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Lesly 2022-01-15 08:01:59

The favorite clip of the whole film is Marie's last monologue:

"I'm not lugging my balls around this house bragging about the places they've been. I dont need to know the details. I dont need to know the moves and steps and the places that brought you to my doorstep. You're here. And i loved you unconditionally. Why? Because i value mystery. The unknown. It's what supports the tension of a relationship and forces us to be the best version of ourselves.

The what-if factor. What if there's someone who loved him better? Who's smarter, nicer. Woke him up everyday with breakfast and a blowjob. What if I'm not the best girlfriend he's ever had? What if he dreams someone else? Better conversations, a girl with hips and an actual ass instead of this string bean body? So that every single day when i get up, and i talked to you, and i wear this fancy fucking dress, and i hold your hand. i' m trying to be the best girlfriend you have ever had.

So when you tell me that who I'm against is Kiki from St. Louis, in a heart-shaped bathtub, it makes me give a lot less of a fuck.

The reason you don't get jealous is because you dont value that mystery, do you? It's inconceivable to you that there's anybody on this planet that is more interesting than you are. Your lack of curiosity is merely an extension of your narcissism, your megalomania, your egotistical view of the world. As a result of never doubting yourself, you never stopped to ask yourself, “how can i be a better partner?”

You are good. You are set. You yelling at me in a bathtub about how you're gonna snap me like a twig, is the best and the worst of who you will be in this relationship. And that's why you forgot to thank me in the speech.

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  • Xzavier 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    How did the two who acted as a couple have no chemistry at all? The subject matter is very good. I thought I would see wonderful scheduling and high-profile scenes, but it felt like a waste of film when it came out. It was 500 "Marriage Story" short of "Killing".

  • Bernhard 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The mutual suspicion and love-hate intertwining between lovers are expressed in a detailed and tense way. Even if they quarrel with each other, yell, curse, and cry, I still smile knowingly, and think it's so lovely╮( ̄▽ ̄"")╭ It's not an eye-catching sex that's true love, but I think the ending scene is very beautiful. lovely.

Malcolm & Marie quotes

  • Marie: I'm the only person who tells you you're being an asshole when you're being an asshole.

  • Malcolm: You should've never given up acting, baby.

    Marie: Why, Malcolm?

    Malcolm: I always believed if you found a character that actually allowed you to be yourself, you'd be astonishing.

    Marie: Well Malcolm, unfortunately no one can really write me except you.