this is life

Duncan 2022-03-22 08:01:03

The man who was electrocuted for breaking a set of tableware more than 200 years old told a sobbing lawyer next to him in court, "This is life." The
story takes place in rooms, bars, shops, streets In the scenes of daily life, the scene layout and fixed wide-angle lens design are very simple, seemingly rational on the surface, but in fact full of absurd black humor. There are so many characters that I can't tell who is who and I can't understand the context, but such a fragment of life is not a microcosm of somewhere in your heart. A woman crying "no one understands me", a barber who shaved her clients bald in a fit of rage, an old man who had sex while thinking about his pension, and a band rehearsing during a thunderstorm.
Favorite wedding scene escapes the calm scene, the musician plays the guitar, the girl wears a wedding dress, the room slowly drives into the station like a train, and people cheer for the union of the musician and the girl, but it's just a girl 's sweet dreams.
All the absurdity is also a life worth cherishing when swarms of bombers fly over the town.

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  • Anna: Forgive those who only think of themselves. Forgive those who are greedy and cheap. And those who deceive and cheat or grow rich by paying miserable wages. Dear lord, forgive them. Forgive them. And Lord, forgive those who humiliate and desecrate. Forgive those who torture and kill. Forgive those who bomb and destroy cities and villages. Forgive those who are dishonest, those who lie and are false. Forgive governments who withhold the truth from the people. Dear Lord, forgive them. Forgive those who are heartless, merciless, and quick to pass judgment. Please Lord, forgive them. Forgive courts that pass sentences which are too harsh or convict the innocent. Forgive them.

    The minister: Anna... We have to close and lock up now.

    Anna: Forgive newspapers and TV channels that mislead. That distract attention from that which is important. Dear Lord, forgive them.

    The minister: There now, Anna. We have to close and lock up now.

    Anna: Dear Lord, forgive them. Forgive them.

  • Mia: I'm a miserable wench, on an ugly bench!