In the summer, Jasper travels to the seaside town of Brittany for vacation. Made an appointment to meet a girl, but couldn't wait for her to come. He likes her, but she's elusive, has many suitors, and isn't quite his girlfriend. Every day he bored to the beach for walks, sunbathing, swimming, and returned to his room to play the guitar. If I read it correctly, he seems to be studying mathematics, but he likes music very much. Although he has entered the society, he has not given up his music dream and has not compromised with reality.
One day he was on the beach, and Margo, a girl he met at the restaurant, struck up a conversation with him, only to remember who she was after she prompted him. She studies folklore, anthropology, and has a summer job at a restaurant. Margot is curious about people because she thinks no one is completely boring. Because of love, she stayed to study Brittany, and she did not leave here after love lost. She said that love was not very smooth, but the ending was not too tragic, which made her realize that what she valued was independence. The current boyfriend can't see each other often, doesn't know him well, and doesn't want to be too involved. She will find a summer lover and will not wait.
Jasper said he wasn't interested in people, individuals were fine, but crowds were not. He has always been afraid of crowds and has no interest in participating, even if there is one. He also had some real friends, but met separately. He didn't want to fight for it at any cost, to provoke chance, but he hoped chance to take the initiative to provocate him. Don't talk to people you don't know. But when there is a little hope, he will take the initiative, even if the chance is slim. There's one thing he never does in vain - blending in with the crowd. He believes that in groups, his problem is not communication, but existence. It feels that there are crowds around, but he does not exist, it is transparent and invisible. He saw others, they couldn't see him. He is not curious about people and does not want to observe.
He also has a bit of frustration in dealing with people. He said that with the worst person, girls don't see him either. Not that he was effortless, but self-defeating. He believes in true friendship between men and women, but usually he is looking for a lover, not a female friend. He thinks no one is right for him, and if no one loves him, he loves no one. Margot says that what she doesn't believe in will never succeed. But he doesn't seem to care about it, and he doesn't force others if he doesn't want to work hard.
He said people didn't think he hated being stupid, but they couldn't classify him. For example, he looks very young and good-looking, but he is not, and he is said to be cynical. Reminds me of the saying in "Single Man" that people hate others for reasons that are not real and come up out of thin air, because of fear of minorities. Because minorities pose a threat to the majority, whether real or false, they are minorities, that is, they cause fear. Minorities are therefore persecuted. Even if they are not persecuted, they will be excluded.
Margot said that the individual is insignificant in the crowd, and people also say that the greatness of nature makes human beings very small. And I have a different idea. Watching all beings work hard for things they don't really need, give up their ego, can't help themselves, and their faces are blurred, I think those who are different are very conspicuous, maybe not as "happy" as most people, but they are not trivial. It is they who have left traces in history. And when I am surrounded by the magnificent beauty of nature, I also feel small, but the small feeling does not make the self disappear, but at that time I clearly feel the existence of the self, and all kinds of feelings in my heart To be clear, to discover the self.
Margot says that Jasper doesn't actually have a girlfriend, even after seeing the picture of Reyna, because she doesn't think Reyna is right for him. She said that if there is this person, you are not familiar with it, and you are not only here for her. He was a little annoyed at first, and then one day confessed that she had guessed right and that Reyna was just an excuse that he was looking for a summer lover. However, if someone chases after him, no one has to use their dreams to comfort themselves. People tend not to admit their inner weakness after being told, and they resent others.
Margot likes him very much, but he is just her friend, and he talks about everything in front of her, his inferiority and unease, his confusion and secret desires in his heart, thoughts that no one could say before with anyone, face to face. Will pour out involuntarily to Margot. Of course, there is no lack of attraction and sweet closeness between the opposite sex. They went to the island to learn some folk songs together, but they didn't go further. When he came back he played the guitar and wrote a song based on the songs sung by the old people on the island.
Su Lian is a hot girl who can sing and dance well. In the eyes of others, she is a very casual person. Her active enthusiasm just made up for Jasper's passive introversion. They hit it off so well that Jasper gave Su Lian the song he wrote for Lena. They play and sing together, everything goes out to sea, everything sings with everyone else on the boat. Although he didn't like the gift that he was going to give to one person to others, but watching her sing the song about the pirate's daughter, she was so enthusiastic, happy and free-spirited, it felt like it was specially written for Su Lian. So it doesn't really matter who you want to give it to, it's important and meaningful to who it really belongs to.
