I just raised my brows but raised my head. Maybe it doesn't make sense. After watching this movie, I thought of this phrase.
It was a conflicted feeling to watch this movie, because after the first five minutes, I already knew that it was bound to be a tragedy. All good things will fade away like a flash in the pan, this beauty covered in death has a fatal attraction, one has to watch it, but reason tells me that if I stop now, I will not have to go through the pain later . It's a bit like taking a jump off a building, and I can't get over it long after the movie is over.
It's a good movie, but it's not just a political popularization book, it's about human nature. It is for this reason that even if we do not understand the political background of that era, we are still moved by the film.
Throughout the movie, we have seen too many reasons for them to be apart, so what about their reasons for falling in love? They never fell in love at first sight, or because of their good looks, and if it were for these lame reasons, there's no way this movie will still be remembered decades later, even if they were Robert Redford and Barbara Streisand . They love each other because their souls have the same desire.
They are all alone in the crowd, because they also have a strong desire for the perfect world. It's just that in the face of this desire, they take a different attitude.
For him, this perfection is just an illusory utopia, and rather than experiencing the pain of its shattering, it is better to make it just an imagination in the first place. So he chose to be the prince on campus, the beautiful but thoughtless girlfriend, and the rich and vulgar friend. When his works were read, he bowed his head as deeply as a child whose secrets were revealed. Faced with this kind of perfection, he chose to retreat and stand in the distance as a spectator.
And for her, this perfection is what life is all about, and even if she can't get it, she will fight for it with all her life. In those times of war, what better fit for her than a political leader? If he lived in the 21st century, I bet she would be one of the most radical environmentalists. She is looking forward to her work being read, and her eagerness and disappointment when the answer is revealed are so hard to hide. She is a fighter, and in the face of this holy war for perfection, she did not hesitate to die.
This desire for perfection binds them tightly. So when his work was published, he didn't want to celebrate with anyone else, he just wanted to tell her. It's the first scene where they're alone, and you'll find that they've all changed, taking off the masks of princes and warriors, and they've found that they are so similar to each other.
But no matter how attractive they were to each other, he could never be a warrior and she could never be a princess. They are each other's mirrors, and their failures are reflected in the mirror. Her persistence reminded him of his betrayal again and again, and his compromise reminded her of futility again and again. We always have to live, and no one is strong enough to face the mirror every day and remind ourselves that I am a failure. Even fooling ourselves, we have to find an excuse to prove that we are not losers.
The instinct to survive is always the strongest. He finally conquered love, conquered family. But life is far from a wonderful choice, and there are not so many win-win situations. If there is anything worth remembering, it can only be the good old days.
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