Oblivion

Leanna 2022-04-21 09:01:26

At the beginning of the film, the male protagonist confessed to the cancer support group that his biggest fear was being "Oblivion".
This 18-year-old boy had to face the biggest problem in his life----the despair of dying.

As a bone cancer patient, he laughs and says he thinks his condition will get better and he has reason to believe everything will get better.
But at the same time, he was so afraid that one day he would be forgotten, that he would be annihilated in the torrent of time, that he could not become the hero he wanted to be, that he would not be able to have that vigorous past, On the day of walking into that gentle night, all the anger towards death can only be turned into helplessness to compromise on life, and I am afraid that all the memories of the world will eventually disappear.

We may not be able to achieve immortality in our whole life, but this makes us willing to lower our noble heads and make the final compromise with fate and life.

However, just like the answer given by the heroine, there are eras before the emergence of human beings in this world, and there are eras after the disappearance of human beings. The so-called eternity or immortality is only a short moment in the flow of the stars. A drop in the ocean in the vast sea of ​​people. If human beings inevitably move towards forgetting, then we can only choose the unwillingness of "ignore".

And the only thing this time can leave us is the feeling we have for each other, love and warmth, hope and trust. This feeling has become the only thing that is indispensable in this ordinary life.

Because of you, because the unique you is such a "special" existence to me, you have given us an infinite future in our limited life.

In this park where they had their first picnic, the male protagonist finally understood the deepest concern in their love. All the unwillingness and persistence turned into the warmest emotion at that moment. They looked deeply at Each other, looking at the splendid and colorful life that once appeared in each other's eyes.

The male protagonist was relieved. He sat in the church with a smile, listening to the last eulogy written by his girlfriend and best friend for him, sometimes laughing and beating and sometimes tearful, this is the best gift God has given us, this is suffering The most reluctant letting go is the best compromise with the fear of death.


Compared with the male protagonist's desperation for life, the female protagonist's biggest fear is the responsibility for the person she loves around her. She is also very afraid, she is very afraid that in the years she is gone, her parents can only stare at the wall and wash their faces in tears all day long. She is afraid of love, and that her death will hurt the boy who warmed her whole world. I was afraid to express my heart.

Okay, we're just friends, and in such a self-paralyzing way, she wants to minimize collateral damage.

And her persistence is the answer to that novel. She desperately wants to get this ending without an ending. After Anna's death, what happened to his family, she desperately wants to live in the illusory life of others. the most reliable evidence.
She didn't hesitate to fly to Amsterdam, but was splashed with cold water by the writer's insults. How to deal with the harm that her departure brought to the people around her, she lost the last straw in despair.

In the Anne Memorial Hall, she gritted her teeth and climbed the steep stairs one by one, her breath getting heavier and heavier, but her faith was so firm.

At such moments,

I can`t think about the misery,

but about the beauty that still remains.

Try to recapture the hapiness within yourself.

Think of all the beauty in everything around with you,

and be happy.



Annie's words inspired this restless girl at this moment. Happiness is actually within reach, but what you need is the courage to have happiness in the midst of suffering.
Hazel stood on tiptoe and kissed Augustus firmly, perhaps the pain of falling in love with him would be unbearable tenth, but she was no longer willing to escape.

There may never be a definite answer to the responsibility of the person she loves, but she understands that the most important thing is to use love to warm the heart of the person she loves. It may be long or short, but this eternal warmth It's the best thing to do for a loved one.












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The Fault in Our Stars quotes

  • Hazel Grace Lancaster: [about egg throwing] Guys, I think we should wait until dark.

    Augustus Waters: It's all dark to Isaac.

    Isaac: Dude, I'm not deaf, I'm just blind, so I can hear when you make fun of my disability.

  • Augustus Waters: Hello, are you Monica's mother?

    Monica's Mom: I am...

    Augustus Waters: Hello, ma'am. Your daughter, she's done a great injustice, so we've come here seeking revenge. You see, we may not look like much, but between the three of us we have five legs, four eyes and two and a half pairs of working lungs, but we also have two dozen eggs, so if I were you, I would go back inside.

    [Monica's mother looks freaked and goes back inside]

    Isaac: Did... That actually worked?

    Augustus Waters: Yep.

    Isaac: That was the stupidest speech I've ever... That actually worked?