Despair is like a suspended sentence

Ignatius 2022-03-24 09:03:02

Karen inherited her mother's mental illness, and her father was a writer. Under his arrangement, Karen went to a small island for recuperation with her boyfriend, father, and younger brother. They rehearse Shakespeare's play, which makes Karen very happy. Karen accidentally peeks at her father's diary one day and discovers that she is just using it as an observational sample for writing. Karen's condition worsened and she had hallucinations.
The father and boyfriend left the island in a boat to find an ambulance. The boyfriend pointed out that the father did not love Karen, and the father told the boyfriend that he had committed suicide in Switzerland. Karen describes to her brother that she sees God seeing another world exist. When her father and her boyfriend came back, the ambulance arrived quickly. Karen was dressed up alone in her room to talk to her about her hallucinations. A gust of wind blew. Karen thought it was God, and was quickly horrified to find that a helicopter had come to take her to the hospital.
The dialogue between the father and the younger brother at the end is particularly meaningful: suddenly the vanity disappears, and despair breaks into life like a suspended sentence.

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Extended Reading
  • Stephan 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    His empty heart suddenly felt full, those lies that were so real that they could no longer be distinguished, those who ran away guilty of fleeing. Spirit and reality, we travel through different latitudes of the world. People always turn to something more sacred and powerful when they are desperate, perhaps Bach’s music, or God. And only love always exists. Whether you are seeking or escaping, it is the best and most profound thing in life.

  • Laverna 2022-03-24 09:03:02

    In the previous part, the heroine explained the relationship between people before the onset of illness. I thought it was very good. I thought this movie was too bad. After the edge of life in the afternoon, I think he is more able to capture the emotional flow of people. But the heroine didn't feel so good-looking after her illness, because the latter part is more about philosophical speculation and artistic expression. Today, I think these are not as attractive as emotions, but overall it is a very good movie. Look better.

Through a Glass Darkly quotes

  • Karin: Funny, you always say and do the very right thing... and it's always wrong.

  • David: We draw a magic circle and shut out everything that doesn't agree with our secret games. Each time life breaks the circle, the games turn grey and ridiculous. Then we draw a new circle and build a new defense.

    Karin: Poor little daddy.

    David: Yes, poor little daddy, forced to live in reality.