Feel free

Lonzo 2022-04-21 09:01:22

Maybe this is not a movie review, because I don't want to introduce the plot again, don't comment on the pictures and music,
just write about the feelings after watching this movie.

To be honest, this movie is really hard to watch without a recommendation. The
director set up a question, why did he destroy himself in seven seconds?
After nearly 100 minutes, the slightly lengthy and unclear plot made it difficult for people to watch. Knowing exactly what it is talking about, it is
estimated that many of my friends stopped watching because of some disturbances when they arrived,
and most of them would not pick up and watch again once they left.
But perhaps because of this, the clarity after finally clearing the clouds is more profound and intriguing.

After reading it, one question has been lingering in my mind.
In the end, did Ben want to release his unbearable guilt and sacrificed his love to his wife,
or did he sacrifice his love to Emily in order to bring Emily back to life? A man died once and sacrificed himself to two women. Did he make a profit?
But this ending is really distressing.
In the end, Ben actually didn't want to die.
For Emily, he didn't want to die. He wanted to complete those whatif things with her,
but also for Emily he had to die.
He ran across the street in tears, After running through his life and
accepting the cruel reality with tears, he had no other choice
but to go on with the redemption plan he had set for himself,
although at this moment he had changed his mind and he wanted to live ,
When he stepped into the cold bathtub and put in the deadly jellyfish, who knew her cold heart,
he struggled in pain, but he died in the end.

Did he really redeem himself?
He originally wanted to be free because he felt unhappy, but would he really be happy by dying like this?
God said that souls who commit suicide cannot enter heaven.
The body and soul are subject to God, and
no one can decide for himself whether to die or live, and no one can decide for himself to sacrifice himself to save others.
To put it bluntly, he is still a coward.
He does not dare to face his own life. He can do a lot of redemption.
Only those who dare to live with their own guilt are the real heroes.

The jellyfish used to end life
reminded me of this beautiful creature I saw in the marine aquarium. The
long whiskers danced with the body in the water. It was
so long that I became entangled with myself. When the
knot is tied,
no one is destined to untie the dead knot that he has tied...

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Extended Reading

Seven Pounds quotes

  • [first lines]

    911 Operator: 911 emergency...

    Ben Thomas: I need an ambulance.

    911 Operator: I have you at 9212 West Third Street in Los Angeles.

    Ben Thomas: Yes, room number 2.

    911 Operator: What's the emergency?

    Ben Thomas: There's been a suicide.

    911 Operator: Who's the victim?

    Ben Thomas: I am.

  • [repeated line]

    Ben Thomas: I love you.