There were very few assumptions about immortality in ancient China, and even if there were, there were some saints who left behind centuries of scriptures or proverbs. And a typical IP in Europe about the hypothesis of immortality is vampires.
About vampire movies, my favorite is "Vampire Hunter D", "Interview with the Vampire" and "Four Hundred Years". We followed the writer's and director's line of thinking. On the surface, vampires are scary and cruel. To be more delicate, the biggest similarity between these films is: loneliness. Yes, when it comes to immortality, you have to face loneliness, which is the stunt of vampires and their curse.
In "Vampire Hunter D", even if the city lord's father and brother asked for help so sincerely, D still said coldly, "The remuneration is 20 million, otherwise it will not be discussed." In "Interview with the Vampire", the weak Lesta held Louis's hand tightly and said: If you accompany me, Louis, I can attack again and change back to the former Lesta. Louis replied expressionlessly: I'm leaving. In "Four Hundred Years", the stabbed Dracula faced the woman he loved deeply. He was dying and lived for four hundred years. His last two words to the world were: My God, he abandoned us. . let me rest in peace. Just imagine if you have lived for four or five hundred years, how would you arrange your language, whether it is impassioned or sentimental, whether it is to talk about the past or the present or the world. Or is it the same as the male protagonist in the play, who has read all the glitz and vicissitudes of life for hundreds of years, but is full of loneliness, and the most succinct intention is to open his mouth: add money! I go! Draw the knife and let me die!
If loneliness is the chronic disease that causes vampires to be miserable, what is the driving force behind them? It's not a drunken fan, nor a high-ranking position, but love. D's love for the world, even if he is disliked by them, he will eliminate violence and An Liang; Louis' love for Claudia is like a father and a brother; Dracula's love for his wife will not change until death. Love is so magical, it can make us fall in love through thousands of years.
It's hard for us to know what it's like to live for five hundred years. Vampires rely on evil skills for hundreds of years, but in the end they are just boring and unhappy. So when we are alive, we should know every day that we are to live for love, love for our partner, love for our loved ones, love for all beings. Everything will pass away, only love is eternal!
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