When you get close, it becomes ordinary

Cale 2022-10-01 16:46:22

I always felt that this film was telling a fable.

A superman, a superwoman, are good enough to do everything, including immortality. They seemed like a natural couple, and they must have thought so themselves, that they bonded. At this time, they found that the super power suddenly disappeared, and both parties became ordinary people, mortals who would grow old and die. Only by staying away from each other can you be a superman. So, they separated, but they were not reconciled. They tried to reunite every few hundred years, but it was futile.

There are many such men and women around us, each of them is good enough. In the eyes of others, they are a perfect match, and they are also attracted to each other. Naturally, they get closer and closer, and those who are impatient will combine. After all, where else can we find such a good match. Yes. When they got close, the problem came, and it was soon discovered that the other party was actually very ordinary. If it were two ordinary people, it would be good to live a normal life like this. But excellent people don't think so. They have to leave, but they are not reconciled. All the energy is exhausted in the separation and closing. The excellence is not there, and they are dying. In the end, just leave.

But why? There is no answer in the movie, nor in life

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Hancock quotes

  • Ray Embrey: Right now, there's a DA trying to coming up here and put you in jail.

    Hancock: [while eating banana] Bitch can try!

    Ray Embrey: I say you go.

    Hancock: [confused] Hmm?

    Ray Embrey: People take you for granted, you know. We gotta make people miss you. People don't like you, Hancock.

    Aaron Embrey: [yelling from other room] I do!

  • Hancock: [reading prepared text] I apologize to the people of Los Angeles. My behavior has been improper and I accept the consequences. I ask my fellow Angelinos for their patience and understanding. Life here can be difficult for me. After all, I am the only one of my kind. During my incarceration, I will be participating in alcohol and anger management treatment. You deserve better from me. I can be better. I will be better.