybe they all describe the face of death and the sinking that is almost unforgettable. The difference is that "Leaving Las Vegas" is more about escape, while in 21 Kerry, sinking is the only way to protect. Paul, Jake, and Christina all defend themselves in a sinking way, and they need redemption, but the director doesn't give them any chance. Perhaps the director's intention is this. The so-called redemption is an illusion, an escape from the suffering of reality. We can be forgiven, but in many cases, we cannot forgive ourselves, and the pain occurs in this way. They struggle in their own soul, and the 21g soul becomes their misery. When Paul finally shot the muzzle at his chest, the weight of the 21-gram soul was so unbearable that he thought of the phrase "life is too light to bear".
Second, about the story, you may find it very messy when you read it. The director deliberately intertwined all the pieces of the story, diluting their chronological order, like a collection of essays, the overall feeling of the story is in each piece Naturally, the framework of the story is also precipitated and displayed one by one. The development of the story that is not deliberately arranged, although complicated, gives us more room for imagination.
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