No one is an island

Tamia 2021-10-20 17:28:01

You are standing alone in front of the big French windows, this city full of row upon row of buildings, looking down, you can see the busy scenery and a kind of indescribable indifference.
Maybe you, in your twenties, are in an internship or are new to the workplace. Maybe you, in your forties, are facing unemployment or a successful career.
Where is your life coordinate?

Ryan’s coordinates are in the clouds, and

everyone can see himself, relatives, friends, colleagues and even life in the time of a lonely blockbuster while sitting on the plane with his back .
The employees sitting across from the dismissal table are angry, calm, tearful, and full of vicissitudes of life. The reality is good for others. Behind every dismissal, there is a sad and real life. Situation. Ryan was too late to let out a long sigh. The gathering with relatives is naturally less and less, and the repetition of work is becoming more and more like a program spelled out by cin>> cout<<, inputting dismissal information, and outputting the result of leaving. But in the middle of the procedure is Ryan's sincerity and rationality. This is the reason for his success and the reason for his loneliness.
Natalie, it is me and you. It is the epitome of every student who has just graduated from university. She is full of enthusiasm for work and strives to innovate all unspoken rules and all redundant ways. Make the same mistakes every young man makes, desperate love and desperate work. Have beautiful longings and ideals for life.

The world is not as imagined.
As Ryan said: How many stable marriages have you heard of?
Natalie was broken in love, and her 1.8-meter boyfriend said in a text message that she broke up; a woman who was fired committed suicide and jumped off the beautiful bridge in front of her house; Alex has always had her own family, children and husband.
Everyone died alone. So desolate. so true.

Perhaps, one day, the more you experience, the colder you will be towards this world. The distance makes people feel safe. Sometimes, we all have this illusion, it seems that if there is a distance, there will be no more harm.

Jinghong glanced with emotion, but it was too late.
Actually, who doesn't want to meet true love.

No one is an island.
Because of Natalie's efforts, Ryan finally gave Natalie the best recommendation.
Ryan took pictures of his sister-in-law’s paper frame in front of landmarks in various cities. Finally, the photo of them was plastered with the entire map of the United States.
Ryan and Alex turn through the windows to return to the classroom of his alma mater, the corner of the stairs... Warm memories and those unforgettable pasts: first love, fights...
This is not a movie that makes you lighthearted, it is Huming The dimming light. Warm as promised and slightly cool in reality.

"Today, most people will return to their warm little homes to welcome the noisy puppies and noisy children at home. Their partners will inquire about the daytime affairs with concern. At night, they will fall asleep peacefully in the night. The
stars are hidden from the daytime . The corner of the sky slowly climbed out, and in the dim light of the sky, there would be a brighter one. It is my wing, blessing others, and quietly brushing past."

At the end of the film, it is still him. People are flying around on the clouds alone.
Maybe life is the journey of the next tens of thousands of miles.

The meaning of life can be questioned, but love and sincerity also have the value of family.

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Extended Reading
  • Astrid 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    It feels like a very good movie~

  • Vivianne 2021-10-20 19:01:54

    The joys and sorrows of life come unexpectedly, and the jokes of fate always catch you by surprise. The movie uses a very small pattern to uncover the deepest scars in human reality. "Money can buy warmth, pay for heating, buy a blanket, but never feel as warm in the arms of a lover", "Your most precious moment, the most unforgettable memory in your life, do you want to be alone? Life needs Accompanying, everyone needs a co-pilot"

Up in the Air quotes

  • Alex Goran: [referring to Natalie's boyfriend, in Miami] What a weasly prick.

    Natalie Keener: Yeah, but what does that make me? Someone who falls for a prick.

    Alex Goran: [sitting next to Ryan] We all fall for the pricks. Pricks are spontaneous, they're unpredictable and they're fun. And then we're surprised when they turn out to be pricks.

  • Ryan Bingham: [trying to convince Jim to marry Julie after he got cold feet as Kara watches through the window of the closed door] If you think about it, your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life... were you alone?

    Jim Miller: No, I guess not.

    Ryan Bingham: Hey, come to think of it, last night, the night before your wedding, when all this shit is swirling around in your head, weren't you guys sleeping in separate bedrooms?

    Jim Miller: Yeah, Julie went back to the apartment, and I was just by myself in the honeymoon suite.

    Ryan Bingham: Kind of lonely, huh?

    Jim Miller: Yes, it was pretty lonely.

    Ryan Bingham: Life's better with company.

    Jim Miller: Yeah.

    Ryan Bingham: Everybody needs a Co-Pilot.

    Jim Miller: That was a nice touch.