"The skin is perishable, where will the heart be placed?" 》

I am slow and just watched the Italian movies "La grande Bellezz" and "The Great Beauty" online last night, which literally translates to "The Great Beauty". This is a standard literary film, and the art is in a mess.

The film describes the life of an aristocratic writer named Jip at the age of 65. However, he is not an ordinary writer, nor an ordinary aristocrat, but a king of the upper class, and celebrities from all walks of life are very popular. Respect him. He lived a life of debauchery, gourmet food and parties every day, and was accompanied by beautiful women every day. But he is obviously a talented and thoughtful person. The film is presented in a superimposed manner without transition, allowing the audience to use their own logic to connect and speculate. The magnificent scenes are breathtaking. Sorrentino is a director who is very good at visual construction. It shows the beauty of various arts, such as literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, music, abstract painting, stage play, nudity, as well as religion, carnival parties, and circus. , food and other scenes run through it, full of fascinating confusion and incomprehension.

The male protagonist wrote a novella more than 40 years ago, and there has been no new work since then. The film describes a conversation between the 104-year-old Virgin Mary and him: Maria: "Why don't you write any more novels?" Jip: "I haven't found beauty!" As Jip himself said: "I At this age, it is no longer enough for a woman to be beautiful. "A montage recalling his first love: at the beach, when Jip was swimming in the sea, a speedboat came towards him, and his friends on the shore shouted his name. He quickly dived into the bottom of the sea and avoided the impending disaster. When his head came out of the water, he looked so handsome for an instant, and a flower-like girl on the shore showed a smile of appreciation and admiration! When I saw this, the girl’s smile touched my heart instantly, it was so familiar! So gentle! What a tacit understanding! This is where the film struck me for the first time. The funniest dialogue in the film is when the leader of a cult asked a woman: "What is your greatest wish?" The woman replied: "I hope the war in the Middle East ends soon!" The leader said: "Okay, I will try my best!" End, Charged is 700 euros. The scene was so funny that I laughed out loud. The scene that admired me the most was when Jip’s first girlfriend passed away and her husband came to tell Jip the news. The conversation between two old men in their 60s to the woman they loved fully reflected the gentlemanly demeanor. It makes people so envious. Going back to the previous topic, Jabil said that he did not find Jumei. Maria's answer was: "Do you know why I only eat the roots of plants? --- Because roots are very important." What exactly does this "root" mean? Is it Rome? Is it art? Is it sex? Or something else?

It can be said that Jabil has read all the prosperity, but has never created another one, just because of hard thinking. He can mercilessly expose the scandals of the pretentious female writer when she was young in public. Talking about responsibility, talking about nobility, and talking about pursuit are all nonsense! The gorgeous noble title on the outside cannot hide the ugliness and filth inside. He can exchange thoughts with the 60-year-old Jura female agent, and he can also talk to the 50-year-old Oriental aunt servant about what is in his heart. Totally metaphysical. Some amazing little details bring people pleasure - the mysterious performance artist who hit the wall dyed the hair on his private parts red and left a pattern of a hammer and sickle, the meaning makes people laugh! "We are all on the verge of despair. All we can do is look after each other, accompany each other, and joke around." This is Jabil's long-held thinking.

Back to the topic, what is the root? Of course not a man’s penis! So Rome? I just went to Rome last summer. The Japp mansion in the movie was right next to the Colosseum. I also went to see the Colosseum. It really shocked your eyes, but I thought it was not root because I have never been to Rome. There were so many people there that Jip felt confused and lost even though he had been living in Rome. Is it art? Art can influence human beings, but where the roots of individuals lie, it seems that art cannot be responsible. Is it sex? I watched "Eyes Wide Shut" starring Tom Cruise, and the scene where the aristocrats put on masks and had group sex was really eye-opening.

While Jip can easily achieve sexual satisfaction, he is still confused and therefore not. So what is it?

This is a matter of opinion, and the film does not make it clear. Based on my superficial understanding, I think the root refers to the soul. The skin is perishable, where can the soul rest? This is a practical question as well as a philosophical question. Perfect beauty means that the final destination of our souls should be placed the way we like it. When it is comfortable and joyful, it is absolutely beautiful!

At the end of the film, what is the metaphor of Maria climbing more than 100 steps with her knees, hands, and even her head at the age of 104? She wanted to place her heart with God, and then she would feel comfortable.

This also reminds me of something I did for my father on September 23. My father is nearly ninety years old and in good health. He is a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War and has now retired. He entrusted me with a task, to take 40,000 yuan to the Danyang countryside where his parents (my grandparents) once lived, and distribute the money to the local villagers. From 1962 to 1972, my father was knocked down and my parents had no one to take care of them. They moved from their hometown in Shandong to Danyang. That was an era when people could starve to death. It was the local village chief and more than 10 households of villagers who saved their own food rations that prevented them from starving to death. Now that the conditions are good, my father wanted to thank these fellow villagers, so he asked me to do this. Thinking of this film, maybe the father wanted to settle his mind properly. I have to accomplish this "beauty"!