Control and love

Percy 2022-01-10 08:01:34

On the last day of the spring break, I chose a romantic comedy "because I said so", and I wanted to use a cozy state of mind to dilute the tension and panic of the midterm entrance exams after the festival.
After watching it, I didn’t feel relaxed and comfortable at all.
The mothers in the film seem to be able to mingle with their daughters. For example, they talk about how the shape of panties perfectly shows the golden ratio of women, and they talk about the fashionable high heels worn by their mothers on their 60th birthday. Talking about sex, talking about several orgasms overnight, it seems like this is an enlightened and democratic mother, but in fact she is an out-and-out control freak. If your boss is a control freak, you can move away, if your colleague is, you can stay away, if your boyfriend is, you can break up, but this control freak is a blood-related mother that you can’t give up, what should you do?
And when you don’t talk to your mom for four days, your mom tells you in tears that she did this for your own good, and tells you how much she loves you, you must stay calm. Yes, she said The truth is that she is upset because of your unhappiness, she will do everything for you, she is really willing to sacrifice her life span for your happiness even for several years, but, sisters, please be rational. , Tell her affectionately that I also love you, and then rationally tell myself that I need space.
In the film, because the mother is worried about her little daughter’s marriage , she takes care of it all. It is conceivable that Mili who grew up in this environment must be indecisive. Know how to strive for happiness. Because of this, the mother is even more worried and has to take care of everything. Vicious circle. Because her mother Daphne is very high-maintenance, her daughter Mili is a push-over. Just because her daughter is a push-over, Daphne's high-maintenance has been achieved.
Family and friends can give advice on matters such as love and marriage, but the final idea is still to be determined by yourself. In the film, the mother Daphne interviews her son-in-law for her little daughter Mili. There is indeed a young, handsome and gold-hearted guy who loves architecture who meets the conditions for choosing a spouse. , But I think it is Johnny that makes Mi Li feel happy and at ease. But it seems that Mi Li did not make a decision so quickly, but wandered and thought between the two men. No, I don’t want to say that Mili is thinking. She only started to think when she overheard the conversation of Jason’s mother on the phone, and then found out the truth. Only then did she start to discover that she didn’t like the food Jason ordered on the first date, and found her. I am not too researched or interested in architecture. I found myself on the large balcony of Jason, obviously cold, but wrapped in a blanket in order not to refute Jason’s face and insisted that it’s okay. I found that she would be listless when learning Italian with Jason. , I found that I would be absent-minded when going to Jason's family gathering. Johnny can calm her nervousness and panic, let her tell her dream of learning the piano when she was a child, and then play with her, ten fingers across the keys, so that she can understand the jokes of little johnny and make her laugh really happily. That's her being who she really is.
Of course, it is a comedy, and it must satisfy the audience's pursuit of beautiful things. In the end, Johnny forgave Mi Li, and his mother Daphne also found her own belonging. At the end of the film, the four mothers and daughters sang songs about life in a chorus of high and low sounds. The scene may have been a low-cost light comedy, with stars helping out. The director did not make too many demands on the expression of the actors’ expressions and inner conflicts and self-blame. I didn't keep improving the lines and storyline, everyone just had a good time after reading it. But life is not always comedy, or it is often not comedy. A girl like Mi Li wanders between the two men due to indecision, and will eventually lose both men. The endless nagging and love of her mother will give Mi Li a heavy burden, and her mother's desire for control, which uses love as an excuse, does not know what dramatic way she leads Mi Li's life.
There is a real version of Mi Li among my friends. It is obviously a boyfriend I don’t like, but my parents arrange and my parents like it. I always feel that my parents are more experienced than myself, and I will never harm myself, so I keep persuading myself It will be there, slowly, it will become numb, there is no strong emotional color, what can be done, just live like this. After hearing this, I don’t know whether to celebrate or sorrow for my friend’s inability to make choices about his own life under the control of high-pressure parents, and then indulge in the numb life, of course, and avoid the pains and pains of experiencing the vigorous vitality. More should be sorrow, and some sympathy. Although those who dare to challenge and experience life head-on will be hurt and deceived, at least what they feel is the real world, a bloody life.
I know that I have no right to appeal, and I am not prepared to take a high stance and put on a posture to save others. But I still want to sincerely say to the sisters around me who are under the control of boundless maternal love, be brave and say no to my mother.

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  • Lola 2022-03-19 09:01:06

    Because I Said So! It's a really awkward sentence... It's like that between a daughter and a mother~! Diane Keaton’s film teacher can make me cry... Solve!

  • Carley 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    You have too much pride. It's an admirable one, until it becomes a wall. Good lines

Because I Said So quotes

  • Milly: See that's the fun of the Tuna Pasta Toss. Because it's fun and it's easy. And when you're cooking for one, it's really important to look forward to the end result. You know?

    Johnny: What if you want to make it for two?

    Milly: It's a little bit more complicated, but I think it can be done. Um... I see some of you have already gone ahead and added your carrots and your pickled relish and remember that some people like dill.

    Johnny: Even before I met you I had an instinct about you. Once I saw you were a woman with profound static cling I wanted to be that force around you.

    Milly: Personally I love dill. I think it's not used enough and very underated, sorta like mayonaisse and I also really love olive oil for tuna.

    Johnny: I love that when I breathe you in you smell like cake batter. And I love that you have this insane way of talking in circles that makes perfect sense.

    Milly: [shocked] I do? Cause sometimes I feel like nobody understands me. But...

    Johnny: Me. I get you.

    Cooking Class Student: That's wonderful, but you know my bladder is about to pop.

    Johnny: Can you hold it for a minute?

    Cooking Class Student: [shrugs]

    Milly: [laughs nervously] I'm sorry, I'm sorry guys. Where were we? With the tuna pasta and the tuna noodle doodles. And the tuna sandwhiches, tuna...

    Johnny: [takes Milly into his arms] I love your eyes. I even love... your mother.

    Milly: [smiles. Kisses Johnny. Rest of class pairs off and kisses as well]

  • Daphne Wilder: [after hearing Jason kind of propose to Milly] Did he just propose? Because I think he just proposed.

    Maggie: I think he did, but the question is to who?

    Daphne Wilder: Maggie quit being a kill joy.