There's no happy endings in our future.

Cristobal 2022-11-16 09:31:49

The first time, I was always sad because they didn't get together at the end, and even a little bit complained about the screenwriter, why people are so suffocated in the movie. Until the second time I saw them talking about the dialogue between Romeo and Juliet on the rooftop, one possibility that flashed was that she was moved, walked over and kissed him actively, and then maybe they were together. However, in a flash, the screenwriter offered us another possibility, she said with a little joking, "Only my poison, like Juliet's, is an act. So you think I'm dead, but I'm not." She didn't want to die with him. Even at the end of the scene to say, in the end, I took a flight back to London.

At this time, when I wrote the dialogue between them in the notebook, I kept thinking about why he added this paragraph and an ending, but I suddenly realized that if I stood from the perspective of that woman , I have been hurt in my relationship, when I see this person again, don't I want to "play" a little like this. After all, who is inseparable from who in this world. So, maybe I will also use a playful tone to break the ambiguous atmosphere. Even though she said "I'm happy" in the middle, but in the next picture, she said with a slightly suspicious and sad face and tone in her heart, "I'm happy?" I don't know what her true feelings are, so I will feel sad for the ending. Even if I hope she can be happy and pursue the person she truly loves, who really knows what love is.

There are two possible situations interspersed in the movie perspective, but our real life is not like this. What kind of results will be brought about by the choices made at a certain node, there is no if. And we also make choices based on individual differences.

In the end, I realized that maybe the movie itself has several endings. Maybe during the dance at the wedding, she rejected him outright, went back to the hotel alone, watched TV while eating snacks, and waited for the next day's flight; She was saved, and the final fit in the taxi was real, not a patchwork; maybe, that's what we saw, the reality is that we can't easily give up the stable happiness we have now, a momentary shift and impulse After that, it's a return to calm. There is no logical right or wrong, just different life choices and trajectories.

No matter how much I want a happy ending, I have to accept the unforgettable disappointment, betrayal and helplessness, as well as the peaceful ending of life. No drama.

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  • Man: Do you dance?

    Woman: Um, you know what, I find much less occasion for it these days. Um, I used to dance quite often, before I, well, turned twenty-five, but, um, you know it was a club or party or something. But now, now that I'm, well, older than twenty-five, I just find less occasion for it. I just, I guess the dancing phase of my life is over. I'm afraid my skills have atrophied.

    Man: Yeah, maybe I should have been a little bit more clear. Um, I meant, would you dance with me?

    Woman: Yeah yeah, I knew what you meant, I was just stalling.

  • Man: I know how old you are, you know.

    Woman: I know.

    Man: Then why do you always hesitate when you say your age?

    Woman: I don't. Because it's getting to be a surprisingly large number. And I don't like how it sounds. When I say it, it sounds like a lie.

    Man: I'm the same age as you.

    Woman: Oh, please, I shouldn't even have to tell you that it's different for men.

    Man: You call more attention to it when you don't say it bluntly.

    Woman: Mm, good advice. I'll remember that.