Would you lose if you were serious

Nick Hornby is one of my favorite writers. Although I always remind myself that "books are books and movies are movies" when watching adaptations, I can't help but feel a little disappointed with the movie version of About A Boy. The biggest shining point still comes from the loyalty to the original, those likable British humor and cliché stories that have not fallen into the clichés. Nicholas Hoult's Marcus is so clever than in the book, that his weirdness and exclusion seem to be because he can't understand the people around him instead of being too weak to follow his mother's decision. It is a bit awkward to talk to Elli clumsily about music after seeing him with a wicked face and making some sharp comments to Will. And Elli has completely become a dragon sleeve. The part in the book where my favorite Marcus leads Elli with closed eyes through the crowd is also cut off. In fact, I don’t understand a few shots of Elli in the movie. What's the point, why not just delete her ╮(╯▽╰)╭ (I understand, I understand, it means that Marcus points out that liking someone is more than just physical contact). Like High Fidelity, a lot of confessions and voice-overs are interspersed to reflect the self-deprecating spirit of the characters. Maybe this is why Nick Hornby's book is not so smooth after being adapted into a movie. When I think of 05, I learned that Johnny Depp had bought the adaptation rights of A Long Way Down and planned to be a director by himself. I was a little looking forward to it, but there was no movement at all. .

Um. Back to the content of the movie, or the content of the book (remember to write in a blog that "I am still at an age when the death of an idol can give me an impact", in fact, this is in the About A Boy book). Will’s life philosophy is the famous phrase "Seriously you lose", maybe this is true, since Marcus and his mother are unhappy because they are too serious about things that are not accepted by the mainstream. People who don’t need to be sincere won’t lose because he has no weaknesses, but he has no chance to win because there are no results he cares about, just as Will’s life is still purposeless, he is more looking for ways to consume time instead of real enjoyment. what. Maybe I shouldn’t be so sure, because many, many people, including myself, put a lot or too much emphasis on listening to music, watching movies, etc. From another perspective, it can be called a time-consuming thing. superior. So probably all meanings are artificially added labels. You can do the same regardless of whether you feel that something is meaningful or not. The only difference is that you don't consciously close your eyes because of your devotion. So it really depends on a person's choice: whether the game does not feel any deep emotions, or is serious and exposed to all kinds of harm.

At the end of the story, it seems that everyone is on the right track. Marcus and his mother are no longer needlessly serious and Will finds their true heart, so in the end people always stay in the middle zone, the safest and most appropriate.

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