"The Eighth Day" - an allegory of love

Lonzo 2022-03-23 09:03:10

He, George, a patient with Down syndrome who lost his mother;

he, Henry, a businessman with a successful career but a frustrated family; on

a rainy night, two people who had no possibility of crossing time and space met by accident in a traffic accident;

the lost George became Henry couldn't get rid of the burden;

the collision between a normal person and a mentally handicapped person developed an extraordinary friendship,

so he called him "Friends Henry", he called him "Friends George";

George's Appearance changed Henry's life trajectory and reawakened his awareness of love;

while he, George, always yearned to go to heaven to find his mother who loved him the most;

...

This is the story told in the French film "The Eighth Day".

Under the interpretation of French romance, a film about the mentally retarded slowly flows out a relaxed French humor, which makes me laugh from time to time; it is like a ray of color smeared on the canvas, which is gorgeous in purity; so The beautiful pictures combined with the touching story made me really unable to control my emotions, because when the last shot faded out, I was already in tears.



In the eyes of adults, George with a low IQ is an outlier, only children like him; his simplicity and simplicity can cause trouble for Henry, and it also affects Henry to learn to release his emotions and summon the courage to love. Henry, who has realized the true meaning of life, reunites his relationship with his wife and children. And George fell in love with his patient Natalie after hitting a wall in the real world, but missed it. George, who lacked family affection and love, did not want to trouble his old friend Henry any more, so he quietly left alone, and chose to go to heaven to find that eternal love - mother's maternal love.

[George said]:

At first, there was nothing but music.

On the first day, God created the sun, emitting a dazzling light; then, on the second day, God created the earth , and on the

second day, God created the ocean, and the water wet your feet, and then God created the wind, the wind On

the third day, God created the record and on the

fourth day, God created the TV

On the fifth day, God made grass, and when you mowed it, he wept. You have to coax him softly

. If you touch a tree, you become a tree;

if you close your eyes, you become an ant . On the

sixth day, God created people, and they have different clothes.

Natalie, it's a woman, and I like women because when you kiss them, they don't pierce without a beard.

On Sunday, God rested, and that was the seventh day.

...

[Henry said]:

On the eighth day, God created George, and George was great;



he was so happy, but he was so sad...

It seems to me a parable about love, expressing the theme of love ,

—— Let us experience how to discover love, cherish love, protect love and create love.

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The Eighth Day quotes

  • [lying on the grass in the sun]

    Harry: We should get going.

    Georges: Just one more minute.

    Harry: Okay.

    [they lie down for a minute more]

    Harry: [looks at his watch] Okay, it's over.

    Georges: A nice minute, for us.

  • [last lines]

    Harry: On the eighth day, God created Georges. And he saw that it was good.