Yes, the courage to live does not come from how much one's life has been obtained or possessed; it does not depend on whether the body is free or whether there is so-called equality of human rights, but whether there is still hope for life, whether there is still life The right to have fantasies. Just as Sanmao described the dumb slave in "Dumb Slave", although he was bullied, had no rights in life, and was not even treated as a human being, he still lived happily and contentedly, because he could still compare his hands to a bird The shape tells Sanmao that although his body is not free, his heart is free. At this time, the fantasies of the dumb slave are the meaning of the dumb slave's existence.
The erasure of fantasy is the greatest insult and injury to life.
When the hunter nailed the bullet into the body of the chimpanzee, when the chimpanzee hit by the bullet came to the trampled Dr. Powell and slowly closed his eyes with loving and forgiving eyes, Dr. Powell's fantasy was shattered . After that, the living body, trampled on dignity, reduced to prisoners, and put in the most desperate prison, can no longer make the heart of this desperate person ripple a little bit. The disillusioned Dr. Powell, just like the disenchanted chimpanzee in the zoo, was ashes as death.
However, the ashes can also be revived, because in this world, there are still people and things that Dr. Powell cherishes. Dale Carnegie once said: The best way to move people's hearts is to talk to him about the most precious things. Psychologist Corsio took this as a breakthrough and slowly opened up Dr. Powell's mind.
As for Powell, Cosio's quick success also awakened his long-slumbered sense of responsibility. People in this world have too much plunder, too much killing, and too much contempt and insult to other lives. And he, Dr. Powell, saw through all of this. When his life was about to end, he didn't want to be silent any longer. He shouted through the mouth of Cosio to wake up the thousands of ignorant and cruel human beings and let them reflect on their own. behavior, so that they learn to respect another life. This may be the last thing he can do for the chimpanzees. This is his responsibility and the reason why he is finally willing to speak.
Therefore, he painted huge murals of human history on the walls of the prison, using his own understanding, and told Cosio that he wanted Cosio to spread them. He wants to show human beings how small and greedy human beings are, and he wants to uncover the mask of human beings' hypocritical care for other animals. It is not difficult to see Dr. Powell's sense of responsibility here.
Some people may question, if he is really a responsible person, how can he abandon his wife and daughter, family and even human society? Obviously, in human society, Powell is obviously an irresponsible husband and an irresponsible father. In the eyes of many, his abandonment is an unreasonable madness. But as mentioned above, perhaps there is no fantasy human society that he must abandon, and his guilt towards his wife and daughter is manifested in his rejection of them. Doesn't that photo of his daughter, who has been with him, just shows his love for her? This guilt made him reluctant to meet her. Until that seemingly happy ending comes.
In the human society, he is not a responsible father or husband, so in the chimpanzee society, he values that responsibility even more. He lives in the same place with the chimpanzees, sleeps in the jungle with the heavy rain, but enjoys himself. When he learned that it was his own negligence that was the reason for all the killing of the chimpanzee group, he took double guilt. He failed to take any responsibility for the betrayal of his wife and daughter and the betrayal of the chimpanzee community. , that's why he lost his fantasy.
After the spiritual journey with Corsio, I thought the end of the movie would be a happy ending, but the people who despised other people's lives once again broke Powell's fantasy of human society, rebelled, and sent him into the worst ending.
Is it to despair? In the face of such a cruel and ruthless society, no, the end of this story turns to us again, showing a beautiful fantasy: the care and care of people can break the cage that imprisons everything - we must not forget those with mental disorders. Man, the scene where he helps Powell escape prison in an almost stupid way. Let's just bless Dr. Powell, Dr. Cosio, and all those who are trapped in a lunatic asylum with love in their hearts. It is the sincere and selfless love of human beings that gives us the courage to survive.
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