There are two tragedies in life, one is not getting, the other is getting.

Casimer 2022-12-07 11:47:01

Wilde's monologue in the torment of prison: "I have a thin, blond Patronus by my side who walks into the darkness like a lily. I want nothing but to protect him from my father." In one scene, Percy is standing in an empty, gray street, wearing a long trench coat. When he turns around and sees Wilde, the corner of his mouth raises a quiet and beautiful arc.
However, it is still a tragedy. Such a smile has a similar temperature to the first sight, but it can no longer continue the simple and happy lines in my memory. At the end of the film, the black-and-white subtitles say that after three months they are separated, forever. Maybe they all know that after going through all this, it is already a distant past and a vicissitudes of life.

Seeing that Wilde went to Jude Law, I was moved by Uncle Fried's monologues, and the tears didn't dry for the last half hour... Fry's role is really good, and Wilde's monologues are words and sentences. Deep inside, especially about "unspeakable love" in court and inner struggles in prison.

In this life there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants. The other is getting it.

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Wilde quotes

  • John Gray: I'm not good enough for him anymore. I'm just the son of a carpenter, while Bosie...

    Robbie Ross: Oscar's only ever been smitten before. He was smitten with me. He was smitten with you...

    John Gray: I wasn't smitten.

    [long pause]

    John Gray: I loved him.

    Robbie Ross: Well, now he's fallen in love.

    John Gray: I'm halfway to hellfire and I'm not joking.

    Robbie Ross: Someone else was a carpenter's son.

    [John looks at Robbie, confused]

    Robbie Ross: I've given in and become a Catholic. I find Confession wonderfully consoling.

    John Gray: I can't go to Confession when I want to kill Bosie... and myself...

  • Lady Mount-Temple: Well, of course, there must be censorship or people would say what they meant, and then where should we be?