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Roslyn 2022-04-21 09:02:53

As it goes on, the film gradually begins to be charming. The nutrition delivered by the film as a whole is quite intelligent. The director is obviously ambitious. The composition, setting and lighting of the picture are both soft and nostalgic, and there is a hint of sadness. And a little bit of sexy. It is amazing to be able to explain the life trajectories of these characters with completely different styles in just two hours, and the explanation is good. The conflicts between the characters are handled in a tolerant way. , It can be seen from this that the director has forgiven everything, his youth, his life, and an era, so the director's style is still quite high. He is tolerant of everyone and the stage of people's life. I will feel angry, and it can even be said that the insecurities in the entire youth have been cured by this film in stages. It does not sing high-profile or define life. This is a good movie, charming and a little touching. ,very nice. By the way, the lines are really well written, the level of the textbook, the sense of humor of the film is also worth noting, plus points

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  • Jamie: I thought that was just the beginning of a new relationship with her, where she'd really tell me stuff. But maybe it was never really like that again. Maybe that was it.

    Dorothea: In March of 1999, I'll start to feel tired and confused. When I finally go to the doctor, he will say that the cancer in my lungs had already travelled to my breast and brain. I'll try to teach Jamie what to do with my stocks, but my instructions will be impossible to understand.

    Julie: Abbie will take me to Planned Parenthood. And I will go on the pill. I will go to NYU and lose touch with Jamie and Dorothea, and I will stop talking to my mom, I will fall in love with Nicholas, we will move to Paris, and choose not to have children.

    Abbie: I will stay in Santa Barbara. In just two years, I'll marry Dave. A month after I get married Carlotta will die. A week later, Max will die too. I will work out of my garage and show in local galleries. Against my doctor's advice, I will get pregnant, and by the time I'm thirty I'll have two boys.

    William: I'll live with Dorothea for another year. Then I'll open a pottery store in Sedona Arizona. I will marry Laurie, a singer-songwriter. We'll get divorced in a year. Then I'll meet Sandy, we will marry, and I will continue to do my pottery.

    Jamie: My mom will meet Jim in 1983, they'll be a couple until she dies. On her birthday each year, he will buy her a trip on a biplane. Years after she's gone I'll finally get married and have a son. I'll try to explain to him what his grandmother was like - but it will be impossible.

  • Jamie: [to his mom] You know, when the firemen come... people don't usually invite them for dinner.