[Two Lonely Hearts], the title of the play is just the name: two protagonists have two lonely hearts, in fact, there are as many lonely hearts as there are people; however, after all, the play is more than ten years ago. Yes, the world has changed. Today, a jam-packed show is as tiring as taking time for self-pity, and the romanticizing of loneliness is outdated; today, watching Leaving Las Vegas is the most cynical masturbation.
Nicolas Cage took the Oscar winner's work (certainly this is one of the most famous characters in drinking scenes, the actor raised his glass/bottle no less than 200 times in the whole film), the simple story begins with Ben, a good drinker who lost his family career, With no love, he absconded to the casino, sold his property, sold his car, and sold everything for more alcohol, but he drank without purpose and without restraint, just for the sake of drinking—drinking until his death became his only wish for survival. Later, she found a Sera (Elisabeth Shue) who could tolerate her company with wine all day long and could fall in love from a prostitute; similarly, Sera was also fortunate to find a love that accepted her. This is the outline of the play, a life that seems to be unreal and non-existent, and the living style of doing nothing to live like a year, giving Ben too much time to drink, and really open his eyes to face his wasted (writing) life. Every second of the time was joking with Ben, as if the wine could never be drunk; the endless emptiness and loneliness did not go away with Sera's arrival, because when he was with her, he had already made his mind clear, and she answered directly. .
Sera
Don't you like me, Ben?
Ben Sanderson
Sera... what you don't understand is - no, see, no. You can never, never ask me to stop drinking. Do you understand?
Sera
I do. I really do.
In the end, the result of this abnormal relationship is not It's important, it's important that one understands the value of loneliness when one gets involved with a character who is hard to tell, not quite a lover but much bigger than a partner - after a lifetime of waiting, you've finally arrived.
The only weird thing about Leaving Las Vegas is that after the heroine's appearance, the screen suddenly cuts from the story part to the heroine's interview-style monologue, telling about the experience of picking up customers and the feelings at different stages, I don't quite understand What is the intention of this approach. Ninety percent of the soundtrack of the whole film should be wonderful and somber jazz, which easily adds a layer of dark blue to Las Vegas.
There is no He Baorong or Lai Yaohui, neither Argentine capital nor Iguazu, but after watching the movie, you may remember our most unforgettable movie for the tenth anniversary of the Hong Kong SAR.
Leaving Las Vegas (Two Lonely Hearts) (1995)
Director: Mike Figgis
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