On a cold winter night, wrapped in a soft blanket, close to my husband, nestled on a comfortable sofa, drinking a cup of warm milk tea, and opened this thunderous literary romance: "Love Before Dawn".
As soon as I watched the beginning, my husband turned his head and asked me: "This film, won't it be these two people chatting from beginning to end?"
"I don't know, probably not. If we chatted from beginning to end, then this movie would be too boring!" This was my prediction at the beginning. I never imagined that the whole movie is just two people chatting. But I didn't feel bored, and at the end I felt unfinished and hoped they would talk a little more.
The hero and heroine in this film met on a train and met through a common conversation. But, I have to admit, as soon as these two opened their mouths, I knew they were both good chatting experts. First of all, they all noticed the quarreling couple. The male protagonist asked the female protagonist: "Do you know what they are arguing about?" The female protagonist said she didn't know, and she continued: "Have you heard of it? The couple has been together for a long time, You will lose the ability to listen to each other. It is said that men will lose the ability to hear high notes, while women cannot hear low notes." This sentence is particularly humorous and makes people smile. It is true that when husband and wife quarrel, women will have sharp, high-pitched voices. The husband was either silent or sighed.
Then they went to the dining car to chat, and the male protagonist began to use his storytelling skills. He told about his childhood miraculous moments. When he was about three years old, his grandmother died, and the whole family went to see him off. He was playing in the backyard, spraying water at the sun with a hose and creating a beautiful rainbow. Through the mist, he saw his grandmother and smiled at him. This was the grandmother saying goodbye to him.
I read this passage in a book a while back: "If there is a choice between trivial things that are described vividly and big things that are described as bland, the listener will choose the trivial fact that is vivid. "
The heroine was attracted by his story, and later she said that she was moved by this story at first, and decided that the man in front of her was a good man, because there was a kind little boy hidden in his body. The male and female protagonists are very good at chatting, and the male protagonist has rich experience, travels all over the world, and has a lot of knowledge. The same is true for the heroine. She is well-read and knowledgeable. She can understand all aspects of knowledge, such as music, painting, architecture, and dance. Such two interesting souls collide together, and naturally there are endless things to say.
Talking about this, they found that they are the same kind of each other. They all have super perception and curiosity about the world, and they are delicate and sensitive. Most of the young people in literature and art have this trait. Many people feel that when they are in love, they don't know what to talk about and have nothing to say. It is better to directly admit that most people do not have much awareness of the world and turn a blind eye to many beautiful things in life. The world is not boring at all, there are many wonderful things happening all the time. But how can people with numb antennae perceive it?
A lot of friends said to me, "Why do I feel that you are very good at playing and life is very interesting! You seem to always encounter a lot of interesting things. Next time you go out to play, be sure to bring me!"
I said, "Actually, I'm just going for a walk in the woods. There's nothing special about it. You can go when you're free."
They would continue to ask in amazement, "What's so fun in the woods?"
How should I describe the joyous grove? Maybe just enjoy flowers in spring, look at clouds in summer, step on leaves in autumn, and listen to snow in winter. No big deal, just to appreciate the beauty that nature selflessly bestows on me. When I go out, I will pay attention to everything around me, connect with the outside world as much as possible, experience life to the greatest extent, and explore the world.
I would like to share with you a little story of Yang Jiang in "The Three of Us". What do the three of them do when they go to a restaurant for dinner? It's not just about eating. "Eating in a restaurant is not only about eating and eating, but also an entertainment that others can't think of. Zhong Shu is short-sighted, but he has very good ears. A Yuan has good ears and eyesight. While waiting for the dishes, we were watching the diners at other tables. All I heard was half of their words, and they didn't pay attention. Both Zhong Shu and A Yuan could hear the full text. From their continuous comments, I could listen and watch the drama or story in front of me. "Then The two people on the side are husband and wife, quarreling..." "This man who came here is the subject of the husband and wife's quarrel - isn't he the one whose names have been said many times? ...Look at their faces..." "This table is for relatives" - who is the host, who is the host and the guest, who is related to who, and who loves to talk nonsense, they are all well-informed. Our dishes one by one Come up, we eat while watching. When we finish our meal and settle accounts, some "plays" have already ended, some are still lively, and there are new ones. We eat together to watch the play. The three of us When people are together, there is always endless fun.”
Just like Qian Zhongshu's family, the male and female protagonists in the movie also observe the people around them when they explore the world. They will eavesdrop on what others are saying, peek at what others are doing, and are particularly curious. The heroine observed that a fortune-teller was helping people with palm reading, so she spit out a few words, but the fortune-teller came over and wanted to help her with palm reading. Of course, she also readily accepted. The fortune-teller said that the heroine is a person who loves adventure and exploration, an independent woman with infinite power. She also said: "You have to obey the imperfections of life. Only when you are at peace in your heart will you find the real intersection with others." ?
Later, they came across a down-and-out poet who asked them to say a word casually, with which he could improvise and write a poem. The word given by the male protagonist is milkshake, and the poem written by the poet is also very beautiful: "Illusion immersed in a daydream, blinking the long eyelashes. Oh dear, glide over your beautiful face, in mine A drop of clear tears fell in the wine glass, staring at your pure eyes, and knowing that you are the meaning of my life, like a milkshake blended in the sweetness of a cake."
In just one night, a lot of new things happened. Whether it is fortune-telling or writing poetry, it is a new connection with the world. If they have no interest in the outside world, they won't try new things, meet new friends, and never have new stories. I am willing to open my heart, have an open mind to the world, I am willing to see, listen, and experience. I want to eat things I have never eaten before, I want to see landscapes I have never seen, I want to interact with the world, and I don't want to live in vain.
The super perceptive power of literary and artistic young people will also lead them to be sentimental, rich in emotions, strong empathy, and able to observe the details that others ignore, sometimes it will inevitably hurt the spring and the autumn. Of course I think sensitivity is a gift, not a bad thing. In the movie, the heroine takes the hero to a cemetery, and there are anonymous people buried in the cemetery, many of whom were washed ashore by the sea.
The heroine said to a stranger's tombstone: "When I saw her, she was only thirteen years old, and I was about the same age at that time. Now ten years have passed, I am twenty-three, and she is still thirteen age……"
Seeing this, I suddenly thought of an article written by Sanmao, "Hometown People". She went to the grave for a friend's wife and saw a tombstone of a Chinese compatriot in the cemetery. She wrote this paragraph: "One day, on a cemetery with clean white marble, not the kind of tomb, I read a Chinese name inscribed in gold - Zeng Junxiong's Tomb. The stone was very clean and smooth, And I did a decent job, but I suddenly felt pity, I squatted down unconsciously, and I couldn't help being silent for a while. Here, you must have been a compatriot who was followed by an ocean-going fishing boat! You are my compatriot, and if I am here, you will not be a lonely grave. I took out the makeup paper and carefully wiped it for this compatriot who I did not know. After wiping the stele that wasn't too dusty, I sat down beside him."
I was walking in the park, and when I got tired, I would sit on a bench to rest my feet. I often look at the lettering on those wooden chairs, old and new. I came across this passage: "In memory of my beloved wife (19XX-20XX). She used to walk in the woods a lot during her lifetime, she had a lot of fun here, I hope you enjoy it too ." At that moment, I felt like this lady and I were the same kind, we were both nature lovers. Maybe she and I had met before, maybe she was one of the strangers who greeted me with a smile. Maybe she is still wandering in this dense forest, enjoying the cool wind in the forest, blowing gently on her face.
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