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Elisha 2022-04-19 09:03:13

The first time I met Dustin Hoffman was, of course, in the famous film "The Graduate". This small man of only 1.63 in Hollywood is destined to be an outlier among the glamorous handsome men and beautiful women.
In the film, although it is only the background song of the advertisement, he still devotes himself to the creation like an artist. The boss is destined to dislike such employees. In today's fast food culture,
no need elaborate, shoddy advertisements can be used to deceive good consumers. The cost of such employees is too high, and it is more practical for young people who are fledgling.
Harvey was so concerned about this job that he didn't even plan to stay for a few more days at his daughter's wedding, which he hadn't seen in years. Because it's not just his job, it's his life.
The failure of the marriage hit him a lot, and he put all his energy into music, and what was originally funny and cheerful became passive and closed.
(Dustin Hoffman was a very good pianist before he became an actor, so it should be his real performance in the film)

Kate, who has experienced many unsuccessful blind dates, is both looking forward to love and looking forward to it. Afraid, she will not only be busy with work and looking for love, but also spend a lot of time comforting her neurotic mother.
She is a person who is full of enthusiasm for life and treats her subordinates and neighbors sincerely. Although her job allows her to meet impolite passengers every day, she never gets discouraged or compromises,
and she faces the next person peacefully. She is destined not to be lonely all the time.
The two did not meet happily. . .
The heart-to-heart communication between the two gave Harvey, who had encountered setbacks, courage and more or less made up for his emotional debt to his daughter.
Harvey also found something much bigger than his job, saying "no" to his ruthless and pitiful boss.

In our day, which is full of impetuousness and desire, everyone is skeptical about feelings and waits aimlessly and passively. Until it is eroded by the years, recalling the years like water,
Looking back on the passion and impulsiveness of my youth, I feel sighed. All we get is a sense of the ruthlessness of time and the difference between people and people. Is it not until that day comes that we will try to seize that last chance?

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Last Chance Harvey quotes

  • Kate Walker: [answers phone] Hello, Mum.

    Maggie: What are you wearing?

    Kate Walker: Purple dungarees.

    Maggie: Oh, you're not.

    Kate Walker: No, not really. I'm wearing a miniskirt and a boob tube. They're totally back in.

    Maggie: Oh, you're just being silly.

    [Kate laughs]

    Maggie: Now, don't be nervous. Just be yourself.

    [peeks out the window watching the bizarre neighbor]

    Kate Walker: Yes, thanks for the advice.

    Maggie: Oh, listen. I've been thinking about Greece.

    Kate Walker: Yeah. Okay. Well, can we talk about that later?

    [crosses the street]

    Kate Walker: All right. Bye!

    Maggie: Bye.

    [hangs up phone and continues to watch the neighbor. He waves]

  • Kate Walker: I had a lovely time, Harvey, and I like you - I really do. But you know, I don't really do fountains at noon either. I mean, I live in - Well, I live in Wilton Greens, and you live wherever you...

    Harvey Shine: I live in White Plains.

    Kate Walker: Exactly. And Monday morning, life kicks in, and we're not teenagers. Got a life and our jobs and our family and everything, and I had a lovely time. I won't forget it. Thank you. But...

    Harvey Shine: What?

    Kate Walker: Well, it's not, you know, real life.

    Harvey Shine: It is.

    Kate Walker: No, it isn't, Harvey.

    Harvey Shine: It is.

    Kate Walker: No, it's not, Harvey.

    Harvey Shine: No, it is real life. It's real life for me.

    Kate Walker: No, no. I know. I know. But it's not just about you, is it? It's about me, as well. You don't know anything about me. Look at me. I mean, it's pathetic. I actually expected you not to show. In fact, I think I actually almost wanted you not to show because it's just sort of easier that way. You know, you just dive in there. You just whoosh anywhere. It's the deep end and I'm not a bloody swimming pool, Harvey, and I'm not - I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna do it. I'm not gonna do it because it'll hurt. Sometime or other there'll be, you know, it's not working, or I need my space, or whatever it is and it will end, and it will hurt, and I won't do it. I won't do it, and I won't...

    [walks away crying]