I want to say: I really like this "City Island".
I recognized Alan Arkin at first sight. Since the 1960s, he has frequently appeared in various types of movies: the evil villain in "Wakt Until Dark-1967"; "Woman Times Seven-1967"; and the innocent in "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter-1968" An incomparable young man... Until the 90s, until now, there are even the old detectives in my favorite "Gattaca-1997". I think there has never been a green leaf actor who has tried so many different kinds of roles like him: good guys and bad guys, cheaters and martyrs, from young to old, thinking about it is worthy of excitement and admiration, right?
Because I have also taken a theater performance class and once shared my inner secret with a stranger, I understand the feeling very well. A stranger standing by your side, just because he was taking an acting class together, he inexplicably handed over his deepest secret to the stranger. Those secrets that didn't have the courage to speak out were so unreserved. ——And in the end, the stranger is still a stranger. Isn't it moved?
Andy Garcia has a secret, of course he has a secret-everyone has a secret.
The "secret" in the Western fictional tradition, the secret that Hannah kept in "The Reader", Michael, was finally released after many years.
Not only does Andy Garcia have a secret, everyone in their family has a secret. -Except for Tony, Andy's illegitimate son-Tony didn't know Andy, but Andy recognized Tony at a glance.
For some reason, Tony is like Leslie Cheung in the "Happy Family" series. He has an insight into the secrets of everyone in the family.
Andy Garcia and Emily Mortimer share their secrets. Emily Mortimer encouraged him to gradually confess his secrets to the family.
Andy's place is called City Island, a small island next to the bustling city.
Emily Mortimer heard about this place for the first time and said: Every busy city needs an island of peace, just like every busy soul needs a place to propose.
Her secret is much deeper than Andy’s, she can’t tell her secret, She just put the secret in the envelope and asked Andy to open the envelope in due course. Finally, when they set foot on the island together, she asked Andy to open the envelope. Inside the envelope is a picture of her husband and children-five months ago, she left them in order to come to the city for acting classes.
There is a secret hidden in my heart, which is not easy at all.
The most dramatic scene was Andy's first audition. In the long line, there was even acting teacher Alan Arkin, and in the end he was shortlisted. Seeing the teacher turn around and leave, why didn't he suddenly understand the teacher's secret?
I think one of the most interesting parts of this story is that it allows us to think about the relationship between dreams and secrets.
The secret may be a dream; it may be a debt; we feel that we have paid a debt for the dream; and when Emily watched the Andy family finally confessed her secret, she silently left. Facing the morning sun, get on the bus.
Emily originally thought that she ran away from home for her inner dream; however, is this secret dream so secret that she can't share it with her family? Why are we ashamed to confess our dreams to others? For this shame, we pay a debt; for the so-called dream, we work hard, but not everyone can be as lucky as Andy; in the end, we owe our family and even our dreams.
The city is short, abrupt and clear.
Island, tiny, unknown.
Every busy city needs a quiet and peaceful island.
Every busy soul needs a place to deliberately relax.
Cities and islands have nothing to do with dreams, secrets, and life.
In the end, I really recommend everyone to go to acting class, relax yourself, and even find your own soul.
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