What's left for the last day? (Just happened to watch the original movie of classmate 20190727) Master Akira Kurosawa is good at big scenes such as "Seven Samurai" and "Ran", and the sensational life films are equally fascinating. Today, I reminisced and thought about the drama "The Desire of Life" written and directed by the master in 1952, until I couldn't help but write a few strokes in the book. A model civil servant who has been working full time for nearly 30 years, Kanji Watanabe, the chief of the Citizens Section of the city government, seems to be busy every day like his colleagues, and he is superficially working on the screws of the organization. When a group of women joined the city government to apply to fill up the stinky pond near the community and build a small park on it, he kicked the ball as usual: let them report the problem to the civil engineering class, and the park class pushed them to the construction department... , after a circle, the application was kicked back. Soon Watanabe was diagnosed with stomach cancer. In desperation, he resorted to drinking to relieve his worries and spent a few days drinking. The family could not get the son's listening and consolation. In the end, Watanabe was infected with the youthful vigor of the female staff member Oda who resigned. He returned to work and seized the tail of his life. The department and the deputy mayor went to plead, die, etc., and personally urged the construction of the community park to be completed. Watanabe, who was full of wishes, sang the old song "Life is so short, let's fall in love with a girl! Before the red lips fade, take advantage of the enthusiasm It hasn't cooled down yet, no one knows what will happen tomorrow, no one knows what will happen tomorrow; life is so short, let the girl fall in love! Before the black hair fades, before the flame of love goes out, today is gone forever, today Gone and never come back..." The happy fairy passed away. The film seems to revisit a question often seen in the past: If tomorrow is the end of the world, what will we do? There are thousands of solutions: those who have feelings and happiness are accompanied by their lovers; if they are successful and famous, fame and fortune are always aphrodisiac; those who have children and grandchildren, the inheritance of blood has left the hope of honoring the ancestors... There are as many satisfying reasons as you can leave with a smile. regret and repentance, after all, people are slaves of desire, and it is very difficult to be content. The real accident is a sudden power failure, too late to remember. It is often such an unexpected return date that makes the present and last days still scribble! It is not easy to understand himself, and the environment is pressing. Watanabe has long been accustomed to the cautiousness and conformity of civil servants. If it is not because of the sudden news of terminal illness, it is not because he does not have close friends, lover and son. Before he left, he felt empty physically and mentally. Nao, if you can't grasp what can be complacent, Watanabe will not be determined to work hard to complete the last masterpiece of his life that will benefit the people. We may all be another Watanabe who is not yet sick, and everything around us: accustomed, distant dreams, exhausted, powerless to fight, too difficult to change, to adapt to the hardships. In the last days, no matter humming or silent/talking on the road, I will recall the gains and losses of my life, among which are relatives and friends, broadcast good karma for the people around me, do good deeds, and help others should always be the main theme of life.
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