Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Barbra Streisand Robert Redford
In the second season of "Sex and the City", Carrie was in Mr. . Big still didn't give up after getting engaged, and pulled three good friends to the point: "Why isn't the bride me?" Finally, he recalled the movie "The Way We Were", comparing the relationship between Kattie played by Barbra Streisand and Hubbell played by Robert Redford, Carrie It was finally relieved, and the three girls (Samantha had never seen it at all) sang endlessly out of pitch but affectionately: "Memories light the corners of my mind...". While being moved by such a warm scene, I also remembered the movie "The Way We Were" that made them fall in love. It wasn't until a while ago that I finally found this film and heard the source of the phrase "Your girl is lovely, Hubbell" and the original "The Way We Were" by Streisand.
Needless to say, "The Way We Were" is a Hollywood romance that follows the timeless pattern of handsome men and women. However, if you think this movie is repeating the same old tune, then you are very wrong, the love between Kattie and Hubbell is not a fairy tale, it is more like a private memoir, I believe that such a story has been in the real world somewhere one or several places.
Although Barbra Streisand is a well-known talented woman in Hollywood, she is good at singing and acting, but I have never caught a cold with her, and I don't think she is beautiful, but I think she looks like a stepmother, only "The Way We Were" Katie in is an exception. Ka…Ka…Ka…Katie, classmates like to call her by her name, making fun of this curly-haired girl with communist tendencies. She always has a serious face and ignores the classmates who were born in the middle class who only care about pleasure. Of course, she occasionally glances at Hubbell, a handsome guy who is good at various sports and is always surrounded by girls, even if he has nothing to do with communism. relation. In the writing class, Katie's novels that she spent a lot of time and effort did not win the favor of the teacher. On the contrary, the works of Hubbell, who was usually a fool, were more moving. As a result, Katie understands that the handsome guy is not only handsome, but also has a good brain (but he is too lazy to use it), and Katie's enthusiastic speech on stage also made Hubbell look at him differently. The two looked at each other, and because they were in completely different groups of people, neither of them pierced the paper window. A few years later, when World War II broke out, Kattie and Hubbell reunited at a cocktail party and came together naturally. Then, inevitably, the two completely different circles of friends and values collided. Although they almost broke up, in the end, under the compromise of Kattie, the relationship gradually became more peaceful. Hubbell became a screenwriter, and Kattie tried to integrate into Hubbell's circle of friends. . The sudden change of the times did not let them go. Under the ravages of McCarthyism, Kattie became a fighter against the government again, while Hubbell advocated prudent protection. Both Kattie and Hubbell knew it was time to break up, even though Kattie was pregnant. Many years later, Hubbell reunites with Kattie on the street, she still sticks to her career, with wind-blown curly hair...
Love is the eternal theme of movies. We always see a man and woman who love each other in movies and have to be separated because of the disparity in their families. But in real life, couples often part ways because of disagreements in each other's personalities or ideas. "The Way We Were", a love story without a happy ending, tells us that in the face of times, classes, and beliefs, the power of love is limited or even fragile. In fact, in Hubbell's heart, he always knew that he and Kattie were out of tune, so in college he knew that Kattie had a crush on him, and he had no intention of pursuing him; reunion in the war, and a drunken night, he still did not Make it clear; when he felt it was difficult for Kattie to integrate into his circle of friends, he decided to break up with her; after the two lived together, whenever Kattie wanted to make radical political remarks, he often filtered her words like a firewall. In their relationship, Hubbell has been in a passive relationship, not because his love for Kattie is not deep, but because he has long expected the end. Not only does he know the relationship between the two, but he knows Kattie well, even better than Kattie himself (he remarks that Kattie "once you fall in love with someone, whether it's Roosevelt or me, you become blind"). It is a pity that he also knows himself very well. Although he loves this different woman, his love is not strong enough to make him betray the standard and comfortable way of life taught by his class.
If Hubbell is always calm, then like he said, Kattie's love is always blind, except for the final breakup. In fact, for Kattie, Hubbell is primarily about sexual attraction. When she didn't know Hubbell from the beginning, even hated him, she couldn't help but be attracted by his handsome appearance (the best time in Redford!); after seeing Hubbell's talent in writing class, she cried angrily Tear up the novels he wrote, not because he was not as talented as him, but finally realized that he liked someone he shouldn't like, and was angry with himself. In the past, he could use the reason of "simple mind and developed limbs" to stabilize himself, There is no reason for that now. And on the night of her occasional reunion, taking advantage of Hubbell's drunkenness and his Wushan Yunyu, it can be said that she had a taste of her wish many years ago. Hubbell wanted to break up, but she tried her best to keep her, not hesitate to stay away from the political movement, and pretended to be a little woman who is a little bird. However, in the struggle between sex and faith, the winner is the latter. After all, this can make her the protagonist and make her feel her worth. Besides, a lover will betray you, but faith will never.
In addition to love, politics is also a major theme of "The Way We Were". Katie, who had originally planned to go to France to be a good wife and mother, fell short because she couldn't swallow the evil spirit of McCarthyism. On the other hand, it was McCarthyism that helped her regain herself. This episode is undoubtedly a slap in the face to Hollywood and the US government. You must know that McCarthyism is the most filthy page in the history of American cultural development that advertises the spirit of freedom. Even now, the attitude of the US government and many Americans is still very secretive, so the plot of George Clooney is not exciting, and the narrative skills The not-so-smart "Good Night and Good Luck" swept the major film awards with its unprecedented courage. And "The Way We Were" (1973) reopened the old scars when the domestic political situation in the United States was extremely tense due to the Vietnam War. Does it take courage?
The Way We Were
memories light the corners of my mind
misty water color memories
of the way we were
scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind
smiles we gave to one another
fore the way we were
can't it be that it was all so simple then
or has time rewritten every line
and if we had the chance to do it all again
tell me would we, could we
memories maybe beautiful and yet
what's too painful to remember
we simply choose to forget
so it's the laughter, we will remember
whenever we remember the way we were
remember, the way we were
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