To appreciate the "Love Is" series of films, the audience does not need to interpret its meaning and connotation from the transformation of light, shadow and lens, but should experience it as a newly polished manuscript and an unfinished novel. Of course, this is not to belittle its value and significance as a film. As a means of expression, film can take many forms, and naturally it can also communicate with other literary and artistic methods. As long as the movie still plays the function of "dream-making" without hesitation, it will still be unique and full of vitality. In this sense, the "Love Is" trilogy has the qualities it deserves as a film series. Just like a piece from thousands of life silhouettes, the "Love Is" series is a dramatic life journey. It uses countless possibilities to smash the audience sitting in reality, making people can't help but sigh and sigh. Imagine the wonders of life and the beauty of love.
"Love Before Dawn" is the most romantic of the trilogy. The hero and heroine are in their early twenties, and they are still actively exploring the possibility of the world and themselves, and there is still a youthful light in their eyes. Therefore, when the American young men and French young women in the film developed from chance encounters to lingering on the streets of Vienna hand in hand, everything seemed so logical, as if this was what strange young men and women from all over the world saw when their eyes crossed on the European train. what should happen. Didn't Zhang Chu sing like this, "Life blooms like a flower / We can't let ourselves wither / There is no choice / We must love each other". (please allow me to mess around here)
As a feature of the "Love Is" series, the hero and heroine's whole conversation is not only the point of watching (listening), but also the key to uncovering the core of this series of films. Although it is a feature, it is actually nothing more than a natural process: two souls who are attracted to each other deepen their understanding of each other through dialogue. Even if it takes a whole night to talk about poetry and poetry to the philosophy of life, it can be regarded as the beginning of a love relationship. An inevitable bridge. However, as a key element of the film, dialogue is a necessary entry for the audience to grasp the characters, emotional signs and even the direction of the plot of the hero and heroine. It also shows the audience the different but wonderfully complementary characteristics of men and women in their interactions. The rich exotic atmosphere and the superb line control ability of the male and female protagonists make the chatter throughout the film have a strong sense of immersion -- but I have to admit that as a movie watcher, you still need the added value of literary and artistic physique to keep your face intact. Take these dialogues in full.
If the first film basically outlines the basic framework of the hero and heroine as the core characters: a little ego, a little smart but basically harmless literary young man Jesse, and a feminist and neurotic politically correct young woman Celine; then the second film "Love At Sunset Twilight" shows what they have become after nine years of baptism: Audiences may be surprised to learn that while Celine has lost baby fat and put on a mature charm, Jesse has a beard, Taking up the responsibilities of family and career, the two of them have not changed much in character and cognition, but they have only advanced their own ego traits one step further. These qualities are incorporated into the long river of time, and eventually grow into their own reality.
However, compared to the romance and beauty of the first meeting, the reunion is more vicissitudes and helplessness. Although those subtle changes in expressions are still stirring up the dusty old days, after all, nine years apart, both of them have been absent from each other's major or minor life experiences, and what they have missed can only be passed by with a smile in the sunset. Therefore, the long chat after nine years brought a certain disguise and vigilance from the beginning, and the sincere heart that was just around the corner was suppressed by the worldly politeness, but couldn't help rolling up and emerging. From beginning to end, the two people's ramblings are very subtle, and even let people taste a bit of bitterness and despair. Finally, this despair and forbearance erupted in the occluded space of the car: Jesse confessed that "even before entering the auditorium, all I see in my eyes is you", Celine angrily said, "Meeting you took my whole life. Romance no longer has the ability to love." Before that, they thought each other had lived a happier and more fulfilling life.
The second most abusive scene should be in the song "A waltz for a night", Celine's eyes are enough to kill Jesse millions of times. This can be regarded as the second climax of the film, but the film comes to an abrupt end almost after that, as if abruptly cut off the unfinished dialogue between the two; just like Jesse's best-selling novel in the film, the fate of the characters is completely Leave it to the audience's imagination. If there is no third film, the "Love Is" series would have ended perfectly: the first love is wonderful and lucky, and the old love is delicate and dangerous. This theme has been written tirelessly by countless literary and artistic works, and people need it. This kind of fictional love assumes and analyzes its own reality, and no one is really obsessed with the ending set by a book or a movie.
But the third "Love Before Midnight" arrived on schedule. The ending of the last movie was first thrown to the audience: thank God, the people who loved each other still came together; although the two were middle-aged at this time, they became a pair of ordinary couples tired of trivial life. Celine and Jesse mocked themselves as "shitty parents". On the one hand, they were secretly engaged in a tug-of-war on the issue of child rearing. submerged. What does the future of love look like? Nobody knows the answer. But this movie seems to give its own understanding: love itself is gorgeous, but it also has a calm side after precipitation; the so-called mutual support requires both parties to tolerate and tolerate each other in the process of mutual running-in. This may be the final appearance of love after its luxuriant foliage and ripe fruit.
At the end of the film, Jesse, who tried his best to please Celine, announced half-defeatingly to Celine who was still struggling: "No matter how you accept all this, this is true love in front of you." The camera slowly zoomed out, the tranquil seascape and Accompanying the night, as if to testify to what Jesse said. After 18 years of love, the two people have always been close friends since they met, knew each other, and accompanied each other. As long as they are still together, they seem to be able to chat for a long time. This is perhaps the most enviable place for viewers, and it also makes people unable to look back on their own life, making people want to find and experience the philosophical side of love and life. Time is a magical and great magic, and its weight brings to the "Love Is" series of films unmatched power by other romance films. The director as the main creator and the male and female protagonists have used intimate cooperation to polish the film dialogue, leaving a rare space for the audience to think and deconstruct.
Regarding gender, love, life and fetters, how to define and understand them, and how to better clarify and realize them in reality, is indeed a matter of opinion. People are accustomed to seeking answers in literary and artistic works, but they are often disgusted and disappointed when they encounter artificial creations. Therefore, a good love movie does not have to be extremely romantic, but at least it has to be sincere, so that people can remember and reminisce at a certain moment, and people can use it to reflect and confront the more cruel and realistic problems in life. It is for such a simple but extraordinary reason that the "Love Is" trilogy will be observed and promoted over and over again, gradually highlighting its timeless value and brilliance.
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