Don't talk about beauty, talk about moon cakes.

Orin 2022-04-21 09:01:44

Thinking of the Mid-Autumn Mooncakes from the past, they were big, filled with various kinds of genuine nuts, and the packaging was just a piece of oiled paper. It was affordable, delicious, and not fancy.

Today's Mid-Autumn Mooncakes are completely different, with smaller and smaller styles, more hazy fillings, less content, but more exquisite packaging.

The early movies were much like the Mid-Autumn Mooncakes of the past, with beautiful stories and simple forms.

Movies now are like mooncakes now, when the luxurious box is opened, the story seems so fragmented.

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All About Eve quotes

  • Lloyd Richards: Karen, let me tell you about Eve. She's got everything - a born actress. Sensitive, understanding, young, exciting, vibrant...

    Karen: Don't run out of adjectives, dear.

  • Karen: [narrating] Newton, they say, thought of gravity by getting hit on the head by an apple. And the man who invented the steam-engine, he was watching a teakettle. But not me. My big idea came to me just sitting on a couch. That boot in the rear to Margo. Heaven knows, she had one coming. From me, from Lloyd, from Eve, Bill, Max and so on. We'd all felt those size fives of hers often enough. But how? The answer was buzzing around me like a fly. I had it. But I let it go. Screaming and calling names is one thing, but this could mean...

    Karen: [continues] Why not? "Why," I said to myself, "not?" It would all seem perfectly legitimate. And only two people in the world would know. Also, the boot would land where it would do the most good for all concerned. After all, it was no more than a harmless joke which Margo herself would be the first to enjoy. And no reason why she shouldn't be told about it... in time.

    Karen: [on the phone, calling Eve to let her in on her little "joke"] Hello. Will you please call Miss Eve Harrington to the phone?