He thought that he could get in touch with Su Lian naturally, but Su Lian said that she would not be like that when they first met, and they had to get to know each other. They originally waited for Leina to come and play with her on Wesong Island. This is the only island that Su Lian has never been to. They agreed to go together someday. Margo was a little lost and jealous after learning about them, and blamed him for treating every girl the same, but he didn't expect him to be chased by vulgar girls. She said that men are all the same, and she is vain and has no courage. But still his best friend.
At this moment, Reina, who had missed her appointment for a long time, suddenly came to the island, and Jasper immediately forgot about the others. Reina said to him, "It's good to see you. Maybe you don't believe me, but I miss you so much lately. It's hard to forget you, you're better from a distance than by your side." Love and friendship are best at a distance, and everything is best in imagination. But when I say this, it contains lingering fears and distrust of reality, but Su Lian is because she doesn't love him.
Reina says she sometimes wants to be stupid and ugly because she always encounters stalking men. Most of the men talk in a ghostly way. Boys seldom speak without boasting, show off and show off, like a rooster in a feedlot. She said that she could have communicated with him, but in fact he was no different from other men, and he was also playing tricks. But on this day they got along wonderfully.
Reina came with her cousins, not for an appointment, but tired of her old circle. One of them said he played music but quickly gave up, finding it wasn't the way to go. He asked Jasper who wanted to make a living out of it? He said: Exactly, no difference. I can make a living from this, not allowed to become a commodity. They disapproved of Jasper and doubted that he could still rely on music to make a living without entering the system. They didn't think he was enough for Reina.
Later, when he asked her to go to an island with him, Reina said he was going to play with his cousins, and when Jasper convinced her to go earlier, she suddenly became very angry and took out her resentment against everyone in on him. She cried while saying: Why should I follow you? I say this to you and everyone else. I don't want to please others, and no one can take my liberty from me unless it's someone I love. There have been two times when I thought I met the person I love, but I was wrong, but I won't be wrong a third time. She yelled at him: If you get closer, you will never see me again.
Reina said that she would like him more when she was a pure friend, saying that he wanted to be independent but not adventurous, and hated his timid and rigid virtue. She, like her cousins, thought he was immature and important to her, but she saw so many worldly and hypocritical people and got quite tired, so she was attracted to his simplicity and persistence. Such a relationship is very fragile, it is not love at all, so impatient and unable to invest, once there is a realistic temptation and choice, it will not hesitate to give up.
Find Margot to complain when he is frustrated. Margot asked him if he had told Reina about Sulian, and he said he wanted to open up to her, but couldn't, she would make a fuss. The first day is wonderful, there is no need to look for trouble. The second day, the storm crossing cannot add fuel to the fire. And I hate lying, so I just don't say anything. Margot thinks that since she hates lying, she should say it, and concealment is also a lie. In fact, there is no need to say that although he always turns to the other when he gets one, everyone is free and there is no need to be responsible for anyone. Margot said he'd be better off talking to her about other girls. He said he didn't inflate himself, he wanted her to like him. The question is not that, the question is whether he loves her.
He said to Margot: We have other things to talk about. There is one thing that makes you happy, I am at ease when I am with you, and I am not at ease with Su Lian, like a traveler in historical time and space, as if I am in a character who is not me. With Reina, you're playing her role, forced to deal with her taunts. He said that fortunately, he did not promise too much to Su Lian, not even a promise. Su Lian is lovely and charming, but Lena is unique. Although not perfect, it is his ideal type. It feels too direct and indescribable. Probably both men and women like people who are very different from themselves and can't be expected.
Margot said that to her he was also ever-changing, and her impression of him kept changing. At first I thought he was a heartbreaker, then a clumsy climber, turned into a sly slick, then a scoundrel, then a not scoundrel, courageous but slick. He listened and did not deny it. Perhaps it was because he didn't need to hide anything in front of Margo, and he was not afraid of being seen by her, that he presented a multi-faceted and more attractive him.
- (Those you said) are all. Not comfortable with me?
--comfortable.
- Do you feel at ease?
