There is such a line about Paris in the film, "Passionate Paris, Paris for parties, Paris for singing and dancing, Paris for warmth, but also Paris for business, Paris for communication, luxurious, dilapidated, Paris of all kinds... Paris, everyone has a different impression of you. , Paris, who are you?" Not to mention that a city like Paris, even if it is a flower, a bird, a tree, or a person, our definition of it is the part we see plus the image given to it subjectively. And what is it? Maybe it can only be understood from the perspective of God.
Therefore, the director of "Paris" takes the hero Pierre as God's perspective to bring us to know this city that is often expected to be heaven but has never been high above it - Paris. On the one hand, Pierre, whose life span and range of activities are limited by severe heart disease, spends a lot of time looking out the window of a high-rise apartment, looking down on the city images of Paris and the daily life of all kinds of strangers living in it like a god. On the other hand, Pierre, who is wandering at the end of his life, also has a vision that jumps out of the world, is bound by standards and frames, and cherishes life in the face of the impermanence of the world. This tolerance and compassion is also a God's perspective of another meaning.
As Pierre said, "Looking at them, imagining who they are and where they are going, they become the protagonists of my novels. I like this kind of life, it seems boring, but it is the driving force of my life." A city covers the building , gardens, literature, art, humanities, industry, economy, politics, history... but all are discussed on the basis of settlements formed by population aggregation. In other words, the city is made up of the forgotten, circulated, covered up, and misinterpreted stories of the past, as well as the stories that are being staged and turned into the past. The people who smuggled in are, without exception, the protagonists of their own stories.
Based on this, it can be forgiven and understood that the film uses unfortunate, can be said to be fragmentary, fragmented ways to tell a story between several characters, or a chance encounter, abrupt end, or unfinished story. And through the grievances, complaints, anger, and disappointment of people in the collision of different outlooks on life, love, values, and lifestyles in the story, it shows that the ancient city of Paris, which is constantly impacted by modern technology and trends of thought, is in its own right. The struggle between tradition and innovation, and the film's confrontation and understanding of Paris that embraces these conflicts.
For example, in the teacher-student relationship between a history professor and a beautiful student, what is the essential difference between a history professor who abandons uncommon scientific research topics and turns to the commercial market and a beautiful student who cuts off the teacher-student relationship and goes into the arms of handsome guys? We can underestimate the values of history professors and despise the sexual openness of beautiful students, but we cannot deny the significance of history to the public, the attractive capital and freedom of love of beautiful students. The film does not criticize any party's view of love and values on the moral high ground, but uses an objective attitude of "existence is reasonable" to show the openness and tolerance of Paris.
As described in the film, "Paris makes people flock to her with her immeasurably broad mind", from the approval work of the immigration center of the male lead and sister, and the female bakery owner's opinions on Normandy, Alsace, Bridoni, Corsica , the evaluation of North African employees can see the attractiveness and acceptance of Paris. But an open-minded Paris is more than order, beauty, luxury, tranquility and joy. The problem of failed immigrant integration manifests itself in many ways. The film borrows the indifference of colleagues encountered by the heroine's sister when she takes leave to take care of her younger brother, which reflects the "other" identity that the second and third generations of immigrants in France are still unable to get rid of, resulting in the blunt indifference and clear-cut "you are you, I am" in interpersonal relationships. I, I'm not interested in your situation at all" embedded sense; and the news broadcast of "Illegal immigration vessel sinks near Mayotte, maritime patrol says 20 people are missing in incident" also reflected The problem of illegal immigration that is difficult to eradicate; including the difficulty in obtaining the voices of offspring immigrant women who need to get rid of single life in order to pay the rent, all reveal the marginalized and precarious living conditions of immigrants.
For another example, the film uses the history professor to fall in love with and kill his architect brother, which triggers thinking about the unfairness of imposing additional standards on social roles on people. On the one hand, history professors are troubled by psychological obstacles, feel inferior because of Oedipus complex, anxious because of the death of their father, indulged because they like students, and even more ashamed to ask for help because they impose the standard of rationality, calmness, and self-control in their own professional field on life. Doctor; on the other hand, he also deducted the professional standard of acting according to plan in his brother's career as an architect into his brother's life, and assumed that his brother's life was law-abiding, safe, and without deviation. In fact, my brother also has his own confusion and panic. This is the case for people, and the same is true for cities. If one wishes to impose high expectations on Paris and make Paris a paradise, it will only make Paris a place of vain and disappointment. And Paris has always been there, never so high.
In short, there are 10,000 Hamlets in the eyes of 10,000 people, and there are 10,000 "Paris" in the eyes of 10,000 people. There is only one Paris. The only difference is people's attention and understanding. "Paris" just gives us a new look. Paris, another perspective on a city. At the end of the film, multiple characters are arranged to stand at a high place and look down on Paris. What were they thinking when they faced Paris at that moment? Have you gained a new understanding of Paris after experiencing the vicissitudes of life? And Pierre got into the taxi from the high terrace, shuttled through the sensual Paris, followed Pierre's vision, Paris was full of life at this time, he couldn't help sighing, "This is Paris, no one is happy. We grumble about it, but love it at the same time. People don't know how lucky they are, walking, breathing, running, arguing, being late. They are not happy in the midst of happiness. In fact, life in Paris should be free and carefree consider."
The bakery girl Cadia, who said goodbye to Pierre warmly, the sister Alice who found love, the beautiful student Letitia who looked at Pierre thoughtfully on a date, and Benois, who had just arrived in Paris, symbolize the The beginning of a new life, and Paris seems to be full of hope because of these new stories that people are about to unfold... Pierre in the taxi suddenly changed his perspective and looked up at the sky, the sun was shining brightly. Paris is not paradise, and Paris has never been high, but it is indeed a place blessed by God.
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