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Silent is better than sound
Scot 2022-03-24 09:02:56
He's a magician, at the bottom of life, earning as little money as he can to support himself. In this day and age, there is no market for magic, otherwise, why are the idol groups on stage overcrowded when they perform, but when it is his turn to play, there are only two people left, one old and one young, who don't pay attention to magic performances? Is this sarcasm? Probably. Magicians perform all kinds of magic tricks so seriously. On the one hand, this is work, which must be taken seriously. On the other hand, it is the magician's love for magic. When I saw this, I thought of a boy in a story. It was an accident when she met him, it seemed that he bumped into her. The second time I saw him, it was a rainy day. At the door of a theater, he was making something, and the rain wet his body. When he saw her, he ran over to say hello, saying that there would be their performance in this theater at night, and she was welcome to enjoy it. She asked how things were going, and he said that half of them had already been sent out, and his friend had a tour group, which should be resolved at night. That night, when I went out to wander, I somehow walked to the entrance of the theater, and simply went in, but there was no audience in the theater except her. He smiled apologetically and said that those leaders might have been delayed, and the show was delayed by half an hour. She said, it's alright anyway, there's nothing to do tonight. After half an hour, no one showed up except her. The performance started, it was very exciting, and she did not lose color because she was the only one in the audience, as if there was a full audience below. The last show was his solo performance, and listening to him play, she forgot all about it. When the performance is over, he wants to send her out, thanking her for taking the time to watch. Not far away, he just fainted. The community members gathered around and wanted to take him to the hospital. She pulled someone to ask him what was wrong. The man said that he probably hadn't eaten well for a few days, was hungry, and was also tired. Their troupe has no income. If he hadn't insisted on it, he would have disbanded long ago. For this troupe, he would have gone bankrupt long ago. This time, he thought it was a turning point. She watched them walk away and stood there looking at the empty stage for a long, long time. The work is not good, the magician is running around, once he lived in a hotel, he saw the girl who was mopping the floor, it seemed that the soap fell on the floor, the magician made a magic trick for the girl, the girl was surprised, she thought the magician was a good person, amazing From then on, he often helped the magician with housework, laundry and so on. When it gets cold, she will set the fireplace on fire and wait for the magician to come back. The place where the magician lives is no longer so cold, and has a bit of a fake taste. The magician saw that the girl's shoes were broken, so he bought a pair of small red leather shoes for the girl. These days, the overall feeling is very warm, I say it is the mutual help among the poor and the sincere warmth. later , the magician is going somewhere else to make a living, and the girl follows. In this way, the girl followed the magician to the metropolis. Later, everything has changed. The girl is still the kind girl. However, everything in the metropolis is really rich. In the eyes of girls, magicians have magic. Everyone has a love for beauty. It's not surprising that girls love those beautiful clothes and shoes, but these are a burden for magicians who can only solve food and clothing. Looking at the girl's eager eyes looking at the beautiful clothes, the magician really couldn't bear it. He looks for various jobs, holds several jobs, and surprises girls again and again. The girl is really simple, she doesn't know how hard these things come, she doesn't know the hard work of magicians. She slept on the bed, and the magician slept on the sofa. At that time, I thought the girl was too much. Now that I think about it, it's really nothing. When she asked for something, I really didn't think it was a big deal. It wasn't because she was ignorant. , she is just a child, she wants something, and then she looks for an adult. Later, the girl fell in love. On the way, the magician watched the girl and the boy together and avoided it far away. The girl has grown up and no longer needs him, and it is necessary to leave. So, the magician just left, he left the girl money and a note that said there is no magic in the world. The film was almost over after more than an hour without dialogue. After watching it, it's pretty frustrating. When I wrote this, I suddenly knew what the film was expressing, it was love, the love between the poor and the poor: for example, in the case of the guest room in the hotel, the girl burned something and sent it to a frustrated guest; the puppet player My uncle finally begged there, the money the magician gave; the magician looked for a job, and the other juggling tenants helped; and there was the girl, in fact, everyone loved the girl. It is the greed that is exposed, with a bit of asset recognition: for example, when a magician works in a car repair shop, his overnight results are taken by others, and those who forget their work clothes are taken at work; The middleman is greedy, and he can't get one-fifth of it. In the play, the magician has seen a photo. At the end of the play, we see that the photo is of a little doll. We don't know who she is. We don't know the magician's past stories. We only know that the magician loves children very much. . The magician regards the girl as his daughter, right? Can you say that father's love is great? Many things have nothing to do with blood. The magician was drunk that time. When he got home, he opened the door of the girl's bedroom. Seeing that the girl was still there, he closed the door and fell asleep on the sofa. Seeing that the girl is still there, I am calm, and the family is still there. This is home. The magician really loves this daughter, so he swallows all the hardships himself, as long as the girl grows up happily. There is a scene where a girl walks past a shop window wearing a dress that the magician just bought for her. A child who has just entered the city is eager to see the same dress as the girl in the shop window. If it weren't for the magician, the girl would still be the same girl who just came to town. Children in town. In the end, the girl gained love, the girl really grew up, and the magician chose to leave. I think he knew that the girl no longer needed him, and the girl would live well.
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