Mr. Mu Xin once said: Human society is a mysterious building built by Icarus' father, and it is easy to get in but hard to get out. In this film, the protagonist describes his state after becoming a vegetative person as wearing a diving bell bound to the sea, which is also similar to the mysterious building in Greek mythology. The only difference is that the maze built by the great Athenian architect Deadalus is to trap the evil-headed minotaur, while the diving bell in the film is to bind the talented person. Of course, in the second half of the film, the protagonist decides to escape from the diving bell, and the character of the butterfly appears. Indeed, the life of a butterfly is actually a process of escaping from bondage and breaking out of the cocoon to be reborn. Here, we have to talk about the mysterious building in Greek mythology, and there is a strong connection between the two. In fact, in contrast to the butterfly in the film, the myth talks about "Icarus, who was trapped in the Mystery Tower, used eagle feathers, synthesized with wax, attached to his wings, and finally flew out of the Mystery Tower. However, Icarus, who escaped from the labyrinth, ended up flying too high and his feathers were burned by the sun and fell into the sea. The protagonist in the film seems to have completed the book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" with his own perseverance. In the end, he failed to survive, and died a few days after the publication of the book.
After finding the correlation between the two, we can use the analysis of the myth of the Myth of the Myth to figure out the inner world of the protagonist in the film. What is the fate of Icarus, who fell into the sea and died in the mysterious building? I think it should be a human indictment of fate. Even though he tried his best to escape from the mysterious building, Icarus died at the bottom of the sea because he didn't follow his father's advice to "don't fly too high". This is the power that holds the fate of all living beings. The protagonist in the film had a successful career, but suddenly suffered a stroke without any warning, and finally became a vegetative person who could only move his eyelids. Even if he finally completed that critically acclaimed book, he still failed to escape the hand of fate.
So, the mythical Icarus didn't actually fly out of the labyrinth; neither did the protagonist in the film escape from the diving bell. They may have just obtained the illusion of escaping the cage for a short time through their incomparably powerful spiritual power, but when they wake up from the dream, the doomed fate has been waiting in front of them for a long time.
Although I am not a supporter of fatalism, I do not deny the example of changing fate with one's own efforts. But for thousands of years, human beings are still in the groping stage in their exploration of life, their hearts, the world, and their destiny. Then, we should still face life with a humble and humble attitude. Even if we are destined to be unable to escape from the Mystery Building, it is best to try a lot. When one day we have tried all the methods that cannot escape the Mysterious Building, the moment when human beings truly escape from the Mysterious Building will come naturally.
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