Chapter 769 (1/2)
On the big screen, the powerful arrow from the hard bow just surprised an old man who had just driven to see John off.
This is will, Professor of psychology.
Different from the abrupt turn of the original, because there have been many details, the audience are aware that compared with other colleagues, will obviously has a special connection with John, and a few more agile viewers have even vaguely guessed this connection.
Knowing the topic of discussion, will, who seems to be in a low mood, rallies to analyze John's ”delusion” of immortality from a psychological point of view.
When he found that he could not refute John's theory, will burst out unexpectedly and even took out a revolver.
This is another turning point for the film.
After some consolation, they learned that will's wife died suddenly, and that the man who had just lost his beloved was on the verge of collapse. Knowing that John could enjoy endless life, they felt that time was unfair.
In this episode, John once again shows his unusual concern for will.
Finally, will calms down, feels that John intends to stop the topic, and takes the initiative to mention it, hoping that he can continue to tell this seemingly beautiful and fantastic story.
John agreed and continued to respond to all kinds of questions skillfully.
Unconsciously, the sky came to an end.
By the campfire in the fireplace, John played Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.
In the distant music and the confused fire light, the story seems to begin to end and come to the final climax.
”I once participated in the rise of the pyramids, and was shocked by the Great Wall stretching thousands of miles.”
”I have witnessed the rise of the Persian Empire, and I regret the fall of the Roman Empire.”
”I came across the preaching of Jesus, listened to the Buddha, watched the stars with Copernicus, painted with Van Gogh, felt the light of Aristotle's wisdom, and experienced the brilliance of the Renaissance.”
“……”
”And war.”
”Endless war.”
”I followed Alexander to conquer Europe, met the whip of God of the Mongols, witnessed the fire of Troy, and witnessed the fall of Constantinople.”
”The revolt of Sparta, the Crusade, the defeat of the Teutonic Knights, Napoleon's Waterloo.”
”And.”
”The two world wars of human self destruction.”
“……”
John's monologue lasting more than three minutes, like a wonderful speech, slowly unfolds a magnificent historical picture to the people in the hut.
The music fell unconsciously.
In the light of the fire, John finally scanned the crowd, suddenly raised his hand and gave a loud high five, which broke everyone's dreams.
After everyone recovered, John suddenly announced that the story would come to an end.
It's just a story.
The night is thick.
It's time to leave.
After seeing them off, John finally gave them the big bow and Van Gogh's painting.
It's over.
But there are still women who have been in secret love for ten years.
Side by side in front of the car.
Look up.
Overhead is the empty and lonely starry sky in winter, which has never changed.
Linda asked if John would come back to attend will's wife's funeral. She got a seemingly inhuman negative answer, but it was no surprise. Then she suddenly combined some of John's and will's previous words and revealed some truth. A truth that most people have already guessed at the end.
”The planet is 4.6 billion years old, maybe 4.6 billion more.”
”Well?”
”14000 is nothing.”
”Well.”
”So we're all in a flash, aren't we? ”
” yes, in a moment. ”
In the final dialogue, the camera starts to take off, pull away, and gradually turns into the sky again. It stops in the endless starry sky and the distant outline of heaven and earth, and then goes dark.
The subtitles rise.
Because of Simon's deliberate action, the film does not instill any thinking words into the audience from the beginning to the end, but only narrates and discusses in a interlocking way. However, in the screening hall, when the film is over, all the audience are immersed in a kind of involuntary meditation.
Until the light came on and there was a moment of silence, warm applause finally broke out.
The new version of this man from the earth takes just 90 minutes, slightly longer than the original version. Simon's obsessive-compulsive disorder is a problem.