a paranoid movie

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The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

1. Socratic martyrdom. Socrates believes that knowledge is virtue, and seeking truth is the goal of his life. Even if he was sentenced to death by the Athenian authorities, he did not forget to express his views when he defended in court. This is also reflected in the protagonist of the film. At the same time, David Gore's attitude towards death is also consistent with Socrates: death is unknown, we don't know what the world will be like after death, so those who condescend to label death as "evil" are just showing their ignorance. This can be called the fearlessness of death, and David Gore's expression when he finally turns off the camera perfectly illustrates it.
2. Regarding Lacan's point of view quoted in the film: fantasy must surpass reality, the object of fantasy must be unattainable, what you want is not desire, but the fantasy of desire, otherwise once you get it, you won't want it again. In the words of Zang Ke's family: "Life is always in pursuit of phantom light, and anyone who regards phantom light as phantom light will fall into a bottomless sea of ​​misery". Therefore, the meaning of life is not to pursue these illusory things, but to dedicate one's own strength to the happiness and life of others. The theme of Chi Guoguo's film directly led me to guess the ending of the film...
3. About martyrdom and the death penalty. Some view that this idealized martyrdom is philosophical obscenity, and is just the wishful thinking of philosophers. The wheel of history will still roll forward, regardless of how much impact a person's sacrifice has on society. Regarding the death penalty itself is a very controversial issue, the director expressed his views through the mouth of David Gore. I reserve my opinion.

I admire those paranoid people who can dedicate their lives to their ideals, because they know the meaning of their existence and what they want to do. Conversely, not knowing what to do is the scariest thing.



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  • Constance Harraway: Stop that!

    David Gale: What?

    Constance Harraway: Active listening, I hate active listeners. I always feel like they're to busy *pretending* to be listening to hear what I'm saying.

    David Gale: I can listen and actively listen at the same time. I'm good at that.

  • David Gale: Fantasies have to be unrealistic because the moment, the second that you get what you seek, you don't, you can't want it anymore. In order to continue to exist, desire must have its objects perpetually absent. It's not the "it" that you want, it's the fantasy of "it." So, desire supports crazy fantasies. This is what Pascal means when he says that we are only truly happy when daydreaming about future happiness. Or why we say the hunt is sweeter than the kill. Or be careful what you wish for. Not because you'll get it, but because you're doomed not to want it once you do. So the lesson of Lacan is, living by your wants will never make you happy. What it means to be fully human is to strive to live by ideas and ideals and not to measure your life by what you've attained in terms of your desires but those small moments of integrity, compassion, rationality, even self-sacrifice. Because in the end, the only way that we can measure the significance of our own lives is by valuing the lives of others.

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