The plot is simple: Henry, a successful and prosperous lawyer, is hit in the head in an accidental robbery, causing him to lose his ability to speak and his memory of the past, and then starts another life and finds happiness.
The accident of the shooting is the dividing point of the narrative of the film, and it is actually the dividing point of the lives of the two types of people.
In reality, we are like Henry before the accident. We are busy with work all day and have no time to take care of it, forgetting that there are many other things to do in life, and even ignoring the feelings of those around us (Sarah—Henry's wife, With an affair, Henry didn't even know it). Just like the dialogue between Henry and the home nanny Rosella in the movie:
Henry: Rosella...what do i do, uh, when i'm home?
Rosella: You are working all the time.
Henry: I work a lot?
Rosella: You are so hard, I can't believe it.
Henry: What do I do when I'm not working.
Rosella: You're always working. These days
, most of us cheat in the impetuous pursuit of fame and fortune I myself, buried in the glitz of the workplace and the expansion of my career, lived a so-called "busy and happy" life.
Once we jump out of the current circle and look at the current state in an "accidental" way, we will find that what we really pursue is the life Henry chose after the accident: a warm family, loving relatives and inner peace. .
Compared with impetuousness, a peaceful mind allows us to see clearly the people and things around us. Just like Bruce's love letter hidden in Sarah's closet, you can only notice it when you are calm; it is also like the life after Rachel left, only the "heart back home" realizes the "complete" happiness...
" Unexpected" results are not all disasters. It was this accident that allowed Henry to gain a real friend—Bradley, his physical therapist, and Bruce, who seemed to be a friend before, was just the one who gave him a cuckold wearing a "friend" mask; it was This accident allowed Henry to see clearly the people around him, the "friends" he used to associate with, but exposed their contempt for him at the cocktail party; it was this accident that made Henry increase his courage to win happiness, in the park Big Kiss with Sarah on the bench.
At the end of the movie, Henry and Sarah rushed into the classroom, walked up to the teacher, and said something they could buy back regret:
I missed her first 11 years, and I don't want to miss anymore.
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