Life is not just facing the sea and the flowers can bloom in spring

Sigurd 2022-04-04 08:01:01

The film tells the story of a writer and a former dancer who have been married for 14 years, and a couple of writers and artists who run from New York to France to spy on the newlyweds in order to solve a problem. But the two of them kept holding back what the problem was and didn't want to tell the audience.

The plot is protracted, no, it should be said that there is no plot at all. The contradiction between the characters has not been explained and it is not known why the marriage problem between the two caused the heroine's repeated inexplicable behavior and repeated memories. The female protagonist has been indifferent and angry, and the male protagonist has been drinking, smoking, and chatting with the uncle. Procrastinating without plotting until 110 minutes, I peeped at the female protagonist next door countless times and ran to do something with the handsome guy next door.

There are several close-ups of the male and female protagonists about the sunglasses. The female protagonist always puts the lenses down, while the male protagonist turns the sunglasses over several times. Maybe it's to express the incompatibility of the two's life style, or to express that the husband has been cleaning up the mess for his wife. Whatever, the overall feeling of the film is that the actors are carrying a burden and just keep letting the audience guess.

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No couple who have been married for many years has all the harmony in their lives, and it is normal to have problems in the marriage. Brad Pitt (himself) once wrote this:
"My children once asked me why did I get married ? I said because I love your mom. They said, "if your love is strong enough why do you need an invisible string of marriage to hold on? The fact that you need one makes me wonder that the love may not be enough."
I was so touched by this that i couldn't sleep for a long time. Then one day I had a serious fight with my wife .
She would cry all day. And one fine day our children asked mom, “Why don't you leave dad? go your separate ways”.
She thought for a moment and said “Because I'm married to him, I vowed to be with him in thick and thin and this is probably the thinnest we have come."
Now after 1 year , we are happy together, like nothing ever happened. All those broken bridges are mended. All arguments are forgotten and all that is left is their love for each other.
This made me realize that Relationships are not only about love but they are also about hatred, frustrations and disappointments
And Marriage is that invisible thread which holds you together when the light of your love is wrapped around by the clouds of misunderstandings.
It holds you together during those weak moments of your relationship.
And believe me, no matter how much love you have for each other, sometimes there comes those weak moments and you need marriage to hold things together.
Repost if you think the same."

Pitt feels that marriage is an important bond that binds them together at critical moments. Maybe this film also wants to convey such a message This concept, Marriage is that invisible thread which holds you together when the light of your love is wrapped around by the clouds of misunderstandings. When the plot of the characters in the play is very simple, the theme conveys too obscure. Except for the model's body, there is nothing to see Yes .

Life doesn't have to face the sea and spring flowers can bloom. Movies can't be made just because they are famous. The
costumes of Angelina Jolie's works are beautiful enough, the plot is not enough, and the ambition is not enough. The ability is not enough. 2 stars.

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By the Sea quotes

  • Roland: Have a nice day...

    Vanessa: I won't.

    Roland: I know. Love you.

    [door closes]

    Vanessa: [softly] I know.

  • Roland: You're smiling.

    Vanessa: [breathing shakily] Now my outsides match my insides.