The whole is dead or alive

Holden 2022-04-20 09:02:13

Another British movie. I have been watching British movies lately, either on purpose or just to catch up. The English name of this film is very artistic: if only, I don't know how to translate it to express this meaning, anyway, "Love again" is not up to the job. It would be more appropriate to translate it as "if love".

The first half of this film is a traditional romance film, which tells about the events of the day, a couple is in a mood, the rough nerves of the hero and the delicate mood of the heroine cannot be grafted together, and the trouble breaks up. The heroine was beaten to death that night.

Then the second half of the film entered the routine created by "Lola Run", which was not very traditional but gradually became more traditional. It may be Nanke's dream or the time goes back. In short, the hero returned to the day before with his memory. In the morning, everything starts again. Everything that happened on this day is not exactly the same as the day before, but some key points happened, but in another form, that is, the details can be changed. So the male protagonist threw himself into the vigorous action to save the heroine. The process in the middle did not need to be detailed, in short, the heroine was moved. When the male protagonist found that although the small details could be changed, but the general direction remained the same, he made a confession that was no less than the classic line in "Journey to the West", and then resolutely decided to die for the heroine ...

Here we can see a little difference in the way China and the West deal with the decision of life and death. The dying party on our side usually handles it this way, trying to ignore the other party, trying to make the other party empathize, at least hate ourselves, and leave ourselves. The purpose of this is to make the other party suffer less damage after his death (such as Wang Shuo). "Lost My Love Forever"), of course, this is the purpose on the surface, I don't know if it's the same as the surface, because in fact, the person who did this finally missed the whole thing (I don't know if it was intentional), which made the other party even more The heart is dead, and it is not enough to express his love without sacrificing love, and the most rational one must remain a widow for life. In the West, it is different. I never worry about whether the other party will die in love, or whether they will not marry for life. Anyway, it is not subtle at all, and it makes a vigorous (such as "Titanic"). Although the living party is very painful, it does not delay. Getting married and having children, enjoying life, is heartless and has a strong self-healing ability. In comparison, I think the latter plant is healthier, and living well is always the most important thing.

It is said that the highest state of love is to make the loved one happy, no matter whether the happiness is brought by oneself or not, and whether one is lucky or not. Then I think the loved party should fully express that he is very happy, and it can be regarded as a manifestation of responsibility for the devoting party, otherwise the other party will not be busy. Therefore, although Tao Yuanming said "relatives or Yu Bei, others have also sung", but at the end of the film, the heroine herself sang happily first.

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Extended Reading
  • Dessie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    If you can do it all over again, but can you do it all over again?

  • Levi 2022-04-24 07:01:19

    The director made people feel how bloated the word love is

If Only quotes

  • Samantha Andrews: Feed me or face the consequences.

  • Taxi Driver: What if she never came back?

    Ian Wyndham: What sort of a question is that?

    Taxi Driver: Well, go on, picture it. You wave goodbye at the airport, she gets on the airplane, you never see her again... could you live with that?

    Ian Wyndham: No... No, I couldn't.

    Taxi Driver: Well, then you know what to do. Appreciate her and what you have. Just love her.