The black and white images, the comfortable texture, and the light poetry are really refreshing.
What kind of sparks will a pair of former lovers meet again after 20 years. Alexander Lyman's "Blue Jay" (2016), Mark Duplass did not make a movie with his brother Jay this time, and played the middle-aged man Jim, with a casual look, cadence and joy. The Amanda played by Sarah Paulson is not from the ruthless Amanda in the American TV series. The role in the film is as intellectual and soft as Sarah Paulson herself.
20 years in the river of human growth, neither long nor short, is an extremely easy time. The two met unexpectedly in the supermarket. They originally greeted each other and went their separate ways. When the shopping came out, Jim, who had not brushed his teeth in the morning, saw Amanda waiting for him in front of the car. So he grumbled and said, why don't we go have a cup of coffee. At this time, we found out that the two of them were lovers in high school. He said he liked living in Tucson, and she said both his parents went to Florida.
After passing through the travel agency, and seeing the old Wayney still there, Jim smiled and said that he must be over a hundred years old, he must have died a long time ago, this man may be his son, and Amanda bet that it is still the old Wayney. If you don't believe me, go check it out. They carried their favorite country's beer from the freezer, as they did 20 years ago, and Jim brought her her favorite pink and purple jelly beans. Only then did Wayney remember that you were the pair of lovebirds 20 years ago.
The two came out laughing and sat down by the river, chatting about their own affairs. Amanda was with a man twenty years her senior who had been married once and had two children, both of whom were in college, leaving them alone. Jim says he's having a tough time, quitting his sales job and having a fight with his uncle.
At this time her sister came with a message. She went to the supermarket to buy ice cream for her pregnant sister, but she didn't expect to meet Jim. Did the sister say it was the Jim from 20 years ago, hahaha. It seems that there are a lot of embarrassing things between them, and even my sister feels Coke. She said didn't expect you to remember that I love pink and purple jelly beans.
Then Jim took her to the house, and there were two big bags by the door, which he said were things his ex-wife didn't have time to take away. The house is not small. The film is very detailed at the beginning, just like what Amanda saw when she came in, this is a man who likes nostalgia. He keeps everything in the house from childhood to adulthood, not to mention the books and audio CDs he bought when he and Amanda were together. Letters from both parties, and the love poems he wrote back then.
Amanda hid a letter he had written for her while he was not looking. Then, from the bookcase, he took out Wuthering Heights, which they had read together at the time. They talked about the plays they rehearsed together at that time, and the recordings of that year. Listening to it together was very funny, and it also made her let go of her body and mind. The more they chatted, the more excited the two were. They were not satisfied with just talking about the past, and they simply acted together. Mrs. Huntson prepared a sumptuous dinner to celebrate their 20th anniversary together. Jay was very moved.
Through this scene, they relived the time when they were indulging in romantic and infinite love. She said at this moment, you made me feel myself. Then, they danced together, massaged together, walked to the outdoor minivan together, snuggled up and looked at the stars, she said our first time was in this van, you only lasted 38 seconds, he said embarrassedly 16 years old. But she said you know what, Jim, I've been on medication for depression for a while and no one knows, you're the first person to know.
"I don't feel like I came from or where I'm going," she said sadly, and please kiss me, Jim. They kissed all the way from the car to the house, and while they were having fun, she woke up suddenly and said no, I can't. Jim stepped up and said, give me another minute, no. She went to get her coat and said she was going to leave, but the letter shook out accidentally. Jim lost his temper and dropped something, that's my letter, why did you take it.
I think you wrote it to me. Jim said hysterically, but that's mine, why are you doing this to me, I'm a very scared kid, why can't you give me one more minute, I've lost everything. Only then did Amanda slow down, hold his head, caress him gently, say sorry softly, take a deep breath, take a deep breath. He was crying like a child.
At dawn, they came out together and returned to the supermarket parking lot. She opened the letter with a smile and read, I love you Amanda, but I'm scared. The letter was like that 20 years ago, but I didn't expect it to be like that 20 years later. She said why didn't you send it to me at the time, and he still said I was scared. She holds him, don't be afraid. Then she drove away. Going well, good times, going well, beautiful Amanda.
This is what happened in a day when a pair of lovers met again. Jim doesn't seem to have changed. He is still controlled by Mo Ming's fear, while Amanda, who has a soft temperament, is entangled in depression, and neither of them subconsciously fully comes out of the relationship 20 years ago. When familiar scenes are linked to emotional memories, situations that complement each other quietly rise.
After the lovebirds flew each other, they did not completely move towards a new life, but were imprisoned by painful memories. This is a sigh after the passage of time. In fact, after this day, what really touched the essence of reality did not have any abruptness and intercourse. Nothing happened to them, or what happened, for middle-aged people, it was too frivolous, it would not cause any ripples, and it would not affect the future life. The reality is the reality, the past is the past, Jim is still Jim, Amanda is still Amanda.
It's just that what Jim and Amanda have experienced seems to be bland, just an ordinary encounter, slowly peeling off the shell of memory, and finding that they are still indulging in the past, unable to face it comfortably, seemingly joking, But it cannot be solved effectively. Life seems to be normal, quietly gurgling like flowing water, but life is inevitably bound by the emotions of the past. Only a relaxed body and mind can completely release these heavy yoke factors and move forward easily and calmly. But that's easier said than done.
2016, 10, 21
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