"One Day": I'm sorry, I love you, goodbye

Jean 2021-12-01 08:01:23

Text / Shiqi



compares "No Reward", "Love and Elixir", and "Friends Going to Bed" these three passionate but innocent friends movies. Personally, I think "Love and Elixir" is better. In addition to a little bit of favoritism towards Anne Hathaway, it is more based on the impact of the story itself and her contribution to the movie. Personally, I really like Anne Hathaway, although she does not have the proud breasts of Scarlett Johansson, nor the silky skin of Amanda Seyfried, not to mention Milla Jovovich. Seductive red lips, but her delicate and tender eyes are unmatched by anyone. In this film "One Day", we can feel that we are completely following her eyes and wandering freely, and stop and stop on July 15th every year.



Director Basil Shafei’s previous work "Growth Education" aims to explore a special situation that girls may experience as they grow up. After doing enough homework on the key elements of marriage, love, growth, and future, the ultimate relief that can be brought to the audience is not to rely on movies to make us suddenly open up. In fact, we can give ourselves a proper answer to many questions. It’s just that, after putting it into action, it often follows the desire to move forward, and what is waiting for us may be the bitter fruit of self-growth. In essence, the life problems described in "One Day" are similar to "Growth Education". Two young people with very different personalities met on the night of graduation. The romantic and suave Dexter, who was "routinely", found a completely different feeling from the usual. Emma, ​​who was graceful on the surface and wild at heart, had already fallen in love with him at first sight. . Every July 15th is not a special day, but it is the day they agreed to contact and hang out no matter what. The plot of the film follows the imprint of time, flipping through the calendar 365 pages at a time, always fixed on the same day. It looks like a Cowherd and Weaver Girl.



Simply put, the film is about Soul Mate. Such an unforgettable emotional relationship is more complicated than a confidant and a blue confidant. There is no need to envy or search for your own Soul Mate, because basically this set of words is compatible with situations such as "pain", "entanglement", "being in love but not being able to stay together", and "old and dead not in contact". Once you meet Soul Mate unknowingly, in most cases, it is from the excitement and joy in the opening to the painful pain in the midfield, and finally the ellipsis is drawn at a loss. Applying to the specific plot of the film, Soul Mate’s three love stories are: "I'm sorry", "I love you", "Goodbye"...



the male protagonist Dexter in the film is just like the pronunciation of his name is very close to "dick", The whole arrogant self, arrogant, enjoyable dude who worships money. For this reason, although he has such a perfect Soul Mate as Emma, ​​he doesn't know how to care for management at all. Just treat Emma as a safe haven where you can stop at any time, lean on when you are tired, talk when you are tired, and put it on the shelf when you are tired. Thinking about it, Emma is more like his personal diary, except that it records nothing but loneliness and coldness.



The film sets up a clown like Ian, which is too artistic. It is nothing more than to highlight how much Emma loves Dexter, and even if Dexter is unreasonable, it is always much better than Ian. In fact, Soul Mate's definition is indestructible and loyal, even George Clooney can't fascinate Emma. Basil Shafee's intentions are really naked and cruel, and Ian, who aspires to become a comedian, is still a success in tragedy in the end. This also warns us, don't hesitate between Soul Mate, the consequences will be disastrous. Conversely, Dexter's "temporary partner" Suki is much smarter, and he can't help but take a step first, not only giving himself a step, but also conforming to the arrangements of heaven. This is also a manifestation of the strong modification of the film. Why after Emma became famous, she could give up the happiness in front of her without hesitation, and turn her head to hold hands with the man who turned away from her. This man has continuously hurt and tortured himself directly or indirectly. He can even ridicule, "Those who can, do and those can't, teach." (Those who can, do and those can't, teach." The reason for all this is right and wrong. If art can't give us a convincing answer, then believe that this is the greatness of Soul Mate. Emma's image has been elevated throughout the film, and her family situation has never been introduced, and even her roommate is an understatement. This gives the audience a feeling of being emptied of her environment, and they don't know how her tolerance and kindness are formed. Blurred characters without a background are naturally flawless. It will be beautiful to retouch, but it must not be overly beautiful. This is also a great regret of the film. Of course, there may be many such women in reality, although most of them are their own definitions. For this reason, it is not surprising that there are beautiful conclusions such as "every girl was an angel with broken wings in her previous life".



The life trajectories of Dexter and Emma are completely different. Dexter regards the entire life as a stage, wearing a luxurious mask of hypocrisy, and the interlacing of covetousness is actually a walking dead. The so-called love without true feelings to support will collapse at any time. Emma is trying to close her love life for Dexter as much as possible, admitting her fate for a while, unwilling for a while, but the bumpy journey is down to earth. While Dexter overspent his life, he went to Emma to find comfort and get motivation for life. He kept walking on his own, because he knew that Emma would stay for him at any station. The screenwriter's bias towards women is really "heinous".



The magic of Soul Mate is that only when they are in the two-person world, two people can show their truest selves. As the saying goes, with you, I am real. So, even if Dexter all sorts of bastards face Emma in the end, he will still say "I'm sorry". The film followed his "I'm sorry" and walked a long journey of self-salvation. When all the illusions abandoned him, he realized a line that should have been pronounced "I love you". It's a pity that good luck makes people, God is envious and jealous of Soul Mate. The two sides struggled for a long time, and their bodies were wounded. In the end, what they got was just an absurd, unforgettable "goodbye". The film takes the most direct form of goodbye, but in real life, this kind of unexpected "goodbye" is all sorts of things.



Many times, we are constantly passing by and shouting what kind of love we are looking for. "One Day" tells us not to be blinded by appearances. Because in fact, it is love that is looking for us. Moreover, once you are locked in by love, you never want to escape.

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  • Gerald 2022-03-26 09:01:05

    The narration is really bad, and it's hard to get the audience into the play. Since it's adapted from a novel, I believe that the original book must have some shining points, but this movie is really not a compliment. I tried to like this movie, but there really isn't any Possibility. Loosely structured, pale, maybe this novel tied together by different time coordinates is not suitable for a movie at all. Just watch Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway.

  • Kaia 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    Sad stories, no matter how short-lived, is enough to love them deeply. If the one-night stand 20 years ago had been successful, there would not have been this unforgettable relationship. Love needs to be experienced, the earlier you go to bed, the shallower you love. The end of the film is handled to the point, and the first 20 years of filming were too protracted and bland.

One Day quotes

  • Emma: I'm not lonely, I'm alone.

    Emma: I'm alone not lonely.

  • Dexter: I'm so much better when you're around