view of life and death

Laverna 2022-03-18 09:01:03

The piece played, but didn't play well. Whether it is a hodgepodge of various philosophical beliefs trying to unify the concept of life and death, or relying on sci-fi elements to depict the hero's endless love, in the final analysis it is the conflict of values ​​between the hero and heroine, and in the end the woman wins because of her backstage It's Maya, and the Maya's background is Buddhism. The three stories intersect each other, telling us that death is life, that is, the conservation of matter, we will never leave, and our life will continue in other forms. Just as in the novel the conqueror drinks the immortal sap and turns into flowers, and the flowers will bear fruit, and the fruit will reach the belly of the animal, and so on, endlessly.

But one question is, what is the relationship between material immortality and human immortality? Schopenhauer taught us that the difference between man and everything else is that we are uniquely rational. And for the appearance of the appearance, the understanding of the concept, it is the ability of reason, based on which we judge and choose. And how can this rationality be replaced by material eternity? When a rational person turns into an animal with only intuitive understanding, or turns into an inorganic substance without even senses, is this cycle a cycle? At least the movie didn't explain it. Of course, how to look at death does not mean that death is rebirth, and death is eternity. Death is death. It is the demise of the will, the non-existence of the subject. The demise of the only real thing for us. How to face death?

My feeling is that there is no other way but to slack off happily.

As for the combing of the three lines of the film, there is always a sense of slight flaws, so I won't go into it. In comparison, the Wrestling King is really beautiful...

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The Fountain quotes

  • Izzi: I asked Lilly... if I could be buried at her farm.

    Tom Creo: No, stop it!

    [he walks away, then turns back]

    Tom Creo: I want you to be with me.

    Izzi: I am with you, look! I'll always be with you. I promise.

    [pause]

    Izzi: Will you stay with me tonight?

    Tom Creo: Yeah... I'll stay.

    [they hug]

    Tom Creo: I'll stay.

  • Tom Creo: Death is a disease, it's like any other. And there's a cure. A cure - and I will find it.