I've been thinking about why I love this series so much. After the movie ended, my friend and I went out to take the subway back to our 138th St. No one spoke. I think what this film conveys is more personal than so-called universal truth. Is an attitude to life: probably a kind of romance. There is that kind of innocent heart to believe that there are some things in life that cannot be lived up to. Like the woman who is willing to stop for you on your way home, or the man who smiles and watches you sing another song.
In the film, they don't have a world-saving feat, or a thrilling love affair. Everything is extremely private. But the camera seems to open a window for us to peep, perhaps openly, a small piece of someone else's life.
But this is not the kind of life that is not uncommon, mixed with a kind of courage to live a wonderful life. When I watched Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, I was probably a sophomore in high school, and I was stuck in a small city in the northwest, sitting in front of my computer watching pirated movies. What I hoped at the time was that when I was twenty years old , to go far, far away, to do those crazy things, for dreams, for poetry.
After watching Before Midnight, I think that the romance of that kind of life should be preserved, even if it is shackled by all the trivialities of life, even if I have to struggle with a few pieces of crabs tonight, all kinds of hardships in life make people miserable. Sometimes, you can also read a little poem to the person you love.
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