Chapter 1138 Brainstorm
Wait patiently, wait quietly, the whole screening room is waiting.
However, until the subtitles were over, the turning point did not appear——
Snap.
The lights in the screening room gradually brightened, which stung Nicholas's eyes. He closed his eyes reflexively. Nicholas thought he would burst into tears; but he didn't.
On the contrary, my eye sockets were so horribly dry that I could still feel the stinging pain when I closed my eyes. It was like working all night for three consecutive nights and not being able to close my eyes.
All kinds of thoughts surged in my mind.
But how should it be described?
Rarely, Nicholas felt that he was short of words and could not express himself accurately.
Almost everyone should have thought about this at least once:
If things could be reversed, would everything be perfect?
What if those sorrows and pains did not happen, and life was only filled with happiness and joy?
If you could change one thing, would your life be complete?
"What if" is a hypothetical question, which contains regret, regret, greed, desire, unwillingness, anger, grievance and countless other emotions. I can't help but think that I can do better if I try it again, that the tragedy did not happen. Everything would be different.
However, only a very small number of people are willing to accept a reality:
Pain and suffering are also part of life.
Without sadness, there will be no joy; without trials, happiness will not be so profound; on the opposite side of victory, one needs to endure the test of failure.
Everything is relative.
Perfection does not exist, because everything has both positive and negative sides at the same time. The result of trying to deny one side may be to completely destroy everything.
Darkness is often the background that breeds dawn. Otherwise, just like sunlight to the extreme day and darkness to the extreme wilderness, they will lose their meaning.
It is precisely those pains, those tortures, those frustrations, those things that we try our best to deny and resist, that polish our character and soul bit by bit, and finally make us who we are now.
Denying them is essentially equivalent to denying yourself.
So, at the end of the movie, Evan kills himself with his umbilical cord.
However, this is not an inspirational chicken soup for the soul, nor is it an inspirational chicken blood story.
This is a tragedy, a complete tragedy, a philosophical tragedy.
Because Evan personally erased his own existence and disappeared completely.
Also because Evan believes that everyone can be happy in a world without him, which is a complete denial of himself.
Remember?
Evan once had a happy life. He entered college, was romantic, grew up healthily, and never fell apart; but everything began to fall apart when he tried to play God to correct mistakes and pursue perfection.
Humans, humans, always.
Trying to play God again and again, trying to control the destiny of others and changing my own destiny, but there is never a positive result——
Tragedy, tragedy, tragedy.
However, have humans learned their lesson?
No, no, human beings still make the same mistakes again and again in the cycle of tragedy.
It's greed, arrogance, and arrogance. Just like the "seven deadly sins", people can never escape the shackles of human nature and sin.
Will Tommy, Caleb, Lanny, and Andrea know that there is such a person who sacrifices himself for their happiness?
The answer is cruel——
They won't.
Because Evan erased himself, he had never existed in this world. Only the audience in the cinema screening room knew that he had existed, magnificently, vigorously, and finally disappeared in the wind. This is the saddest and most desperate part.
Perhaps, the way to truly have happiness is to face the scars and pain calmly, give up the illusion of perfection, stop lingering on the past, firmly grasp every moment in front of you, and write the future with both hands.
Oh.
Everyone understands such a simple truth, so do we need movies to teach it?
But the most absurd thing about reality is that we always understand the simplest truth in the most painful way, because arrogance and arrogance often blind our eyes, and we forget those things that are taken for granted if we don't pay attention.
Nicholas took a long, long breath. Such a simple action seemed to have been completed with all his strength. The vicissitudes and fatigue originating from the depths of his soul never went away.
In just two hours, it was as if he had experienced three lives with Evan. Now he finally understood the feeling mentioned by the child in "One to One".
"I feel like I'm getting old too."
In that movie, there is a passage like this: I originally thought that if I lived again, there might be something different, but the result is still the same, there is no difference. I just suddenly felt that if I live again, it seems that it is not necessary.
Who would have thought that after watching "The Butterfly Effect", Nicholas collapsed on the spot, and the memory awakened in his mind was actually "Yi Yi" that had nothing to do with it.
Involuntarily, the corners of his mouth slightly raised in an arc, giving him a sense of happiness——
Watching movies is great.
No reason, just a sigh, they can watch movies, immerse themselves in the world of light and shadow, extend their lives and open up the world.
The sadness and bitterness faded slightly, and other mixed emotions surged up. The chaotic brain finally became clearer, the strength returned to the body, and the fingertips felt the temperature again.
A tingling sensation.
Finally, I came to my senses.
At this time, Nicholas sat up straight and looked around——
What's going on?
Forget it if there is no applause, it is normal. After all, not all movie premieres are met with thunderous applause, and this is not the Toronto Film Festival. Moreover, the ending of the movie is not a conventional ending that makes people burst into tears and their hearts are surging. I couldn't get excited for a while.
However, there was no departure, no discussion, and no movement, which seemed very strange.
Could it be that... other viewers don't like it?
No way? Is Anson’s movie hitting the streets for the first time? Sure enough, the ending of the movie is still too sad and tragic, right?
Nicholas was also very surprised. He had no idea that Anson would like this type of movie.
Not only as a producer, this character, this story, and this genre are all special; in addition, this is the first time Anson has challenged a non-flashy role, using his performance to inject soul into the character, which further tests Anson's taste. .
As a result, Nicholas found it very interesting that Anson chose such a work.
However, the market reaction is...unpredictable.
After all, this is not hard science fiction, nor is it an adventure action film disguised as science fiction, but a brain-burning type of science fiction. Although it has a group of die-hard audiences, it is still relatively difficult to promote, and overall it is still a bit niche.
Plus this ending... the male protagonist actually disappeared? Is this a little too bold?
call.
Nicholas let out a heavy breath and sweated for Anson.
Nicholas seriously considered whether he should take the lead in applauding and stir up some atmosphere. As long as one person applauds, others will at least give some face, right?
But at this moment, there was a rustling commotion diagonally ahead.
What's wrong?
(End of chapter)