Spirit and flesh, love and sex

Angie 2022-03-24 09:02:51

The 3-hour movie is really long, and I only finished watching it in two parts.

I have been wanting to watch this movie for a long time, and I have forgotten whether I read the original book in junior high school or high school. It seems that I still read it as an e-book. The content of the book was still a little esoteric to me at that time. If it is now I should read more.

The filming of the film is quite light, with a lot of fragrant pictures, and the focus is more on the relationship between men and women. Who makes love an eternal topic?

What is love for Thomas, he is chasing between different women. Even after Tereza was there. Tereza tried desperately to convince herself of Thomas' theory of separation, but she still couldn't. I believe that the soul can be separated, but I also can't accept it, maybe only for men. Just like men love for sex and women love for love.

For love, I still believe in fate and destiny, just like Thomas could not leave Tereza in the end, and finally he gave up his freedom and just waited for her alone. More often love can not be explained by common sense, he just happened like that.

I like Sabina very much, her bohemian, and the pursuit of freedom is what I yearn for in my bones. She gave Thomas enough freedom, she was the one who knew best, and she still couldn't keep him by her side than Sabina. When Franz left his wife and came to her, she was moved to tears, but she still couldn't accept the sudden restraint and left. Drifting alone in an unfamiliar city.

Love, has nothing to do with a lot of things, and when that person shows up, you know, it's him, and nothing makes sense without him.

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being quotes

  • Tereza: [referring to her dog] Karenin prefers Mephisto to dogs. She thinks other dogs are silly.

    Tomas: [Mephisto snorts and Tomas inhales the aroma of the food] Ha-ha.

    Pavel: Do you know why I love Mephisto? Because he's very bright, but, at the same time,

    [gesturing for emphasis]

    Pavel: he doesn't know anything! After all, he doesn't know that life is impossible here now. Nothing left here. The church is gone.

    [shrugging]

    Pavel: No place to drink beer now.

    [he drinks his bottle of beer very quickly]

    Pavel: It's good... very good.

    [slurping]

    Pavel: If you ever change your mind, it won't be easy to leave.

  • Tereza: I was forced to love my mother, but not this dog. You know, Tomas... maybe... maybe, I love her more than I love you. Not more. I mean in a better way. I'm not jealous of her. I don't want her to be different. I don't ask her for anything.