civilization

Keven 2022-04-19 09:02:45

A young British government official, John, came to the British colony with the ideal of spreading modernity and civilization, a primitive tribe called Yibang. It is a traditional custom of the tribe that a smart and beautiful girl (Jessica Alba) volunteers to be his "dictionary lover" (the sleeping dictionary). Through the day and night of the two, the girl can learn English and spread English among the tribe, and John can also learn the tribe language, which is convenient for him to carry out his work. But Britain's great power "civilization" stipulates that although they are lovers, they cannot love each other, let alone marry. John left when his work was done, and the girl continued to return to the tribe to get married. But they still fell in love... The civilization of a big country did not allow it, and threatened by civilization and law, they eventually separated and started their own marriages. The film finally left us a beautiful dream. They are far away from civilization, nomadic in the jungle of another primitive tribe, and live a happy life... In

the end, what is civilization? Is it our ancestors or the various social rules that society has made for us? I do not resist the importance of the law to this society, but are those morals and civilizations that do not violate the bottom line of the law really "civilized"? Why should the living be decided by the dead? Jimmy has a small article:
Tired Life

Everyone says that being a human is very tiring, and I feel the same way.
Wear a wig, a mask, glasses, and a smile.
Put on underwear, put on coat, put on coat,
put on underpants, put on outside pants, put on belt,
put on socks, put on shoes, put on shoelaces again,
every day until you go to heaven.

The so-called civilization and morality have made us hypocritical and no longer who we were. We are very tired under the cloak of civilization. The Japanese are the most polite and the most humble and polite, but they are the most tired, the most repressed, and their resistance is the strongest. After taking off the cloak of civilization, they often do some extremely barbaric things.
Should we make ourselves "uncivilized" appropriately to avoid extreme uncivilization after extreme civilization?

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The Sleeping Dictionary quotes

  • John Truscott: I want us to be happy.

    Cecil: Then why aren't we?

  • Henry: [Giving Selima to John] She will be living with you.

    John Truscott: As what?

    Henry: She performs wifely duties.

    John Truscott: What like sewing?

    Henry: [pause and snicker] She performs wifely duties in the bedroom.

    Selima: I sleep with you.