The original prototype

Bell 2021-12-31 08:02:04

The simplest is often the wisest.

In the eyes of a simple person, everything is simple. Even if the way to get the source of information is television.


The ending of this movie is the best I have ever seen.

Thinking of the legend of Jesus walking on the water, thinking that Mr. Gardener might fall into the depths of the lake in order to save the dead tree.

That would be the loss and loss of a world.


Or, if everything goes well, he can become president. Can a government (or the world) led by wise and foolish people lead mankind to enjoy the ultimate happiness?

I don't think so.

It is not the pessimistic tendency of nature, but among the many human beings, only Mr. Gardener is a truly natural person who lives in one moment after another. Those who follow him will see his beauty, but never understand him. .


He is the original prototype of mankind. Adam before eating the tree of good and evil.

Thinking has never been a blessed ability. Our cerebral cortex develops too fast and well, completely covering the brainstem, so worries and desires arise...


Mr. Gardener cannot fail, because he has no concept of failure; he cannot be unhappy either, because except He has no requirements for survival.


PS.

Regarding the title, there is nothing better than Being There. Because the best way to get to a place is "itself there." Just like the position where Beethoven struggled for a lifetime, Mozart was born. I am not referring to secular evaluation, but a kind of joy, a state of being one with nature.

In the East, they have a nice name called "Enlightenment".


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Extended Reading
  • Rowland 2021-12-31 08:02:04

    It's ironic. The gardener, who stayed at home and watched only TV, was accidentally picked up by an upper-class old woman. Talk to the dying Vice President Cheng Zhiji and the President to discuss national affairs. Both are intended as successors. It seems that a politician can be anyone. The hero is really a sneer.

  • Athena 2022-04-23 07:02:34

    Quietly ironic, with an interesting ending, an amazing film

Being There quotes

  • Dennis Watson: You know, I've never met anyone like you in Washington before.

    Chance the Gardener: Yes, I've been here all my life.

    Dennis Watson: Really? And uh, where have you been all MY life?

    [laughs]

    Dennis Watson: Ah, tell me, Mr. Gardner... have you ever had sex with a man?

    Chance the Gardener: No... I don't think so.

    Dennis Watson: We could go upstairs right now.

    Chance the Gardener: Is there a TV upstairs? I like to watch.

    Dennis Watson: You like to uh, watch?

    Chance the Gardener: Yes.

    Dennis Watson: You wait right here. I'll go get Warren!

  • [last lines]

    President "Bobby": Life is a state of mind.