Feeling of absurdity

Jayme 2021-12-27 08:01:03

I re-watched "London Avenue" again. I obviously watched it before, but I guess it’s been a while since I didn’t have any impression, and I don’t think I can see a deeper meaning other than the plot. After all, it’s still in A more impetuous age.

I saw this movie recommended somewhere before, and I wrote the title of the sentence "You must pay it back when you come out," which reminded me of watching this movie. But after watching it again, I have to say that such a sentence cannot sum up the feeling of this movie. Compared with the direct, vivid and bloody plot elements such as the underworld, murder, etc., the most profound impression left by this story is "Impermanence."

For example, if you want to end everything and start again, such as not wanting to be involved with the underworld, wanting to take care of your sister, or wanting to fall in love with a woman who is schizophrenic or something, this is not surprising. Generally speaking, it is difficult to make a decision. Many people are longing for the life of their dreams, but continue to be muddled in the life they are scorning. Having the courage to make changes has already taken a big step, but in fact it is still emphasizing the view that people can control their own destiny.

Speaking of the point of emphasizing that I can control my own destiny, my thoughts floated and thought of the many psychological inspirational books or so-called scholars I had seen before, which was quite religious and extreme. Isn't this actually a kind of foolishness? It is actually an irresponsible practice to encourage everyone to think that they can control their own destiny. Although it is said that one's own wishes must be realized through hard work anyway, I really don't agree with this kind of group approach like preaching. When a large group of people gather together, and they are all very excited and excited to agree with a point of view, it is often not a good thing, or the original intention is a good thing, but the result is not good. At this point, it seems that I still have a little pessimism and contradiction.

I digressed so far, and continued to pull back and talk about the movie. After the male protagonist lost his friend and his sister, he finally found the culprit to avenge her. Then he packed up and prepared to go to the female protagonist or wander around the world. It's time for an ordinary movie to end with an open ending. After all, it's a tie. If you have to pay it back, it should be almost here. But in the end, he suddenly jumped out of his back and was stabbed several times. The person who stabbed him was not someone else. It was the non-mainstream young man who killed the male protagonist’s friend before. The male protagonist wanted to take revenge, but he wanted to kill it from behind. When the kid didn't know what he thought of and didn't start, of course this kid probably didn't know that there was such a paragraph. So this kid only knew that the male lead was looking for him to seek revenge, so he "first" started to be strong.

The absurdity is manifested to the extreme here. You feel that you have let go, you have resolved the hatred contradiction, you have lost a lot, you have also avenged, and then it is time to stop the cycle of retribution, it is time to retreat from the world. It's this time that someone jumps out, and everything you imagined is gone.

The main point is clearly, don't think about anything, it's useless to think about it. God has his own plan, he won't let you realize it even if you think about it. If his original intention is the same as you think, he may deliberately reschedule the ending for you. Don't think you can control your own destiny. You can only choose how to live. Don't regret it if you choose. It's useless to regret it.

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London Boulevard quotes

  • [last lines]

    Whiteboy: Heard you been lookin' for me...

  • Charlotte: Do you know what a woman's for in film?

    Mitchel: Go on, then.

    Charlotte: What this job is that I'm supposed to want?

    Mitchel: I'm listening.

    Charlotte: A woman is there to get the hero to talk about himself. About his hopes, about his fears, maybe even about his fascinating, fucking childhood.