The game of freedom and time

Scarlett 2022-03-22 09:02:59

Personally, I always think that just like in "The Shawshank Redemption", "After all, some birds can't be locked up", men never give up the idea of ​​leaving here, but this idea is strong for a certain period of time and weak for a certain period of time. And the reason why the man chose to go back to the bunker at the end of the film, I think maybe because he was obsessed with his own research. At that time, the desire for theoretical research on the reservoir far outweighed his desire to leave here. desire. Moreover, if I run away again, will I end up the same as last time?
In the film, a man successfully escaped from the sandpit, but accidentally fell into quicksand during the escape. This scene reminds me of "Kekexili". The more you struggle, the more you fall into; the more you resist, the more helpless you become. And when the man stopped struggling and started calling for help, he also stopped sinking. Why the villagers accidentally forget the rope ladder when they take away the sick woman, I think maybe it is because of the submission that the man has shown for so long - "stop struggling". It is conceivable that when the villagers found that even if there was a ladder, the man would not escape, so there may be more opportunities when the man wants to leave in the future.
But at the end of the film, the newspaper seems to say that the man has been missing for more than 7 years. I think, maybe his research has not been completed? Ha ha……

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Woman in the Dunes quotes

  • Entomologist Niki Jumpei: Come on! We can just pretend!

  • Entomologist Niki Jumpei: If not today, maybe tomorrow.