Ebby said this to Oscar as soon as we met. It gave me a little bit of belief that this love wasn't a disguise, it wasn't intentional, it wasn't planned by her.
Rubik's cube, encouragement to fight back, Morse code, and the final rescue are all expressions of romantic love, which are very moving in the film's dark scenes and soft music.
But I can't help but think of her yelling at "Dad" and even telling him to go away so she can type Morse code with the boy. I believe that the old man is as touching as her previous love, but she will only stay at the age of 12, and the love she needs is also. So the previous one became her tool, and Oscar became the next one.
Of course she loved him, and so did he. I don't doubt this, what I doubt is whether love itself is reliable.
Is love two lonely hearts clinging to each other? Oscar's family is broken, will his mother's prayers stop him from being bullied at school again? She herself often cried on the sofa. Ebby's loneliness may even be beyond my imagination. Can't go out during the day, waiting for blood to come at night. When you are bored, play puzzles to relieve your boredom. Maybe it's been like this for years. Two "peers" are naturally attracted to each other, and it seems that there are not many choices. Love may be a love that grows over time, and then fades away. Love at first sight is beautiful, but who can come across it? It's not that I let the definition of love fall into this, it's just that everyone will starve to death after being too idealistic.
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