hesitant

Compared to the crappy introduction, the film is worth it. Of course, I bought the film because of Robert Redford. The hero and heroine did not meet by chance, but college classmates. The heroine has always been a radical revolutionary, or a radical with a strong position and belief, "too demanding about everything, even every minute." She is like the embodiment of justice, a model student, working hard and taking several jobs. She is the president of the Youth League, and her speech is very provocative.
It seems that it was a coincidence that the hero and heroine came together because the hotel was tense during the war. In fact, at school, the male protagonist was already attracted, otherwise he would not be able to ask each other to dance and then walk away like a sleepwalker. Does he love each other? Maybe even he himself is not sure, he just yearns for ideals and justice, but he can't stand the pressure of "too serious".
He understands the truth, distinguishes black and white, and satirizes the world in his novels, but he does not want to have a head-on conflict with it. At a critical moment, he will compromise with reality, leave the role model, show his position, and decompress for himself. In order to make a living (in his first job, "joining the army and being an athlete doesn't count"), he went from a profound and humorous novelist to a screenwriter for a movie, to a screenwriter for a TV series, the latter being even less expressive than before.
When she saw the heroine again in New York a few years later, although she was very excited, she still had to restrain her emotions, dare not leave her current life, or even go to see her daughter. He bid farewell to the heroine, just like saying goodbye to himself, to his ideal. The other party has not changed, and they are still distributing leaflets banning weapons in the streets.
At one point, I was driven crazy by the chattering and aggressive heroine, and I was quite disgusted. Similar to Xia Xiaoning in "The Marriage of Us", no matter everything has its own unique point of view, he argues with people with a red face. But at the end of the film, I still admire her from the bottom of my heart. Unlike the unidentified male protagonist, she has truly loved each other. In order to restore the lost love, she can no longer be rational, compromise, and beg the other party to come back.
After watching this film, I unconsciously reflect, have you done anything seriously and insisted on it? I remember writing an article "Being a Pure Person" in my diary, and I always struggle with inertia, although those who are always ambitious have no long-term aspirations.
This film seems to have a loose structure, but it is the performance of the male protagonist who is hesitant and at a loss, between ideals and reality.

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