The heart is a lonely hunter

Brittany 2022-03-20 09:01:40

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Changliu In this day and age, pen pals have been gradually replaced by netizens, and netizens are really a notorious word. It's hard to imagine such a moving story being changed by real events. The story of Mary and Max, a pair of pen pals who are far away from the ends of the earth, but also close in front of us, has touched us again and again in this hour-long clay cartoon.
If I die, who will come to visit the grave; if I am lost in love, who will listen to my cry.

The naive letter that floated across the sea originated from nine-year-old Mary's childish question: Australian children are fished out of beer glasses, so far across the ocean in the United States, their children are from Coke bottles Did it come out? Max, who is not confused at his age, naturally knows how children are born, but he doesn't want to destroy Mary's fantasy world. He told Mary that his parents gave the answer when he was a child. Thus, this period of correspondence, which spanned twenty years, began here. However, the fate of the two people, like a globe on the table, began to rotate.
Later in the story, the question of how the child came to this world is no longer important. Instead, it is the two people's in-depth exploration of life and life. One is an isolated ugly child, Mary; the other is a middle-aged fat man with mental illness, Max. One in America with dirty cigarette butts everywhere; one in quiet Melbourne. Even two people who have no intersection, there will be a day when their life curves intersect, and their lives will hang by a thread. Trust me, it's not a plain, ordinary feeling.

In fact, each of us is Mary, and we are also Max. From childhood to adulthood, we are always full of doubts about the world. I have failed to lose weight, and I will never be able to resist food; I am afraid of being hurt, I dare not speak my heart to the person I love; I can't tell whether the people around me are sincere or fake; I am afraid of being alone, so I force myself to fall into a noisy environment, but no matter how much The lively environment still makes us feel utterly indifferent.
Max hates the obsessive-compulsiveness of people throwing cigarette butts everywhere, just as much as I hate people spitting. Whenever I walk on the street, I will ask again and again: Why do those people always have endless phlegm to spit, why is walking on such a prosperous street like walking on a plum blossom pile, to avoid those phlegm stains, It's like dodging a hail of bullets. Later in the film, when Max was about to explode, grabbing the collar of the homeless man and wishing to strangle him to death, the hatred I had buried deep in my heart for those who spitting was also shown to the bottom of my heart.
When it comes to the problem of spitting, my thinking has become biased again, and I can't wait to write an article about them to vent my hatred. As a result, there are ugly words everywhere in my articles. The words are not sinful, but those who are heartless.

Ok, let's get down to business.
In the past, I used to say harsh words from time to time, to scare myself, even if it was life or death. Starting this year, I suddenly became more and more afraid of death for no reason, and I no longer dared to be reckless. Afraid, living but no luck, daring to fall in love is like playing a game. I can't tell why, it's probably true as people say, the older people are, the more afraid of death. Max must not be afraid of death, because he is determined to die, he is just wandering and living a freewheeling life. On the surface, he sees a psychiatrist every day and attends weight loss parties every day, but he still doesn't care about the opinions of those around him, and he eats chocolate burgers recklessly.
They are all simple people. Simple, without purpose.
Max won the first prize of the lottery, but it was really just like his original dream, he bought a lifetime of chocolate, and the rest of the money was given to the lovely old neighbor.
Mary can become famous in one fell swoop. With her dedicated research on Max over the years, she became famous, but because of Max, she destroyed her future.
Ask yourself, how many of us can be like Max and Mary without turning back!

Perhaps, love is really as unfamiliar as diving. The pain was as clear as accidentally pinning her lips together.
In this heart, Zeng Wanlai is silent, because there has never been a soundtrack in his life, but now the flowers are fragrant and the birds are singing, and the hazy world seems to be so beautiful. Who would have thought of pursuing a lifelong partner, in the end, it was just fate that made people walk away. This love story is shorter than the sunset in May, just because I am a lonely person, I am not surprised.
The soulless Mary began to follow her mother Vera's old path, drinking heavily all day, the once radiant and promising girl was abandoned by her husband and herself, as if she had fallen from the shining stage.
Mary gave up on herself, lived in a trance, and even thought about dying. However, once he walks away so willfully, is there any way to come back!
The heart is a lonely hunter. However, to love someone, you must first love yourself. Max, who finally understands that no one is perfect, saves Mary, who is desperate to die, just like the old neighbor who has been suffering from anthropophobia for decades. There is nothing in this world that cannot be overcome.
Mary finally recovered her mood. This time, there is no reason for her to hesitate. No matter how many obstacles lie ahead, she will go across the ocean to meet the person who supports her future with love - Max.

But often, every step of life is unexpected. As Vera once said when Mary was young, Que, sera sera.
All the audience must have cried, when Mary carried the child and dragged her luggage to Max's apartment; after Max slept peacefully on his back; when he saw the shocking letter on the wall; long in the mirror The new smile, when the wind and rain have not changed for decades. That's Max's love! It was the affection that Max couldn't give up before he left!

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Extended Reading
  • Amy 2022-03-24 09:01:42

    Are you lonely, and the world makes you panic? Where is your only friend, who grew up with you, and who is the last person you think of when you leave this world?

  • Damaris 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    I was about to burst into tears, but after sneezing I held it back.

Mary and Max quotes

  • Max Jerry Horovitz: When I was young, I invented an invisible friend called Mr Ravioli. My psychiatrist says I don't need him anymore, so he just sits in the corner and reads.

  • Max Jerry Horovitz: Butts are bad because they wash out to sea, and fish smoke them and become nicotine-dependent. I am just joking, because of course it is impossible for a cigarette to remain lit underwater. Also, fish do not have pockets to keep cigarette lighters in.