The wise man who
sees the truth For the first time I don't fully understand George's grief, the loss of a loved one really hurts to the bone. There are two choices, either follow it and go with Huang Quan; or live well and live up to the deceased. The second time, I realized that his heartbreak was not entirely due to the passing of Jim, because he had seen through life and knew the truth.
Life is lonely, coming and going is all alone. Loneliness is the normal state of life, and having someone to accompany you needs to strive to maintain it carefully. If you are not careful, you will fall back into the abyss of loneliness. No matter how much you invest in love, it will not change this bleak reality.
In the movie, there are two clues, one is the sporadic memory of Jim, which is the force that keeps George sinking into death. The other is Kenny's special interest in the professor, which ultimately saves him. Charlotte, on the other hand, is a referential character.
George
George is meticulous, profound and wise. He prepared carefully before preparing to commit suicide. His friends at school made their own arrangements, and there was no difference. The first time I only thought that he would not commit suicide, the person who commits suicide is either very strong and hastily died. Either he sees through the mortal world and his heart is ashes. The so-called grief is greater than the death of his heart. How can a person who has lost all his thoughts still has so much mind to care about the world that he no longer cares about, so he will not die, he just needs one person and one thing to show his life. of hope.
The few words George explained to Kenny were very interesting. In the class, I couldn't fully open up your hearts and say everything, because you didn't understand it, it was meaningless to say it, and unnecessary communication was optional. He is still a lonely person in the end, and he has never compromised with reality, but he is also a person with a strong heart, and this loneliness is a drop in the bucket for him.
It's a sad thing that some people pin their joy in others on others, and no amount of friends can fill that void.
Charlotte
Being able to stay with George for so long is extraordinary. She was divorced and lived alone. From their conversation, she had a husband and children. She said angrily, I loved him for so long, and he still left me, especially the children. There's nothing wrong with her, she's just a child who was brought up by George. For heterosexuals, getting married, having children, and growing old peacefully is the normal way of life.
She said, I am jealous that you can have such a long love, the most jealous is more than that, even death can't kill your love. For anyone, once love comes, he never leaves, but in the life of chai, rice, oil and salt, he gradually forgets his existence. For the same sex, love is the only thing to focus on, and it has nothing to do with marriage, children and both families.
Kenny
Kenny was a special kid who said to George, I want to be friends with you, you need friends, and you're the only person I feel like I can talk to. In the conversation with the professor, he was not timid and showed his youthful edge. The meeting at the bar was no accident, and I had asked the secretary for the address before. He had been following George, perhaps seeing George's despair, or simply peeping into George's life. So at the bar, it was a not unexpected encounter.
He confided the truth, gave George's address without a second thought, and knew it by heart, and I wanted to see you outside of class.
The remarks in the bar suddenly shortened the distance between them. George saw himself in Kenny, or Jim who had passed away. The conversation was obviously much softer and easier than the beginning. He put down his guard and went to the sea with Kenny at night. The turbulent waters have both erotic metaphors and lost madness.
In the end, Kenny hid George's gun in his arms and fell asleep. George woke up in the night and looked at this child who cared about him and worshipped him. Suddenly, he said that he had never been so awake, the orange moon, the cool night wind, In front of the window, he felt the hope of being born again.
The truth is really neutral and excessive. It has different meanings for different people in different environments, and there will be no intolerance. Some people are willing to live in a lie to entertain themselves, some people just want to know the truth, even if they are sad and desperate. Seeing the bleak reality will only make people feel stronger and stronger. Although there is no way to get rid of loneliness no matter what, at least there is still a chance to try, to find a person who loves each other, and live a good life, no matter what the world is. changes. With the reverence of death and loss, live in anxiety, and love each other soberly.
I finally saw For Richard Buckley at the end of the film, Tom Ford is really a romantic person, and his sentence "My love is not to show off, really... I don't know what to say."
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