A lonely life like a dream

Kristofer 2022-03-29 08:01:02

Lonely people always have enough hard and coldness in them.

Self-deception, escapism, and a slave to desire, the male protagonist in the film still pursues those unrealistic illusions even if he learns of his illness, and finally faces death with an entertaining attitude, as if life did not let him see The life that really suits him has accelerated his actions to satisfy his desires.

And the smarter people are, the more they know how to actively pursue what they want, and their desires also increase. Maybe this is not bad, as long as they can afford the result - loneliness.

At the end of the film, the male protagonist is still nostalgic for a young woman, living a life of irresponsibility like a dream, and a lonely man who has been entangled by desire for a lifetime. Because he has a hard enough heart, he can also face the lows in life. has been sinking. It is also a life.

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Extended Reading
  • Kelvin 2022-03-29 09:01:10

    As a complete film, there are too many cliche, poor rhythm, and incoherence, but some scenes are still well written, and the actors are all very good, and the beloved Douglas adds another star.

  • Bernhard 2022-04-21 09:03:52

    There is a problem with the subtitles of the version I watched, when will I watch it again?

Solitary Man quotes

  • Jimmy Merino: When my father gave me this place years ago, I used to dream about these girls. Every night, dreams, all kinds of dreams about 'em. But then I'd see them coming back after graduation. They'd come to homecomings, ballgames. They'd sit at the same tables, eat the same food. And I'd look at them and I noticed, they don't stay like this. None of 'em. They put on years and pounds and wrinkles. And I got one like that at home. So. And we can talk to each other. I know her and I'll always know her.

  • Ben Kalmen: You got your little jokes, you know, the Spanish thing, interests are the same, and the studying. But, um, are you getting it, you know, where it counts?

    Maureen: Oh, Ben. Cheston thinks you care about him.

    Ben Kalmen: This has nothing to do with him. He's never gonna know about this. Never.

    Maureen: Aren't you a little old for all this?

    Ben Kalmen: You're still standing here, aren't you?

    Maureen: Yeah, 'cause I'm contemplating throwing this drink in your face. But I'm not going to, because I don't want Cheston to know what you just tried. So you can just walk away. Please.

    Ben Kalmen: Nothing personal.

    Maureen: Hey. That is it, actually. Since you asked, that's what I get from him. Something personal. Besides getting it done where it counts, which he does. Cheston and I reach each other. He's tender and sweet and smart and funny and a million things that you aren't.

    Ben Kalmen: I was once, honey. It doesn't last.