when love turns to despair

Myrtis 2022-03-23 09:01:48

Benjamin, experienced the loss of his beloved wife six months ago. Accompanying him to bear this pain is his adolescent son, his strong and lovely daughter. Seeing that he never dared to enter the tavern where he met his wife for the first time, and was unable to look at the photos of his wife's past, he slowly relieved himself and chose to let the past pass and start a new life optimistically. I was moved by this process. A highlight of the movie is the obedient and sensible daughter. After her mother left, she did not get lost in the pain, but enlightened her father like a little master. It seems to bring the power of example. She was like a good hope, happy, transparent, and full of love at a time when Dad and brother were desperately trying to hide their helplessness.

The clip of Benjamin looking at the photo twice in it exactly hit my teardrop. The first time he saw it, he only saw the first photo of his wife, and he couldn't click on it. He really couldn't bear the sweetness of those memories. The person you once loved is no longer there. He can no longer see her sleeping face next to you, play with her children with her, look at her like a beautiful oil painting. The most unbearable thing is that happiness used to be so real in our lives, and now, you really find that you no longer have this happiness.

He was miserable because wherever he went, his life was filled with the shadow and smell of his wife. He was so desperate that he couldn't help himself. Just like that old tiger, it is suffering from injuries and suffering every day. Euthanasia is a relief for it, not suffering in a hopeless state. If the existence of a feeling fills people with the helplessness and despair of life, let it pass. Memories are alive and eternal. You can always find your happiness back from your memories. And people still have to go on with life, so let go, for the people around you who still love you and need you.

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We Bought a Zoo quotes

  • [first lines]

    Dylan Mee: My dad is a writer who specialized in adventure.

    Benjamin Mee: This is Benjamin Mee. I am surrounded by hundreds, probably thousands of killer bees. If I wasn't wearing this suit, I would be dead in an instant.

    Dylan Mee: He interviewed dangerous dictators.

    Hugo Chavez: Take this message to that American cowboy. We already gave a 10 billion dollar oil credit to China. Swallow that, Mr. Danger!

    Benjamin Mee: What's your favorite movie?

    Hugo Chavez: Toy Story.

    [to his staff]

    Hugo Chavez: The first one or the second one?

    Segundo: The second.

    Dylan Mee: He even flew into the center of Hurricane Charley.

    Benjamin Mee: [shouting over air noise] How far are we from the eye?

    Pilot: About two minutes. This hurricane, sir, Charley is really kneading us well, sir.

    Benjamin Mee: Tell me when it gets severe!

    Dylan Mee: He knew the ins and outs of strange and exotic adventure, backwards and forwards. But nothing prepared him for this one.

  • Benjamin Mee: [loosing track of Rosie at the zoo] Oh God, I keep her home one day from school and she gets eaten!