But this old film shows us the parallel and intersection of different encounters in a woman's life. The reason why I call her an old film is because it was shot in 1998, when I was only 10 years old, and I had absolutely no interest or understanding of this kind of film. In the blink of an eye, 12 years have passed. At the age of 22, because of DIDO's "Thank you", I watched this film with emotion while watching it in the middle of the night when no one was there.
Helen's life has two completely different directions because of whether he catches the sliding door of the subway: he misses the subway, has been deceived, and struggles to make a living; he catches the subway, finds that her boyfriend cheated, and is reborn in the blow. No matter which one you look at alone, it is not good enough for us who have been tempered by all kinds of bizarre stories. But when intertwined, there is a strong contrast.
Maybe most people, like me, would think that Helen would be better off catching up on that subway. Unemployment and finding out that her boyfriend cheated was a big blow, but with the help of her friends and James, she not only smiled, but also established herself. career, and have a happy relationship; all of this is definitely better than not being cheated by her boyfriend and being unhappy as a waiter that she doesn't like to maintain their livelihood. But near the end of the film, both Helens are injured while pregnant, and they both lose their children, but only the unfortunate Helen survives. At the end, Helen and James meet again in the elevator. She will be happy in the background music implies that we and they will be together, and Helen will have a good love and career again like the previous ones. This ending subtly merges the two main lines, but it ruthlessly allows the audience to experience what it means to be "a lost horse is not a blessing". So what if x, y would be better? Or will it be worse? There is never a perfect answer to this question, and it is better not to be too entangled.
Finally, I would like to mention DIDO's "Thank you". I first watched this film because of this song, one word, praise!
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