The style of the film is like Alan's, calm and elegant, charming and unwitting.
In the bleak woods in winter, the figure staring at the scenery for a long time, the beginning of the embarrassment, the reluctance to part. Flakes of snow flickering in the dark, flawless white snow, trampolines, nightgowns with blue snowflakes, a relieved smile in the setting sun, "You are the only person I have ever met who I didn't have to explain or even justify myself to.", are these pieces all part of Alan? It seems that he is talking to him across time and space.
Constantly feeling lonely and relieved while watching the movie. In the face of impermanent fate, everyone has their own hesitations. The car accident and manslaughter changed Alex's life, and he had to carry these heavy pasts and live alone. Another car accident four years later and another young life lost, he was almost overwhelmed by a heavy sense of guilt. The unsophisticated Linda, on the other hand, reacted in the opposite direction. She lives in her own world, does not need sympathy or understanding from others, and only commemorates Vivienne in her own way. In fact, Alex is not, he doesn't want to explain his past to everyone, and he doesn't want to be sympathized by strangers. But if you don't, people will fear you, doubt you, and alienate you. So I laughed heartily at the moment when Linda dropped her icing cake scraped into the dog food tray by the swashbuckling neighbor who sent her "condolences" and Alex leaned against the door laughing. Alex's loneliness is slowly melting away, and he's no longer the polite and alienated person he was when he first appeared.
When the driver of the accident came to the door, Alex experienced outrage again, after all, the last reckless truck driver killed his son he hadn't seen in 18 years. But this time, in the roar of the other party's undisguised pain, Alex understood his guilt. Why should two equally injured people hurt each other again? I think Alex hasn't stopped blaming himself for a day since his son's accident, and if it wasn't for him, maybe Ryan would be alive and well. However, all this is just as the driver said, it was just an accident. I hope he can reconcile with himself and open up this knot...
At the end of the funeral, the handshake between the two of them, I understood as letting go. It's just two words that are light and fluffy, but how difficult it is to do. The world's answers are often in the most unexpected places. If I hadn't come this time, and I hadn't met Vivienne and Linda, Alex would have continued to be alone... The past cannot be rebuked, and the comers can be chased. You and I are only living in this moment, Dazlious.
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