The film is beautifully shot, and every frame is a painting. The first plot that impressed me was, of course, when Reynolds and Alma met for the first time and ordered food, both of them were very good at it, especially the "hungry boy" that the heroine left on the note, which directly pulled the ambiguous atmosphere. full. Taking a cute nickname not only shows that the heroine feels the love of the hero, but also gives a lovely response. (Learn?) The second plot that impressed me was: when Reynolds and Alma had dinner together for the first time, R's attitude towards relationship, he was a free man, he thought marriage was unnecessary, he would be different from of women have short-lived relationships. This reminds me of the summer in "500 Days with Summer", but from the fact that the male protagonist's attitude and changes towards relationship are somewhat similar to summer, I understand and agree with the idea of not wanting to be entangled by "relationship". Having a relationship means losing freedom.
And then in the middle of the plot is the two of them working together, Alma always doing something Reynolds hates on purpose to prove his preference for her, she deliberately makes a loud noise at breakfast and deliberately puts butter he doesn't like when cooking ... just like a child deliberately tricks and treats in order to attract the attention of adults, naive and a little cute. Because most of the women in the play are too elegant, the heroine's recklessness and childishness are interesting. There is also a plot: R and A go together to take off the fat woman's clothes, just because they think the woman is rude? ? ? Here, I think R is a bit self-righteous, and A is even more so. The other party paid the money and you provided the clothes. This is considered a transaction. But the heroine will also do some inelegant things in R's clothes. So the contrast is also quite interesting, the heroine only allows herself to be rude, and she will do it on purpose. For R, the heroine is no different from other girls who had a brief relationship with him at first, and will eventually be replaced. She is more like R's work, and R loves her body more than her. (Likes her body as a hanger more than lust) She worships and relies on him, she is inferior, she is jealous, and she wants to be the only exception. (Jealousy is on full display when she sees the princess) Until she finds out that when R is sick, he is completely hers, so she takes the extreme way: poisonous mushrooms.
Poisonous mushrooms balance their relationship, and R also starts to depend on A... Then comes the most unexpected plot: R knows that A is using poisonous mushrooms on purpose, but he accepts what she does! Such a strong person, willing to be fed poisonous mushrooms by her, and then vulnerable and helpless to be taken care of by her, he likes the feeling of being taken care of (a little contrast)
This is a great episode, both of them are so charming
Especially the line "Kiss me before I get sick, love"
In fact, there are traces to follow. Mother and sister have always been important roles to R. He likes people with a maternal aura to take care of him. I'm still thinking, maybe to fully possess a person, you have to make the other person feel dependent, understand the other person's weaknesses and weaknesses, and give him a sufficient sense of security in his weaknesses, then you can possess the other person. This relationship is not healthy, but it is also reasonable.
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