write like an angel

Jerel 2022-03-20 09:02:08

The way the film is shot is very novel, and it is brought in with a storytelling method at the beginning. The overall tone of the movie seems flat, but the plot of the story is still choppy. The male protagonist in the story wanted to be a writer. By chance, he got an anonymous book with a sense of age. When he finished reading these manuscripts, he was touched by it and couldn't help typing the manuscript into the computer. The next day, the wife read the book on the computer and encouraged him to publish it, not knowing at the time whether the book was written by her husband. The male protagonist was forced to succeed and encouraged by his wife, so the book brought him honor after it was published. After the work was published, the original author appeared. The original author was in his old age and told his story to the male protagonist. The unexpected reality caused the male protagonist to struggle with his thoughts. On the moral level, he felt that he should disclose the truth to the public, but Under the dissuasion of the old man, he still used his own name. After the wife finds out, she tells others that no one is a sage and no fault, and that someone guides you when you are helpless, and you are so happy to silently encourage and support you. And at the end of the story, the old man told the male protagonist that there are many choices in life, and we need to face them directly. The male protagonist in the story accepted the old man's advice and continued to keep the secret. Here we go back to the beginning of the movie and the professor is telling the story. In the open ending, is the professor the male protagonist in the story? Did he make the right choice?

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The Words quotes

  • The Old Man: He should've been somebody everyone knows.

    Rory Jansen: Yeah... but what happened?

    The Old Man: Life.

  • The Old Man: You choose the words, you choose the pain.