Meaninglessness of Life

Rating: 9/10 (27 November 2008)

In "Training Days," I see life is meaningless and meaningless. What does Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) "gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:3)? In the movie, I see everything is meaningless. Harris was chasing after the wind (1:14). Harris thought that he was the wise man and he must die. And he is forgotten too quickly. Life is like that. But in the Infinite, we find meaning and enjoyment in life. We are simply satisfied when we eat and drink. That's the gift of God. (3:13) Harris was wise in a sense, but he is foolish in God's eyes. Harris didn't seem to enjoy his work, and he looked sad all the time, even when he did smile. Solomon said, "There is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work" (3:22). Who is like the wise man? I think Hoyt was the wise man. His wisdom "brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance" (8:1). His wise work saved himself. His saving work of Smiley's cousin changed the hardened heart of a Latino gangster. Hoyt was the one who really enjoyed his work as a policeman.