Mary (Meg Ryan) lives in a lavish Manhattan suburban villa with her successful husband, a wealthy costume designer father, and a lovely daughter. Mary's three best friends are also quite successful in career or life.
Mary paints, does pottery, and throws parties in her spare time, with little to do with anything. She also designs clothes, but it doesn't always suit her father's taste.
Until one day Mary finds out that her husband has been having an affair with Crystal (Eva Mendes), a charming perfume saleswoman at Saks department store. And Mary's friend, Sylvia (Annette Bening), the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine who is worried about the magazine's fate, even broke the news to a columnist for her career.
The crisis from marriage, friendship, and career made these two women start thinking about life again.
Mary finally decided to leave her husband and father's company, changed her image (becoming a bit like Avril), and started her own clothing line. Later, her fashion show was a huge success. On the other hand, Sylvia, who has been rejected by Mary for a long time, also realized the sadness of being imprisoned by her career, and resigned from her job as editor-in-chief of a magazine that she once regarded as her life.
In fact, the story of the film is very simple, but a few lines are quite interesting.
Mary's lesbian friend, Alex, can't stop talking about the benefits of being with a woman.
You just don't understand how much better it is being in a relationship with a woman. If we're lost, we both ask for directions. When we watch TV, we watch one show at a time. Nobody drinks out of the milk carton or asks you to pull their finger or obsesses over their decreasing ability to piss 30 feet. And when we have sex, neither one of us wants it with the lights on. Are you jealous yet?
And that funny housekeeper. When Mary quarreled with her husband, she said that only a stupid woman like herself would fall in love with him. The housekeeper thought it was a really bad argument,
Nobody knows how to argue. I should run a school.
When Mary was frustrated, she met an edgy old lady who taught her the secret of life.
Let me give you Leah Miller's secret to life. Don't give a shit about anybody. Be selfish. Because once you ask yourself the question. "What about me?", everything changes for the better. I mean. After all, who are you?
In fact, it has nothing to do with whether it is a woman or a man, or how old you are. Who you are and what you do is always an important basic question.
Gradually, Mary was able to let go of her concerns about the people around her, and found herself and a career that suits her.
Mary's mother turned a blind eye when facing her husband's cheating and did nothing. After knowing what happened to Mary, she once persuaded her,
Someone once said that when you don't know what to do. Do nothing.
After Mary's success, her mother was also very happy and regretted that she didn't have such courage back then.
The most thought-provoking is that the buyer of Saks at the end of the film intends to purchase Mary's clothing, but Mary unexpectedly answers that she needs to think about it. Sylvia asked her why she didn't agree immediately. She said,
We know we could have it all, but do we need it ?
Presumably Mary has a deeper understanding of life. In fact, with hard work, you may indeed gain anything, but at the same time you have to spend your time, energy, and other things that may be more valuable than the results. So don't be too greedy, have ambition but also contentment and happiness can bring you happiness. It is worth mentioning that the Saks department store, which is often featured in the film, also sponsors Sex and the City.
Mary used to say when she was confused,
Wouldn't it be just great if when you're born, they give you a rulebook so every time you came up against something you had no idea how to handle, you just look it up in the book, and there would be the answer?
Of course, there can be no such good thing. Therefore, this film wants to tell many people who are lost in life and lose their passion, rather than living for others, it is better to be a little selfish, to find out what to do first, and how much to say.
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