At that time, not long after graduating, the work was stagnant, and I wanted to change direction but lacked the opportunity to enter the industry. Just thinking back to my high school days, I was determined to come to Shanghai, so the last year of high school was quite fulfilling and beautiful. Then I went to Shanghai. So I believe that if I am determined to enter a certain school, my life will be as fulfilling and beautiful as before, and I will definitely be able to enter.
So I understand April's idea of throwing everything away and going to Paris.
Just as April had easy access to Frank's support, I had easy access to family and boyfriend support at that time, although the reasons were completely different, but someone like Frank had defected.
Then, as you can see, I'm still in Shanghai now, and I haven't changed jobs, but I don't feel like life was unbearable at that time. Not exactly being persuaded by someone, for me, life is not just an exit to Beijing. I'll try some other avenues until I get where I want to go.
But for April's insistence, it is still understandable. She bet all her dreams on going to Paris, and when it was interrupted, the whole pillar of her life collapsed. So she had to insist, she had no other way to go.
But what she didn't realize was that her persistence led to the final tragedy. Sometimes life requires some paranoia, but when the dream collapses, it is necessary to have the courage to rebuild.
I just think her problem is her lack of identity and self-confidence. In fact, Frank is also the same, but Frank is more realistic. Although he complains, despite his dissatisfaction, he still reluctantly accepts the reality. Frank wasn't having a good time, so his most high-spirited part of the film comes after April pitches the idea of going to Paris and convinces him. And it was the self-release during this period that gave him the opportunity not to go to Paris later. In fact, it is conceivable that if Frank is still dissatisfied with himself and his work, his previous life will soon reappear in his new job.
Then April is different. First of all, she is a little more idealistic than Frank. Her idealism is also related to being a housewife for a long time and not having many opportunities to contact the society. Secondly, there are not so many possibilities in her life. Even if the idea of going to Paris allows her to meet her psychological needs of being "different from others" and make her look radiant, it does not bring her any new opportunities for her to really get along with others. People who live together are different. So when she didn't go to Paris, all her longings and good wishes for life were suddenly emptied.
In fact, every independent individual on the earth is different, and then this difference is sometimes their commonality. So it's no big deal that everyone is different.
Life is just a few decades, you can live happily and live the life you want. Why bother if it is special enough?
Watch this movie with someone. After watching it, he was very proud, because he thought that I like to mess around like April, and this film can play a very good educational role for me. He felt that all the problems were caused by April alone, and in the end, the child and his own life were involved in the tossing.
Obviously we don't have a common language on this issue, in fact I feel like the only difference between me and April is that I also want me to be special in the crowd, but I accept that I'm just a tiny speck of cosmic dust.
But we can continue to seek common ground while reserving differences, that is, April's reaction is indeed a bit extreme, and we won't talk about other things. Those aren't either-or-principled questions after all. It's just that one hundred people have one hundred Hamlets in my mind.
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