Lines

Larue 2022-01-14 08:02:32

I watched it with the unanticipated mentality of a literary and artistic film that must be dull and obscure. The result was a little surprise. There were still few dialogues. Most of them were monologues by the protagonist, but they were all wonderfully written. Actors don't focus too much, which is probably the reason why I don't feel annoyed by watching. I actually didn't feel overly depressed after watching it. The plot was very simple and clean. The emotional radiation of the whole film didn't have much ups and downs, just like watching a simple and simple short film.

Pick a favorite line:

"I want to marry, have kids.
Travel the world. Buy a house.
Have a romantic holidays.
Eat only ice cream for a day.
Live abroad.
Reach and maintain my ideal weight.
Write a great novel .
Stay in touch with old friends.
I want to plant a tree.
Make a delicious dinner from scratch.
Feel completely successful.
Go ice bathing, swim with dolphins.
Have a birthday party, a proper one.
Live to be a hundred.
Stay married until I die.
Send an exciting message in a bottle and get an equally interesting reply.
Overcome all my fears and phobias.
Lie watching the clouds all day.
Have an old house full of knickknacks.
Run a full marathon.
Read a book that's so great I'll remember quotes from it all my life.
Paint stunning pictures that show how I really feel.
Cover a wall with paintings and words close to my heart.
Own all the seasons of my favourite shows.
Attract attention to an important issue, make people listen to me.
Go skydiving, skinny-dipping, fly a helicopter.
Have a good job I look forward to every day.
I want a romantic, unique proposal.
Sleep beneath open skies.
Hike on Besseggen, act in a film or play at the National Theatre.
Win a fortune in the lottery.
Make useful everyday items.
And be loved."

-Oslo, August 31st (2011)

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Extended Reading

Oslo, August 31st quotes

  • Anders: It will get better. Everything will be alright.

    [laughing]

    Anders: Except it won't, you know.

  • Anders: Look at my life. I'm 34 years old. I've got nothing. I don't want to start from scratch.