If I were to sum up my life based on my narrow view of the world, I would probably say: "In addition to pain, life is numbness." Hey, don't refute me in a hurry, there is a line of comment below: "Here 'numbness' is neutral. Words." A drug use and a hug affect the same area of the brain that produces endorphins, the opiate, so I would justifiably throw them together in the "numbness" category. In fact, strictly speaking, there is a third state in life, which is to wander between pain and numbness to find a balance. Those who are truly happy have a good sense of balance.
According to the above theory, which sounds extremely pessimistic, up in the air is about a person classified as "numbness" who lived ignorantly and fearlessly, but was accidentally broken into numbness, trying to find balance to no avail, and finally slipped to The story of the hapless man on the painful end, although I'm a little reluctant to call George Clooney, who is so handsome that he melted me, a hapless man. In my opinion, in the opening film, Ryan, the charismatic middle-aged male protagonist, has a bit of childlike innocence about him. He is the so-called "dismissal commissioner", who flies to the world every day to clean up the mess for the boss who has no seeds, speaks warm nonsense to the laid-off employees who are in a complicated mood, and then packs his bags skillfully to fly to the next city. He has no family concept and rejects the fixed relationship of human beings, which saves him the trouble of getting along with others; and her life is not empty, at least in his view, and only needs "in his "It seems" is enough, accumulating flight miles is probably his only interest, because he spends more than 300 days a year on the plane, and the time he spends on the ground is so little that even the female neighbor who was interested in him already has He has a new boyfriend, but he never tires of it. He devoutly believed in his "empty backpack" theory: do not drag your feet, and travel light. It's perfect, if I can judge it, and I wouldn't hesitate to drop him into the "numb" category. Don't tell me "this kind of life doesn't make sense", I'm telling you that life doesn't make any fucking sense at all. Therefore, such a person who believes in his own state without distractions is the happiest, which is why I say "numbness" is a neutral word.
Then here comes the drama. Ryan's stubborn state began to slowly disintegrate. A steamy newcomer, Natalie, was eager to play reform. From then on, Ryan no longer needed to fly all over the world to lay off people. Telling the poor guy on the other side "you r fired" is a big headache. More importantly, the woman he met, Alex, seemed to fit him perfectly, and they went to Ryan's sister's wedding together and went back to Ryan's high school to find memories, even if he was kidding himself "we don't have really have that kind." of relationship" was also of no avail. Stimulated by the words of such a naive girl as Natalie, and after a series of twists and turns at his sister's wedding, he "suddenly realized" when he spoke his "empty backpack" theory again. The true meaning", he rushed out of the lecture hall with no brains and no brains, and flew directly to Alex's house...
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and then?
Then the prodigal son turned back, everyone was happy, he understood the meaning of life, and lived happily ever after with Alex to meet the challenges of life.
I'm sorry, I'm joking.
Actually, then he gasped and knocked on the door of Alex's house and heard the playful voice of the children inside and the man's questioning "Honey, who's at the door?", the answer was "just somebody who's los", so right, Ryan did get lost. He understands everything, the other party is married, and he turns to leave in frustration. The two were talking on the subway, Alex said "that's my real life" and Ryan said "I thought I was a part of that", which further verified my judgment of his "innocence". Then everything started to get back on track, the video chat layoff plan ended because of the suicide of the laid-off employee, Ryan was finally able to return to the blue sky, and inadvertently reached the 10 million miles he once dreamed of, but all is meaningless. His numb state of completeness was broken, his quest for balance failed miserably, and things couldn't get any worse.
The thing "loneliness" is only lethal when it is perceived. Ryan's loneliness has always been a dormant volcano. Until all this happened irreversibly, the volcano finally erupted. His once solid pillar that would allow him to confidently deny the stability of marriage and say "we all die alone" was destroyed by himself. It's not his faith that's vulnerable, it's him. Obviously, he has not really experienced the warmth and sadness brought by walking together, but he hastily decided the direction of life after a few tastes, and then grows incompletely without knowing it, leaving a solid shell of maturity and reason. Theories are, however, untenable at critical moments due to lack of practical experience. He didn't really feel the warmth of people, so he couldn't hold himself when the possibility of warmth and life stability came; at the same time, he was never really hurt by interpersonal relationships, only supported by a vague theoretical model, and subconsciously he felt He has no real precautions for interpersonal relationships. In short, his heart retains a certain "innocence" because he has not suffered a lot of tossing, which is actually stupid.
