In fact, I think Victor Salva thinks too much, I haven't read the original book, and I don't know that the author himself has anything to do with Socrates apart from his autobiography. What kind of extension, but Victor Salva abandoned the original book title "Meet Socrates at a late night gas station" and changed it to the title "Peaceful Warrior", I can probably guess that the direction of his adaptation is biased towards inspirational themes. Movement is only a form of expression, not subject and necessity. It is purely an inspirational film that intends to criticize the philosophical coat. Not only that, but also the elements of horror are interspersed with perseverance. For example, the strange nightmare that was easy to do at the beginning also promoted the magic of "Falun Gong-like" science fiction. The feet with steel nails can also perform difficult movements. On the one hand, it promotes the magic of will conquering everything, and on the other hand, it creates a medical science fiction.
According to Victor Salva, "Jaws" was an important turning point in his film career, and this film was like his teacher...
It is said that Victor Salva liked to tell stories to his classmates since he was ten years old, and his teacher encouraged him to do the same. Interested and even suggested that he make the story into a movie.
There are two levels of making a story into a movie and making a movie about philosophy or thought or human nature. In "Peaceful Warrior", we just need to appreciate a story about conquering ourselves. We don't need to think too much about Socrates involved. The appearance of "Socrates" in this film is more a gimmick. , is only eye-catching, and if it is replaced by Marx, if it is replaced by a psychiatrist, it may also be established. For "Socrates", don't think too much, the spark that really stirs up against Socrates is not just that little bit.
Movies with deep meaning always make people look forward to sparks of thought, but in this film, the sparks are a bit dull, and more of the writing and shots are the admonishment-style conversation and psychological test between the male pig and Socrates type induction.
What is even more tragic is that I only feel the inspirational element, how the male pig is motivated to put down his burden and surpass himself, while the speculative part is diluted by the too story-like lines and appearances in the plot.
Personally, I think "Peaceful Warrior" is a good case of psychotherapy. He can heal some people's arrogance, stubbornness, anger, despair, and confusion.
"Socrates" asks us "what is happiness" and "what if we can't compete". Before these problems, we only knew the pursuit of following the definition of the external world, and we forgot that when these goals exist, they are only to stimulate our "achievement" in the pursuit process, and even enjoy the so-called happiness. The process itself will bring Give us pleasure, not destination.
Broadly speaking, all happiness, excitement, excitement, sadness, anger, and disappointment are worth savoring.
Living in the moment.
summed up everything.
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