Lies make lives better

Kaylie 2022-04-19 09:02:26

The stubborn magician at the very first scene after the show scolds on his co-workers shows how disagreeable he is. Later in the story, especially when he meets the beautiful fraud and the rich family, his rudeness, pessimistic views of lives just prove how pathetic he is. I wonder with his stubbornness, lack of romanticism, and bitter tones and judgements how does he win the heart of Olivia, his fiancée? Maybe, as he repeats a lot, they are made a good match in heaven which he does not doubt but rather jovially believe, until the intentional encounter with Sophie, an adorable girl. I question the mind of the girl, with all the bad disposition of the magician, he seems appeal to her at the very first sight. After one week of being together, they are in love. Their love is slight, transient, but truly and unnoticed. I won't talk about more about the plot, it's no use. Instead, there are a few points that are quite impressive for me.
After visiting the aunt, the car is broken, and to have a shelter from rain, they go into a place what seems like for speculating the stars. They huddle together to keep the body heat which is warm to see despite they are drenched. When he opens up the pure white roof, I am amazed, by the dark blue sky, the scattered sparkling stars and the bright shiny moon. Magic of the moonlight, might be talking about this scene. The moonlight changes the magician. He believes Sophie and the world now. The fixed opinions about you get what you see and there's no such a psyche world or souls is altered by the magic of Sophie and her beauty. It is touching, to see him enjoying the life, stopping the nuisance speech about the real life. Even though she turns out is a fraud in the end, what she says is right. Lies make lives better. With lies,he has a much easier life that he is able to enjoy everything rather being critical judgmental all the time. Lies make the rich widow unfown and makes the young boy madly fall in love. What's more, people don't get pissed off by his negativness and all the moody and gloomy views of lives, at least I don't. He is rather annoying at first. I am happy to see that he understands the world, his heart and follows his heart and the signs of god. And his proposal is just ridiculously funny. The last scene is a bit of cliché, but still it's beautiful. We need lies, not conspirated lies to harm people, but kind tender lies to soothe people's soul. As one sees, religions are just as insensible as lies , but they bring faith to people's mind, and that is what makes us settled, what removes upset.
Europe is just a beautiful place, with all the countryside views. It's not splendid nature, but with the thick connection of people to the nature, culture to the buildings, it is so attractive.

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Magic in the Moonlight quotes

  • Stanley: The comparison makes me laugh! Olivia is a person of accomplishment and charm. Sophie's a street finagler who makes her way living off one bit of hokum to the next.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I don't see how you can compare the two.

    Stanley: Well, don't put ideas into my head!

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, far be it from me!

    Stanley: Of course, she does come from dire circumstances. I mean, it's very easy to be judgmental about people who are born into circumstances less fortunate than one's own.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, life is harsh. One must do what one must to survive.

    Stanley: Well put. And people do sometimes make the wrong choices, which they regret, even though no serious harm was done.

    Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?

    Stanley: And there is a rather appealing quality about Sophie. Despite her disgusting behaviour.

    Aunt Vanessa: Yes, her smile is rather winning. Of course, it depends how much value you put on the purely physical.

    Stanley: Well, no, I... I, for one, esteem the higher virtues.

    Aunt Vanessa: Hmm... Beauty of the soul...

    Stanley: Although her eyes are rather pleasant to look into. And that she can be amusing, under the right circumstances.

    Aunt Vanessa: Oh, but Olivia is an educated, cultivated woman. One that befits a man of your artistic genius.

    Stanley: Yes, now, my genius must be factored in. On paper, there's really no reason to prefer Sophie to Olivia.

    Aunt Vanessa: Well, I would say the opposite.

    Stanley: ...And so your, your suggestion that I, I be honest with Olivia and tell her that as irrational as it seems, I've fallen in love with, with Sophie - that's a preposterous notion.

    Aunt Vanessa: It's lunacy.

    Stanley: ...Yet I can't help feeling that...

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That you love Sophie. Yes, I understand. You're puzzled and bewildered; because your foolish logic tells you that you should love Olivia.

    Stanley: Foolish logic?

    Aunt Vanessa: And yet, how little that logic means when placed next to Sophie's smile...

    Stanley: What are you saying?

    Aunt Vanessa: ...That the world may or may not be without purpose, but it's not totally without some kind of magic.

    Stanley: ...I have irrational positive feelings for Sophie Baker. It's like witnessing a trick I can't figure out.

  • Aunt Vanessa: Which of us has not made some blunders in life?