We are all beginners of love

Brain 2021-12-16 08:01:14

In the long appreciation of BC works, please allow me to insert some other movie reviews. Watching this movie has nothing to do with Oscars, but I can’t forget a recommendation made by someone half a year ago: This is definitely what you like, it’s for you!

When I first saw the introduction of the film, I found the dog named arthur. At that time, I thought: Oh~~~ It turned out that it was the dog that made me look at it. It feels like a small-cost literary film. And the structure of the script is very weird. This is my first impression of this movie. After that, it was forgotten by me.

Choosing to watch it tonight may not be a wise move. In the afternoon, my short-term fear has just passed. With my mind undecided, I walked into Oliver's lonely life.

In fact, after watching most of it, I still can't understand why Oliver is so sad. He is a 40-year-old man who had been in love, is now single, and is an illustrator. Literary youth in the city. Oliver's childhood was loveless, stemming from the secrets hidden by his parents. Until the 78-year-old dad said: I am gay. Oliver's life has undergone the transformation of N Baidu. Maybe it's like a roller coaster, the rails of life will spin like twists.

Dad finally came out, changed his clothes and style, joined the gay group, had a party every day, and made a boyfriend. . . . Oliver, was forced to eat and chat with a group of gays. . . Also help them cook. Then, Dad fell ill, and the fourth stage of cancer. Despite this, Dad worked hard to live: buy a lot of books, buy a lot of flowers, buy a lot of clothes, play with the puppy arthur every day, support gay parliamentarians, hold gay conventions at home, continue to have parties, start writing religious essays, and please Got a secretary. . . .

Oliver eventually lost his father. Yes, lost. Our story started to get on track.

I want to talk about "lost". I finally understand why Oliver is so sad. His illustration says: The origin of sorrow. There was no sorrow at the beginning of the world. The first couple of mankind was not united by love. The ancient Egyptians invented alcohol. There are pilgrims. Homosexuality is considered a mental patient. Our past and present. . . The long scroll, what is endless, is actually Oliver's own grief, which stems from his "loss."

Without her mother, she died of cancer 5 years ago; without her father, he died of cancer 3 months ago. Except for arthur, he is alone now. Living in the big house of my parents, I remember the sadness of my mother, the back of my father, and the hard-working and optimistic life of my father in his last days.

Oliver fell in love with a French actor, anna. She is too beautiful, but too ethereal. She seemed to be shocked, flying across the lake, leaving behind her love, and then disappearing without a trace. She was afraid of losing, so she chose to retreat; he was afraid of losing, so she chose to give up.

The warmest part of the film is actually the end. It does not tell you vulgarly what Oliver got. Rather, what Oliver might get. Everything in front was illusory and vague, even though Anna appeared at his door again, sitting on his bed. When oliver asked: what happens now? No one can answer, except for a smile. As for the following story, you are free to guess. I tried to understand Oliver's state of mind, it was a desolation and sadness after the loss. The hole left by the heart is too big and deep, I don't know if Anna can fill it up again for him, or if Anna will run away again. . . .

Actually, I still don’t know why this movie was recommended. Why "fits me". Maybe it's because of the dog named arthur, maybe because of other reasons.

Finally, I wish Christopher Plummer won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. You deserve it!

P.S. The above comments were written on February 25th (before the Oscars). So in the end, I wish Mr. Plummer the prize. As I expected, the old man got his wish. Congratulations!

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Extended Reading
  • Tristin 2021-12-16 08:01:14

    The lines and details are great! It’s been a long time since I found the kind of humor that knows how to smile!

  • Don 2022-04-21 09:02:21

    Mélanie Laurent is so beautiful

Beginners quotes

  • Elliot: What was that?

    Oliver: Historical consciousness. Something bigger than myself.

  • Elliot: You're thinking about her all the time.

    Oliver: And you know that because...

    Elliot: Because you're not talking about it. I know you.