live to death

Joesph 2022-04-22 07:01:53

It seems that I haven't rewatched this movie for at least five years, and today I suddenly wanted to write about my feelings about it. In my college days, I have always regarded this as a model of good movies. Compared with the later Spring Die, the Kim Ki-duk series, the Park Chan-wook series, etc., have an irreplaceable position. So, from what angle do I look at this movie, this probably has a lot to do with each person's own three views and human body.
Life and death are the biggest problems of human beings. Heidegger's Existence and Time begins by pointing out that when people are thrown into this world, they are faced with the biggest problem in this life as soon as they are born—death, whether it is existence, Dasein, a sense of near-death, etc., what needs to be solved is how to face it the question of death. There is nothing more painful than the thought of how an intelligent being faces the end of its own mind. There are many art forms to discuss this issue. For example, I have seen a novella in the Novel Monthly about a thief. The thief has no worries about food and clothing. Can forget for a moment the fact and the end that he must die. Wait,
I think this movie is about how to face the theme of dying, not the theme of love that ordinary people label. In the face of the days when Yongyuan is about to die, how does Yongyuan overcome his own fears, emotional pessimism, parting sorrow for familiar things, and face life with a faint smile, face the last days calmly, and arrange to deal with all kinds of things. Implicated, very admirable. I haven't rewatched it for many years, and I may have forgotten many details of the movie, but the theme remains the same, mainly love, family, and friendship. And the male protagonist's condition has two stages. In the first stage, there is a unique disease that cannot be cured, but it has not deteriorated. Maybe he can continue to live with such a faint smile. The second stage is diagnosed after another review, and there are not many days.
Love is always the most beautiful. How many people think of the years when they were young when their hair was gray, and the love and lovers at that time, they always remember it like new, and they never forget a moment. Who doesn't want to have love, especially in the face of such a beautiful and refined girl, Yongyuan met Delin before his illness relapsed. In the second stage, he began to withdraw consciously, began to avoid the beautiful girl, with blessings buried deep in his heart, what kind of love is this, even by the end of the movie, the girl may not know that there was someone who loved her so deeply, And he has left this world now.
Yongyuan treats relatives and friends in the same way. His smile is warm, calm, and sincere, which is how he treats his family and friends. Except for a few moments of resentment, unwillingness to his own destiny, such as teaching his father to use the remote control, but his father is always confused, because he knows that his time is short, he wants to do more for his father, and wants to accompany his father to the Getting old and not being able to get angry for a while is angry with yourself. For example, after drinking with a friend and splashing on the street at midnight, it is an indictment of fate, unwilling to die, and finally unable to restrain the sadness, crying in the arms of a friend, how sad. Then, it is calm, and it is faced with indifference.
After watching the movie, think about yourself, what will I do when I get to this time, and deliver my life like Yongyuan, whether it will be good or not, I don’t know. But I admire a man like Yong Won, his smile is imprinted in my mind and will never fade.

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Christmas in August quotes

  • Jung-won: [Sitting on a rubber tire in his old school playground] When I was a kid I always sat alone in the playground after the other boys had gone. Thinking about my late mother, it struck me that we'd all disappear in the end... my father, my sister, all my best friends.

  • [last lines]

    Jung-won: [narrating] I always knew that feelings of love would fade - just like old photographs. But for you... you will always remain in my heart, as you are in my last moment. Thank you, and goodbye.