Let's learn to "forget"

Rubie 2022-03-23 09:02:13

Recently, I like to watch an old movie called "Chongqing Forest". The following is a dialogue that touched me: From the day we broke up, I bought a can of pineapples that expired on May 1 every day, because pineapples are Ami's favorite something to eat while May 1st is my birthday. I told myself that when I bought thirty cans, if she didn't come back, the relationship would expire. I don't know when it started, but there is a day on everything, the saury will expire, the canned meat will expire, and even the plastic wrap will expire. I'm starting to wonder, at this time, is there anything else that won't expire?
Ah Wu's "Canned Pineapples Expiring on May 1st" is an unforgettable memory of the past, for which he was immersed in his own memories and could not extricate himself. However, Wong Kar-wai told us in his later works: When you have decided to start changing your memories, then go to the mountain to find a big tree, dig a hole, hide your memories in the hole and seal them up, but sit back without looking back. Get back on train 2046. This might be a really good idea! No wonder Uncle Wong Kar-wai is called "the lyric poet of developmentism"!
On the one hand, worship to the "validity period" of timekeeping is awe-inspiring; on the other hand, the contingency of time always ambushed the world for no reason, so the fate of the unfortunate Wu seems to have taken a turn; "After 57 hours, I fell in love with This woman."
Ah Wu said: "For this sentence, I will always remember this woman. If memory is a can, I hope this can will not expire; if I must add a day, I hope it is' 10,000 years'." It seems that human feelings have a time limit, after all, 10,000 years is also a time limit, but I want to say no. Because what he said here is "memory" that expires after 10,000 years, whether you are in love or you are looking for happiness, please believe it; true love has no time limit.
Wong Kar-wai used Ah Wu to say that the fate between people is unpredictable, or it refers to the "time limit". Canned pineapples are used to express Ah Wu's longing for Ah May after breaking up. Although loneliness refers to being alone, then loneliness refers to a state of mind. Even if it is not lonely, it will still be lonely. It is also a lovelorn. I prefer Tony Leung's style: wring out the rag to make it stop crying; change a new soap to make it look thinner.
So, when a good time is gone, let us learn to forget. Blindly eating expired pineapples is useless, in addition to indigestion, it will also make your body out of shape. The most important thing is how to face it, face yourself.

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Extended Reading
  • Lauriane 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    Wong Kar-wai at his peak. Every shot is full of infinite vitality 【Film Archive】

  • Ike 2022-03-26 09:01:07

    I think I'm tired of Wong Kar-wai-style sadness, it goes on and on, but love, can't remember when, three months ago or nine months? Yes, there are so many unspeakable sorrows in this world that cannot be measured. But, what's the use of that? I am even more convinced that good works should give people a beautiful feeling and a courageous dialogue with their hearts. So many sad and crowded, who will make you happy. The mood is very beautiful, and sadness is not disturbed.

Chungking Express quotes

  • He Zhiwu, Cop 223: We're all unlucky in love sometimes. When I am, I go jogging. The body loses water when you jog, so you have none left for tears.

  • Woman in blonde wig: Somehow I've become very cautious. When I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. Who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?