There are thousands of crops growing in the field, but grapes and wine are the most spiritual and emotional. Why?
Grapes are not very good-looking and their roles are plain, but when it derives wine, it becomes extraordinary and articulate. From grapes to wine is a sublimation, turning ordinary food into a spiritual thing. The most romantic French people have carried forward it, while the candid Americans have made the most clear and direct interpretation of it. Regarding the relationship between grapes and wine, wine and the taste of life, Americans' intuition is vividly displayed in "Life with a Glass of Wine".
What is most famous in "Life With a Glass of Wine" is Miles and Maya's affectionate interpretation of wine when they are in love. The first thing I admire is the author's ability to make up the story, and the second is his understanding of wine. Because the wine and its dazzling are there, and it is the magic of expression that can be released in the right place and in the right situation.
I am also curious whether "Life with a Glass of Wine" is a commercial. If not, the swaying wine brands and vineyards in it can be said to have won the lottery, and even hundreds of millions of dollars in investment cannot achieve this effect. ; If there is a demand for commercial advertising, then I admire the producer even more, because they sew it seamlessly, and the integration of art and business is unbelievable, making people irresistible.
When Miles, the bald middle-aged teacher who is somewhat desperate, rambles about the miscellaneous flavors of wine, you don't find it abrupt, verbose, or showy, because such a character has extra insight and narration is appropriate, The right scene makes people not only listen to it, but also full of sympathy and resonance. This is master storytelling, and he brings you an atmosphere that you cannot extricate yourself from. Think about it, if you were a pompous, complacent playboy, would you still listen carefully to the same narrative without feeling escaping?
Let’s recall Miles’ classic lines:
“Pinot Noir is a very difficult grape to grow, it’s thin-skinned, easily damaged, and ripens early. Unlike Cabernet Sauvignon, which can be grown anywhere, it can even grow well without care. Pinot Noir requires regular and careful attention. In fact, it can only grow in really special, remote corners of the world, only the most patient and know how to grow fruit growers, only those who really take the time and effort to understand the potential of Pinot Noir grapes. Man, can let it bear its richest fruit; and at that time it will have the oldest,
immaculate , moving and haunting flavor in the world." Like an inner confession, the Pinot Noir in his mouth is like himself - a deep, dusty golden stone that needs to be carefully digged and wiped to discover its precious luster; it is also like a description of a lover in a dream, he pursues The goal is to be beautiful inside, and there is a youth that is not noticed by people. It needs to be explored closely and tasted carefully in order to find the heavenly fragrance worthy of collection. In fact, as Buddhists say that everyone has a Buddha in their hearts, or, as a philosopher said, everyone has a saint in their hearts, and the meaning of life is to find him and have it spiritually, or, just Put it in place—use it as a pivot in your life. In this way, the process of all our pursuits in life, including all our thinking, experience, and reading, is a process of discovery. If you drink with such an attitude, the wine will of course be unusual.
If it has nothing to do with life and the pursuit of life, what else is there to drink?
Therefore, when meeting a confidant, Maya's expression of wine is also logical:
"I like to think about the life of wine, think of it as a living thing, think about what happened in the year the grapes were grown, whether the sun shines, whether it suffers It was raining and raining, thinking about the people who gathered grapes, if it was an old bottle of wine, how many of them would have passed away... If I opened a bottle of wine today, it would taste different than if I opened it another day, because a The bottle of wine actually has life, it continues to evolve, to become more complex, until it reaches its most perfect state ... and then it maintains stability and finally, inevitably, aging."
A charming woman who still has a charm, has experienced weather and has fine lines on her face, Maya, when she tells all this, she is so devoted, full of compassion, love and melancholy, which is touching. A lonely and self-pity woman, with fascinating life experience and elegance, the wine in the cup and the predecessors in the cup have become one, making people can't help but hear Anita Mui's "Woman Flower" - the
woman's flower swaying in the red dust, the
woman's flower follows The wind gently swayed and
only hoped that a pair of gentle hands
could soothe the loneliness in my heart.
Flowers and sorrows, wine, how could there be no loneliness and sorrows that the world does not know? Those who understand you will understand, and there are very few people in the world who know each other.
Perhaps, the filmmakers don't like sadness, and they want to reconcile with Miles and Maya, who are too affectionate and slightly sad, so they set up another character-Jack who is like a treasure.
As the only supporting actor in the film, Jack, perfectly assumed the role of foil to Miles. The two moved and remained silent, attacked and defended, which made the whole play have a realistic and reasonable framework and highlighted the rich colors of life. Corresponding to Miles, who was in a predicament and looked inward, middle-aged Jack was like a willful boy who didn't want to grow up. He lived with his nature and lived in the moment. Contrary to Miles' lead, Jack was like a man climbing around. Crawling horny bugs, fired everywhere, showing mercy everywhere, and eventually scarred. Its idiot-like simplicity is hilarious. When comforting his brother who had been looking forward to publishing his book but was killed by the publishing house, he said to Miles that he was not even qualified to commit suicide, because suicide is a famous writer, such as Hemingway, Sexton, Woolf and other talents What he was qualified to do, he thought about it for a long time, and actually said: The author of "The Union of Dummies" committed suicide before the book was published, and later became famous... He also praised Miles for saying that he was like toilet paper when he was depressed. The "smear of excrement" on the top will wash into the sea along with tens of thousands of tons of excrement and disappear without a trace. He hurriedly interjected: "Look, how talented you are! Don't give up!" It was speechless! Two days before the wedding, this wonderful brother was crushed by an Asian hot girl who was seduced by him and learned the truth. Her head was covered with bags. She came out of the hospital and looked in the mirror. Worry only for a moment, and then went to have a heartless meal, and successfully soaked in the waitress of the restaurant who was already married with her nose bandaged. The body ran 5 kilometers to find the house. Always casual and dashing, he remembered that the wedding ring specially made for him by the bride had been forgotten in the housemaid's house, and he burst into tears, forcing Miles to take the risk and steal the ring from the person who had just had an "accident". A pre-marital promiscuous, rambunctious, and endangered Jack, who eventually got married, made a different note to Miles and Maya's serious feelings. The Jack of the Game of Life gives Miles and Maya a heavier taste to
the wine in the glass. "A Glass of Wine" is like a vivisection of a wine, allowing people to clearly see the mirror image of the clear reflection. Wine, through "Life with a Glass of Wine", lit up.
If you can't drink a glass of wine, then drink a bird's strength!
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