Sam Mendes is an out-and-out genius. In his directorial debut, he can quietly cultivate the typical troubles of the American middle class, or in other words, all of mankind, in a quiet space.
Probably since accepting Jiamu Xu, I became tired of the "pure beauty" and "cruel beauty" of Japanese movies, just like the symbol of the nation-the cherry blossoms, the moment of blooming is also the moment of withering.
Life can be as extreme as this, but life does not allow it.
After decades of having the same personality partner, men and women are eager to move; after enduring domestic violence and lack of affection for more than ten years, boys and girls meet each other. "You know how lucky we are to find each other." What we met was not only the happiness of being able to warm up, but also their destiny.
"Life can't be worse than ordinary." The depression, torture, and pain we believe has made us lose our freedom. When the surroundings were dark, we could quietly and sincerely appreciate the beauty of an ordinary plastic bag. It circulates and rises in the wind, rotates low and idling, or entangles with leaves, all let us find a moment of tranquility in the roundabout. Perhaps this is because we were finally able to watch and finally get away.
This is not the first time I have watched "American Beauty". But it was only today that I suddenly understood: All this is just an American beauty.
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