Two passages I want to remember in "The Beach"

Gardner 2022-01-26 08:08:37

1. When you develop an infatuation for someone, You always find a reason to believe that this is exactly the person for you.

It doesn't need to be a good reason. Taking photographs of the night sky, for example.

Now in the long run, that is just the dumb irritating habit that would cause you to split up.

But in the haze of that infatuation, it's just something you've been looking for all these years.

When you have a crush on someone,

You'll always find reasons to believe that this person is the person you're looking for, and you don't need a good reason, like taking pictures of the night sky with her.

In the long run, that's just stupid annoying habits that lead to your eventual separation.

But in this haze of obsession, you get the feeling that that's what you've been looking for for years.

2. I still belive in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for.

Because it's not where you go,

It's how you feel in your life when you're a part of something.

And if you find that moment,

It lasts forever.

I still believe in heaven. But at least now I know that heaven is not a place you can find it.

Because heaven is never a place you go.

It's how you feel when you become part of something in your life.

If you find that moment,

It is eternal.

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  • Cathryn 2022-03-22 09:01:24

    Escaping reality, finding myself, and creating a dream-like beach, I ended up getting lost. Human nature, desires, and interests have been magnified countless times, and I can only escape. Game Over, some parts of the film are too far-fetched, but they do not lose sight.

  • Queenie 2022-04-23 07:01:28

    The reason why communism and utopia are impossible is entirely because human beings will always have inexhaustible desires. The film is average, with a few good actors. Xiao Li's transformation from an idol group to a powerful group, he was so handsome when he was young!

The Beach quotes

  • Daffy: Pay them in dollars and fuck their daughters.

  • Richard: You hope, and you dream. But you never believe that something's gonna happen for you. Not like it does in the movies. And when it actually does, you want it to feel different, more visceral, more real. I was waiting for it to hit me, but it just wouldn't happen. The police were pissed cuz he was traveling under a false passport. But they didn't ask me about the map, so - I didn't tell 'em.