Gentleness, delicacy, reflection on life and respect for death

Uriel 2022-03-26 09:01:08

The ancients said: death and life are also great. What many of us overlook is that death is something as ordinary as birth. But in the real world, the status of the doctor and the undertaker is quite different. After watching this film, although it can't let us face death calmly, it can eliminate our fear of death. Facing death, this is the first time for me.
It turns out that burial is a way, a way of sublimating death because of the sense of ritual. Dawu thought of resigning from a job that symbolized death, and when he said goodbye to the president, he and the president enjoyed delicious puffer fish roe in a flower room full of green plants. The deliciousness of puffer fish symbolizes the beauty of life, and the toxin of puffer fish means the harbinger of death, which is a perfect fit. In life, the easiest thing to make us feel good is food, and our fear of death is also the fear of being deprived of the beauty in life.
Human beings are inherently mortal. No matter who they were during their lifetime or how high their social status, they cannot escape the return path of death. Just like the three coffins placed in the NK office, because of the different materials and decorations, the prices are very different. "The ashes are the same after burning." "The last shopping in life is for others to decide." In the face of life and death such as When it comes to the question of death, it is up to people to decide for themselves, "This is really ironic."
I think the understanding of death should be a sign of a person's growth. Face death, naked and powerless, like a nightmare monster with claws and claws, urging you to mature. I think I can understand the male lead, I want to escape but I can't forget it. Life is colorful, but this movie focuses on the end of life. In my opinion, it is a tragic red. Beautiful is not necessarily tragic, but tragic must be beautiful. What a beautiful life~

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Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: [to the grieving family] The right of encoffinment is to prepare the deceased for a peaceful departure. Please come closer and watch. I will now wipe the body.

  • Sonezaki: The orchestra is dissolved.