Shall we dance?

Hazle 2022-04-20 09:02:09

"'The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.'(Thoreau) Maybe the desperation can't be quiet anymore."
---------Scottie

I think it's not just men, maybe a lot of men and women They all live in silent despair, and have become numb in despair, unaware of the despair they are in. I remember what Mr. Lu Xun said, "If you don't break out in silence, you will die in silence". It is better to replace "silence" with "despair" in the sentence. Mr. Clark just chose to explode in "despair".

“All these promises that we make and we break, why is it, do you think, that people get married? ….Because we need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet, I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything---the good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things, all of it. All the time, everyday. You're saying , 'Your life will not go unnoticed, because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed, because I will be your witness.'”
-------Mrs. Clark

I really agree with Mrs. Clark on marriage. I feel moved, I once thought, love is the same, we witnessed each other's life in a certain period of life, and the other party also witnessed my life, we shared each other's life, and the other party also shared our life. Isn't this wonderful? I used to envy the crazy lovers in "Born to Kill" because they only thought each other was their coolest partner and they were always together. Now, I agree more with the definition of marriage in the Bible, in which a man and a woman are one, one person. Many people today do not understand this, so they are easy to give up in marriage, because they do not know how to love each other as they love themselves. They always love and care about themselves the most. I don't want this, don't! !

"The one thing I am proudest of my whole life is you're happy with me. If I couldn't, if I couldn't tell you that I was unhappy sometimes, because I didn't want to risk hurting the one person I treasure most."
--------Mr. Clark

I love this confession because it fills my heart with hope and love is lasting. Many people laugh at love, but in fact they don't understand, what they know is only passion, so what they value is how many people they have experienced in their life, and they lament how volatile and fragile love is after the experience.

Look at the way he dances, despite his age, he is still charming. Richard Gere.

Towards the end of the movie, there is an old male voice singing: "The book of love is long and boring..." I like this song very much, I like singing with a soul, there are often people with beautiful voices and perfect skills, But there is no soul in their songs, so there is no moving. I remember when I was in high school, there was a school party where a girl performed a piece of tune about a horse on the stage. It is said that the erhu level is very high, but I can't hear that kind of contagious momentum at all. I am very familiar with that piece, because it was played by my father. Every time I listen to it, I feel unrestrained and excited. Although his erhu is self-taught, even though he has not obtained the series, it is a soulful performance.

I love dancing and I love Tango. I hope someone I love will come up to me one day and say, "Shall we dance?"


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Shall We Dance quotes

  • Bobbie: ...and stop looking at my ass.

    John Clark: I'll try.

  • Link Peterson: I mean, a straight man who likes to dance around in sequins walks a very lonely road, I got news for you.