Tencent Video's movie with coupons has always been an existence that I don't understand, and the experience of watching movies has been unsatisfactory several times. Before and after the Qingming Festival, I watched "Long Distance Love" intermittently, but I used the coupons twice to see the ending. The title of the film sounds like it means a long-distance relationship. The distance is 2905 kilometers, and the flight time is about six hours, including a three-hour time difference, between New York and San Francisco.
The film started with a one-night stand, without the freshness and beauty of "Before the Sunrise". It introduced so-called comedy elements bluntly, fell into clichéd lines, and the actors performed exaggeratedly. They really insisted on seeing the ending. The background music at that time used the familiar passage in "Pretty Woman", with a sense of tribute to the classics, and also hinted at the final direction of the film. There are almost no scenes that can be highlighted in the story. It is just because of an accident that opened up the inevitability of life, deepened this feeling in the distance, and also struggled to release the bondage in the name of love in the distance. Of course, in the end, it was to completeness. That band, when I first came out, I expected its effect later, so there were no surprises.
Regarding the various hardships of long-distance relationships, the director is quite tolerant to include them one by one: unstoppable messages, videos, calls, misses from two places, longing for meeting each other, occasional suspicions, mental stress when alone and no worries Help, their respective plans and efforts to end this distance... The appearance of these elements reminds me of the predecessor 3, about every person who has had a similar experience can find empathy from it, in other people's stories Find your own traces in it, and then complete the empathy that the director expects. It's just that after watching the whole film, I can't remember the episodes that belong to it at all. Whether it's a comedy setting or a sensational tear, it's bland and has no climax.
Long-distance love does test people's hearts. For the two male and female protagonists in the film who are no longer young, love is hardly the only thing in life, especially the heroine who has been infinitely devoted and hurt in this regard. When she chose to give up her normal life for love again, it should be the climax of the film. Unfortunately, neither the plot nor the actors' interpretations could impress me. The male protagonist is a character who is incompetent in love. It is the female protagonist who attracts him and makes him feel the power of love and grow. He takes the initiative to let go is not to withdraw from the world of his lover, but to work hard for long-distance love in another way. , to reach the ultimate consummation. Such a plot can be regarded as giving the film ups and downs, at least it seems to be close to reality. Regarding long-distance relationships, there are no more than two choices. One is to give up distance, and the other is to give up love. If there is a third state, it is a strong-willed person, and the adjective that is rare can be given.
As a literary and artistic film of pure love, handsome men and beautiful women have always been the standard. This film is actually the opposite in this regard. I have to say that this is also an important reason for people to feel mediocre. What the audience wants to see is not only their own life being re-enacted, but also to see eye-catching people repeating their stories and becoming their own sharers.
Recording this movie viewing is more to mark the establishment of Tencent Video coupons. A few films I watched before had the same problem, "Love Astronomy", "Hidden", etc., which made me feel that my VIP status has lost its value. Will detour later.
2021-4-5 in Fuzhou
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