on the late-night flight from Melbourne to Shanghai, and the men and children around were silently asleep, while I was watching "A Single Man" alone, and I was in tears. In my mind, I strangely remembered a sentence written by Miss Zhang Ailing in "Eighteen Spring": "The person he loves also loves him. It must be a very common thing, but for those who are in the situation, it seems to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. coincidence". Love really knows no borders, no culture, no age, no gender.
I have always liked this kind of clean, elegant, silent and intelligent men, especially my favorite COLIN FIRTH. So when George in the film woke up alone from his dream, my heart moved with it. Everything around is colorful, but he is gray, because his love of 16 years has been involved in a car accident. Homosexuality was not a blessing in those days, so even Jim's funeral was ultimately rejected. Therefore, his repeated nightmares are only the horror and surprise in the snow.
The film shows George's last day, still gentleman, still gentle, orderly and prepared for suicide. That should be a thoughtful indifference after the grief. He silently recalled the first acquaintance, love and stay with Jim. Those warm scenes, those heart-warming moments, those affectionate eyes are gone forever.
On the last day of his life, he seemed to be able to put aside all restraint. So it was the first time I talked about my fears with my students, and I had a drinking conversation with my girlfriend of many years. Charlotte and George are completely different people. Charlotte, who was noisy and heavily makeup, who could hug George when he was in the worst pain, actually hid a heart that refused to admit defeat under her thick foundation. And George, all he has is the numbness and despair of losing happiness. So, when George said to Charlotte, he had it all figured out. I think he is saying goodbye to her in his own way. Because deep in his heart, the pain of losing his lover spreads, and this pain makes him unable to extricate himself and has nowhere to escape. He couldn't imagine a better way to let go than death. If anyone has ever loved deeply and has been deeply saddened by it, then they should feel the emptiness of trying to grasp something and not being able to grasp anything.
But in a dramatic scene, his student Kenny, deliberately creating an encounter, invited him to go swimming naked. The young and beautiful body also made him hesitate deeply. "You're afraid of the dark, but he's a lamp." In fact, George's choice to commit suicide should not be a sacrifice for love. If it was, then when he knew that his lover had passed away, he would choose to follow him. He just can't stand being alone without a lover. In the long days, without the company of his lover, every day is a torment for him. But this loneliness was suddenly interrupted by Kenny: a young man who admired him made him feel that life was still so good, so he looked at the teenager lying on the sofa and calmly dismissed the idea of suicide. It's just that movies always need a shocking ending, so when he wants to sleep peacefully, he has a sudden heart attack.
In the latter shot, he was dying, and his lover Jim kissed him gently, which may have been what he wanted. From beginning to end, even though there has been suffering, loneliness, exile, and temptation, they are still together in the end. So really, sometimes in life you don't need to be defensive, you don't need to be too deliberate. Everything should be like this, cherish it when you like it; indifferent when you miss it, just like Manzhen and Shijun, after so many years, knowing that they used to be single-minded with each other, they also feel a kind of desolate satisfaction.
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