what is real

Abe 2022-09-28 16:33:58

In the film, an arrogant old man who has devoted himself to the art industry all his life, regards art as his love. He does not understand women and love, and he will never be able to give the best bid for women like he auctions art. But he fell into the so-called love and couldn't get out of it, thinking that was the truth, the truth of love.
However, "crazy things can always cover up the false."
I can't judge Claire with the eyes of moral judgment. I can't say that she is a liar of love, because in the process of deceiving and being deceived, she also paid the truth , just as the artist can't resist the temptation to join his own creation when he imitates the work, perhaps this is the truth in the false. So what is real?
What touched me about this film was not the absurd love between an old man and a young woman, but its definition of reality. Many times, we would think that what we see is true, and what we feel must be sincere, but it is not. We know that many feelings will be disguised, false, and will blind our hearts; similarly, we tend to dismiss many false things, but there may be some truth and sincerity in the false things.
At the end of the film, the old man recalls, struggles, and still chooses to believe, believes in the covenant between them...
There is warmth and sincerity in the desolation, and a profound exposure of human nature without causing people to suffer and despair.

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The Best Offer quotes

  • Virgil Oldman: What's it like living with a woman?

    Lambert: Like taking part in an auction sale. You never know if yours will be the best offer.

  • Billy Whistler: I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. Human emotions are like works of art. They can be forged. They seem just like the original, but they are a forgery.

    Virgil Oldman: Forgery?

    Billy Whistler: Everything can be faked, Virgil. Joy, pain, hate... illness, recovery. Even love.