It's easy to be shy, it's too hard to say "I love you"

Lilla 2022-03-21 09:01:58

In "BJ's Single Diary 2", the protagonist's halo continues to illuminate BJ's life.

The rich and handsome Mark Darcy also said "I love you" loudly to BJ.

BJ's face was full of happiness, and he immediately settled his suspicions with Mark and gave him the key to his house in person.

Before that, the two had already turned upside down, played with various poses, and said "I love you" out loud for the first time.

This is the value in "BJ's Single Diary", it's easy to be shy, and it's too hard to say "I love you" .

To tell the truth, domestic film and television dramas rarely dare to say this.

The role of sex in the relationship between men and women is greatly compressed, and it only exists as the crystallization of love.

In fact, this narrative routine is in line with traditional ethics, but not necessarily in line with real human nature.

In order to facilitate understanding, I will use Kundera's novel to illustrate this topic.

In Kundera's expression, sex is a symbol of lightness, and love is a representation of heaviness.

His masterpiece "The Unbearable Lightness of Life" was made into "Love in Prague" by Philip Kaufman, which is more like an erotic film.

Thomas P has three thousand friends, and his favorite partner is the painter Sabina.

Sabina is an anti-kitsch artist with a shocking concept of sex, daring to have sex for sex's sake, and looking forward to a light-hearted relationship between men and women.

Thomas and Sabina share the same values, not talking about marriage, but only for physical pleasure.

Sabina wasn't possessive towards Thomas either.

When Thomas meets Theresa, he hopes to use Sabina's connections to find a new job for his new love.

Sabina agreed without hesitation.

On the other hand, when Franz, a university professor, left her family and business for Sabina to be with her, Sabina decided to run away.

She could not accept Franz's love. In Sabina's values, sex is pure and not tainted with love.

Thomas can't become Sabina, unable to extricate himself in Tereza's gentle country.

Theresa inherited traditional ethics.

Because she loves Thomas, she accepts two people Shashy. Because Thomas was her lover, she objected that Thomas couldn't control his lower body.

Simply put, Tereza's values ​​are "I'm yours, you can sleep with me".

Sabina's values ​​are "you sleep with me, it doesn't matter who you are to me".

The sex of the former, based on love, is more in line with traditional ethical values.

It is also mentioned in the original book that Tereza discovered Thomas' love for her.

That night, she and Thomas went to a bar with a few friends to celebrate her promotion. Everyone was dancing, but Thomas was sulking. After much prodding from her when he got home, he revealed that he was jealous because he saw her dancing with his colleague. "Did you say you were really jealous?" she asked in disbelief more than a dozen times, as if someone had just heard the news that she had won the Nobel Prize.

Jealousy born of love is proof that Thomas has a possessive desire for Tereza.

It's a natural outgrowth of love happening.

The cast of "Prague Love" did a great job showing Tereza's delight.

She would dance around Thomas, pull him around in circles, and keep saying "you're jealous".

Juliette Binoche's performance is very good, the first time was a surprise, the second time began to affirm, the third time there was joy.

Before that, Trisha was in front of Thomas, like BJ beside Mark, the two were more about sex than love.

This kind of discussion is certainly not mainstream. According to our ordinary values, sex is the natural result of love, not the premise of love.

Physiologically, this view is of course untenable.

Because human's mate selection activity is originally a sexual pursuit.

Alain de Botton expressed a similar view in How to Think About Men and Women. Men love beautiful women, and beautiful women love handsome men, just because good looks mean that individuals have good genetics and are a symbol of sexiness.

Therefore, women with big breasts and fat hips and tall men will become the hottest items in the marriage market.

In essence, marriage between men and women is more like a sex-fueled adult game.

"BJ's Single Diary" made BJ's peach blossoms bloom with a fat body and a hard brain. The handsome and handsome man couldn't extricate himself for her, but it was just a daydream concocted to cater to the audience.

What's interesting is that this kind of setting of "I'm not good at my brain, but I'm kind but I can make the whole world love me" has been tried and tested, and it has become a popular theme around the world, making more people who are not in shape and not easy to believe. Kindness resonates with audiences who get everything.

Humans have created cultures such as love, and they are also domesticated by these cultures, which is really interesting.

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason quotes

  • Bridget Jones: [diary] Have never been happier in entire life. However, must not obsess or fantasize.

    [pause]

    Bridget Jones: Bridget Darcy; Mrs. Darcy; Mr. and Mrs. Darcy; Lord and Lady Darcy!

  • Bridget Jones: [diary] Wonder what Mark Darcy would be like as a father. Father to his children I mean, not to me. That would be weird Oedipus-like thought.