——Yes, there is nothing strange, you don’t need to act to be more comfortable with your friends than your lover.
——It seems that there is no point in traveling to Weisong with a lover.
—I think so too.
- Come with me.
- You asked them out, and they didn't refuse.
——I refuse them to choose you and sacrifice for you.
- I don't want you to sacrifice.
——No sacrifice, they will all run away. You don't want to be a substitute?
- No, I am beyond all this. The adventure is also worth it.
They went to the countryside together and talked about other girls in the woods. She teased him and made no secret of her love and appreciation for him. When she said "No, I'm beyond all this. The adventure is worth it", her eyes were frank and beautiful, and the look was very charming. Like before, they couldn't help kissing, but when he made further moves, she ducked, she liked him but didn't express it so casually.
After they made an appointment to go to Weisong, Su Lian came to find him to go to Weisong with him. He had promised to go with him before but broke the appointment. He said that he couldn't go to Weisong with her and could go to other places, but she insisted not to go to other islands. When he knew Lena was here and he made an appointment with Margot, she said then don't count on her, she seemed easy to chase but demanding, she had to be wholehearted, and so did the other party. She is most afraid of stepping on two boats, and men are most greedy but afraid of risks.
The movie ends up being dramatic, Reyna calls to say he's back, goes with her to Wesson, and apologizes to him for being too much for treating him like she did before. Su Lian also called him. This gave him a great headache, and he didn't know how to deal with it. He called to ask Margo for help, but she wasn't there. Just when he was at a loss, his friend called and said that there was a guy with an eight-track recorder who wanted to let go. He had a rare opportunity, he had to act fast, and he had to negotiate tomorrow morning. He was a little embarrassed at first, but suddenly said excitedly: In short, it's OK, even just right! I'll start right away.
When Margot called to ask how he was doing, he said he wasn't someone who was indecisive and had a problem but it was resolved. The situation is completely different now from just now. I am happy now, and I was very sad just now. In two minutes, his whole life has changed. Then he immediately went to the dock and Margot went to see him off. After listening to him talk about all this, she teased him again like a homeless man who got rich overnight. At first, he didn't have a single woman, and then he suddenly had three.
She asked him to leave without saying goodbye like this? He said he would write letters. She asked what to write, and he told the truth. To talk about things, to record, music first. They will understand. Margot asks what would he do without music? He said he really didn't know. This is the first time in my life that I have encountered such a situation. So far, everything has been resolved by itself, and this time it will be resolved by itself. He told Margo that he would go to Wesson Island with her in the future. She said that it was impossible. Her boyfriend wrote a letter saying that he wanted to go to Wesson Island when he came back in September, and she wanted to go with him.
The ship is coming, and he's going on board. He said, "Our walk will never be forgotten." She said, "Me too!" I remembered that when I was young, about friendship and love, I hoped to find someone who could talk while walking. There is a lot in it. The most important thing is that two people can have a tacit understanding of the soul, which of course means that they have common dreams and pursuits, and are of the same kind. This is the true meaning of love. That's why Margot says she's beyond all that and the risk is worth it.
In the process of watching the movie, I think that Rohmer's movie may be more suitable for reading the script, because the focus is on those lines. Because he is not trying to tell a story, but to express something by telling a story, the plot is diluted, even boring, and the plot is not particularly attractive. And I always like boring movies like this.
Some people say that this movie is about the growth of a boy, from being passive and always being chosen and rejected, to having the right to choose later. But I think maybe this is a female movie, his existence is only for the three girls to express themselves, and through him to express women's inner emotions, their pursuits, desires, different sides and rich needs. The three of them may just be different avatars of a woman. Plus, like A Thing to Come and A Tale of Spring, A Tale of Summer is another outsider's tale. Each work, for different people, has its own appreciation and ideas, it depends on what you understand and what you get.
Finally, I especially like the ending of the movie. When he said their walk would be unforgettable, he got on the boat and watched each other drift away, and Margot was a little sad and lost, even crying. Then she turned away. Then a song played: I'm going out to sea, leaving Margo alone. San Diano, Zhang Fan. Looking at the lights of Santa Roma in the distance, thinking about the grief of lovers. Looking at the Cimaruo lights from afar, thinking about the sorrow of lovers. (Ignore translation.)
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