Thoughts of Abbas

Rachelle 2022-03-29 09:01:10

Abbas once told a story in "The Taste of Cherry". The gist of the story is as follows, a Turk felt that he was ill because he touched his body with his fingers, from head to arm, from chest to legs, and felt pain, so he went to the doctor worried. As a result, the doctor said after examining his body: "The reason for your illness is very simple. Your body is fine, but your finger is broken." 1. Fiction and reality are repeatedly mentioned in the dialogue of "Copie conforme" The relationship between the original and the counterfeit artwork. The hero James upholds the notion that there is no natural value distinction between the original and the replica, and the popular view that the original is higher than the replica is a rough intrusion and a tyrannical judgment on art. Under the application of people, acquired ideas in turn dominate the works of art that have existed for a long time. James is essentially not interested in museums and galleries where art is collected and displayed, precisely because he is keenly aware of this. ——Museum as a place for collecting, accumulating and exhibiting works of art is to some extent more to show people's preferences and aesthetic views on art. However, preference and aesthetics cannot be equated with the irreplaceable aura and temperament in works of art. From this perspective, museums are not places to certify and endow artworks with halo, but to cover and deprive them of their brilliance. Such philosophies are in the same vein as the short stories that Abbas inserted in The Taste of Cherry. That is to say, the difference between "fiction and reality, original and reproduction" may not lie in the boundary between the two, but the perspectives and concepts that people view on the two constitute the difference between them. Continuing from this, it may be considered that under the perspective of multiple languages, multiple cultures and multiple historical and cultural heritage, "Copie" The realm to be discussed in conforme is the flow of life and emotion that is not yet fixed by ideas. This may explain why Abbas arranges such a plot in the second half of the film - the hero and heroine are mistaken for husband and wife, but they gladly accept this mistake and continue to perform. 2. The presence and absence of life Between the characters played by Juliette Binoche and William Simmel, absent characters and past life experiences have been haunting their conversations and loitering, as a kind of The flow of the background looms and promotes the development of the plot. The heroine cannot escape the effects of being disturbed by her children and her husband's constant absence, and she swings like a clock between wanting to fully enjoy the happiness of the moment and being anxious about life. The hero James tries to relax the heroine with philosophical thinking and literary questions, but this attempt deviates from the heroine's real life, like putting the broken tiles of life into a museum for exhibition . But this kind of commentary on life is shown in vain on camera, and it even exacerbates the tension between the hero and heroine. Absent things, such as husbands and children, constitute another layer of more powerful reality, a constant reminder of the fragility of the relationship between the hero and heroine. Furthermore, the real pain and helplessness in life are not changed by an encounter and a romantic date. Looking back, I think the contrast between the two parts of the film reminds its readers: On the one hand, fiction and reproduction do not affect the artistic value of the work, modern capitalist society puts a price tag on everything and makes it The logic of becoming a commodity is not natural justice, and it does not deprive and fix the true value of the artwork; on the other hand, the absence of life and the absence of emotion will not be cast out like a ghost, or even if it is not present. It is the most romantic poem and ingenious novel, and it cannot comfort the pain that one experiences in life. This contrast adds real weight to the film, and it is enough to prove that Abbas continues to inject new thinking into the image along the lines of his own creation. Let’s end with a line from the film, “The garden is stagnant, but who can say it’s not beautiful.” The layers are more powerful and real, always reminding the fragility of the relationship between the hero and heroine. Furthermore, the real pain and helplessness in life are not changed by an encounter and a romantic date. Looking back, I think the contrast between the two parts of the film reminds its readers: On the one hand, fiction and reproduction do not affect the artistic value of the work, modern capitalist society puts a price tag on everything and makes it The logic of becoming a commodity is not natural justice, and it does not deprive and fix the true value of the artwork; on the other hand, the absence of life and the absence of emotion will not be cast out like a ghost, or even if it is not present. It is the most romantic poem and ingenious novel, and it cannot comfort the pain that one experiences in life. This contrast adds real weight to the film, and it is enough to prove that Abbas continues to inject new thinking into the image along the lines of his own creation. Let’s end with a line from the film, “The garden is stagnant, but who can say it’s not beautiful.” The layers are more powerful and real, always reminding the fragility of the relationship between the hero and heroine. Furthermore, the real pain and helplessness in life are not changed by an encounter and a romantic date. Looking back, I think the contrast between the two parts of the film reminds its readers: On the one hand, fiction and reproduction do not affect the artistic value of the work, modern capitalist society puts a price tag on everything and makes it The logic of becoming a commodity is not natural justice, and it does not deprive and fix the true value of the artwork; on the other hand, the absence of life and the absence of emotion will not be cast out like a ghost, or even if it is not present. It is the most romantic poem and ingenious novel, and it cannot comfort the pain that one experiences in life. This contrast adds real weight to the film, and it is enough to prove that Abbas continues to inject new thinking into the image along the lines of his own creation. Let’s end with a line from the film, “The garden is stagnant, but who can say it’s not beautiful.”

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  • Graham 2022-04-03 09:01:11

    Abbas who learned to fight back and forth

  • Marianna 2022-04-02 09:01:14

    The so-called "legal copy" refers to neither the original nor the imitation, but the process between the two. What Abbas emphasizes in this masterpiece is that the original and the copy are a contradiction that can only be established in the context of the capital principle. In other words, copyright and property rights protect the commodity value of art rather than the artistic value. From an artistic point of view, imitations are just as beautiful as the originals. To appreciate this indiscriminate beauty, we should not limit our perspective to a single logic of binary opposition, but should always be exposed to the long history, cultural heritage and many Wash your eyes in the language system. So when the hero and heroine come from the narrow closed space to the loose public area, the light suddenly turns from dim to bright. The author has pinpointed two classic elements of modernity: the taxi circles around the center of the earth again and again, and the phone calls between the son and the grandmother over and over again, so the love that the men and women in "Like a River of Love" finally get is both imitation The product is also the original. Abbas used the mirror of the movie as if to persuade modern people not to be too pessimistic: the love in the consumer society is mass-produced, and the ancient love is also passed down from generation to generation.

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