Roland and Vanessa always felt like Pitt and Jolie, but at the end of the day, it was his and her story.
He was an unlucky writer who had written successful works
She's elegant, beautiful, a dancer
They go on vacation to a picturesque island
Their marriage is not as harmonious as it seems, and many times they turn a blind eye to each other.
He goes to the pub every day to drink and chat with the boss
She was depressed all day, watching the fisherman fish
He would arrange the sunglasses she casually tossed on the table
Inadvertently, she discovered a small hole in the wall, and next door lived a young couple on their honeymoon
She peeks through the hole and they fuck
Her move was discovered by him, he said, let's watch it together
Peeping is their only communication
She changed, trying to match him with the young girl, trying to make the boy look like him
One day, he saw through the hole that she wanted to commit herself to the boy, and he rushed over
He wanted her to admit that she was sick, she was very sick
she said she was infertile
She said she hated them, she envied them
We can't be assholes anymore, he said
He said,
I figured out the fisherman. He goes with the tide. You let it pull you out to sea, or guide you back in. Sometimes you have to move with it. Sometimes that's all we can do.
After watching this film, I felt that Jolie showed the very private and ugly things in marriage without concealment, which is very brave in this regard.
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