I don't understand, but I'm blown away

Theodore 2022-03-22 09:02:01

It feels like all the art films that have entered the annals of film history in the last century can be summed up in a title sentence.

Unconsciously, I also watched a lot of Italian movies, "Night of Cabiria", "Adventures", "Rome 11:00", "The Postman" and "Bright Life". I can't say how I feel, I think that's what life is all about.

Recently, I have encountered some blows, lost confidence in the future, and fell into boundless despair. My mother cried when she saw me crying. She said that we, mother and daughter, should jump off the cliff, or go to the deep mountains and forests to fend for themselves. If I knew that you came to this world and suffered so much, I would never give birth. you.

I can't do it, I don't have the right to choose life and death, and that's what makes me the saddest.

So when I saw Steiner commit suicide with his two young children, instead of being shocked and puzzled, I was relieved. I'm not sure if I got the director's intention. I thought I understood Steiner's approach. Maybe he was my mother, choosing a path in the virtual screen world that couldn't be chosen in reality.

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The Sweet Life quotes

  • Steiner: [to Emma] The day you understand that you love Marcello more than he does, you'll be happy.

  • Poetess at Steiner's Party: We must all think about tomorrow, but without forgetting to live today.