Just a few days ago, I watched the movie "Francis Ha" for the second time. When I watched this movie, I couldn't help thinking of my Sophie. Coincidentally, the friend in the movie was also named Sue. Philip. Here I want to spoiler ( for those who are afraid of spoilers, please don't read this article first) . . . .
The film describes the friendship between the two women, from breaking up with their lover for the sake of their friends, to a lover who doesn't like their friends, turning around with their friends, and finally going around in circles, and under the guidance of the god of fate, the two moved forward and accepted. A friend's lover is with a friend, and he just looks at her from a distance at a party. And Francis Ha (hereinafter referred to as [Ha]), the heroine herself, was facing a bottleneck in her dance career (or the end of her career) at the age of 27. She was already financially strapped, and she could not even rent a house. The house in the more expensive neighborhood was refrigerated by the company while waiting for the Christmas performance to be paid and the rent paid. The company leader told her euphemistically that the company's benefits were not good. This time she didn't have to take office. The leader would talk to her next Monday. For her family, former friends, and former lovers, she didn't spit bitterness, but kept foolishly in front of her "dating incompetent" (some kind of person who is not good at making friends, often in inappropriate occasions because of inappropriate words and deeds) Cause embarrassment, inability to perceive other people's emotional changes, empathy and communication skills seem out of tune with most). At a party, she was invited to stay at their home in France, which happened to be vacant. At this time, Ha, who was broken-hearted, faced unemployment and lost her best friend, probably wanted to change her mood. She owed her credit card money and bought a plane ticket to Paris. For her at that time in Paris, the focus was not on playing, she just wanted to change a place, anywhere, to let herself take a breath. During her short two days in Paris, she slept with her head covered and only came out when it was dark to eat at a roadside café. Sophie called Ha, saying that she was going to Japan with her boyfriend, and asked her if she would come at the farewell banquet. She said she couldn't come, she didn't say she was in Paris. Sophie said you should travel more, he said yes, I should travel, but she didn't say she was traveling, and Sophie wouldn't believe it. Long distance calls are too expensive, so Ha hurriedly hung up the phone. Ha hurried back to New York at night because the leader wanted to talk to her on Monday. When the leader learned that she had just flown back from Paris, in order to make an appointment, the leader was obviously a little embarrassed, saying that our conversation can actually be postponed, and you don't need to rush. Then the leader told her that she wanted her to leave the stage and do logistical work in the office in the future. Ha, who loves dancing, it was unacceptable when she heard the news at first, and maybe because of her little self-esteem, she lied and said that so-and-so asked her to dance, and she was going to try it. The leader can only say at this time, ah, okay, then bless you. But at this time, the leaders should also be very clear in their hearts, whether the dancer who was opened by their company at the age of 27 will be taken over by another company, obviously not. This is the tacit understanding of the adult world, not breaking it. Ha, who didn't perform on Christmas, returned to his hometown and had a lively festival with his family. From the beginning to the end, there is no discussion of sad topics. I have lost my love, I lost my job, I lost my best friend, and I didn't mention it. Heartless Ha, after a heartless American Spring Festival (Christmas), the holiday is over (the holiday for the unemployed), like all the North drifters, Ha left his hometown and went to New York. The back that turned around and left without a word, swallowed all the bitterness of being alone, left the laughter to the family, and endured the hardship alone. The house is unaffordable, and even the houses in the cheap neighborhoods cannot be rented together. Ha, who has no source of income at all, go back to his alma mater to become a temporary janitor, and make some money to tide over the difficulties first. Ha's task this time is to serve an old woman who has donated a lot of money to the school, pour her wine beside her, and watch her flirt with the handsome guy. However, the hand of fate (director and screenwriter) made Sophie appear, and Ha learned that Sophie was about to get engaged to her boyfriend. The two met unexpectedly, and Sophie, who was drunk at night, seemed to complain about her current boyfriend. Sophie said that she didn't like to stay in Japan, ha said that your i's social platform is showing the happy life in Japan every day? Sophie said that because my mother reads my social media, I can't always say that I am unhappy on it. Because Ha had previously expressed that he didn't like Sophie's boyfriend, but now Ha seems to accept him too. She didn't actually like or dislike Sophie's boyfriend, she just felt that the relationship between Sophie and her boyfriend surpassed her and Sophie, and he took Sophie away from her. "I love you, (Sophie's boyfriend's name)," Ha said. Sophie said to her boyfriend: "No, she doesn't love you, she has been with me and she hates you." "No, I don't hate him."... Drunk Sophie stayed one night in the temporary dormitory of Ha's school, Ha has not woken up, she left. Ha wakes up and sees the letter Sophie left her, and immediately chases it out. Sophie's car has already driven away, and Ha is standing on the road with bare feet... Francis Ha's personal growth is accompanied by an awareness of reality Life is a bitter compromise. In order to make ends meet, she finally returned to the company and accepted the logistical work in that office, but when the stage was not in use, she would still quietly take off her shoes and dance alone, even though there was no audience under the stage. At the end of the film, Sophie and Ha are at a social gathering, looking at each other across the air, and they are each other's best friends, although they lead their own lives. ... Drunk Sophie stayed in Ha's school dormitory for one night, and before Ha was awake, she left. Ha wakes up and sees the letter Sophie left her, and immediately chases it out. Sophie's car has already driven away, and Ha is standing on the road with bare feet... Francis Ha's personal growth is accompanied by an awareness of reality Life is a bitter compromise. In order to make ends meet, she finally returned to the company and accepted the logistical work in that office, but when the stage was not in use, she would still quietly take off her shoes and dance alone, even though there was no audience under the stage. At the end of the film, Sophie and Ha are at a social gathering, looking at each other across the air, and they are each other's best friends, although they lead their own lives.
The article is written here, as a film review, even if it is over. And such an overview film review, originally written or not written, is actually nothing. What makes me want to write about it is because I recently wanted to do a review of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. But the only paper book I have on hand is Lan Gongwu's, and when I think of using this version to sort out this book, my head is very big (everyone who has read it understands). So I placed an order online and bought a copy of Li Qiuling's version, which is still on the way. While waiting for Li Qiuling's version, I still opened Lan Gongwu's version. Because I want to sort out the whole book, I will carefully start from the first page this time. And when I opened the first page, just above the page, in a ballpoint pen, there was a phone number and a person's name. It was my old friend, my Sophie, whom I had broken with for many years. There is no hand of fate to arrange for us to meet again. We finally live completely different lives because of the difference in each other's life trajectories and the pursuit of life direction. I looked at the phone number on the book, which belonged to Sophie's handwriting. I can even remember the scene because I have a bad memory and like to throw things around. At that time, it was probably like this: I took out this pure batch of Lan Gongwu from the bookcase, and said to Sophie, you can write your phone number here, I will not lose it, because I will not lose this book . She took the book and wrote her phone number and name on it. I closed the book, put it back on the bookcase, and said with a smile, I can't lose it now... . . We used to be afraid that we would get separated when we walked, and we tried every means to leave our imprints in each other's lives, but in the end, we found that the differences caused by different life trajectories could not be maintained by any kind of imprint. The phone is still there, but I can no longer make calls. The movie gives a happy ending to the story of a friendship that parted ways, but the reality is that Francis Ha and Sophie have lived different lives ever since. After reading this article, does one person pop into your mind?
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