Peace of mind

Catharine 2022-03-24 09:02:57

If there is no disease, no birth and separation, no death, no ignorance, and no discrimination in this world, then that is the normal heart I long for, and that is the peaceful island that I look forward to. The film starts with a beautiful island, sun, coast, sand, carnival, indulgent smiles and passionate dance, and the man who looks at everything, he said he never loved, friends told him, this is what we won for ourselves freedom to enjoy. In 1981, it was a time when homosexuality was not fully publicized even in America, but the disease was not going away. Comrades get the freedom they deserve or think they deserve for their dignity and choice, chaos and indulgence, good or bad? The strange disease, which was quietly infected, made the persistent and tough female doctor aware that some things must be noticed in the gay circle, and from the initial disdain and protest, as more and more relatives and friends around them passed away, Beginning to become fearful and helpless. The brave and outspoken writer is eager to make the public and the world pay attention to and vigilant against this group and this disease. He is resolute and vigorous, and shouts loudly and angrily to the outside world with fierce words, just to win fair treatment. In the process, he also finally met his love, a fate he once passed by. When he fell in love, how much he cherished the person around him, and how much he understood that today he and them need an ordinary life and a society that is treated equally. As friends around them passed away due to illness, a group of volunteers began to organize themselves to learn more information and news, and to spread useful information. As a radical, the writer played a leading role in the team. . But the reality is so cruel, the government's indifference and ignorance, and the cowardice and powerlessness of the companions make everything so difficult. And his lover also fell ill, which drove the writer completely crazy. The incomprehension of his relatives and the inaction of his friends made him miserable and angry. He was like a drowning man, desperately trying to catch every ray of hope, but he couldn't see it. To the sun, to the hysteria... The whole movie is accompanied by a flat narrative style with depressing scenes, which makes people unable to let go for a long time, but the carnival island, the dance floor where lovers embrace, the gentle whispering in the ears of lovers, and those handsome and sweet charming smiles are all Dotted with pictures, what ordinary people and things, isn't it? There are some things that you and I can't resist. Finally, the writer's lover left forever because of illness. They made a lifetime commitment in the ward, in front of relatives and friends. I have a normal heart, but I am willing to give it to you forever. The government is finally starting to pay attention to the disease - now it's called "HIV AIDS", this group, but it's paying too little attention. Finally, in the white snow, in the small auditorium of Yale University, at the Gay Week party, in the melodious and romantic music, there are dancing figures of lovers who are leaning against each other, while sitting in front of the candle-lit fireplace is a lonely man. The writer, the dance partner who has been dating has been missed forever. He looked at the alumni with tears in his eyes but smiled. In fact, they are all the same, only have a normal heart.

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The Normal Heart quotes

  • Felix Turner: Men do not naturally not love. They learn not to.

  • Ned Weeks: [to the President's advisor] What exactly does your title mean in terms of our plague?

    John Bruno: We prefer not to use negative terms. It only scares people.

    Ned Weeks: Well, there's 3,339 cases so far and 1,122 dead. Sounds like a plague to me. I'm scared, aren't you?