The best way to be happy is to pretend to be happy

Marcella 2022-03-22 09:01:53


"So, how do you deal with loneliness?"
"..I have a grief shield that keeps everyone safe from grief. Enough for us all to hide behind. And that's how I treat loneliness."


"Want to be happy the most . A good way to do this is to pretend to be happy."

These big melancholy monsters revel in solitude on an island. They yell, fight, jump, destroy, build, and they unleash their inner energy as if they can relieve depression
. Knowing that it's all fake, they'd rather keep playing. They don't want to face the truth, they keep running forward because they're afraid that if they stop, they'll start to get depressed.
Sadness, and the fear of sadness, will They were tormented nervously.

KW found two owl friends. Talking to himself, entertaining himself. Caro loved her, but couldn't understand her.
Caro's tenderness was hidden deep in her heart, he was the most The innocent one is also the most vulnerable, so that it can only protect itself with manic shouting and destruction, giving the outside world the impression of being inaccessible and grumpy. It seems to be the mirror image of the child MAX.

These melancholy big monsters are us The visualization of the inner world is absurd and full of emotion.

This movie does not seem to tell a specific story, nor does it clarify a clear reason. He just tells an inexplicable fairy tale. fairy tale.

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Where the Wild Things Are quotes

  • [first lines]

    Max: Hey, Claire. Wanna see something great?

    Claire: [on the phone] Who else was there?

    Max: It's an igloo! I made it.

    Claire: Yeah, my brother.

    Max: Hey, Claire!

    Claire: I can't. We're supposed to go to my dad's that weekend.

    Max: The snowplows left some snow across the street, and I dug a hole into it.

    Claire: Go and play with your friends.

  • [last lines]

    The Bull: Hey, Max?

    Max: Yeah?

    The Bull: When you go home, will you say good things about us?

    Max: Yeah, I will.

    The Bull: Thanks, Max.

    Judith: You're the first king we haven't eaten.

    Alexander: Yeah, that's true.

    Judith: See ya.

    Alexander: Bye, Max.

    Max: Bye.

    KW: Don't go. I'll eat you up; I love you so.

    [all howl]