I always feel that this fable has deep meaning that is hard to describe; I am a conservative and always worry that human arrogance will eventually destroy myself, so I very much agree with Liu Xiaofeng's point of view in "The Fear and Love of Our Generation". While pondering the meaning of this fable, the movie "Tower of Babel" (also translated: Tower of Babel) is listed (on ftp).
I'm not very comfortable watching it. Especially the part about the Japanese girl, it always made me feel like I was on pins and needles. Although I know there are sympathetic and understandable internal reasons for her approach, emotionally, it is really uncomfortable. And, this is also the part that I don't understand the most; apart from seeing the estrangement, discrimination, contempt and exile, there is hardly any positive part - until the end, I found that many times, a hug can be a turning point .
In contrast, the remaining three stories are a little more positive and moving. In fact, people who share the same language do not necessarily share common concerns and compassion; although the confusion of languages separates people's understanding of each other, it is the selfishness and indifference of human nature that ultimately hinders human beings from reaching the sky. And the spirit of fraternity and mutual aid, if it really exists, can transcend national borders, religions and languages.
Fortunately, there is a happy ending in the end; we have reason to believe that just as these four short stories are actually related, the human being as a whole, despite misunderstandings, selfishness, and killings, also has inseparable, small but crucial connections.
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