This article was first published on the WeChat public account "Neiguanying"
It's 5:30 in the morning and I can't sleep because I really want to write this article for everyone who feels lonely in the city.
Flashback to last Friday, a particularly memorable day because, according to news reports, it was the biggest public transport strike in France in 12 years, and the subway was almost stopped. The specific reasons will not be repeated, because it has nothing to do with the theme of this issue.
But this strike is also related to this French film, because this French film called "deux moi" (two mes) takes place in Paris, it is about two young people, and there are many important scenes in it It takes place on the Paris subway, and this creates a sense of connection between the film and real life. Coincidentally, I saw the film the same day, so the feeling will be more pronounced.
first friend
I had no idea what the movie was about before watching it, because it was highly recommended by a friend, which led to a conversation with the first friend:
She is my friend who learned to play tennis with me. We got to know each other because we both have cats.
First, I saw her comment on the movie in my movie group after watching the premiere:
"If the shock of les chatouilles to my soul is deeply touching the soul, deux moi is light to me, gently touching my heart all the time."
Remarks: Les chatouilles' Chinese translation of "The Game That Can't Be Said" is another French film about childhood sexual abuse. If you are interested, you can click on my short video to watch the interpretation.
When she talked about being sexually assaulted twenty years ago...#unspoken game#
Then in private she told me again
“When you write deux moi, there is a lot to write about”
"The loneliness of the metropolis, everyone can see themselves"
I hadn't watched the film yet, but she was intrigued by her, so I chose to watch this film after get off work even in the context of the biggest strike in more than a decade.
In hindsight, I understand her very well, she must have been struck by the urban loneliness in the film.
second friend
Because there was no means of transportation on Friday, I had no choice but to drive to work. After get off work, in order to choose a place where I could park for free and watch movies conveniently, I went to a commercial center in the 78th province in the suburbs. In the process, a second friend was introduced.
She is my closest friend in France, close enough to talk to each other about their inner troubles anytime, anywhere.
Call her while driving...
"Hey"
"Drive to your door in half an hour, get ready to go out"
"What are you going to do?"
"Come with me to the movies."
"Okay, see you later."
We have always been so direct, no need to ask for other information, because she trusted me.
But she has completed her studies and returned to China in the first half of this year.
So the above conversations are just my brain.
I ended up going to the movies alone.
This gave me a deeper understanding of the loneliness of the hero and heroine in the movie. They lived in two buildings separated by a wall, commuted to get off work on the same subway every day, and sometimes even sat together because of their work. Stress and insomnia, go to the pharmacy to prescribe medicine and see a psychiatrist at the same time, but they can't meet each other, even if they are close at hand.
third friend
The third friend appeared through a dispute, and it was also in the movie group.
This is how she felt in the group,
"watched deux moi today and felt je m'ennuie! (bored me)"
"Without spoilers at all, I'll tell you that the plot is super simple and boring, and the dialogue is boring."
Then the group started a night of discussion about the movie and the director.
In the dialogue that followed, I found out that she didn't like the movie because the scenes, characters, and events in it were like you, me, and him around us. Why would she want to watch such an everyday movie.
Her reasons are sound and reasonable, which begs the question
"Are we going to experience everyday life through movies?"
The film itself is a very subjective artistic expression. For the viewer, there is no right or wrong, only love and dislike.
I prefer European author movies far more than Hollywood dramas,
For me, Hollywood dramas are based on the plot structure, with the characters in it as auxiliary. In other words, the characters can be changed at will, and the main plot will not be affected too much.
And European films, especially French films, are more often the interception of a certain character or a period of life of certain characters. If the characters are changed, the life will be gone. Characters are the eyes of the soul of the film.
In the case of "deux moi", what are we going to see and how?
We have seen the hero and heroine go to the pharmacy to buy medicine, see a psychiatrist, and make appointments with small software, but we should not stop at the plot itself, but look at the emotional expressions behind these plots.
We should see that the male protagonist’s insomnia is a panic because of unemployment, and he went to a psychiatrist because he was confused about his future but could not find anyone to talk to. He tried to contact his former classmates, but found that even sitting together, he could only Can recall the past, the troubles in the heart can't open;
We should see that the female protagonist is anxious because she has to prepare for the project report at work, so she has insomnia, and because she can't find a suitable boyfriend, she uses a small software to make an appointment, intoxicating herself, and numbing herself;
We should see that the hero and heroine would rather stare at the passing train on the balcony every day and be in a daze, rather than participate in various invalid social interactions to enrich themselves;
We should see that when they go downstairs to buy things every day, they take the opportunity to chat with the owner of the grocery store and relax. This may be the most relaxing time of their day;
They should see how healing they feel after having the same cat in different situations;
Because, all of this,
Let us see ourselves in them,
That's what this movie gives us the most.
At the last minute of the film, I burst into tears.
Because, I see,
" In the vast crowd,
Before meeting that person in your life,
All we have to do is,
keep your best self,
love yourself,
Because after meeting,
all our love,
will belong to that person . "
fourth friend
Conversation with a fourth friend is watching the premiere of "Portrait of a Burning Woman" together this Monday,
She said that she was lonely recently because she moved to a new house and many close friends returned to China.
I answer, you go to "deux moi".
END
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