Maybe the memory is adding oil and vinegar

Aimee 2021-11-22 18:54:21

I just came back from Lishui Adventure Island a few days ago, and suddenly thought of this film during the game. In summer, the water park, everything is too similar. So, after returning home, I relived the movie instantly.

In fact, during the first time I watched it, I didn't resonate very strongly, but felt a little bland. At the end of the film, when Duncan said goodbye one by one, I even realized that it was over.

But isn't this just like what we have experienced, the good days always pass away unknowingly, and when he is over, he is over. I can't always feel the beauty of him when I experience life, but I start to remember him in the past. But it is precisely because of his passing that gives us the opportunity to have a good taste.

Indeed, when I watched it the second time, I had a greater feeling, which is why I changed it to five stars. I think most people's scores are subjective, and the scores I score can only represent how much I like this movie.

Happiness is often hindsight. I always realize in the memory that I was so happy at the time. Indeed, memory may be beautified, and we will always unconsciously add oil and vinegar to memory. But no matter what, these beautified memories are real, because they have actually been experienced by you.

Putting aside all the complicated things in the movie, I also long for such a summer-sunshine, close friend, a favorite girl, but such a summer has never appeared in my current life. But maybe he has already appeared, maybe someday in the future, I will remember it later.

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The Way Way Back quotes

  • Duncan: This is the only place I'm happy.

    Owen: What's going on?

    Duncan: I hate him.

    Owen: Who?

    Duncan: Trent. My mom's boyfriend. He said I was a three. He asked me what I thought I was on, a scale from one to ten. He called me a three. Who says that to somebody?

    Owen: Someone who doesn't know you.

    Duncan: I didn't want to have to answer! I shouldn't have to answer!

    Owen: Listen to me. That's about him, man. That's all about him. It's got nothing to do with you.

    Duncan: [vehemently] Yeah? How do you know?

    Owen: 'Cause I know, okay? Don't worry about how I know. My dad was the same way. That's why I don't like patterns and rules. And that's why you can't buy into that shit. You gotta go your own way. And you, my friend, are going your own way.

  • Joan: Carry a laser down the road that I must travel!

    Kip: Why would it be 'carry a laser'?

    Joan: Because it's a song about outer space.