I want to drive along the road to the end of the world

Dameon 2022-11-19 20:29:38

The Chinese name is a little easy to understand, but I really love the English name of the film, The Leisure Seeker.

With such a dashing name, this antique-level RV carries two elderly people on the No. 1 Highway, which is also somewhat rebellious.

If it's old, let's go south. Check out the living relatives, the sunny beaches along the way, and, oh, your favorite Hemingway house.

The old lady always dresses up delicately, and from time to time she takes a small round mirror to touch up her lipstick. The transparent little red hood on her head is very similar to Dior's new style this year, and it always makes people think of how beautiful she should have looked when she was young.

The old man is dressed in a suit and leather shoes and wears small round glasses, which is a little overdressed for road travel. Even the old lady said, darling, I think your cologne is a little heavy today.

Along the way, our eyes are always chasing the rear of the car, watching it drive on the winding road, from sunrise in the east to sunset in the west, listening to the background music from violin to guitar. They suffered breakdowns, robberies, and the old lady chased her grandfather on a motorcycle. In fact, life will never change its original appearance because of your old age, so the increase of age does not absolutely represent the transformation of ability.

But we are also slowly accepting that the grandfather suffers from severe Alzheimer's disease, and the old lady's colorectal cancer is approaching the advanced stage.

Hemingway, who the grandfather had been talking about all the time, suddenly forgot the ending of The Old Man and the Sea one day. He was reading Hemingway's collection of short stories, starting with the first sentence, but by the time he finished, he had forgotten how the story began.

Under the cover of the old lady's short blond hair, it was actually her pale short hair after chemotherapy. And she will have a moment, tired of helping him remember all his memories.

Even, no love is perfect. The old man accidentally told the story of having an affair with his neighbor Lilian.

But all of this is not so important in the hands of the son and the old age with the son. Since you have accompanied me to the end of the world, if your heart is here, choose to forgive you again.

"Your silence is never embarrassing."

There isn't a moment when I feel like, at this moment, I need to say something.

"He was the one for me."

If it weren't for the overlapping of life so much, I'm afraid there wouldn't be so many memories. Without each other's fetters and hugs, no one can go that far.

It's a blessing to choose to go through life like this.

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The Leisure Seeker quotes

  • Will Spencer: So you know what happened, when was it, last year? I opened their bedroom door and she was on the bed and he was kneeling in front of her and... I can't even say it.

    Jane Spencer: Dad was muff diving? Yodelling in the canyon?

    Will Spencer: I wanted to vomit.

    Jane Spencer: Why? I hope it happens to me when I'm their age.

  • Ella Spencer: [on phone] Go to Lillian and tell her something.

    Jane Spencer: [turns toward Lillian, sitting on sofa] Mom, Lillian's...

    Ella Spencer: Tell her she's the dirtiest whore on earth.

    Jane Spencer: What did you say?

    Ella Spencer: No, in the universe. The biggest whore in the whole universe.

    [hangs up]

    Will Spencer: So what's happening?

    Jane Spencer: Nothing. Everything's fine.

    Lillian: But where are they?

    Jane Spencer: I have no idea, but Mom seems very... energized. And she sends her love to you, Lillian.

    Lillian: Isn't that sweet...