The meaning of life lies in life itself

Josephine 2022-05-24 14:11:47

I first saw the translation of this movie as "The Art of Passing Examinations". As a generation poisoned by the Chinese examination system, I really wanted to see how American children passed the examinations. But I felt that something was wrong. I didn't tell me how to pass the exam. I watched the English title of "The Art Of Getting By". "get by" means "pass" in English. But in this movie, I am afraid that it is not only about passing the exam, but also about passing through the period of contradictions and confusion of the mind to mature, facing oneself, and bravely shouldering responsibilities.

In the movie introduction, I saw that it was Sally's appearance that made George start to face his heart and become brave and strong. In fact, I think that really let him realize that life is not meaningless, and what he should face and experience should be after a fight with his stepfather. After beating his stepfather to the ground, his mother told him that his stepfather went bankrupt and took the house to pay off the debt. Now the credit card can no longer support, that is, they will soon become homeless. When he saw his mother shed helpless tears, George was determined to pass the graduation exam and face his timid self.

Each of us should more or less experience the moment when George thinks about "we live alone, we die alone. Everything else is just an illusion". We always feel that everything in life is meaningless, and we can’t bring up the spirit in anything. , I have no motivation to do anything. I even think that my current state is like this. Sometimes I always think about the meaning of living in this way, so what is the meaning of desperately, even when I see others chasing desperately, I feel naive and ridiculous.

But maybe it is me who is really ridiculous, it is us people who have nothing to do. Those who can think about life in this way are mostly people who have nothing to do or have a worry-free life. Only in this way can I have time to think about where the meaning of life is, keep pursuing and rushing into the air, so that it will become more and more confused and helpless, more and more negative and low. And when you really face the pressure brought about by life, when you are pressed to the point where you have no time to think about these issues, it is also the most meaningful moment of life.

As Ama said to Zhaoguang, when you don't know what to do, go out to work first, and then you will know what you want to do. Life is the same. When you don’t know where the meaning of life is, go to live first. Living seriously is the meaning of life.

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The Art of Getting By quotes

  • Sally Howe: What were you like as a child?

    George Zinavoy: I was such a better person than I am now.

    Sally Howe: Come on.

    George Zinavoy: I'm serious. I was happy. I was open. I was curious. But I'll tell you this: I knew when it was ending. I was overwhelmed with sadness when I realized that I was going to change, and that it was all most likely going to get worse, like a nostalgia for the present. I couldn't shake it... What? I'm weird, right?

    Sally Howe: No... No, you're not.

  • Sally Howe: Thanks for covering for me.

    George Zinavoy: No problem.

    Sally Howe: Why did you ?

    George Zinavoy: Uhh, I don't know. Uhh, you were doing something so renegade that I thought you deserved to get away with it. I run afoul of the authorities so often, I figured I could handle it better than you.

    Sally Howe: You're really weird.