The two sides of the telescope, for the observation of two directions of life

Idell 2022-03-25 09:01:13

--Did you (in the telescope) see that mountain over there?
--Well, it looks really close.
- Yes, this is what you can see when you are young. Everything looks really close, that's the future. Then... (turns the telescope to look at the mountains from the other side)... This is what you can see when you are old. Everything seemed so far away, that was the past.
(The lens is given to several young people in the telescopic lens)

If I hadn't watched this film late at night, I'm afraid it would be difficult to watch it. Looking at it, it feels like "City of Absolute Beauty" a few years ago, but it's actually the same director. Unlike the noble rot atmosphere of the beautiful city, this film is more trivial and lighter. What kind of old director would be so chatty and relish describing the old life of an artist, when he turned out to be only 45 years old. I am really afraid that he will write about old age completely, and I will feel bored in the future.
A resort hotel like a sanatorium, with beautiful natural scenery, a group of people who have never met before but are connected by movies. Young, energetic, and calm, reminiscing about the past may be difficult to look back on or still care about. People have not changed, but people have grown old. "Heaven and earth, the reverse journey of all things." Their lives meet here safely, and if there is gain, they will be separated.

It's a story about old age, but it's actually about life. You can see it, but you can't touch it.

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Youth quotes

  • Brenda Morel: You're old, you're tired, you don't know how to see the world any more, Mick. All you know how to see is your own death, which is waiting right around the corner for you.

  • Luca Moroder: Would you like to try climbing?

    Lena Ballinger: You know, I can make a man go wild in bed if I want.

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