"Believe in Love"

Kallie 2022-04-22 07:01:55

Nine years later, re-watch "Elegy".

When I was in 2008, I was fascinated by Penelope's deep eyes and beautiful body.

I saw this film by chance yesterday and watched it off and on.

The story is very simple. David met Consville and was attracted by her young body and beautiful face, while Consville was probably attracted by David's mature charm or wanted to experience different feelings. So together. He questioned her attempts, feeling insecure because of her age. And she wants him to come into his life and get to know her family. But in the end, David probably gave up his relationship with her based on his so-called life experience, perhaps because he was afraid of the uncertainty of life, or because he was afraid that others would question him. In this way, the two are no longer in contact. Two years later, she called him and told him that she had breast cancer, but only met him briefly, told her inner fear, told him that she had been single for the past two years, and then said no goodbye to him. He seemed to understand at this time, so he no longer resisted entering her life.

How to be sure that someone loves you, or how to be sure that you love someone?

I feel like this is one of the few ultimate problems in life.

Is love a subconscious existence, or a subjective cognition that can be determined by one's own will?

Appearance, age, status, money, status, how much do these account for in the process of falling in love with someone?

And in the end is it emotionally driven or is it loneliness that drives you to love someone?

These questions have always bothered me.

But one thing I can be sure of right now is that, as far as myself is concerned, the inner feelings are always higher than the outer conditions.

Unfortunately, it's getting harder and harder to meet people with the same idea.

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Elegy quotes

  • George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible.

    David Kepesh: Invisible? What the hell does that mean? Invisible? They jump out at you. A beautiful woman, she stands out. She stands apart. You can't miss her.

    George O'Hearn: But we never actually see the person. We see the beautiful shell. We're blocked by the beauty barrier. Yeah, we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.

  • David Kepesh: I think it was Betty Davis who said old age is not for sissies. But it was Tolstoy who said the biggest surprise in a man's life is old age. Old age sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you're asking yourself, I'm asking myself, why can't an old man act his real age? How is it possible for me to still be involved in the carnal aspects of the human comedy? Because, in my head, nothing has changed.