Grenouille was born at a fish stall and finally chose to leave it at a fish stall. What is the meaning of life? Camus said it was pointless resistance. Our protagonist was born inexplicably in a messy and smelly fish stall. Unlike his siblings, he survived, and only in his scent world. What does the smell mean to him? Love, soul, pursuit, the meaning of life? There is no so-called morality, there is only an exploration of the real soul.
He can't smell his own body, but who can smell their own body? He collected and refined the most beautiful perfume in the world from many young girls. Perhaps that is the real smell of life. The Son of God was born so pure, like a blank sheet of paper, without any moral framework that human beings have formed since ancient times. There is only pure will in life, and when he has found his meaning, he can be happy. Go back, not to live freely, but to die freely. The most exciting part of the film is that everyone loves each other and is happy. Maybe that's the so-called paradise. Isn't fraternity and tolerance what Jesus wants to bring to people? Please forgive me.
In the end, he did not turn the whole world into a so-called paradise, and the carnival people in paradise had to wake up. Grenouille went back to the place where he was born, poured the perfume on himself, and he smelled like him, so the love of the people ate him up. Everyone was filled with happiness and contentment. I can't help but think of The Outsider's ending:
Facing a night full of information and stars, I opened up for the first time to the touching indifference of the world. I experience the world so much like me, so friendly, and I feel like I was happy in the past and I am still happy now. To make everything perfect and to make me feel less alone, I also hope that the day I am executed will be watched by many people, and I hope they will respond with shouts of hatred. And this is the beginning of the film.
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