After watching "Midnight Encounter" directed by CE, I can't help but have a deeper understanding of him.
Many people are surprised and delighted when they find out that the movie was directed by CE after watching the movie first; I didn't have the good luck to enjoy this feeling, because I went to see the movie after knowing that the director was CE. I just want to see if our American Sweetheart director's films are as sweet as he himself.
It turns out I was wrong. The wrong kind.
After watching the movie, I realized that our sweetheart has so many delicate and careful thoughts, such literary and romantic little feelings, and so deep thinking about life, not just a good-looking sand sculpture.
When it comes to Taozi's character, I have to mention Baozi. In English, it can be expressed like this: you just can't ignore him. Baozi's presence around Taozi is too strong, and the two of them don't say that they are a match made in heaven, and they are considered to have a good understanding of each other. The buns look innocent and soft on the outside, but there is a wild horse inside; the peach is just the opposite. When two people are together, we always see Taozi rushing to the front line of talking to play tricks and tricks, and Baozi is always the quiet and introverted party. But when we look closer and closer, we will find that the peach and Bao we see actually exchange personalities in private. Taozi is not as active as Baozi in real life. He cares about politics, has three straight views, likes to think, has many ideas, is very caring and loves dogs like his life, and sometimes is seriously anxious and uneasy; while Baozi is a big-hearted and funny. He is the type with a lot of brains, likes to try, is more joyful, and plays the role of a little angel to appease when Taozi is anxious. It can be said that Taozi relies on it to some extent.
When the two people, Taozi and Baozi, are compared, the existence of the film "Midnight Encounter" seems unsurprising. Because it is not difficult to see that Taozi's seemingly silly and sweet appearance actually envelops a complex and profound soul, and he has a little-known vast inner world. Some people say that this movie is too crafty, like a re-enactment of "Love Before Dawn", but the screenwriter is Ronald Bass after all, and it is reasonable to leave the same personal traces in different movies (of course It is also possible that I am bewitched by the beauty of peach). In short, I don't want to deny the artistic value and emotional value of this film because of its immaturity and stereotype.
The film tells the story of two men and women with different hearts who meet, know each other, love each other and separate from each other at the station at midnight. The man and woman spend only five or six hours together, and the space for the two of them is mainly concentrated on the streets of Manhattan. It is not easy to portray the images of two people in such a condensed time and limited space, so the director wisely chose the form of a "talking movie" - the protagonist spends most of the time reciting, and the plot of the whole film is basically All rely on the dialogue between the two to support. The film has been criticized a lot because of this, for example, the characters are shriveled and the story is pale and powerless, but its type is a literary film, which needs to be left blank and needs to leave room for the audience to imagine. If Tao's Marvel series of films are compared to exquisite porcelain products, then "Midnight Encounter" is more like a nascent earth embryo, which outlines a general outline, but leaves the specific details to you. fill up. Compared to cramming, the film leans more towards Socratic persuasion.
In the film, the street musician played by Tao came to Manhattan in order to pursue his musical dream, but also for a long relationship, while the heroine played by Alice is a helpless woman whose husband cheated and wants to try to save her marriage. From the beginning of the two people's vigilance and suspicion of each other, to mutual trust, revealing their hearts, and finally knowing each other and falling in love, they only experienced from early morning to dawn. The two roamed the streets of Manhattan with orange lights, and the dark night was behind them: they went to the thief's den to retrieve their handbags, he punched her and left her with bright red blood; they went to a wine party together Acting My funny valentine to make money; they came to his ex-girlfriend's party pretending to be a couple together, and she saw him go from joy to despair; they called their past selves together, revealing their hearts in front of each other, and their past They reconcile themselves; they came to the hotel together, graffitied the back of the decorative paintings on the walls, and filled out the hotel's evaluation feedback form together; although they were about to part at the dawn of the next day, this parting may not be seen again, they still spend time together After a happy and carefree night, no sex, even kissing is just a touch of water, they just chat, then laugh, tacit understanding of each other.
Two people are obviously just strangers, but overnight they become the people who know each other best in the world.
This simple and artistic romance can be dizzying and addicting without knowing it, and its appeal is more lasting and intriguing than the aggressive and vigorous love.
I saw some netizens comment: "Maybe one day, they will meet in the corner of the city. At that time, he had a successful career and she was a mother. The two smiled faintly and then passed each other, always keeping that deepest love in their hearts. Love."
Can marriage and love go hand in hand?
This is a topic that has been discussed for a long time. The answer is, of course, yes, but the order is not necessarily the same. Some people are really married to love, but most people are married first and then fall in love, and the latter's love is not an ideal pure love, but a love mixed with chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea. Sometimes we think that life has been finalized, but there will always be some people or things that make your heart sway, just like the heroine in the film, who has entered the marriage hall, she loves her husband until the end, but she I also love the male protagonist, but it's two different kinds of love.
Since her husband has betrayed her, can't the heroine really be cruel to stay with the hero? It's not impossible, but it's unnecessary, because the price to pay for love is too great. If it was ten years or five years ago, the heroine would probably choose to stay, because she is still young and has a long future. Everything has not yet been settled, and she has the capital to bravely let go and pursue love. But now, no, she has been married to her husband for a long time. She has built her own small world in another city. Her life circle and interpersonal circle are all based on marriage. This is her whole life. If you want someone to leave all this behind in middle age, and give yourself to a stranger who has only known each other for less than half a day, even if it is a love with many vows, you will hesitate three points. I do not deny the firmness and purity of the love between the hero and heroine. I even think that the emotional tacit understanding between the two is better than that of the heroine and her husband, but such love only lasts in utopia. The emotional entanglement between them is a mountain that can never be climbed. The male protagonist is better than the female protagonist's husband in everything, but he failed to meet the female protagonist earlier. This is a helpless reality that cannot be ignored. Sometimes the power of time trumps everything.
(The following are the remarks of the Taobao Party, please read carefully if you are not a Taobao Party! If necessary, you can directly go out and turn left.)
I often wonder why Tao singled out for this movie, is there anything else besides his full of literary and artistic feelings? Does the film reflect Tao's love path? Taobao's relationship has always been very good, and it can be said that they are intimate. The characters and relationship of the two have been covered in the previous article, so I won't repeat them here. Just like the hero and heroine in the film, the relationship between Taobao is pure and firm, but there are many obstacles in reality. The emotional expression between the two is always forbearance and restraint. They are dancing in shackles and meeting face to face, knowing that he is by his side but cannot come forward and hug each other warmly. I think that maybe Taobao really regards each other as the person who gives him a stunning feeling in life. The two feel that there is a certain connection in each other's souls, they know each other and cherish each other, but they both know each other's situation very well. Can only look at each other from a distance, like two caged birds in love across the iron fence. Maybe Tao actually wants to convey his thoughts to Bao in a subtle way through this film, and by the way present a beautiful and sad encounter to the public.
No matter how much you speculate about the film, it is as multifaceted, hazy, and unpredictable as Tao herself. The feelings between Taobao are only clear in their own hearts. As outsiders, we can only wish the two of them well.
And it was all just one happy and sad night.
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