Life is just like this

Johnathan 2022-01-21 08:01:34

I have never experienced such a life, so I guess that life is probably like this. There will be beautiful scenery and melodious music, there will be violent conflicts and angry unwillingness, there will be company and comfort, but there is no story that must be explained.
What happened between the protagonist and his cousin? What was the relationship with her two children? What
family did the protagonist's ex-wife grow up in to get used to alcoholism? How did the two fall in love? The
unruly cousin in his youth How did you meet your current husband? What are the conflicts in their marriage?
How did the actor's sister grow up? What kind of relationship did he and his mother look like? What kind of relationship will the
cousin's son look like in the future? Love to play baseball...
Fortunately, the director didn't tell me the answers to these questions, otherwise I couldn't stand it at all.
This is not a commercial film, nor can it be considered a feature film.
This is the ninety minutes condensed from all the ordinary time in an ordinary person's life.
There is no story that strictly conforms to the narrative logic with the beginning and the end, there are just everything in life.
Beautiful scenery, music, or sad or happy emotions, the company that gets along day and night, yesterday and tomorrow.

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Fireflies in the Garden quotes

  • Jimmy: [to Michael] Gotta tell you my kids love it here. Christopher's in your old room and Leslie here is in Ryne's.

    [turns to Leslie]

    Jimmy: Say hello to your cousin.

    Michael: [to Leslie, when she doesn't say anything] You're short.

    Jimmy: [to Michael] Yeah guest room's upstairs, second door on the right, but I guess you know that because uh this is your home.

    Leslie: Uncle Charlie said it's our home now.

    Jimmy: You're right honey, it is our home now. But um, Michael grew up here so... it's his home, too.

    Leslie: But it's our home.

    Jimmy: [picks Leslie up] What do you say we go catch some more of that ball game, huh?

    [to Michael as he starts walking]

    Jimmy: If you need anything let me know.

    Michael: Okay.

    Jimmy: [stops and turns back to Michael] Hey this... this is great, you know... It's good to...

    Michael: Yeah you too.

    [Mouths to Leslie after Jimmy turns back around]

    Michael: It's MY home.

  • Michael: [sits down near Christopher on the roof] I love what you've done with the room.

    [lights a cigarette]

    Michael: I used to come out here a lot when I was grounded.

    Christopher: [sniffing because he was crying] Mom told me you were always getting in trouble.

    Michael: She should talk.

    Christopher: [crossly] What's that supposed to mean?

    Michael: Before your mother was a mom, she was my best friend.

    Christopher: [sarcastically] You guys have tea parties together?

    Michael: Yeah, occasionally. Your mother taught me everything I shouldn't know, smartass.

    Christopher: Like how to write like a chick?

    Michael: Oh. That's funny. It's nice to see your balls finally dropped, Christopher.

    [looks away for a second]

    Michael: No, she taught me the art of fishing.

    Christopher: Fishing?

    Michael: [dragging from his cigarette] Mm-hmm.

    Christopher: Fishing is boring.

    Michael: Not the way we used to do it, it wasn't.

    Christopher: Whatever.

    Michael: You want me to show you?