In fact, this is the first work they have collaborated on. "Sleepless in Seattle" is in 1993, and "Electronic Love Letter" is in 1998. The two have worked together for almost 10 years.
This story was a dark humorous story at first. Joe works in a basement-like office and has a crush on his colleague Dede, but he dare not confess. Joe repeats his monotonous and boring life every day. That black lightning appears many times, sometimes it's a way to work, sometimes it's a hillside. I even saw the black lightning in the movies of the early black and white era. It has a certain symbolic meaning. You need to understand what the movie is about to understand what the black lightning symbol means to Joe.
Joe is like all the office workers, working numbly, not daring to make changes in his life, even if he has a crush on the girl, he still dared not to imagine the future of two people.
At this time, Joe's doctor told him that he was dying and only had a life span of 5 months. He finally confessed and invited Dede to dinner, but when he told the truth, he scared Dede away.
Life is so hopeless. Just when there was no fun, suddenly a millionaire knocked on the door and gave him a large amount of money, whatever he wanted, equipped with a luxury RV, a full-time driver, and a gold card. The only condition is that he must go to a small island in the Pacific on which day of the month and jump into a volcano that is about to erupt as a living sacrifice. There is the fattest guano in the world on that small island, and the rich man is an exporter. Once the volcano destroys the island, his source of business is gone, so he must ask a dying person to jump on the volcano.
Joe agreed. Before leaving, he went to buy equipment for the long journey and bought four huge suitcases, which were as big as a small wardrobe. High-end suits can be hung, and there are small drawers one by one. Joe likes it very much. He straps four suitcases to the roof of the RV to meet the rich man's daughter. She will send Joe to a cruise ship, and Joe will go to the island from the cruise ship. The rich man's daughter named Angelica was surprised to see this young man in a jungle outfit. The two ate and drank, and drove to the top of the mountain to see the night lights of the city. Angelica was a little nervous, crying and laughing, and scared the honest Joe.
The next day Angelica sent Joe to the pier. Patricia, a girl who appeared on the "Half Catty", looked exactly the same as Angelica, who turned out to be her twin sister. Although the two sisters look the same, they have different tempers. After Angelica sent Joe away, Joe and Patricia set sail for the sea.
Not long after the typhoon went to sea, the typhoon destroyed the "Half Catty". Joe and Patricia fell into the sea and were about to die. Unexpectedly, Joe’s four suitcases emerged from the sea. Joe tied the suitcases together with a rope and tied them. As a raft, the two floated towards the island.
The huge moon rises from the surface of the sea, not perfect as it is. Joe feeds Patricia with champagne in the suitcase to keep her alive, and plays miniature golf by spreading green felt on the suitcase. After drifting on the sea for many days, the two of them submerged for a while, and finally floated to the island.
The natives on the island met Joe and cheered for joy and treated him like a god. After a big meal, Joe put on his gown and the natives carried him towards the crater. The road at this time reappeared as the black lightning symbol.
At the crater, after the natives practiced the law, Patricia suddenly said do you love me, if you do, let us get married and let us jump into the volcano together. Joe said of course I love you. The indigenous chiefs held a brief wedding for them, and the two held hands and jumped to the crater.
A miracle occurred. The volcano erupted at this time. The heat threw the two into the sea and the island sank. Although the two survived the flames of the volcano, they inevitably died in the sea.
Then this is a romantic movie, the hero and heroine will never die. The four magic suitcases rose from the sea again, and the two of them took the raft to create a love myth.
As for Joe's terminal illness, it was simply a trick played by Patricia's rich father. In order to get a living person to jump into the volcano, he colluded with his doctor to deceive poor Joe, saying that he had only a five-month lifespan.
This movie has a black beginning, an absurd ending, a romantic process, and beautiful scenery. That huge round moon was very touching, and I would rather ride the kayak with the person I love to float to the moon.
There is another wonderful thing about this movie. Patricia and Angelica are twin sisters. It's not surprising that they look similar. What's strange is that Dede is also starred by Meg Ryan, three girls with three personalities and three posing with a pretty face. But they are all sweet and gratifying.
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