Society, duty, stability?

Chet 2021-11-16 08:01:26

"Don't play with fire, it's dangerous!" "Don't run around, there are bad guys!" "Don't fall in love, you can't take responsibility now!" "Which school have you been admitted to?" "Where do you work? How high is the salary? "I don't know why, these problems have been with us since we were born. Now we are constantly running around for life, of course, occasionally there is still a little leisure time, and in this truly our own time, we often look forward to the legendary happy utopian world. Everyone Have your own role, no danger, no fright, let alone worry that you will not be able to eat and live in the house. This beautiful world, where should I find you? The David in the film was found. Although it is a world of black, white and gray, every day is a clear sky, love between husband and wife, family harmony, even the firefighter’s The mission is just to save the cat, but such a beautiful world has changed because of the arrival of David and his sister Jenny.

Stills

When he first entered Utopia, David always prevented Jenny from breaking the "rules" here, and supervised Jenny to develop according to the original plot. But slowly, the "rules" were broken invisibly. Starting from that bright red rose, the world was slowly surrounded by colors. People in Utopia are no longer satisfied with the status quo. When they break free from the set life, the world becomes colorful. We will find that the most annoying fear, anxiety, loss and other emotions are the important factors that constitute our colorful life.

However, in fact, both the utopian world and our real world are all happy. If the utopian world in the film is not broken into by David and Jenny, the people living there will never know that there is another way of life. They will think that they are very happy to live in the utopian world. But when they thought they were very happy, suddenly "outsiders" broke in and told them that there was another way of life, so they always thought that their current situation was not good. Just like if Thomas Moore had not proposed the world of utopia, we would never have imagined such a world, full of yearning, and not satisfied with the status quo.

So this dystopian movie just wants to tell us that we cherish everything we have now, even if it is troubles, sorrows, and sadness. When we really can’t pass a certain hurdle, we can comfort ourselves. Who will let us live in a colorful world!

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Pleasantville quotes

  • Skip: I'll see you at school, Mary Sue.

    [Jennifer smiles as Skip drives away]

    Jennifer: Who's that?

    David: Skip Martin, captain of the basketball team.

    Jennifer: Does he like me?

    David: As a matter of fact, he does.

    [Jennifer's smile turns slightly lecherous]

  • [the geography teacher uses a pointer to demonstrate, on the classroom blackboard, the world of Pleasantville, which consists of Elm Street, Main Street, and the Town Hall]

    Miss Peters: Last week, class, we discussed the geography of Main Street. This week we're going to be talking about Elm Street. Now, can anyone tell me the difference between Elm Street and Main Street? Tommy.

    Tommy: It's not as long?

    Miss Peters: That's right, Tommy, it's not as long. Also, it only has houses, so the geography of Main Street is different than the geography of Elm Street.

    [Jennifer is frowning in bewilderment. She raises her hand]

    Miss Peters: Mary Sue!

    Jennifer: Yeah. What's outside of Pleasantville?

    [the entire class turns to look at her]

    Miss Peters: I don't understand.

    Jennifer: Outside of Pleasantville? Like, what's at the end of Main Street?

    Miss Peters: [chuckles and shakes her head] Mary Sue. You should know the answer to that! The end of Main Street is just the beginning again.

    [the teacher points at the intersection of Elm and Main. The class feels released to giggle at Jennifer/Mary Sue's clearly stupid question, and Jennifer frowns again]