pity the ex-wife

Ike 2022-04-20 09:02:00

After watching the movie, a desire to vomit suddenly turned back from my stomach to my heart. If nausea is a physiological reaction or a normal psychological reaction, then the word "nausea" is the most appropriate word to describe my feelings at that time. And this nausea has not attacked my weakened stomach for a long time, I can't remember it for a long time, and the angry youth like Woody I once had is almost forgotten. But today I think again of that dream-like memory, which is like a scar.

Maybe you think that memory is related to love, but I'm afraid it will only disappoint you, it's just about my work history.

At that time, I was like a newcomer in the workplace, and everything started from scratch, but a little sense of responsibility and stupidity made me work harder than other newcomers, and it was even unreasonable. To this day, I still haven't found the motivation at that time. origin. Then, just as the horoscope predicted that year, the career went smoothly and was highly valued by the leaders. Although the content of the work has nothing to do with my major, but only with a little sensitivity to writing and flexible thinking, it seems that even I can't believe how fast I am advancing. It seems that this job is designed for me, and the bad luck since college seems to be It's time to turn around. But at this time, the complacency expanded infinitely, and the idea of ​​finding another high career began to grow like water plants. When I offered to leave, people were amazed, especially the leaders who watched me grow up. They thought it was a pity. At the beginning, "Isn't it a pity to lose such a good development opportunity?" Such thoughts also appeared in my mind, but soon I persuaded myself with "opportunities are everywhere", and then I came to the place where I work now. A place, idle and boring, with no development at all.

It has been more than a year since I had this experience. The details of the period are vivid in my mind, and the hard work and harvest have become the most precious memory. And in "Whatever Works", who has paid attention to the first marriage of Boris (the old man hero). Similar interests, similar knowledge structure, as Boris himself said is a match made in heaven, but Boris decisively abandoned her, abandoned her beautiful marriage, abandoned his youthful promises (the broken promises in love, when you were young Boris may not be able to escape this cliché), and even gave up his own life. Thinking of this, I suddenly found that the reason for the nausea may be derived from this, this unconditional abandonment of beauty. And I'm still annoyed by the choice I made more than a year ago, although I try to convince myself again, as at that time "opportunities are everywhere".

The title of the film, "Whatever Works," is a slap in the face of this "unreasonable, unfortunate" behavior (just like the poster). And my self-righteous detachment and open-mindedness in the past was actually another kind of self-deception, and it finally showed its true shape in front of Woody's "Whatever Works". But I suddenly have a question to ask Boris, and even more to ask Woody, if "anything will do", then why did you abandon your ex-wife without any scruples, doesn't "that kind of life" belong to "Whatever"?

Maybe this is a meaningless question, because "Whatever" is limited to established facts, as if I can only say "well, okay, make a living" to my current job, and "that kind of life" has become a distant place. The memory of the ex-wife is just pitiful, and suddenly and inexplicably will suffer the pain of marriage change.

Regarding the two stars, I still insist on the opinion in my short review: Woody affirms everything from the negative side with an attitude of denying everything, and this and that truth-everyone becomes your friend, and you lose all your friends- Same way. That being the case, I pay my humble respects with the lowest score. (Now I have finally finished vomiting, and the nausea has finally disappeared)

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Whatever Works quotes

  • [first lines]

    Boris Yellnikoff: That's not what I'm saying, imbecile. You guys completely misrepresent my ideas, why would I even want to talk with those idiots.

    Boris' Friend: Just calm down.

    Boris' Friend: That's not true, Boris.

    Boris Yellnikoff: No, don't tell me to calm down, I am calm. Just stop.

    Boris' Friend: Don't jump on us just because we don't understand what you're saying.

    Boris Yellnikoff: I didn't jump on you. It's not the idea behind Christianity I'm faulting, or Judaism, or any religion. It's the professionals who've made it into corporate business. There's big money in the god racket, big money.

    Boris' Friend: Here we go...

  • Boris Yellnikoff: Don't you know you have to sing happy birthday twice to get the germs off?