I always ask myself one question: what is human? What does it mean to be human? Maybe people will consider my new films brutal again. But this violence is just a reflection of what they really are, of what is in each one of us to certain degree.
If manifestations of her love are overwhelming and sometimes seem imprudent, it__ because the intensity of such caring doesn__ exist in other areas of life. Ma does not love from behind a protective shield. I__ incapable of opening up to people in the way she does. Ma isn__ afraid of being vulnerable and doesn__ measure relationships in terms of what she can gain. If her feelings are hurt, she doesn__ hide the pain or seek revenge. She stumbles over the setback as though it__ one of life__ quirky tests of fortitude and moves on without storing any resentment.
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If manifestations of her love are overwhelming and sometimes seem imprudent, it__ because the intensity of such caring doesn__ exist in other areas of life. Ma does not love from behind a protective shield. I__ incapable of opening up to people in the way she does. Ma isn__ afraid of being vulnerable and doesn__ measure relationships in terms of what she can gain. If her feelings are hurt, she doesn__ hide the pain or seek revenge. She stumbles over the setback as though it__ one of life__ quirky tests of fortitude and moves on without storing any resentment.
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