Wahtever Works

Clyde 2022-03-23 09:02:26

The protagonist of the film is a bit who almost won the Nobel Prize in Physics. . . The nominated old man, a young man, is a self-proclaimed genius, sees through life, attempted suicide, and encounters a simple girl who ran away from home. The world has fallen so young, dazzling, innocent and cute, and will carry Viagra with you everywhere. The beautiful girl who worships you like a god and hangs every word of yours, how can a single old man stand it, our genius old man certainly does Half push and half follow, so Haitang fell in love with the pear tree, and Loli knocked down the strange uncle.

The married life of the two was also very warm and comfortable for a while, and the genius old man felt that he had achieved a sense of balance in life, although he was still cynical. After the girl empathizes with a young and handsome actor, when he came back and confessed, he said that I was too young when I met you, and the old man said that you are still very young (yes, it's only been a year, who can grow up like this? Quickly?), the girl said can you understand me? The old man said that I can even understand quantum theory. What can't I understand about your brain-dead idea? And I have already foreseen the arrival of this day, the universe has an end, not to mention you and me? When I said these, the old man had a calm smile on his face (a genius is someone who can see through and foresee everything). Then after breaking up with the girl, he returned home and jumped out of the window.

To say that he committed suicide for love is too bloody, death is more like a symbol to him, he just feels the vainness of life again. It's like a circle, when hope rises, the sun is shining, everything is prosperous, everything is like a branch and a flower is emitting fragrance, of course you will feel that life still has some meaning, fall in love, have a child, make a movie, write a book Books... and so on can make people find some sense of existence; and when everything turns dull gray, and the aperture that fills your vision fades, so mediocre human beings, boring lifestyles, and absurd social rules. . . All of this comes to your eyes again, and you see that in the future it will all turn into dust, and then you sigh that emptiness is form, form is emptiness, and life is just like that. ("Book of Songs" has a saying: Tiaozhihua, its Ye Qingqing. Knowing that I am like this, it is better to have no life.)

Although I said that it is not very funny, this movie is actually a comedy, and there are many laughs. At the end of the story, the old man jumped off the building and still did not die, but jumped out of another love. The girl has a good relationship with the actor, and the girl's parents have also found their own way of life. All in all, it's fun, everyone gets what they need, and everyone is happy.

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Whatever Works quotes

  • [first lines]

    Boris Yellnikoff: That's not what I'm saying, imbecile. You guys completely misrepresent my ideas, why would I even want to talk with those idiots.

    Boris' Friend: Just calm down.

    Boris' Friend: That's not true, Boris.

    Boris Yellnikoff: No, don't tell me to calm down, I am calm. Just stop.

    Boris' Friend: Don't jump on us just because we don't understand what you're saying.

    Boris Yellnikoff: I didn't jump on you. It's not the idea behind Christianity I'm faulting, or Judaism, or any religion. It's the professionals who've made it into corporate business. There's big money in the god racket, big money.

    Boris' Friend: Here we go...

  • Boris Yellnikoff: Don't you know you have to sing happy birthday twice to get the germs off?