But at the same time, Barney has an undeniably soul-stirring charisma. But everyone knows that Paul Giamatti doesn't look like "handsome" at all. Barney's short stature, fat belly, bald head and big beard, plus the stinky virtues and three white eyes after being drunk, where does the so-called charm come from? But Barney's first wife committed suicide for him, and his last wife, Miria, never gave up her love for him even if she divorced. Most of Barney's friends during the "swinging" period in Rome maintained lifelong friendships with him. This guy also has an enviable father-son relationship. What's so fascinating about Barney, a little man in a life full of mistakes and hurts?
I think part of it comes from his kindness, at least in the Roman chapter, Barney's love and understanding for his first wife, the mentally unstable Clara, is very moving. Not only that, as the only person with a source of income, Barney also sincerely encourages and provides material support to his artist friends. And Barney's kindness isn't diminished by age and cynicism, there's always been a good man with a soft heart behind that nasty stingy old man, though most of the time this good man hides In the shadow of reality, slowly consume life together with alcohol.
Another part is Barney's courage. When Clara's father spoke ill of his daughter, he would drive out his father-in-law in anger, and when his second rich and powerful wife, his father, told his retired policeman's father to act appropriately, he would not flinch when his second wealthy and powerful wife, father, told his father a retired police officer. The sheriff maintains his passion for life when he insists he is a murder suspect. Barney is a copper pea that can't be crushed or crushed. A person who is so tenacious in life, even if he acts impulsive and reckless, at least he can be called courage.
Juxtaposed with courage is Barney's authenticity. He not only keeps his thoughts true, but also relies on his pure heart in his actions, never concealing, not compromising, and never giving up. Barney fell in love with Milia at first sight at his second wedding. It should be pointed out that this truth can also be understood as a complete asshole from another level: regardless of the feelings of others, without regard to the bottom line of morality, and extremely selfish. In fact, the film's portrayal of the two sides of Barney's true temperament is the most interesting. Barney's second wife is a superficial and talkative rich girl, and Barney's marriage to her is a senseless act of obeying the wishes of the elders after returning home sadly. Although Barney's love for Miriah is sincere and moving, the rich woman's wife is also responsible for Barney, so Barney's true temperament is an out-and-out betrayal on the moral level. Barney loves Milia very much, but he can't understand her pursuit of self-realization outside of marriage and family. He is jealous of Miria's colleague and is mad with jealousy. Phone calls, sabotage behind the scenes, childish pranks. In short, true temperament is a double-edged sword. Behind the desperate romance, there is always a mess full of wounds waiting for someone to clean up the mess. It is often said that truth is precious, but truth and morality are actually two life standards in two dimensions. In the reality that is incompatible with each other, truth often has to pay a huge moral price, and the result often hurts others and hurts oneself.
In that case, why is it the most charming to reveal the truth? The dignified and generous Baochai in "A Dream of Red Mansions" wins everyone in her temperament and temperament, but what makes Baoyu fall is still the sensitive, suspicious and playful sister Lin; Admiration for the perverse, willful, angular Hao Scarlett; the most charming in "The Portrait of Dory Gray" is not the handsome Dolly Gray, but the viper-like seductive and criminal Earl Henry Wharton. These imperfect, immoral, and unbeautiful characters create twists and turns in the lives of self and others, exuding an almost terrifying attraction in the pursuit of true nature. For example, Barney, what did that desperate true temperament leave behind in his life?
Not memories, at least for Barney's version of life, all memories are hidden in the dark and invisible. Nor is it a bustling interpersonal relationship. His angularity and willfulness have destroyed too many life possibilities, and only lonely remains remain in the ashes of the years.
is love! Barney left love. Passionate, straightforward, wholehearted love, creative, destructive, love that imprints on life. It was a love so powerful that it destroyed everything and made Barney a complete asshole; it was a love so gentle that it contained everything and made Barney cry and laugh at his father's body, so that he would always wait for Miriam, so that He always waited for the return of his friend Boogie.
This is Barney, a man who paid a high price in life for his unbridled true temperament, a man who really has a story in his life, a legend. People who listen to the story love legends, and we admire such courage and true temperament, but it is difficult to accept Barneys in the criteria of real life. why? That's because no one wants to be the stepping stone and mess behind the hero. Watching a play is fun, acting is hard, and charming is a stage image separated by a living distance. Behind the curtain, the lights fade away, and charming will be eroded as soon as she removes her makeup.
Nevertheless, we will never forget that charming true nature. At some point in our lives, that purity mirrored our lives.
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