I didn't expect Angelina Jolie to be able to make such a deep film. I really underestimate others. Some people just look better than themselves, come from a better background, and are more talented than themselves. There is no way, try hard to chase chant, chase into a gust of wind, you are also a hero.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, this pair of global classic movie CPs have teamed up again, Jolie personally acted as the director, as always, the female lead and husband and wife scenes.
But this time is different from the past. There is no thrilling adventure of "Tomb Raider", no handsome shootout in "Mrs. Smith", but the rare plain and inner drama in Jolie. "By the sea" tells the lonely life of a middle-aged couple who lost their fertility. The husband is a writer, and the wife used to be a dancer sought after by thousands of people (Julie's shadow had to be there), and accompanied her husband to a quiet coast away from the hustle and bustle of the city to write. During this period, I met a newlywed couple who lived next door to them. Bored wife Nessa (Jolie) finds a hole in her room, allowing a glimpse into the bedroom next door. So he did a voyeuristic act. Husband Roland (Pitt) finds out and peeps with her.
The newlyweds have three fires, dry wood and fire, and strive to create people every day. Knowing that the chick next door is pregnant, Aunt Nessa can no longer hold herself, so she tries to sacrifice her incomparably sexy body to break up the newlywed Yan Er. Fortunately, Roland was smart and fully understood Nessa's mind, and immediately went to save a happy and beautiful marriage. Nessa also finally confessed her inner pain of depression due to infertility. In the end, Nessa & Roland CP, who have gone through two seven-year itches together, finally reunited, overcame another difficulty together, and continued to live together well. At this time, the latest work of the writer Roland, who has been difficult to write, also completed the last page. The two packed their bags and happily set out on their way home.
The film is full of quiet French romance, calmly and profoundly exploring how to deal with this hurdle that many people can't get through. There's very little dialogue, mostly Julie's body language expressing the lonely life of a once-great woman who has lost her fertility. At the same time, Yun Danfeng gently expresses the grief that is about to explode and has nowhere to express: elegantly lying on the balcony drinking, smoking, basking in the sun, walking alone on the reef, staring at the sea water lapping on the shore, silently observing every morning going to the seaside and returning late The fisherman who never catches a fish.
The more calm and calm people behave, the easier it is to hide the stormy waves in their hearts.
The progressive plot unfolds unhurriedly, revealing little by little the problems that exist in Nessa, or the inevitable problems in the couple's marriage. Discovering the voyeur hole became a turning point, and I began to look at my own home from the perspective of other people's homes, thereby revealing the problems in myself. It is said that in this world there is only oneself and no one else. Everyone you meet is a reflection of your own heart. The people around you are your best mirror. So, the couple next door became the mirror of the Roland family. Together, they peep at the newlyweds in love, as if looking at their past selves.
Nessa even dresses up the newlyweds as they used to be. When Roland found out, he felt that something was wrong and pressed Nessa why he did this. In fact, Roland knew his wife's intentions and motives well, but he wanted her to admit her own problems, and use this method to help her bravely face her flawed, not so perfect, infertile self. And tell her that in his mind, she will always be perfect. As a husband, Roland handled this issue very well, and the whole process was very mature and stable. It seems that this is a masculine charm that director Julie wants to be or to keep by the men around her. Even when Roland was so drunk and drunk because he couldn't write, he still crawled on top of her to kiss her, and he felt excusable.
Therefore, Jolie's beautiful director wants to tell us that it is useless to be overwhelmed or sad, complaining, or even envy and hate other people's good when encountering such thorny problems in married life. We can try to accept it, just accept it, and face up to the fact that you will not be able to enjoy your children and grandchildren, and you will need to support each other and grow old alone. There is no need to go to war and get angry with the other party because you are in a bad mood, or look for famous doctors, folk secret recipes, etc. If you can treat it, you can treat it, if you can't treat it, you will accept it. Life is impermanent, God gave you a brilliant first half of your life, and repays it with the joy of your family in the second half of your life, why not?
The picture of the film is very beautiful, the soundtrack is very melodious, in addition to the beautiful scenery, there are also beauties. You can drink and eat, and it's worth a taste.
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