real kinda inspiring

Ward 2022-03-23 08:01:02

Watching this movie again on sleepless nights, the result is a warm fantasy amidst the disappointment of reality.
For a moment, I felt like a young Xavier too, riding a fun motorcycle on the streets of Paris, running for survival or ideals, struggling with the yearning to gain and lose of love,
heartbroken at 30, afraid of loneliness .

He never gave up, there are often many sincere or helpless smiles,
love again and again like a cute Russian doll, will there be the imperfect but happiest one in the end? There will be, when he stops looking.
If he didn't get love at the end of the film, would he stick with it? Certainly, otherwise, what's the point of living?

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Russian Dolls quotes

  • William: This is known as the street of "ideal proportions." It's 25 meters high, 25 meters wide, and 250 meters long. Personally, I don't see what's so ideal about it. The Russians are obsessed with the - they're obsessed with things being ideal, you know?

    Natacha: It's not true.

    William: Yes, it is darling. Well, it's not a bad thing. I mean, you know, English people, we've got some bad habits as well. I mean do you remember - Wendy, do you remember your boyfriend, the American one? What was his name? Bruce.

    Wendy: Yes.

    William: Right, well, I was talking to him one day, and he said to me, "Problem with you English guys is, you're always saying 'I'm sorry.' All the time, you're saying 'I'm sorry about this, I'm sorry about that.'" And you know what? It's actually true. We do say "I'm sorry" too much. What can I say? We're sorry. I said to him, "I'm sorry about that. I apologize. But that's it, you know? Nobody's perfect."

  • Wendy: I know you're not always perfect. I know you have tons of problems, defects, imperfections... but who doesn't? It's just that I prefer your problems. I'm in love with your imperfections. Your imperfections are just great!

    [...]

    Wendy: I know most girls they get weak on their knees for what's beautiful, you know, that's all they see, that's all they want. But I'm not like that. I don't just see what's beautiful. I fall for the other stuff. I love what's not perfect. It's just how I am.