Rebecca's forbearance is shattered in front of her friend, and her desire for love and happiness makes her agree to her friend's suggestion to try a same-sex match. The two are finally meeting, albeit by an accident. Even if Rebecca's years of conformity forced her to give up at the last minute, she still remembered Paris as a woman who was a little different. The resentment of life and the happiness of her friends stimulated her to summon the courage to go to Paris again. This time there was no accident. The first person who was the same age as her came, but she found that she was not willing. Love seems to be budding at this moment.
What I like most about this movie is that Paris is shown curled up over and over again. Curling up often means lack of security. Paris repeatedly depicts this kind of self on paper. On various papers, the same lines, the same touches, repeatedly, that is the most unforgettable pain in her heart. . In the pure white background, there is only herself, curled up in a black nightdress; or curled up on the edge of the table full of gifts. She misses and hurts. It is this simple way of portraying that explains the indescribable difference in Paris. Maybe this kind of plot is a bit hypocritical, this kind of technique is a bit contrived, but I like it very much, like this simple way but contains complex emotions.
During Rebecca's own inner struggles, Paris came and went, and every time Rebecca fled, Paris was at a loss. When Rebecca finally made up her mind, Paris seemed a little tired and nearly fled in a split second. Fortunately, it was only close. When Rebecca was hesitant, the initial physical transaction had already deteriorated. If everyone was in a panic when their love was not determined at first, they were worried about gain and loss and could not let go, but they lost the courage to take a crucial step forward. Rebecca's yearning for love, Paris's persistence, and finally love began.
It's just that all the love episodes between the two of them happened in the bed in room 318, so I started to wonder if this is really love? Did Rebecca really fall in love with Paris, or was she simply obsessed with orgasms she never had? And Paris, for Rebecca, is it just for pure money? Does sex mean something more in this movie? At least at this time, I haven't been able to find more interpretation fragments in the movie, and I haven't been able to interpret the answer I want more deeply.
I try to guess, and try to find traces of their love from other details.
After Paris finished telling her sins, she cried out in Rebecca's arms. The imaginary self no longer shed tears indifferently, and her emotions exploded. She shattered the blue glass vase, and then smashed the scattered pieces on the floor. Putting together a painting with flower mud, on the scratched hands, blood spilled on the glass shards and the white ground. Open the scab that is not flattened by the wound, the blood that flows out represents forgiveness and forgetting of the past, and then wrap it up again, everything will be fine. Paris' wound began to heal gradually, and she began to let herself go.
Rebecca gradually loosened the shackles of herself, she began to gain inner freedom, she wanted to do what she wanted to do. Her life is short, when her children know, she tries to cover it up, she is afraid that the children will be sad, because that is the last dignity of a mother; but she does not have so many emotions for her husband, Facing her resentful and sad husband, she just said indifferently that there is no need to give hope, she has run out of time. Maybe at that moment, she suddenly realized that her husband might have love for her, but the feelings she needed were found in other people, so she was not too moved. Her responsibilities as a wife and as a mother seem to have been fulfilled, so the rest, she only needs to make an explanation to her lover.
In the last few episodes of the movie, Paris is vaguely told to give up "serving others" for Rebecca's sake (perhaps because her heart has been opened), I think this may be an obligation she needs to fulfill for her love for herself. Rebecca uses the last of her powers to help Paris and inform her that she has reached the end of her life. Separation is always painful, but it is better than leaving without saying goodbye, leaving the person alone in inexplicable emotions.
The happiness I look forward to is that the two of them can stay together until they grow old, so I can't really accept such an ending. Even though the physical pleasure and inner passion that Rebecca originally expected were finally satisfied, and with the help of breaking the confinement of himself, fulfilling his wish to protect his daughter, and finding the happiness he needed; Paris finally walked out of that place. Duan could not let go of the past, let go of himself from his memories, gained love again, and became an excellent painter. The two seem to have no regrets, really, after all, they had love. Death is never the most terrifying thing, because no matter how life will come to an end, Rebecca is destined to walk in front of Paris, and there will be differences between the two after all, it's just a matter of time. But I still regret that Rebecca will no longer be able to participate in Paris's future life.
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