Border Town

Kamille 2022-01-18 08:03:01

Uh. . Finally watched a favorite movie.
Of course this is a serious documentary film. However, I don't want to say anything about this. Too serious social problems. I can't control it at all. A long time ago, I began to remain absolutely silent about things that were completely outside of my power. So I did not engage in journalism that I was obsessed with or even crazy about. Just like Lauren.
What I really pay attention to in this movie is Lauren, her profession and feelings. I didn't use "career and love". I don't like serious vocabulary now. And this film aims to reveal a social problem rather than portray a woman. The focus is on the progress of the event rather than Lauren’s work. As for love, Lauren doesn't take it seriously.
I do not know what to say. I was excited to write something, but I didn't expect to feel as gloomy as Lauren.
Eva asked innocently: "How many children do you have?"
Lauren said, "No one."
Eva was surprised: "Why?" At this age.
Lauren said: "I want to work."
Eva said: "My mother also works, she has children."
Lauren said: "My job is different, I call it'career'."
Eva asked: " What is that?"
Lauren laughed and said, "Career, um, career is a job you dream of. You can give up everything for it, uh, when you get it-you realize that it is not worth it. You do this. You lose too much." Lauren lowered his head and lit his cigarette.
Eva said: "I don't understand."
Lauren laughed: "I don't understand either."
Many years ago in the northeast border, in the shabby school full of roses and lilacs, I forgot why, similar to self-introduction, round When I got to me, I stood there, and said sternly some of the things everyone said, and finally said: "I want to be a war reporter. Uh, that's it." No one would pay attention to my gray confession. Of course, no one knows the passion surging under the gloomy appearance, the enthusiasm and dazzling of blood and fire.
When I saw Lauren wearing a men’s shirt (in my heart it’s men’s) Discarded ideals and youth. I really like this film from that moment.
When she runs around, among the messy people, on the sandy road, in the dark night, in the dangerous wild, in the crowded newspaper office of Alfonso Here, on an airplane, in a bumpy car, in a bed with a laptop spread out in a luxury hotel, in the low and run-down wooden shed of Eva’s house, in the vast and bright office of Chicago, in a grand banquet, wearing blue cloth Standing among countless female workers in work clothes.
She wore a men’s shirt and looked sexy and strong. She bargained with the boss, and after Alfonso refused to help, she chased her with "SHIT", and when she heard the surviving woman's eyes brightened--strongly She is professionally sensitive. She smokes in a calm and lonely place. At the crime scene, she aggressively questioned the police. She slapped the computer and shouted at the boss. It
was originally just a deal. For the work abroad, she almost took her life. Finally, she gave up everything. Finally, I was really doing a career. At that time, the man was dead.
Talk about the man and the relationship. Another point of this film I am concerned about.
For her, career is undoubtedly more important than love. Alfonso said "What did he promise you again? That's how you left." This introverted man didn't want to mention it. I can imagine that they had a happy cooperation, like-minded, passionate collision, and experienced many things and glory together. He loves She. This talented woman of romance and passion. But she is flying high for a higher goal. For her so-called career. He is a down-to-earth man and prefers a stable and practical life. He married a wife and had children, and started a family. He thought this was his. For a lifetime. I will never see her again in my lifetime. She is a rose in the wind, youth in a dream.
But she is back again. He said: "You look good." But she was not for him. He turned and left. He Knowing that this is her.
He still helped her unconditionally. He can never refuse her. He took her to avoid the car. She wanted to go deep into the tiger's den. He was very excited, and he shouted: "If you have an accident, I won't be able to forgive myself!" After speaking, he was silent. She touched his face. At that moment, I fell in love with this actor. This introverted, steady, wild and simple face. Any woman who leaves this man should regret it! He turned around and said: "I can't do this."
She saw the picture of his wife and children on the desk and asked: "Your wife?" He hesitated for a while, and said gently, "Yes." She smiled, "I really am. Stupid." He was silent. She said, "My son is like you." He smiled. Like any man who loves his family, put photos of his wife and children in front of his eyes.
The job was successful, she called him excitedly and couldn't wait to tell him. An indifferent and determined woman said: "What you are looking for is my husband." The
woman did not say: I am XX. She didn't say: I am XX of XX. She said: What you are looking for is my husband.
What you are looking for is-"my" husband, my "husband".
She forgot that it was night, and it was off work time. Family time. Because she has no time off work, no day and night, no family, no love. All she has is just work, all of her life, all of her life, all the time, she can travel anywhere at any time, on airplanes, trains, or walking in the desert late at night on foot.
She heard the sound of him playing with his son on the other end of the phone. warm home. Another him. Far away. Or is that the real him, his real life, what he really cares about!
She was standing in front of the big fish tank. Blue sea, blue fish. She is the biggest one. The black one. It seems to be free, the scenery is infinite, the cold and warm are self-knowing, and the freedom is nothing. She returned to her seat. Smiling with amorous feelings. Take the cigarette handed by the man. Smile more brilliantly.
Then indulge. The only erotica in this film. It's not a male and female master.
What she wants is not sex, much less love, just indulgence! She just wants to indulge, give up, and fall, falling as low as the bottom of the valley, as unbearable as falling into the quagmire! Her pleasure did not come from the man who had sex with her, but the revenge against Alfonso. But in fact-
they have nothing to do with them. He never had any responsibility to her.
At that moment I knew that she had always loved him.
Actually, I should have known it a long time ago. She called him for the first time in the hotel, took out the phone, patted her chest, and exhaled before she really dialed out. Connected but so hearty that it doesn't matter to me.
In fact, he called back soon. She is indulging. He should keep calling all night. She called so late. He hit her but didn't answer. He didn't know what happened. He was afraid that something would happen to her, like last time!
The rigorous look of a man when a woman indulges.
He died because of her. She is his destined robbery.
His wife's spiteful eyes.
She stayed in the end. Give up everything, everything that is glamorous and attractive. Take over his newspaper. Stay where he died forever. To die is to die there. Die where he died.
Still not for love.
In fact, she was really doing her career at that time.
Who said that career and love are two things? Some people regard love as their career, and some people regard their career as love. In fact, no matter what, they are just blindly obsessed. It's one thing.

I really think too much about an ordinary and serious film that reflects social issues.

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Bordertown quotes

  • Eva Jimenez: [putting a Mexican flower clip in Lauren's newly-dyed black hair] Now you look like me.

  • Alfonso Diaz: Are you going to endanger their lives for a fucking story?