What's Up

Adrian 2022-10-17 12:24:25

After watching "Youth" the day before yesterday, the sadness is still there. At this moment, I started to write these words with a feeling of "the rabbit died and the fox". Write to "teens," to your future self.
"What's Up", the song in the movie that made Theron shake his head and tail to the rhythm. I've been looping from yesterday's single to now, isn't it like Theron kept rewinding for "The Concept"? The song said: 25 years have passed in my life, but why am I still struggling with something called a "goal"! The song also said: I was lying in bed crying, trying to expel all the thoughts from my mind. Crying and crying, I feel weird. I woke up, I went out, I took a deep breath, I shouted, What's going on? Yes, that's what Theron asked everyone when he broke out: What's going on with you? What are you doing? !
The movie starts from the building of FOR RENTING. The sun of a new day is pouring on the building, where Theron's apartment is located. There was chaos in the room, Theron was unkempt, she washed like a waste of time, took off her toothbrush, and ripped off the nipples, fed the puppy, drank Coke, played on the dance machine, froze for a while on the balcony... turned on the computer to work. Write a line, click on the mailbox, and the messy information pops up. Then she saw pictures of the baby sent by her ex-boyfriend. To be honest, it's really not a big deal that the ex-boyfriend gave birth to a baby. Didn't Theron himself get married and then divorce? The big deal is that she saw the photo and got the news at this time. At this time, she was thirty-seven or eighteen, rented in an apartment, had no wealth, and had no successful career. She wrote teenage novels as a gunman, and was often urged by editors. Although she doesn't live alone, the only living thing is a little Pomeranian. She is emotionally frustrated, her marriage fails, and she has occasional one-night stands, but wakes up with lingering confusion. The ex-boyfriend lived a happy life and had the crystallization of love - the damn news that stings Theron's damn life at this damn time. Why?
Theron really hated that town of Mercury, Minnesota, but how far did she go? New York? Los Angeles? Miami? San Francisco? Chicago? no, no, no! She didn't go very far, she was just in the big city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although not very self-righteous, she also thinks she has reason to accuse her ex-boyfriend of being a "hostage" in Mercury Town because she lives in a big city in Minnesota. After a hangover, I woke up next to a strange man, and then saw the picture of the baby, almost pissed off, packed my bags and went to Mercury Town.
She didn't go for her own happy future, so she didn't need to consider whether her ex-boyfriend was suitable, let alone whether she still had love. The only purpose of her trip is to "get back" her "happiness".
This contradiction, this predicament, is enough to make me sad. He was obviously the man he let go and threw away, how could he be a treasure now? Obviously it is a life that I disdain, how can it become a happy nest in a blink of an eye?
A freshman causes a nostalgia, and a recall of the past leads to a struggle. Take what? If the ending is that Theron and her ex-boyfriend renew their relationship, will she really be happy? Isn't this very like a child, who grabbed his hand with a tearful cry, and threw it away immediately after he got his hand, and then the wet tears still hung on his face as soon as he thought about it?
your paradise, his territory. So the truth should be this: Theron can afford to drive a mini cooper and wear a Marc Jacob, isn't that exactly what she wants in life? It seems to be the life that Matt's sister, the tech nerd, wishes. Theron doesn't have to be a "hostage" anywhere, anyone, she can be in Minneapolis, she can go to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, if she wants, because she is so beautiful and so radiant. Theron doesn't have to be tied to her parents. She doesn't know her parents when she returns to her hometown of Mercury. She doesn't have a hard relationship with her parents, she just happily lives in a hotel. Besides, her ghostwriting career may be greatly improved because of this novel? Just start, it's never too late.
Theron, I mean, Theron in the movie lacks just a strong heart to hold on to the life she is practicing. Why does it have to be "good"? She was not born to be Mommy's good girl. As long as she is no longer a "destroyer", she continues her current life, who is in the way? Even if there is a little bit of sadness of last resort, but a thousand dollars is hard to buy, sister is willing. Besides, in the future, who knows?
Theron, I mean, how can Charlize Theron be both bright and violent? She can be a vase, she can be a witch, and now she can be a "teenager". A woman who dares to appear without makeup or even an ugly face must have a strong and confident heart. Regarding her acting skills, I think Oscar had already given the answer when she was 28 years old. As for this movie, why not "The Rabbit Dead Fox"? I really feel the same way.

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    Mavis Gary: You don't have to pretend. I know what's in here.

    [touches Buddy's forehead]

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