Human nature is no match for fate

Uriah 2021-11-19 08:01:44

The three men set foot in the mountains for their dreams. The old man repeatedly warned them that in front of gold, everyone is equal, and no one can resist the greed from the depths of the soul. The two young men didn't want to believe, and with full of enthusiasm, they walked toward their own destiny. Who knows what good fortune makes people, who it is in the beginning, and who it is in the end. Courage, dreams, sacrifice, malice, framing, and madness are meaningless.

This time, I don't want to talk about the narrative structure of the film and the details of the performance, I just want to talk about my own associations. In every aspect of the movie, the director used the expressions of the characters more and indirectly expressed the inner activities of the characters. For example, when the mine collapsed, people outside the mine hesitated when they saw the mine collapsed. Should he? The hesitation should not be mentioned for the time being, but his hesitation is indeed understandable-the gold originally divided by three people, but now it may only need two people to divide it, and it is not his own mistake. This is obviously a natural disaster. However, after a little hesitation, he resolutely risked another collapse and threatened his life to save the wounded.

This is the same as that of the stranger. The stranger wanted to pan for gold with the three. The three tried to kill the stranger because of their greed, but after meeting the gangster, they cooperated with the stranger to survive for their own lives, and the stranger finally He actually gave his life for the person who tried to kill him, and the correspondence with his wife found in the stranger can also show that the stranger is just like them, that is, a young man from Texas, longing Earn some money and go back to live a good life.

The person who fired at his companions and attempted to swallow the gold by one person also happened to be robbed to death by the bandit who was in trouble because of coincidence. The bandit did not recognize the sands and let them go away with the wind in vain.

I think that many times, we are just like these people, it's just that we play different roles. We all long for that piece of gold, long for a good life, and all long for happiness, but when happiness comes, who can keep calm and take the happiness in front of us seriously? All people always desire more, get what is not enough, and desire more. Moreover, there will be hostility towards people who are also chasing the same goal, and without mentioning it, at least gloating is there, even among close partners, it is still inevitable to avoid such a situation. Of course, we cannot deny that there is indeed a noble personality, willing to sacrifice their lives for strangers, and we cannot deny that there are people with the worst diseases who have no hobbies other than hurting others. But I believe that human nature follows a normal distribution. Most people are ordinary people. No one wants to really hurt anyone, just because of some of their own weaknesses, it inevitably hurts both the other party and themselves.

But destiny always jokes on us again, maybe sometimes the more we pursue, the more we go in the opposite direction. The bag full of gold was pierced by the culprits just to reduce the weight of those worthless furs, and the gold sand was brought back to where they were by the gale. The goddess of destiny, or who cares about him, may not be something we can control and predict. Perhaps what we can do is to control our desires as much as possible under the premise of possible, and do what we can do. It doesn't hurt if you can't do it. If you don't do something bad, you can't do it, and you can do it if you do it.

The chase, sweat, and dreams that were once brought back to their original place are like golden sand in the wind. The lost souls also returned to where they belonged along the path of fate.

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  • Mckenzie 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    As a classic theatrically driven film, both the portrayal of the characters and each tight dramatic event have a well-thought-out driving force. Three full-bodied characters, a story with ups and downs but a little dark, but in the end, I still saw the familiar spirit of American optimism, laughing and marching in the desert and yellow sand.

  • Hazle 2021-11-19 08:01:44

    This film should be regarded as very traditional. It tells the depravity of human beings in front of money. There is nothing particularly strange about it. However, I still watch it with relish for those who prefer individuality. I watched Bogart's movies relatively little, and this time left me a deep greedy and suspicious image. The image is too deep, I'm afraid it will affect Bogart's impression on me in the future.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre quotes

  • Howard: Ah, as long as there's no find, the noble brotherhood will last but when the piles of gold begin to grow... that's when the trouble starts.

  • Howard: If I were you boys, I wouldn't talk or even think about women. T'aint good for your health.