Movie Notes

Laila 2022-04-23 07:01:27

Look and feel:

1. Easy: 1) Love that is easy to get together and loose. The hero and heroine each have boyfriends and girlfriends. In the scene where the heroine and her boyfriend broke up, everyone realized that they didn't love each other anymore. 2) When the heroine lost her job, the sky did not fall. Instead, she focused on the "childhood that will eventually be lost", and used emotion to resolve the anxiety of losing her job.

2. Sense of the times: 1) The story of "spiritual love" that happened in the 1990s, when the Internet first started to rise. very romantic. It represents everyone's beautiful vision of technology and future life. Cyber ​​SEX. Times are developing and affairs are changing. Large chain bookstores were the trend at that time, and independent and individual small bookstores were bound to go bankrupt at that time. (Not necessarily today)

3. Romance: Spiritual love talks about things that have nothing to do with reality. Such as butterflies on the subway, such as flour flying in the air. There are various conjectures about the male protagonist's online name called New York 152, and each conjecture has nothing to do with chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.

The Beginning of Emotions Between Men and Women: Pride and Prejudice

The reason why the male and female protagonists must love each other: The female protagonist's childlike innocence and sense of family attract the male protagonist.

Joe Fox: The billionaire who owns a chain of bookstores has a girlfriend. But I don't know what I want, I just keep opening chains and expanding. The private life of father and grandfather is chaotic, and the sense of family is lacking. (In order to avoid affecting the tonality of the film, I have taken it lightly.) He learned from the heroine that she attracts him: warmth, family, mother. This is what is missing from the hero. It is also the source of his true happiness. So when his father told him that no woman could bring him happiness, the male protagonist instantly thought of the female protagonist.

Two clues on the Internet & in reality -

On the Internet: I have entered the world of spiritual love, discussing the book "Pride and Prejudice", Butterfly taking the subway. Why do I work so hard to communicate with the soul of what I am doing now.

In reality: The male protagonist has a childlike innocence. He leads his aunt and younger brother to play in the bookstore of the female lead. When he first saw the female lead teaching books to the children, he was attracted by her charm. The heroine uses a grandmother handkerchief with childhood memories as an emotional link. Throwing out a debate at the same time is more than a discount in this world. But the truth is cruel. On the first day of the opening of the male lead bookstore, there was a huge discount, and the female lead bookstore was immediately crowded.

In reality: The heroine discovers the true identity of the hero and thinks that he is purposefully investigating his shop. pride and Prejudice.

On the Internet: The male protagonist tells the female protagonist his contradictions and confusions. The hostess wants to meet.

In reality: the heroine does not want to see the male lead. However, they are met in various ways on the street and in supermarkets.

Time passed and it was Christmas. (The festive atmosphere will enhance the relaxed, romantic and warm temperament of the movie.)

In reality: At Christmas, the heroine's bookstore is getting more and more difficult. She misses her mother more and prays for her to help her through the difficulties.

On the Internet: male bishops and female protagonists fight, rise up!

In reality: The heroine organizes a public appeal, and goes on TV to appeal to the male lead, saying that he relies on coffee and discounts to attract customers, and no one wants to read.

On the Internet: The female protagonist told the male protagonist that the application failed and asked to meet for help. At this point, the heroine asked her boyfriend to support her on TV, while her boyfriend was flirting with the host on TV. (Double blow of emotion and career, propose to meet)

In reality: The male protagonist discovers that the female protagonist is an online netizen. He hesitated to leave, not knowing how to tell her who she was. He kept using the books and points discussed by the two to stimulate the heroine, but the heroine's dislike of him went beyond identifying him)

On the Internet: The heroine seeks a statement from him for not seeing netizens, and criticizes herself for the one who said mean things to the hero in reality.

Reality: The heroine decides to close the door. And broke up amicably with her boyfriend. The heroine's bookstore had a clearance sale, and she changed her mind when she walked into the man's bookstore. The male protagonist and his girlfriend were trapped in the elevator and decided to break up after thinking for a long time. The male protagonist's father reminds him to find the woman who truly makes him happy.

In reality: The heroine is ill, and the hero visits her and encourages her to meet with netizens. The two became friends. The details of how the male bishop and the female lead meet with netizens.

On the Internet: The male protagonist asks the female protagonist to meet.

In reality: Before meeting, the male protagonist and the female protagonist confessed. The hostess hesitated and did not answer. But when I saw the male protagonist when I went to the appointment, I understood that the online and offline two people were one, and the two kissed.

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Extended Reading
  • Ryley 2021-10-22 14:40:41

    Two people who match well

  • Alexandrine 2022-03-23 09:01:28

    Ah, the chick movies in the 1990s are really solid. The actors, from the temperament to the characters, the plot is awkward and fresh. It seems to be talking about a serious situation, but in fact, it is mainly a booster. Adults can still have such romantic scenes. Yes I do(.

You've Got Mail quotes

  • Kathleen Kelly: [about "NY152"] He couldn't possibly be the Rooftop Killer!

    Christina Plutzker: Remember when you thought Frank might be the Unibomber?

    Kathleen Kelly: That was different.

  • Frank Navasky: [about Birdie] She fell in love with Generalissimo Franco!

    Kathleen Kelly: No, don't say that. Really. We don't know that for sure.

    Frank Navasky: Well, who else could it have been? It was probably around 1960.

    Kathleen Kelly: Do you want some popcorn?

    Frank Navasky: I can't believe this! I mean, it's not like he was something normal, like a socialist or an anarchist or something.

    Kathleen Kelly: It happened in Spain. People do really stupid things in foreign countries.

    Frank Navasky: Absolutely. They buy leather jackets for much more than they're worth. But they don't fall in love with fascist dictators!