Look at the depths of the sea It's
the place where dreams come true It's
the ideal home
Your eyes are so deep
like an ethereal tear
that sinks me deeper and deeper
until it seeps into my bones and
melts into my blood
I will give up my body
and give my soul to the god of death
so that I can live forever
in your deep embrace
until this poem at the end of the film I seem to realize why the film is called "Sleep in the Deep Sea", because only the sea Only then can he give Raymond a true freedom, to love, to hate, and to allow him to exist with dignity.
The theme of the film is not so much discussing the rationality of euthanasia as it is to reveal what is the dignity of life. When Raymond faced the crowd outside the courtroom who held high that "living is a right not an obligation", he was only half-hearted. Jokingly said he just wanted to let the judge know he wasn't mentally ill.
This is a topic that can trigger global conversations, but the director aimed the camera at the ordinary family and a few characters living in the countryside. At the beginning of the film, the sound of the ocean waves mixed with rapid breathing, from bright and beautiful The seaside is switched to a dark room, the main scene of the film, the bedroom where Raymond can see the scenery.
The plot revolves around Raymond's pursuit of death, interspersed with the love and contradictions of Raymond and his family, the confrontation with the mainstream public opinion outside, and the love between Raymond and Julia. The plot is like the bedroom with the windows always closed, soothing. The story goes on, even the description of death is so beautiful, like a passionate poem, and in every main plot there are all kinds of excuses that Raymond makes for death, the people he loves, the people he hates, and even the people he hates. Unknown people recount the reasons why he died for dignity, and the director deepens the film's theme in these scenes, a kind of death that brings peace to the soul.
Some of the scenes in the film are impressive:
The film chose a calm narration for the memory of the tragedy, without any catastrophic pictures, just remembered the recording of the conversation between Raymond and Julia. The tone of the parties was flat like any holiday, the young Raymond stood on the rock. He touched his head subconsciously, the camera went up, the blue sea was under his feet, and a body as hard as a rock suddenly fell into the transparent sea water illuminated by the sun, and then it repeatedly appeared that he was in the water Staring eyes, and then inserted various photos of Raymond when he was young, like anyone's youth, to travel, to fall in love, to fool around, these photos made Julia cry, and the director made the audience feel the silent tragedy. This kind of memory image also often appears at the key point of the film, when Raymond screams in despair and finally when he truly blends with the sea.
The love of the Raymond family is also very profound, and it can be said to be the most humanized segment. When the elder brother, who has been strictly opposed to Raymond's euthanasia, listened to his younger brother screaming in pain in the middle of the night that he was going to die. With a look of despair, Sister Raymond said excitedly to the opponents who accused her family of not loving and caring enough: "I can tell you, we take care of him every day, every day! I take care of him so much! For many years, I have loved him as if he were my child." At the time, it made people feel that it was the most primitive family love of human nature, but this is how he loved his family. When Raymond stepped into the euthanasia car, everyone They could only stare at him with tears and speechless, they couldn't understand his choice, they could only choose blessing.
The film's handling of love shows two kinds of love, one is spiritual love, Julia, they also suffer great physical pain, and even want to end their lives by suicide, their souls go to one place, they Fantasy hugs, kisses, and walks by the sea, but spiritual comfort cannot make two people who are in the same predicament go together. Rosa is a worldly love, they have their own opinions from the beginning, Rosa is an ordinary woman, but healthy, which is what Julia and Raymond lack the most, some vulgar and cute, but she accompanies Raymond to watch life In the last sunrise, Raymond chose a room by the sea for euthanasia, and greeted the sunrise with Rosa and the child sleeping on his stomach, like a peaceful family of three.
In the film, Raymond's love for poetry reflects the underlying reasons for his extreme pursuit of the dignity and freedom of life. He will be emotional and roar in the face of accusations, but usually, he always maintains his dignity as a human being. Those who came to sympathize with him, it was this stubbornness towards decency and perfection that made him choose euthanasia. From the daily summary, from his ideal pursuit, the screenwriter slowly penetrates into the theme, which not only makes the lines of Da Duan look less rigid, but also uses the same theme word repeatedly to slowly cover all the plots, so that the seemingly boring topic changes. full of vitality.
The lines of this film are another highlight. Through Raymond's mouth, the director uses sometimes soulful dialogues, sometimes sonorous and powerful propaganda, and sometimes unswerving self-reports to enrich Raymond, a character who lacks body language. And three-dimensional. First of all, at the beginning of the film, Raymond said calmly, "With my existence, the living is a shame, receiving medical aid is like receiving bread crumbs, it will make me lose my freedom." At the end of the film, he is equally calm Said: "You all know that it is impossible for me to live with dignity, but I can die with dignity. I want to tell you that these medicines are obtained little by little, through different friendly hands, if you insist on punishment , please cut off those hands! My mind, my consciousness, I am responsible!" These poetic and heroic words let the viewers realize that he has hidden the spirit of struggle for dignity for 28 years, and nothing can Stop him from plunging into that sea.
There are almost no moving lenses in the filming of the film, except for the famous 'flight'. In a small space, a deep focus lens is often used, making the small bedroom seem to have infinite space. The soundtrack is also very European, using traditional symphonic soundtracks and excerpts from famous arias to sublimate the humanistic mood of the film, but the most outstanding is a few bagpipe concertos, like horns in the sea, loneliness is calling people forward.
The most exciting scene is the soaring scene. Along with the excerpt from "Turandot", Raymond swoops across the grass like an angel, swipes through the forest, climbs over the hill, and finally arrives at the scene. That his forever home - the quiet seaside.
"Death is like swimming in water," Raymond said.
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