"Balance"

The meaning of "balance" has never been unfamiliar to the Chinese people. "Don't worry about being poor but worrying about unevenness, not worrying about poverty and worry about insecurity", "the golden mean" and so on are all about this truth. Behind the balance is the suppression of human nature and the maintenance of collective interests. There is an instinct in human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so when 75 took a step hesitantly, the other four took a step to keep balance in order to avoid danger. The same is true in the process of competing for boxes. Everyone wants to get the box, and everyone will give in in time. It is the psychology of profit-seeking that breaks the balance, and the psychology of avoiding harm maintains the balance.
What happens after the balance is maintained? We can see that in a world of permanent balance, everyone's desire to break the balance is buried, the world is silent, lifeless, and devoid of vitality. But in a turbulent balance, it is not the case. You sing and I will appear. Although the world is in danger of overturning at any time, the process is lively and full of vitality. "The world's major events must be divided for a long time, and the long-term division must be together." The wheel of history is staggering forward in the turbulence, and the five people in the film are also well versed in the art of balance in the turbulence. In the balance, the collective security is guaranteed, but no one has the possibility of monopolizing the interests. Therefore, although the state of balance is relatively ideal, it is difficult to maintain, and the competition for power and interests will break the balance.
When the balance is broken, when it finally gets the highest honor and is at the pinnacle of power, it is extremely cold. After successfully kicking the other four, the final "winner" in the film could only separate the two ends of the flat plate from the box, but could not own it when looking from afar. This not only deviates from his original intention of getting close to the box and owning the box, but also makes the original delicate balance never restored. The original dynamic balance of the game between five people has been permanently broken, and people and boxes can only stand silently in a silent world. Perhaps, when the relatively balanced pattern of the world is broken, the winner may not be able to maximize the benefits.

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