This is a contradiction. The reason why he chooses this way of life is to avoid the trouble of life. If he has already had the "experience" of being hurt by boring interpersonal relationships when he chooses, is this choice too late? But without this damn "experience", we've seen it as a result. So I'm sorry, but you've endured your impatience to see here, all I can tell you is: don't try to escape the troubles and pains of life, it will come sooner or later.
Then let's talk about the other characters in the film. Natalie, a young and promising young woman, believes in life and love. She graduated from college as the number one but gave up her existing job for her boyfriend and followed him to Omaha. She also found a wicked person like "fire people". errand. She has a clear life plan, and even her ideal boyfriend can be described in terms such as "his name should be monosyllabic", but she was told to break up with a light text message by her bastard boyfriend who gave up work for her. A well-planned video layoff plan was also aborted by the suicide of the layoff. She was naive, so when she was laid off, she couldn't bear to hear the other party said she was going to commit suicide, and she ran out of the room out of control. But on the other hand, the metabolism of young people is always fast, and the wounds heal quickly. She can soon have another ONS with a new acquaintance, and she can resign to find a new life. Indulging in such vibrant numbness is a good thing in a way.
Then there is Ryan's sister's fiancé, Jim, who suddenly suffered from acute premarital phobia on the wedding day. He suddenly found out that life was "meaningless" and suddenly saw through his own life. Ryan, who evades responsibility", I think the setting of this character is actually to add fire to Ryan's numbness, forcing Ryan to say "In the most precious memories and bits and pieces of happiness, people always Not alone" and "have a company", forcing him to unconsciously disintegrate his philosophy of life. Then the character Jim retired, throwing away the outlook on life that suddenly popped up and making trouble, and happily married.
Finally, Alex, I really have to say that she is the happiest person in the whole film and the absolute winner in life. As I said earlier, she's the kind of person who finds the fulcrum of pain and numbness, and is clear-headed. She knows the trivial troubles of life, but she also knows that it is unrealistic to abandon the trivial and annoying but real life, so it is better to master real life in one hand, and occasionally have fun in the other, and she even met the handsome George Clooney. , this makes me envious. [Hey, go back to the topic, don't be a nympho.] She took it for granted as a game between adults, but Ryan took it so foolishly that he actually went to stage a movie scene, yes It's sarcasm, that's why I say that Ryan is innocent at heart.
The background of Up in the air is the United States after the financial crisis and massive layoffs. Every day, Ryan faces those unlucky people who are worried about the livelihood of the whole family after he is laid off. Such anxiety was something Ryan hated and avoided in the past, but after years of shattering his beliefs, he was afraid that he would start to envy this anxiety. "People come home after a hard day's work, and they are greeted by delighted pets and children. , the partners asked each other how they were doing, and then they fell asleep. The stars twinkled, the night came, and the beam of light in the sky was the trace of my wings." Clooney at the end of the credits Facing the familiar flight schedule screen, his hesitant and confused eyes told me that he was at a loss. Maybe he regretted this way of life. On the plane, he finally accumulated 10 million miles. The captain asked him "where r you from" and his answer was "I'm from here". Although this line was pretentious and deliberate, it was enough to make him accept the former. The 90-minute foreshadowing audience sighed.
However, as I said at the beginning, in addition to pain, life is numbness, and it is not easy to achieve balance. This is a story about gain and loss. If you want to have a beautiful and warm feeling, you have to reach out and touch the burning fireworks in the world; if you want to go into battle casually and lightly, please be prepared to face terrifying loneliness. Nothing is right, nothing is wrong.
So next time,
don't say that you are reluctant, because you are reluctant to do anything.
Don't say you regret it, you will regret whatever you choose.
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