The paradise you enter with desire is not called paradise

Lue 2022-01-26 08:08:37

Dystopian theme. The novel is better than the movie, and it is also much darker and crueler. The story and state of mind of the previous generation of backpackers, I think the same applies to today's backpackers. Why travel? Exotic, exciting, novel, different... We more or less hope to meet stories on the road, so we don't want to take the route of the public, want to stay away from noise and business, and find the so-called paradise. However, the price of heaven is also huge. Desire is desire, no matter where you go. Every time you finish the novel and then watch the movie, you will always be picky about the movie, so you may have to try it in a different order next time.

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The Beach quotes

  • Etienne: Oh fuck! Richard! Fuck!

    Richard: What?

    Etienne: I saw a fin!

    Richard: What? Are you joking?

    Etienne: No, no. A fin!

    Richard: OK, a shark fin?

    Etienne: I don't know! Just a fin! Over there, about a hundred meters.

    Richard: Well, was it big?

    Etienne: Yes.

    Richard: Well, what the fuck do you expect me to do about it?

    Etienne: Nothing! I just thought you should know!

    Richard: Well, to be honest, Etienne, I'd rather you hadn't told me!

    Etienne: I'm sorry!

    Richard: Well, it's a bit fuckin' late now, isn't it?

  • Keaty: [Keaty interrupts Richard whilst watching Francoise and pretending to read his book] One: she's just teasin' ya.

    Richard: What are you talking about?

    Keaty: Two: you don't speak French. Three: he speaks French. In fact, even better than that, four: he IS French. Five: he's much better at football - sorry, sorry, SOCCER - than you. And six: you're a bit strange, Rich. Some girls like that in a man, but not usually the sort of girls you wanna be with.

    Richard: Is that right?

    Keaty: Come on, your last girlfriend chucked ya, there must've been a reason.

    Richard: It was not my fault!

    Keaty: And seven: look at - look at your thumbs, man! They're well defined!

    Richard: Wh-what is that supposed to mean?

    Keaty: You play a lot of video games! That is a powerful index of incompatabilty.

    Richard: Why do I get the feeling like you're trying to tell me something?

    Keaty: You haven't a hope mate - not a bleedin' chicken's chance in Thailand. Know what I mean?

    Richard: Thank you.

    Keaty: So, enjoy the beach and cut the bullshit.

    Richard: [softly] Thank you very much.

    Keaty: It's my pleasure.