Once, I was deeply fond of The Fifth Element. Why “once”? Because I can no longer remember the plot, the actors, or even why I loved it in the first place.
The memory drive that stores images and stories seems to have reached full capacity. My brain’s storage feels overloaded—new memories continuously overwrite the old ones. I have lost not only the memories but also the feelings for the people, events, and things I once cherished.
And yet, there are certain memories that remain vivid as ever. Only then did I realize how some memories I had overlooked were, in fact, engraved deeply into my heart.
Even though I’ve lost the images and recollections, when I hear the opera Lucia from The Fifth Element again—even without understanding the lyrics—I can still feel within it a hazy sense of mystery and sorrow
曾經，我非常喜歡《第五元素》這部電影。為什麼說是「曾經」，因為我已經不記得電影的劇情、演員，甚至， 我連自己為什麼喜歡都忘記了。儲存畫面與故事的記憶體，似乎已經飽和了，我所擁有的腦容量記憶體容量彷彿已經塞爆了，不斷儲存的新記憶，自動覆蓋了舊記憶，我對於曾經喜歡的那些人、事、物，失去記憶，也失去感覺。但是，仍然有些記憶始終如新，這時我才體會到，我所忽略的某些記憶是如此的刻骨銘心。
但是，即使丟失了畫面與記憶，我再次聽到第五元素中這首歌劇《 Lucia di Lammermoor 》，即使聽不懂歌詞，我仍然可以感受到一股朦朧的神秘與哀傷。