When Hollywood star Anna pushed open the little blue door of that travel bookstore in Notting Hill, London, she never expected true love to come this way.
He is the owner of this not-so-good bookstore, William, in his thirties and forties, elegant in appearance, divorced, likes classical literature, restrained, a little slow and passive, has some British humor, and has a weird roommate With a group of ordinary but interesting friends.
And she is a big Hollywood star, a big beauty, the darling of the camera, and a frequent visitor to gossip headlines. At the age of 19, he started his career in the entertainment industry. In order to maintain his figure for more than ten years, he has not eaten enough. In order to have a photogenic beauty, he has undergone plastic surgery twice, and has acted in many movies, but he has no confidence in his acting skills.
It seemed William didn't remember who she was until a customer asked Anna for her autograph.
As his monologue at the beginning of the movie "Of course I have seen her movies, but after all, it is too far from my life".
But when Anna changed out of her orange juice-splashed clothes at William's house, the atmosphere seemed to change all of a sudden.
They said goodbye, and Anna knocked on the door again, giving William a deep kiss.
The first time I saw this movie many years ago, I also stopped at this scene...
Kissed after only a few minutes of meeting? WTF? ? ?
Depressed with a black line on my face, I turned off the player.
But many years later, I personally experienced love at first sight in real life, learned that there is a "sympathy" between people and foreign objects, and realized that many things cannot be defined by rational language and logical thinking... I I thought of this movie again, flipped it out and watched it.
Renowned parapsychologist Ken Wilbur and his wife Trea first met in a friend's kitchen, and they hugged naturally, making sure they were the one the other had been waiting for.
Cui Ya wrote in her diary:
"Ken put his arm around me, and I felt a little uncomfortable because I didn't know him at all, but I slowly reached out and put my arm around him. Then something touched me, so I put out the other arm I hugged him and closed my eyes. I had an indescribable feeling, it was warm, like it was going to dissolve, and the two seemed to be one. I let myself float in this feeling for a moment before opening my eyes. What happened just now? It seems to be a feeling of familiarity, familiarity beyond the world. It has nothing to do with how many words we have said. That feeling is a little bit irritating, and you can only have that feeling once in a lifetime... …”
And Ken's memory of that night in "Grace and Courage" is:
I couldn't sleep at all—images of Treya swirled in my head. She is indeed beautiful, but what are the real qualities? She seemed to have an energy that was radiating in all directions—a very serene and soft energy, but firm and powerful at the same time; a high-intelligence energy, full of strange beauty... This woman is more than Anyone I know is more expressive of "life", . . . her eyes seem to project everything, but it's by no means an aggressive look, it's a natural clairvoyance. She seemed to fully accept everything he saw, like a gentle and compassionate X-ray eye. My final conclusion: a pair of eyes faithful to the truth. ...I was taken aback when I recovered: I found her, yes, I found her. "
Forgive me for copying and pasting such a long paragraph, just because these frank and beautiful words rarely record what the two parties who were "love at first sight" felt at the time. We may be able to speculate on the chemical reaction between William and Anna from this text, so as to calm down the disbelief in the unnamed love in our hearts, and we can continue to watch the following plot.
She was gone, and he watched the movie starring her at home, watching the bus with her photo printed on it passing in front of the bookstore, maybe he thought it was just a pipe dream that happened.
What else will he and her have to do with each other?
Until the reminder of the geek's roommate's late arrival: it turns out that Anna called to find him...
His encounter with her has only really begun.
He "interviews" her.
Attend William's sister's birthday party together.
Visit the private garden together
watch a movie together
have dinner together
walk and chat
It turns out that Anna has a boyfriend...
William sadly leaves (who told you not to care about entertainment gossip...)
Fortunately, God wants to keep this "unreal, but great" relationship going. Anna's "yanzhao door" was exposed, her boyfriend broke up, and she came to William as a helpless asylum.
Here in William, she lived peacefully, happily and at ease.
Unfortunately, for the protagonist under the spotlight, this ordinary happiness is destined to be short-lived, and the media will hear it.
Her fear and anxiety were all exposed in an instant. She accuses him of taking advantage of her (it's just a geeky roommate), and she leaves with distrust and fear of love.
William spent the autumn and winter in the grief of losing a loved one...
It was another spring, and when she came to London to film again, they reunited. After a little misunderstanding, Anna finally faced her heart: " I'm just an ordinary girl, standing in front of a boy and asking him to love her. "
Seeing a lot of people say that the biggest feeling of watching this movie is that they are too different, too unmatched, and the plot is too fairy tale.
Indeed, let's go back to the details of how they get along and explore: How rare is a love that is not "a perfect match" but still a good match?
Although William felt that the relationship between the two was "not real", he appreciated Anna's own beauty, not her beauty under the aura of stardom.
William was not "I'm in love with a big star" but more like "I'm in love with a perfect girl, but she's a big star".
He could see her own beauty, her confusion, her helplessness, and her sadness.
When Anna encountered difficulties or was in a dilemma, William always tried to help her cope with a more peaceful, tolerant, relaxed and flexible attitude.
The night at William's house was photographed, Anna was anxious and angry, and William comforted her: life is like this. Take a long-term view and don't care so much about what other people think.
They are all mature people. When there is a conflict, they don't need to argue too much, they can always understand and clarify.
They are both brave, candid about their feelings, and respectful of each other's choices.
If you also have the experience of getting along with your other half day and night, you will understand how important what I said is for two people to "get along without getting tired".
William also has a group of down-to-earth, humorous, optimistic friends. As ordinary people, their attitude towards life may also give Anna some inspiration.
What is true love?
Maybe Anna didn't believe in love before.
She seems to be active, casual, and open, but in fact she is the one who is in a state of resistance and fear in an intimate relationship.
Under her beautiful appearance, generous and humorous conversation, and confident smile, she has experienced a buoyant love, and performed a buoyant story on the screen that she does not believe. Her life is gorgeous and buoyant, just like Milan Kun Della's "The Unbearable Lightness of Life".
As for William, he seems passive, introverted, and a little bit airy, but his attitude towards feelings and life is actually more plain, flexible and tolerant.
According to modern psychology, "man's conflict with the outside world is mostly a reflection of his own internal conflict", then William is obviously a person with inner peace and harmony. He can frankly deal with, accept, digest the joy and sorrow that love brings. He didn't deliberately want to show his masculine charm, so when he was frustrated in his relationship, he would not have a strong sense of inferiority and anger inspired by the bruised male power.
This is also very important for his relationship with the big star Anna.
William and his ordinary life are a solid embrace that can catch Anna's buoyant life.
She finally doesn't have to play in the world anymore, she can land safely and have a home.
Fortunately, Anna obeyed her inner call, she said, "Stay indefinitely..."
Who can give us the answer to the confusion about love and marriage?
Now we seem to be a little too confused about intimacy and marriage. You only need to look through the answers to related questions on the Internet to see how many doubts, insecurities and fears about love are projected on this issue.
Perhaps "Notting Hill" can give us some new inspiration.
The choice about love or marriage may not be difficult, just ask ourselves:
What kind of life do you want?
When you experience ups and downs for the rest of your life, what kind of person do you want to be by your side?
The answer may not be in other people's stories,
Not in the advice of the elders,
Not in the advice of friends,
in our own hearts.
But you have to be quiet enough to listen...
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