What is the definition of joy?

Dolly 2021-11-16 08:01:26



A pair of siblings living in a broken family, the older brother's thinking is a bit conservative, yearning for a carefree life in the 50s black and white TV series Happy Valley.
The younger sister, Jennifer, is a bit trendy and looks avant-garde and open.
Suddenly, two people inexplicably substituted into the black and white TV series Happy Valley. In the utopia of this TV series, everything seems to be a set program. There is no color, all the colors are black, white, and gray. There is no rain, no seasons, the sky will always be cloudless, and the temperature will always be 25 degrees. The book only has a cover, and the content inside is blank and there is no story. Everyone in the Happy Valley loves each other and is courteous and courteous. There is no violence, no tears, no basketball that can't make the basket. People in Happy Valley enjoy themselves, only joy. Men go home on time after work, women will bring out a sumptuous dinner, children always go to school obediently, there is no fire, the only task of firefighters is to save the cat on the tree.
In the beginning of the black and white TV series, the two people looked forward to returning to the original world. Until my sister met the handsome basketball captain and easily robbed him of his virginity. The scary thing is that before this, there was no such thing as sex in Happy Valley. After the younger sister had a sexual relationship with the basketball captain, colors appeared on them. This black and white world appeared in color for the first time, which shocked everyone in Happy Valley. .
It’s impossible for all basketball to enter the hoop. The blank books in the library have stories. The trees are on fire. Firefighters who can’t use fire hydrants are shocked. The Valley of Love for young people’s gatherings has become colorful, and the sky. There were raindrops that I had never seen before.
Especially when people face the complex emotions in their hearts, terrible changes bother everyone physically and mentally. The owner of the fast food restaurant got used to working in accordance with the established procedures, and suddenly there was a little change, and he was so frightened that he did not know what to do. In the heart of the good wife and mother, the yearning for good sex began to swell, and she actually experienced a happy orgasm in the bath.
Conservatives cannot tolerate the appearance of color, and even more do not want to see that people yearn for the outside to open the Pandora's box of desire and instinct. However, the terrible wave of colors caused a revolution. People are beginning to realize that they are not so easily satisfied.
Here, we smell the political concepts of despotism, power, illusion, deceit, and totalitarianism. Thinking of Orwell's "1984", Wang Xiaobo's "2010", Mike Quinn's "Golden Horn of Yapu Yap Island", Javier's "The Power of the Powerless"...Let us think of Kundera The word mentioned in "The Unbearable Lightness of Life" is kitsch. Kundera said that in the kingdom of kitsch, the dictatorship of the soul is implemented. The feelings aroused by kitsch must be shared by most people. Kitsch is a screen covering death.
Is the change good or bad? Which one is more terrible, the fate without choice or the one you can choose? Everyone has a wealth of emotions that are difficult to grasp. Is it right or wrong? The future is no longer certain. Does having unlimited options make people lost? Desire, greed, competition, challenge, guilt, confusion, pursuit, loss, freedom, tyranny, black and white, color... the big torture of human nature.

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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]