The first time I came into contact with "Friends" was an issue of "Crazy English" that I bought when I was in college. In the colorful insert, there are six people lying all around and taking a promotional photo of a TV series. No matter how you look at it, I feel that men are not handsome. Not beautiful, very inconspicuous, but why does the magazine introduce it as a sitcom with high ratings and a hit in the United States? After that, I will continue to see articles introducing this TV series from some media, and titles such as the Beauty Awards are all overshadowed by such inconspicuous six people. However, if you look at the poster at the time today, it’s like watching a lover for many years. You are thinking back to the scene when you first met. You are so familiar and loving now, and remember that you didn’t know each other at the time. strangeness. It felt sweet and exciting, and at the same time rejoicing in my heart, fortunately, fortunately, we did not miss it.
It is difficult to have a sensible evaluation of Friends, and I don't want to do that. It's like an old friend around me. What you do is not to study it, all you want is to feel him. So I don't want to think about the director and screenwriter's modification of the plot due to some reasons other than the story, such as being forced to fall into the elevator shaft like Joey. I believe that is their lives. Even if some things seem far-fetched to us, who can guarantee that it will never happen in real life, and who can guarantee that it is unreasonable.
Look at this group of lively people: Rachel is a spoiled but cute sexy woman; (almost let Ross drink a glass of oil, of course, it will always be almost) Monica is a picky but kind-hearted ruler; (for not having a good shoe And unable to sleep peacefully) Phoebe is a weird but optimistic animal patron saint; (understand the medication instructions as a story) Joey is a handsome man who is always slower than others but has a childlike innocence; (Of course, changing a girlfriend is like a revolving lantern. , And enjoy this way of life, and of course my favorite person) Chandle is a lovely man who breathes his own humor; (Analyzing Chandle’s words by the psychologist Roger: that you use your humour as a way of keeping people at a distance, it’s not difficult to understand how he was born in such a family environment, and of course it’s my second favorite person) Ross is rigid and lives in accordance with the various social norms but is meticulous and responsible. Intellectuals; (disputing with Phoebe about the theory of evolution, and buying the bike she once dreamed of for Phoebe, no matter how careless Ross changes in the next few seasons, I believe it is the scriptwriter's dictation here) each of them can write A full 18 pages-front and back, but they have one thing in common, that is, they are humorous, optimistic, strong and charming.
Friends are always chirping, noisy, and no matter what kind of misfortune they experience, they can finally get through. No one will take care of themselves. They will never take things as serious as they are. We often see them embarrass each other, they do. The damage was easily resolved. I remember that a reporter once interviewed a very accomplished person (forgot who it was and what country) and asked him why he was always so happy. He said that because I only stayed on the surface of life. The same is true for them. They won't educate you on how to live, and tell you the truth all night, they just tell you that this is their life, and whether you like it or not, they are very happy.
But friends still have rare moments of "quiet": Chandle helped the dead "weird" Mr. Hai's broom and said, "We will be quieter in the future"; when a bit ashamed Joey moved back to the apartment, Chan Only intentionally said welcome home, man; Rachel told the credit card company that there is a magic bean. In the Friends version of "My best friend's wedding", just like Julia, she offered her blessings at the last minute—— congratulations; Monica still gave Emma, the name she gave to her future child when she was 12 years old, to Rachel, because I love you more; Ross went to sell cookies for the girl who accidentally knocked down, and and Joey , Chan co-built a virtual space station; Phoebe regards the cat as his mother, and when Ross questioned and stopped him, he asked: how many parents did u lost; Joey turned back when he left Chan’s apartment and gave him a tight Hug tightly, praying for Chan to find a job when he is unemployed. Recalling here, who can say that they are always laughing and joking, they turned out to be so serious about their lives and friends.
Jokes are the main flavor of Friends. There is humor everywhere. No matter how many times you read it again, you will not begrudge your laughter. Directors and screenwriters are geniuses for making jokes, plus their six classic interpretations (if I were a judge, I would give them an Emmy award each, of course I am not) makes Friends unparalleled, the most amazing thing is that you are almost Difficult to find repeated jokes! Unlike the domestically successful "I Love My Family" in recent years, it is inevitable to feel poor after watching too much, and it is kind of cold, which is rarely touching.
Friends is also a so-called small person with various shortcomings, but it handles it very tolerantly. You can say that it is unrealistic, but who needs to face their real life on TV every day. And this kind of tolerance is not deliberate, it is a kind of recognition and understanding of people from the heart, no matter how good or bad, we are just people with seven emotions and six desires. It is neither Qiongyao's style of good and bad that have gone to extremes, nor is it the source and people of Xuecun style, and the pro-nephew below the people, and it is not Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige's style of packaging Qin Shihuang as a moral warrior for the people, perhaps a bit like Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang are incredibly sincere, but they are less sharp. Maybe they have been eager to be recognized as much as you and me, but they will never hysterically put a hypocritical halo on their heads, saying that they will sacrifice everything for the XXist country and the collective benefit. They live their lives for self-entertainment, without those so-called lofty ideals. Although I think "Citizen Kane" seems to be a big event, I admit that the movie is boring and I can never finish it. Is it really greater and noble to care about major national events that are not related to you than to care about the little people around you. I think I am superfluous, and there is no need to defend them. They won't even feel and notice many of them like we do, because they are natural, in the blood, and they didn't realize it when they were doing it. The so-called nature may be a certain state of truth that we are not aware of.
But we have to accept the reality that the six of them will leave us after all. I understand that it is not that they can no longer create new jokes, but that they have no passion for making jokes. When Rachel came back after giving birth, I obviously felt that they were old, and it really seemed embarrassing for them to be noisy like they were when they were 20 years old. Maybe this is the cruel reality. Six people may not get old, but the actors who played them have grown up. No matter how we look at it, we can't see the spark of love between the six people, because they are too tacit, too familiar, and too understanding. But I also understand that the director has to let love happen between the six of them. When you look at the six actors that have never been rumored and have their own lives, you will understand the goodness of the director and the screenwriter. Hard work, because that is the only way to never separate them. I remember Phoebe’s birthday dinner in the ninth season. It was terrible to see that six people have their own lives and have no time to take care of the others. Therefore, the scene of Joey falling in love with Rachel was staged. It was obviously far-fetched in the eighth season. A design, in the ninth season, the screenwriter suddenly became serious again. I think maybe they also want to regain the lost passion. They don't want to see these six people seem to be unchangeable and drift away. But this kind of effort seems to be in vain, so let it end, let it end at the most beautiful time. This did not prevent me from proposing to Monica when Chan proposed to Monica, when Ross described to Rachel that he had thought about proposing to her in the planetarium, and when Joey said to Rahel I never ever let you be alone, I was so moved.
Friends are finally leaving, and will gradually disappear from our sight. The strange thing is that they are not getting more and more vague, on the contrary they are getting more and more clear, they walked into our hearts. When the real world is getting colder, when our lives are suffering, when we are hurt, you can hate this person, this thing, but you will not hate this world, because then we will return to that In an ordinary cafe in Manhattan, New York, I looked at six people who were noisy and never tired, and then told myself that they were still there and they never left.
I remember that Andersen once said, (to the effect) that the child who has read my fairy tale will not be as cold as those who have not experienced it. And Friends is the fairy tale of Andersen in my life. There, the ending of the story will always have one: "They have lived happily ever after."
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