I watched it again the next day. The discovery that the screenwriter and the director are actually the same person, which is even more affirmative of the previous conclusions. I don’t know if this story really has a prototype in real life, but whether it’s true or not, it deeply expresses the director’s slightly pessimistic attitude towards love. It’s strange that French romance films always have a dedication to ideal love at the same time. Pursuit and pessimistic melancholy, this seemingly contradictory expression is mixed together, but it brings out a certain kind of truth.
At first, I was very confused about Alice's final choice to leave, and then I saw her smiling tearfully at Matthew, who was hugging his fiancee behind the glass wall of the airport. I believe everyone has different opinions on her last smile. She once said that her love could no longer bear these deceptions. I think that part of the reason why she chose to leave was indeed due to this kind of psychological guilt and exhaustion. Long-term deception requires a lot of effort, and this kind of psychological pressure has exceeded her capacity. At the same time, for a girl who considers herself ordinary and somewhat inferior, Matthew is like a dream she has been pursuing for a long time. For dreams, sometimes it is better not to come true completely, just let it end in a timely manner in the most perfect posture. She does love Matthew, but this kind of love may only be suitable for admiring and thinking from a distance. Just as Lisa was a dream that Matthew could not pursue for a long time, I think Matthew finally understood this truth, chose Alice, and forgave her for all her scheming and deceit. However, after moving and hugging tightly, Alice still chose to leave. Matthew seemed to dance a round dance. His fiancée appeared at the airport waiting for his return flight. The two of them met, and Matthew began to explain again. He finally returned to his fiancée and returned to his normal life. The love experience of these three days was like an accidental derailment of a normal life, a bizarre dream.
This love, behind the romance, pursuit, and affair, is essentially the cruelty of life. In the end, no one gets the ideal love they yearn for---some people miss it, some give up, some people don’t get it and would rather destroy it, and some people think they have already got it but are actually victims of other people’s love . At the same time, love is always selfish. Being selfish always hurts others. Alice approached Lisa out of her love for Matthew, and always used the love of Matthew’s friends for her; Matthew continued to find reasons to lie in pursuit of old love and questioning his fiancee; in order to possess Lisa forever, The married man Daniel did not hesitate to kill his wife, and even died in the fire with Lisa. How precious and difficult love is!
But the plot is a plot after all, and it is never more real than life. Life needs no explanation, and movies need a lot of persuasive details. No matter how perfect the script is, there are always loopholes. What I can't figure out the most is the part where Lisa called in the restaurant's phone room. Did she call Daniel again after receiving Alice's call? The performance of the film is not consistent before and after, in short, they missed it by a few steps. Besides, did Alice know Lisa before Lisa and Matthew met or after? The film is also very vague at this point. There are still some details that cannot be explained well, but these small flaws are insignificant compared to the charm of the entire film.
It's really a very French film. The old glass-walled apartment, the cafe painted with dark red walls, red high heels, a small street park, thick snow, a large group of white pigeons, and the slow approach of the long lens, with a French-style thick Texture. I think it would feel better if I watched the original soundtrack.
In addition, Monica Rubezzi’s beauty and sexy is really unmatched. In the play, she smiles from time to time, arrogant and unrestrained. It is amazing. I think no matter male or female, she will smile when she sees it. Lost soul. The performance of other actors is also very outstanding, especially the actor of Alice. Because of her scheming, emotionally speaking, I don't like her too much, but I still admire her bravery.
I heard that Hollywood’s "Wicker Park" is a remake of "The Apartment." I haven't seen it before. I don't know what Hollywood's flamboyant and sensational will make this film. I don't want to spoil the good impression of this story in my heart. "The Apartment" is one of the best and favorite movies I have watched in the past two years. It's been a long time since I encountered such an excellent movie. However, think about it, how can the classics appear too frequently? Let us continue to search among the many mediocre movies today.
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