out of control

Alysa 2022-03-15 09:01:02

It's not a movie that you watch in a row, starting on Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday morning, and watching it three times. In the middle of the two time points, I was thinking, should I continue to watch it, the pursuit of completeness is better than the pursuit of perfection, and I finally received a surprise. This film has a lot of aftertaste for me, and the reason is very simple, many of which are in line with my personal experience and current questions. Simply use the male protagonist, female protagonist and male supporting cast to refer to the three in the convertible car.

Scene 1: The heroine and the mother cry, she feels that she is changing to hate. This kind of self-loathing moment, this kind of reflection after our actions, is so real; including the back, the heroine told the hero on the phone how stupid what she said on the road just now. I felt the same way. I overthrew myself countless times. Afterwards, I felt that what I said just now was too rude and hurt people. Maybe there is someone who understands you again and again. It is a blessing.

Scene 2: The male lead is telling about his growth experience. In the car, the female protagonist expresses great empathy, but the male protagonist throws out a sentence. I forgot the original words, to the effect that it may not be the fact that caused your pain. itself, but the sadness that comes from not accepting another fact in your heart, that is, there are people in this world who are happier than you at the same time, and they omit the pain you go through. Think about it this way, misfortune is the norm, and happy people are also normal. Who hasn't been happy yet.

Scene 3: The male protagonist finally went to the female protagonist, and the female protagonist screamed in the sky, why can't I have a normal boyfriend, at this time, the mother came out and said, sometimes I really can't. Who defines normal? Can the normal ones see the essence of your integrity and kindness through phenomena? Don't they stop when they see your waitress appearance?

Scene 4: This is not a single scene, it is a mix of scenes in my mind. The male protagonist must lock the door when he goes home, repeating 5 times; the male protagonist does not lock the door when he returns home; As if the imprint had been drawn; the male protagonist finally opened the door of the bakery, and the soles of his feet landed across the border, and also walked in.

The male protagonist may be a kind of extreme in our life, one who pursues perfection, acts strictly according to plan, looks at the world with his own prejudice and fixed eyes, and is looking for self-affirmation every moment, those people; female protagonist Maybe it's the people who, despite life's thinness to you, still have the greatest enthusiasm and joy and are determined to embrace it. We don't have to strive for perfection, but to be perfect.

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As Good as It Gets quotes

  • Melvin Udall: Did you have sex with her?

    [Carol comes out of the bathroom]

    Melvin Udall: Oh, sorry. I didn't know she was here. Did you have sex with her?

  • Melvin Udall: [dumping Verdell down the garbage chute] This is New York, pal. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!