But David thinks that he is not so superficial. He has plans. He has been interested in the "HELLO AMERICA" program for a long time, and he is ready to change jobs. Moreover, the income of his new job is quite high. Although his writing is regarded as garbage by his ex-wife, he still writes science fiction. The novel talks about masturbation, accompanies her daughter to shoot arrows in her free time, buys beautiful clothes for her daughter, and wants to save her ex-wife’s heart by successfully jumping to another job. Just like an ordinary person, he has his own wishes and dreams. Place - true, let me see ordinary people's pursuit of longing for life, the pain and struggle in real life, and their own shadow in the vague. Kelly once had this question in "Sex and the City": "Do lovers really need to go through hardships to get married? Does the prince really have to go through the thorns and kill the dragon to save the princess? The princess can only eat poison The apple then wakes up to be kissed by the prince? What if the princess stays asleep?" And I was thinking, "Do we really need to go through all the hardships to be successful in real life? Or maybe we're trying but not necessarily Success? What if we always fail? What if we can't succeed?"
Several lines in the film impressed me deeply:
I remember the past. . . I imagined what my life would be like, what I would be like. I imagine myself having all these qualities, good qualities. . . A quality that can make you stand out. But as the years passed. . . I get almost none of these qualities. And the various possibilities I faced at the beginning, and the various people I could become, etc. . . Also decreasing year after year. . . In the end there was only one left. . . That's who I am now. That is me now. . Mr Weather.
l remember once...imagining what my life would be like, what l'd be like. l pictured having all these qualities. Strong, positive qualities...that people could pick up on from across a room. But as time passed ...few ever became any qualities l actually had. And all the possibilities l faced, and the sorts of people l could be...all of them got reduced every year to fewer and fewer... until finally they got reduced to one...to who l am. And that's who l am...the weatherman.
Last night, I was chatting with a friend who has been an office worker for several years. He originally planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination at the beginning of this year, but he gave up. I asked him What are your current plans? He said: "Find a suitable partner and get married." What about the future? He was so confused that he didn't even know it. He didn't like the feeling of being in the hands of others in the future, but he couldn't change it either. Now that he has been working for a few years, he has not dared to make any moves, and even more after he got married, he has no fighting spirit to be "up" in reality after working for a few years. What are we afraid of? Is it because we are afraid that our will will be wiped out, or we are afraid that we will be changed by reality, or that we have accepted the current state of confusion and have lost even the ability to fear and the courage to change? Perhaps this is the thing we fear the most.
David's father had cancer and could not live for long, so he was going to prepare a funeral before his death. When it was David's turn to give a speech, he just started talking about a singer, which made people speechless. power cut. After 40 minutes, the lights came on, but the speech was nothing. Shit! The first sentence of the son's speech at the father's funeral is about a singer and a song - life is always difficult to give you the opportunity to express your true thoughts. When you express it, it is always at the most inappropriate moment. David is like this. He wanted to show his relationship with his ex-wife, but he dropped a snowball and hit his ex-wife's turn, and his glasses were smashed. ; I would never swear in front of my children, but I scolded "fuck" and found that my daughter happened to be by my side; I thought it was a very despicable thing, but I couldn't help using leather gloves to flick my ex-wife's boyfriend's mouth, Being bumped into by my own dad... It's really hard to meet the right time in life, and it's even harder to do the right thing at the right time.
In fact, the song David mentioned in his speech was Bob Seager's Like A Rock. It's a great song. The lyrics are so expressive that only the first half of the song is shown in the movie. But there is no better way to describe Robert's life. I really liked this fragment of the father and son's single conversation in the movie. When Robert said the phrase "Good job." Looking at David's expression, he felt a little urge to cry. I wondered why I was sad? In fact, what David needs most is an affirmation from his father, or a proper opportunity to express himself. In fact, the second half of the song is more suitable to describe David. I think this song sings his thoughts, expecting him to be like his father, as strong as a rock. Twenty
years now
Where'd they go ? Where has the past time gone? And sometimes late at night
When I'm bathed in the firelight
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
And I recall and I recall
Like a rock Standin' arrow straight Back
like a rock Chargin' from the gate Facing difficulties with confidence
Like a rock Carryin' the weight Strong as a rock to carry the burden Like
a rock Solid as a rockLike a rock
The sun upon my skin No matter the scorching sun Like a rock
Hard against the wind No matter the cold wind Like a rock Hard as a rock
I see myself again I was
like a rock when I
faced this shit life. . . We have to throw something away.
We must throw them away. . . In this shit life.
There is always something to look after. You still have time.
This shit life... we must chuck some things.
We must chuck them... in this shit life.
There's always looking after. You have time.
Do you know: the hard things and the things that should be done. . . Often the same thing?
Nothing meaningful is easy. There is no easy word in adult life.
Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do... are usually the same thing?
Nothing that has meaning is easy. Easy doesn't enter into grown-up life.
Here are two other lines in the movie , very simple but profound.
David said, "That's the wind, blowing everywhere, how can you predict it accurately?" Isn't that what life is like? You can never predict what the future will hold? The most important thing is to live well in the moment and make changes little by little for the life you dream and pursue. Maybe like David, I thought I got a high-paying job, my wife would get back with me, and my dad's cancer would get better, but the reality is that my wife will marry someone else eventually, my dad will still die, and life won't let you Everything went well; he gave the counselor who harassed his son a fat beating, and settled the false accusation. In New York, it may be that he has a deadly bow and arrow on his shoulder. Throwing away fast food to vent your anger; work income is considerable, fame is more famous, typical American success, but you have to fly back to Chicago every week to visit your children and live in the direction you want, isn't it good?
Maybe many years later, I will not be young, some people are busy with life, some people have a successful career, some people play life, everyone lives their own life, maybe they succeed, maybe they fail, maybe their edges and corners Flattened, but I wish I could smile calmly and stand firm like a rock.
postscript:
Not long ago, I promised Xiao T to write a film review about Nicolas Cage, and I was flattered and agreed. Movies starring Cage, in my impression, are mostly action movies. I don't really like watching action movies. After much deliberation, I still choose to watch "The Weather Man". I feel that the heroes of the world are too far away from life. Without this, it is more real. I prefer to watch Brother Cage in an ordinary state. can resonate. It's true that Brother Cage's performance in this movie is very plain. From the appearance, he is a middle-aged man, (but the baldness is not obvious, maybe it is a hair transplant), a little person struggling for life, very real, very touching. In recent years, this kind of film about little people has become very popular, especially independent films about little people, such as "Life with a Glass of Wine" and "Little Miss Sunshine", because it is very close to real life, and this film is Paramount Produced, if you can invite Cage and Michael Caine, it can be regarded as a big production in the description of small people.
After chatting with my friends, I was deeply touched. After all, I have not participated in the work, and I have not worked hard in the workplace, so I don’t know the hardships of work, so some things are said to be standing and talking without back pain, so please forgive me. The reality is definitely more complicated and crueler than the movie. I just had some feelings after watching this movie. I can't write anything profound because of my limited experience. I just want to share it with you. I also hope that I can be like a rock, let him time pass and still stand.
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