Writing and directing by myself has always been the most comfortable way for me to make films. The scheduling and mastering of countless scenes are all in line with the mind of the director alone.
There is a passage in the six-episode short play of the whole movie that I want to excerpt the most is Joan's interpretation of loneliness:
"Let me talk about what I think is a sense of security, here's what I think:
Loneliness is absolute, everything else is an illusion. Don't expect anything. There are always troubles. If something good happens, it will be good after all, but don't want to get rid of loneliness. People can always find a sense of belonging in things like religion, politics, love and art, but loneliness is inevitable. The most paradoxical thing is that, once upon a time, I always felt trapped in the illusion of belonging, but you just need to remember that it is an illusion. Thinking like this, when everything returns from the illusion to reality, you can easily accept it. , you have to accept the fact that loneliness rules all things, it can stop your grief, so you can feel safe and relieved, and then you discover how meaningless this so-called satisfaction is. I'm not saying you're resigned to your fate, you should do what I can to persevere. If it's all about doing your best, it's better than giving up. It's just nonsense, you're expressing these views just to resist the emptiness inside, which is interesting to think about. Has void hurt ever bothered you? You will feel that this emptiness makes you confused and broken, but this inner emptiness for me is more of a physical pain, like burning pain all over your body, or like your whole body when you cry when you were a child Pain inside. What are you laughing at, you should think I'm talking nonsense, I do, but who cares? "
Yes, it sounds like a pessimistic nihilistic statement, but Ingmar uses the irreconciliation of the realist role (the heroine) and the nihilistic role to express the subtle and abstract differences between people, and explore these Whether differences can exist at the same time and love each other.
Of course, in the end, we see that this contradiction cannot be achieved by seeking common ground while reserving differences, which is also the pessimism of Ingmar's thought.
Let alone marriage.
There is never a single highest standard for everything, and neither is marriage. Marriage is an extremely difficult thing for perfectionists. Because it involves the subjective thoughts of many parties, it is difficult to reconcile and build a bridge among these different and even largely opposed subjective thoughts. The more difficult thing. Furthermore, a "perfect marriage" can be said to be non-existent, but I thought about it again, since the criterion of perfection does not exist objectively, and there are many marriages that look good but are actually corrupt in life, so subjective. Does it exist? Personally, does my marriage make me happy and fulfilling? I think it exists, but there is a major premise for this existence, that is, you have to be a very content person, and you are not used to worrying about the pain in life, and people who enjoy the moment more will have a higher happiness value. If you're not good at communicating and you're not content with the status quo, you're going to be largely unable to feel great joy in anything you do.
The struggle, fight, pleasure, harmony between nihilism and realism. It's hard for you to say which is real, because they are all real, just like you can't judge which is more real when you are rational or when you are emotional. This is a contradiction that exists in opposition and unity. So you can't judge whether the pain in the marriage is real or the happiness is real, you just need to understand: the ending is not as good as you think, it does not mean that this marriage is false, based on concealment and deception Yes; two people grow old together, it does not mean that the marriage is happy and happy. Every minute and second spent in the current life is real and real. You don’t need to define everything, just enjoy those emotions, because they represent that you are still alive.
(Above, from an unmarried perfectionist to other perfectionists)
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