Time changes everything, especially values. In their respective circumstances, Lawrence and Fred ended up sadly but unavoidably. Some people say that the movie is too long and the filming is too "sweet", I don't agree, love life is made up of these trivialities, so many beautiful details and lines, can the love between Lawrence and Fred penetrate into the audience little by little Heart.
I think this movie should be called "Double Fred".
Lawrence has always insisted on his cross-dressing side and bravely forward, as he himself said, he is not "confident", he is just "firm".
It was Fred who was really pulling his inner being. In the end, Fred hates hearing the word "society", which is enough to prove her helplessness. Being down-to-earth is not her choice, but her only choice. While Lawrence is looking for himself, Fred is also fighting for himself. She is not Lara, she wants a man. It's like the first thing that human beings need for survival is water, and whether water is pure or not is the pursuit of the second level. And her love for Lawrence was built on the first level and slowly surpassed several levels, only to find that the first level collapsed.
Fred wanted a broad love, both mental and physical, just like the one she gave to Lawrence. Fred's life can be said to be more struggling than Lawrence. She didn't want to change herself, but because of love, she had to help Lawrence. In fact she has been trying to live according to her heart, trying to be happy the way she thinks she will be happy, but obviously she can't be happy whether it's living a normal life or being around Lawrence. No one in the world understands Fred better than Lawrence. Fred thought that his love for Lawrence could surpass appearances, but it was difficult to do after all. This is a smart girl. She knew that her love for Lawrence would not work, and she wanted to give up and even marry someone else, but she could never get out of her love for Lawrence in her life.
There are many emblematic scenes in the film that are impressive. For example, the waterfall on the sofa after Fred painted the collection of poems Lawrence sent her, symbolizes a kind of surging and sobriety and submersion. It's also reminiscent of the verses they talk in bed at the beginning of the film. There is also the wind and the dust and fallen leaves when Fred finally came out of the back door of the bar, symbolizing the general environment of this society.
I think I'll watch it again, it's been a long time since I've seen such a truly moving movie.
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