(Text / Yang Shiyang)
Watching 80-year-old Jane Fonda and 81-year-old Robert Redford play a couple again is already a huge surprise and consolation for many fans, not to mention, this "Soul of the Night" still has such Interesting settings and emotional lines that get better over time. No matter how mainstream or traditional film industry practitioners view Netflix, it has become a catfish that cannot be ignored in the film industry. Let alone those classic drama series, only the movies it produces, many of which are also expressed Not bad. This is not the first time that Netflix has come up with such an ingeniously set love story. The same small incision in "Blue Jay" not long ago showed a big catharsis, a first love reunion after a long absence, memories, tears, tears Running and reconciliation, a contemporary story in black and white, has captured the secret thoughts of almost everyone. This time, "Soul of the Night" moved the growth of love to the twilight years. It opens with a bit of a bewildering, unsure where the story is going, and Andy, played by Jane Fonda, knocks on the door of his neighbor, Louis, who is an old man his own age. , this elegant old lady sat cautiously in the other's room, and said to this half-baked but trusted old neighbor, "Can you find time to sleep with me?" Ten thousand subtleties flashed on the other's face. The expression finally returned to calm. Afterwards, Andy said an unforgettable line, "I just want to have a person lying in bed and chatting together, chatting and falling asleep slowly." This sentence clarified the core of the story, and the loneliness Deep search, help and redemption. "Soul of the Night" is gentle and peaceful, but there are many waves hidden behind the calm water. They dodge and deal with people's smiles full of speculation and complex meaning. The other party's life, understand the other party's confusion and predicament, and more importantly, the old man, little by little, told the other party all the thoughts and secrets that he had never talked to outsiders when he was young. Those chats seemed casual but actually thrilling. The extramarital affairs, infidelity and abandonment of the family during the period, the remorse and return, the great pain of the accidental death of a child at a young age, all these were properly enclosed in a lifetime, but this time, in that bedroom, They took the initiative to talk to each other about everything, calm and frank. Like a relief before the end of life, mutual trust is inexplicably deep. Carrying a shopping paper bag, carrying his underwear and slippers, Louis crossed the block to Andy's house, and knocked on the door to meet the eyes of the neighbors. This short journey crossed a huge psychological barrier, and at the same time The process of the two old people's decision to let go, from the secret back door to the open front door, to going to the town to eat together hand in hand, and then going on a trip together, they broke all the obstacles and gained a surprising intimacy. Before that, the pair of elderly people faced a predicament. They were in the same place with several old friends of the same age all day long, drinking a cup of coffee, chatting about old things and new gossip. A group of old people, The god of love has long been gone, and they are only waiting for the god of death. Their most emotional conversation is nothing more than the death of an old friend who was unable to attend the party. A dull and unheard of death. And this unexpected companionship made two people detached from this gray reality, who can say that this is not the best form of love? Some loves are wrapped in the fiery syrup of hormones, while others only need the tranquility of each other's company. All the protagonists in this story are widows and loners, widowers whose widows have died, a daughter who is never around, an old woman who lives alone, and a grandson who was sent to her to help take care of them. Some lost their partners, some People who have lost children, people can live alone, but they are also destined to have the desire to be with others. Loneliness is nothing but another form of death, and the reason why death is terrifying is because of the ultimate loneliness. The warmth dissipates the chill from each other. The two old people and the helpless little grandson formed a temporary family, everything changed from virtual to real. It has become a hidden symbol, just like their relationship, starting from a dream-like abrupt invitation, and gradually implemented in the real details of life, they cook, travel, adopt a puppy for their children, and make life a life. The way it should be. To a certain extent, this is a kind of compensation for the past. When they were young, they did not know how to deal with life and how to get along with their families. When they were in their prime, ambition and anxiety coexisted, and sometimes they regarded companionship as a burden. So what? But not everyone has such an opportunity for a clever rework later in life.
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