Breaking the waves - Neuroticism at its finest

Lue 2022-04-20 09:01:51

I like neuroticism, focused and obsessed eyes, involuntary twitching movements, pale haggard face, messy and dull hair, decadent hoarse or sharp and mean voice... It's like the style of the male lead singer who reinvents the statue's power, like 37 Degree 2 Betty's expression, the voice of a slut Jika, and the face and eyes of Emily Watson...

Emily Watson has a pair of breathtaking eyes, clear and bright, when looking at things , as if the whole person was caught with the same concentration. There is also a pale and thin face, the corners of the mouth often twitch nervously, and the corners of the mouth are turned down, and together with the eyes, the whole heart is written on the face. In the first scene of her appearance, she asks people for permission to marry her. She has a shy and happy expression, her eyes are dodging, but they are very bright, like a child hiding a whole bag of chocolates in her arms. On the night she and Yang were newly married, the two were in bed, and Yang stripped naked to reveal his penis. She was slightly surprised, nervous, shy, and curiously watching. Yang caught her hand and put it on it, she touched it lightly, then burst into a nervous laugh, and finally fell onto the bed with a smile. There is also the scene of Yang's farewell after his honeymoon and about to leave. Emily stood aside, desperately twitching the corners of her mouth, trying to control her emotions, but there was a strong sadness and reluctance in her eyes, and she finally ran away quickly and went to Smashing the wall with a latte... Her sadness and joy are so pure, she is so determined that she has no ego. In the first half of the film, describing her daily life, in the bleak colors and shaky shots, Emily gives us a most neurotic girl. You can clearly remember her hysterical laughter and tearing, her long hair flying in the wind, her curious and shy eyes, her fast running movements, her innocent childish smile...

Only such a thorough and pure person can be in love Truly annihilate yourself. Yang said, Love is a mighty power. But now I still can't understand, what kind of power can be so strong that people can completely abandon themselves. Physical pain and mental torment can be endured without hesitation. The decision was shocking.

I'm thinking that the beauty of neuroticism may lie in its boundlessness, or, in other words, the renunciation of the self-through the renunciation of the daily self, the "self" is more insistent. A relaxed and calm attitude is a condition for human survival, but being too self-sufficient in the face of the world is also the limit of isolation from the world. Unable to control oneself - madness, although at the risk of being cut off from the world, it always seems to mean a higher purpose, which makes people yearn for a better direction.

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Extended Reading
  • Hailee 2022-03-24 09:02:16

    CHAPTER 5 actually appeared the singing voice of the ubiquitous old man LEONARD COHEN.

  • Toby 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    Full of religious metaphors, but not related to religion.

Breaking the Waves quotes

  • Bess McNeill: [as God] Bess McNeill, for many years you've prayed for love. Shall I take it away from you again, is that what you want?

    Bess McNeill: Oh, no. I'm still grateful for love.

    Bess McNeill: [as God] What do you want, then?

    Bess McNeill: I pray for Jan to come home.

    Bess McNeill: [as God, in an impatient voice] He will be coming home in ten days. You must learn to endure, you know that.

    Bess McNeill: I can't wait.

    Bess McNeill: [as God] This is unlike you, Bess. Out there, there are people who need Jan and his work. What about them?

    Bess McNeill: They don't matter. Nothing else matters. I just want Jan home again. I pray to you, oh please. Won't you send him home?

    Bess McNeill: [as God] Are you sure that's what you want?

    Bess McNeill: Yes.

  • Bess McNeill: Have you taken my calendar?

    Dodo McNeill: What? No I have not. What would I want with your calendar?

    Bess McNeill: You've taken it.

    Dodo McNeill: I have not taken it.

    Bess McNeill: Yes you have.

    Dodo McNeill: I don't know what you're talking about. What calendar?

    Bess McNeill: Where is it?

    Dodo McNeill: [returns to the room with Bess's calendar] Bess, you have to stop all this, you know. I mean you've got to go on living when he's not here. I mean he's not dead. You're not dead.

    Bess McNeill: Give it to me.

    Dodo McNeill: You've got to stop it.

    [Bess rearranges the ripped up calendar, staring at the words "I love Jan" on the corner]