The film that earned Kevin Spacey the Oscar for Best Actor Award, although it is about the ethics and life contradictions of American middle-class families, it seems that there is no sense of contradiction in China nearly 20 years later. , I suddenly remembered that I went to the cinema with my best friend to see Shunji Iwai’s new work "Hello, Hua". Although many people said it was a reprint of "Love Letter", I brought up this movie here because of this 20 Films shot in Otaru many years ago were shot in China today and shot in Dalian. Apart from the beautiful scenes designed by Shunji Iwai, the performances and plot settings of these actors did not seem to be so contradictory.
There are some rationale, problems and contradictions arising after the modernization of social life, whether they are placed in the United States and Japan 20 years ago, or in China today, they have their classic significance.
I watched Caroline fail to sell the house because she saw so many customers in one day, and then wept bitterly, slapped herself and tried to hold back her tears, watched her restrain her fresh love and howl in the high-end off-road vehicle. The scene, thinking of the phrase she kept chanting: Successful people must always pay attention to maintaining their own image. Too much depression and restraint eventually led to her neurotic personality.
And daughter Jenny grew up in such a family environment. She seems to be an ordinary and obedient girl, but she is more rebellious in her heart than her beautiful and fanciful classmate Mina.
Although Lester seemed to be a horny uncle who drooled when he saw female sex, when he decided to take the initiative to let go of something, he became the most normal and comfortable person instead. Isn't loving someone so that she can be happier, so when he sees his wife Hongxing going out to date with others, he also sends his own blessings. I know he was sincere at that moment.
Such a person should have lived a carefree and healthy life with the dismissal compensation very smartly, but suddenly he was killed. The ending of the play was full of philosophical meaning, but when he left, his face The above is with a smile. In fact, after we are aware of the impermanence of life, we should live every day of our life as the last day. We should exercise when we exercise, work hard when we work hard, and have fun when we play. No regrets does not mean that you do things. It's over, because life can't finish things, but there is no emotion of anger, hatred, grief, and you live peacefully, like boiled water.
I like the passage that the uncle said the most after his death, I typed it down one by one:
I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all. It stretches on forever, like an ocean of time. For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp watching falling stars. And yellow leaves from the maple trees that lined our street. Or my grandmother's hands and the way her skin seemed like paper. And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand-new Firebird . And Janie、 Janie. And Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but it's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once , and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it.And then it flows through me like rain, and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry. You will someday.
It is said that one second before death, his life will flash before his eyes. First of all, it's actually not a second. It extends into endless time. For me, my whole life is to lie on the grass and watch the meteor shower, and the yellow maple leaves on the street, or the paper-like skin on my grandmother's hands. And for the first time I saw the brand new Firebird sports car from cousin Tony. There are Xiaozhen, Xiaozhen, and Caroline. I guess I should be angry when I die, but the world is so beautiful, I shouldn't be angry all the time. Sometimes it's unbearable to read it all at once. My heart is like a full balloon that will explode at any time. Later I remembered to relax and don't keep trying to hold on. All beauty washes me like rain, making me grateful for my humble and stupid life at every moment. You must not know what I'm talking about, don't worry, one day you will understand.
Yesterday, a friend told me about picking up the car today and choosing a lucky day. This is very good, but the life of the person cannot be changed. Even if the luck is changed, it will be broken back by a discount, not more than one. share. Sometimes we want more, sometimes we are afraid of losing something, it's like we always look at the future or always look back at the past, so our minds are not firm and life has no courage.
When the uncle looked back on his life, Caroline in his eyes was just the girl who made a carousel and laughed crazy at the beginning. In fact, from the moment we met, we have been the protagonists in our lives. We live freely and freely. Regardless, we have never considered each other more, but this kind of us is full of charm, but when the trajectories of life begin to intertwined, twisted together like twists, we start to get confused. Many of us must admit that in fact we can only live well for ourselves. Trying to control others is counterproductive. It either produces misunderstandings like Ricky's father Frank did, or creates alienation like Jenny and their parents.
Yes, the superior living conditions allow us to live comfortably and look superior, but a sofa that can't let go of sex has long lost its romantic meaning. The topic between material society and simple spirit, all movies can find different clues to describe it.
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