laugh it off

Annamae 2022-04-20 09:01:27

It's a movie, so it doesn't need to go through stage I to stage IV of Parkinson, it doesn't need to see how Maggie's illness in real life erodes Jake's love for her step by step. It stays at the happy ending of affectionate confession & sweet togetherness, so it is still a relaxed and eye-catching chick-flick.
The dew point has become the biggest topic of this film, and it is its biggest selling point with handsome guys and beauties. No one cares about the later trend and ending of the story, because this is just a movie, and the reality is far away from us. At the end of the movie, like Sweet November and Autumn in New York, the heroine is only in the arms of the hero and the fragrance disappears.
But Parkinson is a long-term and debilitating disease. As the husband who has been with his wife for a lifetime said in the film, it takes away everything you love about her, smile, body, even mind. When I can't take care of myself, my body is no longer sexy , incontinence, dementia, stiff expression, unable to smile at you, even lost memory and no longer remember who you are, can you still love me? Few people in the world can withstand such torture, and Jake once flinched and fled. Or is it not Parkinson, how many men in the world can pat their chests and promise that their lover will not leave after a terminal illness?
The person who does it, do you say he is out of responsibility or love? I dare say that responsibility is definitely more important than love. what is love? However, the attraction of electro-optical flint, the chemical reaction in an instant, lasted for up to three months. The remaining long and realistic years are nothing but a habitual companionship. It is family affection, not love.
Of course, chick-flick itself is light-hearted and humorous, making you flash by with tears and laughter, and then feel that life is beautiful, life is beautiful. You can always meet the one that belongs to you eventually, and then you will definitely be able to live happily together. We all know that life is not like that, at least not for the vast majority of people. In The Switch, in reality, why did Jennifer Aniston abandon the tall and handsome Roland for the short, neurotic and timid Wally? Just because this is a movie, the heroine can only choose the male lead, and there is always a reason for the supporting actor to be assigned to the frontier.
Of course, the original intention of watching chick-flick is to take it easy and relax for a moment, knowing that it is an old routine and waiting to be moved by the lines to moisten the corners of the eyes when the twists and turns, and then smile knowingly when the hero and heroine kiss. So, don't be serious, just be happy.
Reality leaves us with a life other than movies.

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  • Kasey 2022-03-23 09:01:33

    It's boring to return the ink for 2 hours~!

  • Mable 2022-03-21 09:01:32

    "Three Cannon Friends Movies" review plan reached √. Throughout the three films, Jake's character and performance are the most popular among the three male protagonists, and Anne also "beats" Natalie and Mila by a slight advantage. The interaction between the two of them is very fun (and dare!). However, this kind of film is most afraid of the inherent "friends turning to true love" plot behind it, which is either abrupt or bloody. Fortunately, this film also has a small blue film as background support, so it seems interesting.

Love & Other Drugs quotes

  • Jamie Randall: [about selling Viagra] Bruce? Bruce? I want that account!

    Bruce Winston: Why would I give it to you?

    Jamie Randall: Who can sell dick drug better than me?

  • California Man: [about Parkinson disease] It's not a disease, it's a Russian novel.