The loneliness I felt after watching it for the first time.
People come and go in life, but it seems that they only interact casually and leave without any trace.
Then I felt like I was being deceived.
It took so long to tell such a cliché story.
Similar to "going around, it's still you".
But think about it, this is not the story of ordinary people.
1. Hide outsiders
Connell, the male protagonist in middle school, is a hidden outsider.
Take part in a football game and become the popular MVP.
The school girl Rachal invited him to the dance, and he became very popular because of it.
But the heroine Marianne said his weakness in one sentence:
You look shy and don't say anything about everything.
Connell said: "Actually, I've been struggling.
Most of the time, I don't know what I want.
And Marianne is an unpopular "sniff".
"The old lady doesn't want to fuck you" written all over her face, and she scolded the teacher.
Even if the teacher criticizes her for being distracted in class, she can reply, "Your class is not worth listening to."
Connell said: "You always have your own ideas, and I don't.
The only time he is with M is that his brain is not blank.
Their underground romance is thrilling and heart-rending.
But no one knew about the relationship.
At school, M was still the girl abused by the boys.
And C is watching these things happen without saying a word.
M: "would you see that your feeling's evolved?" Are you tempted?
C: Obviously obviously.
M: who is that obvious to? Does anyone else find it obvious other than you?
C's mother told the truth in one sentence:
what are you afraid of?
what people will think of you if they find out you liked her?
For Connell, on the one hand, it is the "sense of security" that is integrated into the mainstream, and on the other hand, it is the "self" attracted by M's independence.
C lost himself and said things against his will on both sides.
Finally, under pressure from public opinion, he went to the dance with Rachel.
During the dance, he was very uncomfortable and left in the middle to call M to leave a message.
A phone call that went unanswered.
He said: I just wanna you to know...I miss you....
Then he cried like a fool and walked all the way home.
2. We are all the same
M still determines C's life trajectory.
He chose the English he liked according to what she said.
At university, the larger world brings all nature to the surface:
C, who doesn't know what he wants, is a loner, and is reluctant to express his opinion even when discussing his homework.
And M, a big reversal of life, more beautiful, more thoughtful, coupled with favorable family conditions, has become very popular.
But she still occasionally gets distracted when everyone is talking.
Often absent from midnight parties.
She kept her mouth shut about her relationship with C in middle school.
Later, the two talked face to face about the betrayal past.
C was honest and said that he didn't want to invite M to the dance at the time.
But C said, in fact, everyone knows about the two of them.
Now he understands, that's okay, because no one cares.
C and M are too similar.
They also tend to be lonely in crowds.
Friends may just be the background of life,
Even though they sometimes don't get to chat together, they don't really want to fit in.
Their eyes were distant and scattered.
The most terrible thing is that they are so insecure when they meet the same kind,
They are not sure whether the other party will choose them or not,
Even as they mature and begin to acknowledge their relationship to the public,
The "pessimism" and "no self-confidence" in their nature make it easy for them to fail to persevere when they encounter some difficulties.
As a result, the plot began to be clichéd, with various points and combinations.
3. We are different after all
The first time the two people experienced a significant gap between them happened in college.
M owns his own mansion in Dublin. Mix in high circles.
And C, relying on part-time work to make a living, seems confused and helpless in the party.
These invisible pressures made C feel extremely inferior.
Under high pressure, love also appears fragile.
The second gap is family.
M's lawyer mother did not say a word to M when they met face to face on the street. And my brother didn't care about her, even at the family party, she felt that she had put the dishwashing water on M's head in addition to the limelight.
In contrast, C's mother, who is also a single parent, is not rich, but she is full of warmth. Invite M to come home for Christmas, put on a mother sweater for M, and give M a warm Christmas time.
Then the end of the story is to let the second gap overcome the first. C finally has the courage to protect M.
Although the end of the story,
The two abused again,
But they are no longer the "hidden outsider",
The two of them, each had the courage to face it.
C: I weren't be here if it wasn't for you. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.
M: That's true. You'll be entirely a different person. And me too. Me too.
C: You know I love you. You know I love you.
I'll go. I'm going.
M: And I'll stay. We'll be OK. I'll stay here. We all have a bright future.
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