Everyone is drunk, I wake up alone

Keely 2022-03-23 09:02:46


After watching the movie "Love in the Arts", this movie tells the story of a 35-year-old literary young man who still can't let go of his college plot, so he can return to school with a chance and talk to a 19-year-old girl a short-lived love. He also slept with his favorite English literature teacher, and saved a little boy who was very similar to him at school. I think a lot of people focus on this story about the 16-year-old love between the uncle and the little loli. Of course, one of the ways I appreciate in the film is to not turn this literary uncle into a dream come true, eager to do everything man who wants. Instead, you can see the calmness between speech and behavior, as if all this experience is not for getting anything, but for growth. Just like the 19-year-old girl finally confessed to the hero, I want to be with you, probably more because I want to find a shortcut to growth from you. So the male protagonist should also be able to realize that all this is just because of his maturity, but he can't just blindly believe in this illusory beauty. Because when the girl wanted to give him her first time, he felt the great responsibility. So he still refused like an adult.
In the process of watching this film, I felt superficial and evasive to say myself more than once. Although I'm only 24 years old and I haven't left the school yet, but my mentality seems to be like a student in it, and I really want to grow up. But don't know what to do. At the same time, I was also faced with finding an internship and facing social problems. But my heart is shouting to me, I don't want to work, I want to stay on campus forever. So when I was little I told myself that I was going to stay in school, so I was going to do a Ph.D., so I could stay in school and teach forever. But I saw the teacher in the movie saying that although you are surrounded by 19-year-old children, you will often make yourself feel as if you are 19 years old too. But when I looked at my wrinkles in the mirror, I realized that I was an adult or even an old man. And the teacher also said that the biggest secret in the world is that no one thinks of himself as an adult. It also reminds me of the 19-year-old heroine who said that every time her parents accused her of something, she fantasized them as if they were drunk. She would feel like saying how can you care about drunk people what they said. So she will feel happy. If you combine this with the old professor's words, people in this world do something bad for you, and you can think of them as drunk.

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Liberal Arts quotes

  • Nat: Want some good news?

    Jesse Fisher: Yes, please.

    Nat: Caterpillars... give me my hat... they're just scooping along, right? Being caterpillars. At some point, these cells show up, called imaginal cells. Scientists don't know where they come from or why they appear. These imaginal cells show up inside the caterpillar and say: "Get psyched, caterpillar! It's butterfly-turning-into time!" And what do all the other caterpillars do once these imaginal cells show up?

    Jesse Fisher: I have no idea.

    Nat: They attack 'em! Try to kill 'em! They're, like: "Screw you, imaginal cells. We're happy being a caterpillar. Get lost!" But eventually, the imaginal cells keep growing and overtake the destiny of the caterpillar. They will be in this cocoon! And then guess what happens next?

    Jesse Fisher: The caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

    Nat: [repeats him excitedly] The caterpillar turns into a butterfly!

    Jesse Fisher: That's awesome.

    Nat: I know it is!

    Jesse Fisher: Yeah, that's good.

    Nat: And that is why there is no reason to be afraid. Because everything is okay.

    Jesse Fisher: Yeah, I don't know if I believe that.

    Nat: It has to be true. There can be no other way.

  • Jesse Fisher: What is that? What are you drinking?

    Nat: H to the 2 to the O. You should have some. Gotta stay hydrated.

    Jesse Fisher: [drinks some from his bottle] Thanks.

    [Nat starts to do weird rituals while he touches Jesse's body. Jesse initially looks freaked]

    Nat: You with me, bro?

    [there is a change in Jesse's facial look as he realizes that he likes Nat]

    Jesse Fisher: I like you, Nat. Thanks for being my friend.

    Nat: Easiest thing in the world.

    Jesse Fisher: I enjoyed this. I'm off.

    Nat: You go get her, man.

    Jesse Fisher: Huh... Okay.

    Nat: Be love, man. Be love!