The World's End

Your world and my world

``World's End'' in ``World's End: A Drunk Man Saves the World'' has the meaning of being a place name unique to England, and of course also literally means ``the end of the world.''

When we say ``the world,'' we generally think of it as a general term for all the countries on earth, but when we say ``my world'' or ``your world,'' we are referring to the scope of our personal activities, the scope of our friendships, and our belonging. It refers to the whole community, such as family lineage, family, company, friend group, local group, etc., as well as all the things one knows by seeing or hearing.

For example, Andy (Nick Frost) in the film has family and relatives, works at a law firm and interacts with colleagues and clients, and has former colleagues as friends. And I have the knowledge I need for my job. There are probably many other details, but these are the main elements that make up "Andy's world."

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On the other hand, Gary seems to have contact with his mother, but there is no sign of his own family. It doesn't look like he's working, and his only friends are former colleagues. Ever since my school days when I went pub crawling, which was the peak of my life, I have refused to grow up even one step, and I am wearing a long black coat and a Sisters of Mercy rock T-shirt, just like I was back then. I got in the car and was still listening to the cassette tapes I was listening to back then. He drank, became bored with play, and even became an alcoholic. This is "Gary's world".

Andy is forced to balance between ``Gary's world,'' which is narrow, childish, and hopeless, and ``his own world,'' which includes the foundation of his life with his family. And Andy comes up with a surprising answer to that important choice.

Growing up only makes it harder