Don’t tell me how beautiful life is, just give me a reason to live

Kennedy 2021-10-20 17:29:56

To this day, I still remember that when I was in high school, I went to the video store next to the school to find the film "Scent of a Woman". I couldn’t find it. I asked the clerk. The clerk looked at me very contemptuously and replied: "We don’t sell it here. This kind of film."

I chose not to explain to the other party that this film is a legitimate and not pornographic film, but I chose to buy it elsewhere.

Just like this movie, some people don't feel it after watching it, and some people dismiss it. I never care about this-a thousand readers will have a thousand Hamlet, isn't it the same with the movie?

The film is about two people who seem to be completely unrelated: the poor and upright student Charlie, and the once glorious and depraved retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank. Both of them are lonely and don't know how to integrate with the surrounding environment-Charlie can't integrate into the circle of rich classmates, Frank doesn't even know how to love his relatives around him, so that even his brother's family members will viciously call him asshole... …

Charlie is young, so he is immature and tends to shrink back. He dare not fight back or face the sufferings of life; Frank is old and blind. He has gone through the vicissitudes of life, and he has read the world, but he dare not face his own setbacks, so he hopes to give up himself. A lifeless life.

So the two began a Thanksgiving weekend trip-from dinner in a luxury hotel, to tango dancing with beautiful women, to a Ferrari on the streets of New York. Charlie is discovering the other side of life, the beautiful and exciting side; and the old Frank is reminiscing the only life desire in his heart-drinking fine wine, savoring beautiful women, and driving in a luxury car.

The favorite shots in the film are:
1. Old Frank fell on the bed because he was too tired. Checking ideals cheered him up and kept talking about all kinds of beautiful things-how nice the sun is, let's go for a ride! Hearing the drive, the old frank remembered his desire to drive a Ferrari, so the two of them went to the streets of New York to test drive the Ferrari. From melancholy to hope, it's actually very simple, one wish is enough.

2. At the beginning, Frank was very irritable. His niece knocked on the window to greet him. He yelled "Go away!". At the end of the film, Charlie watched Frank go home. Frank walked slowly to his granddaughter who was riding a children's bicycle and asked, "Can you take a ride? Don't get angry, let's get back together!" In Yuan Jing's head, Charlie also smiled.

Americans are afraid of old age, and they are useless when they are old. When they are old, they are even more lonely and useless if they don't know how to get along with their relatives. In fact, everyone is the same. You are always afraid that you are useless, and after a long time you will really think you are useless. I think the protagonist of this film is Frank, not Charlie-Charlie's young and upright life has actually been in Frank's heart, so he can save Frank.

Frank, holding a gun to commit suicide, asked Charlie, "Tell me a reason to live." Charlie looked at his hollow eyes and said nervously: "You can jump in such a beautiful tango and drive a Ferrari very well! "

That's enough. What a good reason.

When I can't go on, don't tell me how beautiful life is. I only need one reason to live, one is enough. thanks.

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Scent of a Woman quotes

  • Lt. Col. Frank Slade: It's a great day for singing a song / It's a great day for moving along / It's a great day for morning to night / It's a great day for everybody's plight.

  • Lt. Col. Frank Slade: When in doubt... fuck.