Ross Katz's "The Choice of Love" (2016) is naturally a movie about choice.
As the voice over in the film said, every choice changes everything. Another correct nonsense. Life is a journey of constant choice, and every step is also about choice, so choice itself is not as good as letting it go, or letting it go. Of course, this is idealism. Materialists believe in the importance of choice. There are always more solutions than difficulties. The so-called man will conquer the sky and make the impossible possible.
"Men are afraid of going into the wrong line, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man", this is the Chinese philosophy of life. The love and marriage between Travis (Benjamin Walker) and Gaby (Telisa Palmer) in the film can be described as the result of "choices" under certain circumstances. "Specific" means that they have a love partner before they fall in love. It just means that Travis's partner is detached and in a state of indecision. It belongs to the kind of unwillingness and the possibility of a better partner.
But Gabi's situation is different. She has an 800-year-old boyfriend, Ryan, who is the attending doctor in the same hospital as her. Gaby is from Charleston and came to Wrightsville after graduating from college. He is still working as an intern. The film makes dogs a messenger linking their emotional growth. They knew each other because of a dog. Gaby became Travis's new neighbor. Every week, Travis would pull a bunch of buddies and go out to sea on the yacht. It really smells like "facing the sea, spring flowers blooming".
It's just that Gabi's dog has a big belly, and it's a good thing his dog does. The clever setting of the film is just like the bridge of Hollywood classics in the past. He happened to be a doctor at the pet hospital in town, and so was his father. He said I had ligated my dog long ago. She has nothing to say. On the night when her dog was giving birth, she had to knock on his door and let him handle it.
Like this one and two go, I feel sorrowful. Naturally, they got together. It happened that her boyfriend went to Atlanta to participate in the medical work of the Olympic Games, which was still in 1996. When he approached her, she asked why you want to do this. He said you upset me. The attraction of the two sexes is an inexplicable problem. This is not only the chemical effect of dopamine, but also the result of fate.
The bay twists and turns, and the moon hangs high. That night, he rowed her to a quiet island. She said that looking up at the moon and the starry sky is like her own religious belief. He said that his beliefs are relatives. Obviously, Travis was intoxicated by his playfulness, clarity and purity. Interestingly, Gaby, a religious believer, walked into the church with him as an atheist. The pastor and believers were singing the rock version of "Hallelujah" together, which changed his stereotype of the church.
When Gabi's boyfriend Ryan came back, suspicions and strife would inevitably arise. Fortunately, there was no deterrent except Ryan giving Travis a punch. Ryan was a person who wanted to go. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Travis and Gaby held a wedding. This is their first life choice. Just like that song you chose me, I chose you. When they came together, like dogs and puppies, they also had a boy and a girl.
As always, they took the two babies to the beach in front of the house and sat watching the stars and moon, which was what she liked when they were in love. Boping's life like a mirror is clear and full. That night, they were planning to go out to celebrate together, but he was busy and came too late. She was really impatient and drove away. Unexpectedly, she would encounter problems on a rainy night. She became a vegetable and lay in the hospital day after day. The painful Gasves can be imagined, in a strong self-blame, and accompany her to talk and talk every day.
The doctor told him that under normal circumstances, after 90 days, the patient still can't wake up and can only give up treatment, because after 90 days, the percentage of regaining consciousness and memory is less than one percent. But he did not give up, he certainly would not sign, he chose to continue to accompany. He even came to the tomb of his deceased mother and asked for his strength. His sister comforted him. The comfort of family affection is more important than anything at this time. What's rare is that Gabi's ex-boyfriend Ryan also encouraged him and patted him on the shoulder.
Just after the storm passed that day, he cleaned up the scattered objects, and his father told him that you don't need to be so frustrated and regretful now, but you have to sort everything out and set off again. The words hit him and pushed him. While cleaning up, he saw the wind chime that the dog found, which was her thing. This is a signal of love. He remembered something. He came to her favorite island by boat. He set up a small pavilion and prepared to observe the stars and moon in the night sky for her.
The pavilion was set up, and Xu was favored by God, and his mobile phone rang. He came to the hospital impatiently, and the miracle really happened. She actually woke up, just as she did before the accident, and it was easy. She smiled and said that you were late. This is a powerful choice, awakening her sleeping memory and sleeping heart. She said, I can hear every word and every word you say clearly, and your heart beats for me. Another time, you mistaken Delphinium for lilac and gave it to me.
The film is obviously not limited to real events, but beautifully filmed, integrating nature and human affairs organically. From the beginning to the end, it is a matter of choice. Closely choosing this theme gives an unusual flavor to the accustomed plot. This is the diffuse flavor of chocolate, a bit bitter, but sweet is the main flavor.
Finally, a family of four sits in a pavilion under the dark night, looking up at the starry sky, the moon is clear. All things in the world, under the quiet, there are always miracles. With persistence and tenacity in the choice, the convergence of various forces will create the most breathtaking miracle. They always believe this.
2016, September, 12
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