"I add loneliness to my heart. 』

Akeem 2022-03-23 09:02:58


"Let's break up." Alper broke the silence before saying this, and Ada stopped eating. She was a little overwhelmed, they were still kissing a minute ago. She was still holding a piece of pie in her left hand before taking a bite. Now it's like the whole world has collapsed... Ada said, I expected this from the beginning, since I already know it, it shouldn't be too sad... But she still couldn't help crying, although it was only more than a month, but love But it was rooted in her heart.
Alper catches up with Ada who is rushing out the door, "I'm not worthy of you, and although it's painful now, when you meet the right man, you'll thank me. I'm sincere. I've been through too much, and I've missed a lot, I can never let go, I feel guilty, I don't want to intrude into anyone's life, I don't want anyone into my life, I was born that way, there's no reason. If I could find the reason, You can make a difference. You are the best memory in my life.”
A few years later, when Ada, who immigrated to the UK, returned to Istanbul, they met unexpectedly. Pretending to have a calm chat, but in fact it is not easy at all, concealing lies with a reluctant smile. Said goodbye, but after the two walked a few steps apart, they turned back at the same time to give each other a firm hug. Then, they were still strangers.
It's an imperfect love story with no clichéd happy ending. This is "Issiz adam", a Turkish film (2008). When I first saw the title and poster, I thought it was a story about a lonely woman, but otherwise, it's actually the male protagonist who is lonely here.
Alper, who runs a restaurant in Istanbul, is a lonely man. One day, he meets Ada, a girl who is as bright as the sun in a second-hand bookstore. The reason why the encounter is a second-hand bookstore is because the film later explained that Ada said that in those second-hand books, you can get a lot of information, phone numbers, graffiti, small notes, etc., and so on.
She seems to have some kind of aura on her body, bright and dazzling, but alienated, making it difficult for people to approach. He was attracted to her, pursued, rejected, tried again, rejected again, and finally this cautious woman fell. Alper's indifference after being warmed makes Ada anxious. After more contact, Ada gradually integrated into Alper's life and somewhat understood his loneliness.
This man is strong on the outside, but is actually very delicate and soft on the inside. A man working hard in the city, lonely, tired, stressed... He is very sensitive, just pretending to be tough. He likes to be alone. He goes to the bookstore to find film records from the 1960s and 1970s, and listens to the melody slowly flowing out; he does not like crowded places, and is afraid to touch or express his feelings; His food is delicious, he will be very happy; he doesn't like to sleep with other people, he always wakes up quietly in the middle of the night, anxious, frightened, restless...
In fact, he is an insecure man, although Ada tries very hard to get in Alper's world. But in the end, he still gave up the person he loved deeply. He didn't know how to love and how to be together.
She was a ray of sunshine in his life, but in the end they couldn't be together.
The older you get, the lonelier you become, the more lively the more lonesome. In this lively and prosperous world, everyone is working hard to make a living, which can be described as "physical and mental" exhaustion. Everyone needs to be recognized, instant messaging software, social networks, Weibo... You can have hundreds or thousands of friends, neighbors, fans, you can talk freely, or to yourself, and someone will echo you, so interpersonal communication is becoming more and more one-sided, just because in real life We have difficulty obtaining or achieving normal emotional communication. It is undeniable that these make our interpersonal communication quick and easy, but when you are down and sad, there are some online icons that accompany you. Are you really just satisfied with a few words of comfort that your friends tap on your homepage ? I think it's more or less down.

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Extended Reading
  • Dorothy 2022-03-17 09:01:07

    You can’t delve into its logic, they embraced, I cried

  • Jake 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    I think I can understand.

Alone quotes

  • Ada: You have a face with a story.

    Alper: How do you mean?.

    Ada: You almost have no forehead. It's like your hair couldn't wait and grow in a big rush... So you always seem to be running... Your eyes are completely the opposite. They tell you to stop for a bit... To walk one step at a time... And they really look a lot... I mean, how can I put it?. They look really deeply. And you know that. Which is why you can't look at anyone for a long time. Your beard, it's like honey... And it's kind of in-between the two. It's like, Hey, don't be so serious. We're having a good time here. Plus you have such a mature and well-structured face... it's like you were never a child. You were never a child, so you've always stayed a child...

    Alper: What's the story called?

    Ada: I don't know. Something blue or green... Blue Frenzy...

    Alper: Drop the frenzy. Just stick to the blue.

  • Alper: I know people from the way they eat. You, for example, are a one-by-one kind of person. You like living life slowly, serenely and without hurrying.