Ignoring the bald head that was cut off by the three-dimensional mechanism at the beginning, let me talk about Lance first. From the moment he came out with his shoes on his laces, he always seemed confident, believing that he could save himself from the beginning to the end, and his presence was undoubtedly inspiring, others praised his achievements and looked forward to his Guide until only his skull is corroded. Lance is actually a symbol of a class of people who ignore the ultimate meaning of life. As Lance declared when he straddled the square, they "don't need to say more" and "don't need to guess" about the meaning, to be or not to be itself. Superfluous discussion, life is just instinct for them! The world thinks that wealth is success, and they actively pursue it; the world thinks that wisdom is success, and they actively pursue it. It doesn't matter to them what the nature of wisdom, wealth and success is, what matters is just the pursuit itself.
Holloway is clearly different from Lance, and at the beginning she keeps asking why she, why is she here, why there is such a device, from complaining about the evil government to suspecting that she is being punished, these questions once overwhelmed her desire to escape. Life is more why to her. And when kazan appeared, the sympathetic, caring and forgiving side of her human nature came to the fore: she was holding Lance's body, she was unwilling to give up her "worthless" mental retardation - kazan, she was being tortured by Quentin After insulting the person who chose to be a pathfinder. There is no shortage of Holloway around us. It is because they often question them that they are always confused and always easily angry, because life is an unsolvable puzzle, and you will never get the answer you want. And these Holloways, though sometimes cynical and sometimes clumsy, are undoubtedly high moral floor-setters. Love is their last hold, and love is an undoubted part of life.
The symbolism of Worth is obvious, and Worth itself is the meaning of meaning. He appeared on the stage lying down, his indifferent eyes, powerless reclining, and self-introduction of "no ambition" all revealed his indifference. If Holloway is angry because of thinking, then Voss is giving up thinking because of thinking. Since the thinking of life is just in vain, maybe it has no meaning in itself, no meaning, so why think about it? It is precisely because of his senseless attitude that I suspected until the end of the movie that it was the mastermind behind the scenes. Isn't such a meaningless installation and meaningless killing just like Voss' attitude? But the directors are happy to remind us of the multi-faceted human nature after we fall into the trap. Although Worth retreated when the exit appeared in front of us, he was reluctant to give up mentally retarded Kazan and saved Naiwen from being coerced. Voss symbolizes a group of people whose sense of meaning is seriously lacking due to the refinement of modern division of labor. It is precisely because people are reduced to a part of social operation, called a small part of complicated procedures, that their own behaviors become meaningless repetitions. Worth once said that although he is the designer of the shell, he does not know who designed it or the purpose of the design. As a participant, but ignorant of this, how can we not exhaust his motivation to seek meaning. But like Holloway, he always insists on certain parts of life, such as justice, no matter how different they choose their paths and attitudes in life.
Naiwen is undoubtedly a symbol of wisdom. Even if she slackens with fear, she doesn't hesitate to try whenever she sees any sign of a problem that can be solved through wisdom. In her life, she undoubtedly noticed the meaning of "meaning", but "meaning" is not her ultimate pursuit. She unabashedly disliked Kazan from the beginning, kept silent when she was beaten by Quentin to save her Voss, and hesitated to return to save Kazan when she was facing the dawn of victory. Wisdom", she has no absolute adherence to the creed, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is as natural and reasonable as breathing. But she didn't give up on those creeds, either. This moderate attitude makes her not confused and rarely angry, and she is able to navigate her life with ease.
Quentin is really a character worth writing about. He first appeared as a leader, strong and powerful. Of all the people, he was the most motivated to get out of trouble, he was the one who pulled everyone up and helped everyone when they needed it. But his image was gradually distorted into a dictator in the predicament. He set value for the lives of other members, murdered Holloway, attempted to give up kazan, and frequently used violence and even massacres when faced with authority offended. How similar is this to the development of power! That is, "power leads to corruption, and absolute power leads to corruption." Since its creation, power has been trying to break through all restrictions. When the goals are the same, people tend to create authority to protect themselves, and when authority evolves into uncontrolled power, people are most likely to evolve into the most vulnerable victims. Quentin, who was empowered, put his own desire to survive above other people's lives, and turned from positive to madness, which made people think deeply. The meaning of life is that he is not seeking but manufacturing to satisfy his desire.
Life is like a Rubik's Cube, no matter which color you choose, it's not perfect; once the game starts, every turn becomes more mottled. If the exit of the Rubik's Cube is like the exit of life, is the kazan at the end a mockery of life or humility?
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