Freedom is really "Untouchable"

Augusta 2022-03-23 09:02:30

What kind of exercise can make me feel momentarily free? The first time I had this deep experience was diving, and then I found a low-end alternative - swimming. So I came up with a law that applies to me and can feel freedom: any movement that makes my body feel different from my daily state can make me feel free. Later, I found out that skydiving is, mountain biking is, and even the moment of jumping over the wall and going home feels good. If I were an old P paralyzed by a paraglider crash, my greatest feeling would have to be freedom slipping from my hands.

The movie also describes the unfreedom of old P and old D. The paraglider crash is only the fuse of the old P's unfreedom, and the reason why he has been reduced from a person who dared to explore and try to the present is that he has been unable to get out of the pain of the past, which has led him to life. Totally pessimistic. Even if he lives with someone to take care of him and his bedroom is worry-free, he can't face the moment at all. The inability to get out of the barriers of the past brings the unfreedom of the old P. And old D is another kind of unfreedom, because poverty always makes him have to face too many reluctances, including theft and imprisonment that are not mentioned in the movie, I can see that he also has a lot of reluctance in it. , even if he has rich spiritual wealth, he cannot avoid being shackled by material things. The current embarrassment caused old D's unfreedom.

When two people enter each other's life and experience the so-called experience they had in their previous life together, it is not just life, but also soul-integration, fusion of sound personalities, and becoming old P and old D with better personalities.

But do you think this is also the positive energy the show wants to promote? Letting two people with diametrically opposite identities, ideas and attitudes to life learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, can the audience suddenly realize two truths? One is: we must live in the present and learn to reconcile with the past; the other is: the economic base determines the superstructure. Then think of the screenwriter as simple as that.

Can the spiritual wealth of the upper elite be provided by the lower class? Are the problems of material scarcity at the lower level all solved by the upper level? Behind the seemingly positive energy lies the screenwriter's reflection on class, and further, why there is a gap between people. So it seems to me that what really set old P and old D free - they both broke down that barrier with each other.

Whether it’s a class gap or a race gap; whether it’s a religious gap or a cultural gap, there have always been too many invisible walls on the planet we live on. However, when you really want to break the barrier, why don't you feel that this wall is a window paper that you can easily pierce. Too much emphasis on self or the unity of a certain community is invisibly thickening the wall. Before we knew it, the walls that were rising from the ground in all directions became stronger and stronger, enclosing us so tightly that people inside and outside the walls couldn't hear each other's voices. Everyone is trapped and cannot be truly free in any way.

I was addicted to that momentary, illusory feeling that I absurdly thought was freedom.

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Extended Reading
  • Elias 2022-03-25 09:01:13

    Older people are so fond of fantasy now?

  • Bertha 2022-03-25 09:01:13

    Although the look and feel is not as good as the French version that was brushed in the second theater, the overall feeling is still ok. Although many story clues in the American version follow the French version, due to the influence of cultural differences, many details have been deleted, and some hip-hop jokes have been added, but many of the human touches of the original story are missing, such as Philip’s accident. The reason, the reason for hiring Dell, the complicated family situation of Dell... These designs still feel that the original French version is more reasonable, but the details of Dell taking his son to eat ice cream to help him wipe the corners of his mouth made me feel very much about being a father recently. A special mention: Although the ending of the American version of Lao Bai and Nicole's past suspicions is okay, but I still prefer the Italian and French version of Ending where pen pals meet Philip. —— Movies and music have a great influence on my personal outlook on life and values, but for some people, they don’t feel like they have much effect. —— The direction of people in this world is more towards money, status... Look! —— There are several familiar BMG songs, but the more detailed one is Brother Mars.

The Upside quotes

  • Philip Lacasse: I can only move my neck.

    Dell Scott: You can move your mouth.

    Philip Lacasse: As can you.

  • Dell Scott: You know baseball?

    Yvonne Pendleton: I do.

    Dell Scott: So you my referee?

    Yvonne Pendleton: Umpire.

    Dell Scott: Just testing you.

    Yvonne Pendleton: Yes, you are.