In terms of the age group of the characters, "Before Midnight" and its first two "Before Sunrise", "Before Sunset" seems to have a unified title—Twenty, Thirty, and Forty. As far as the character's emotional progress is concerned, this series of movies seems to be simply classified as - love at first sight, goodbye and falling into reality. As far as the character's mental journey is concerned, it seems that it can be briefly summarized as-palpitations, surging and understanding. In the end, because they understood, they continued to stay together.
Or, I can use a few words to describe the brainchild of director Richard Linklater for 18 years. The first seems to be beautiful and romantic "You have always been a part of my life that can never be repeated." An encounter (from Ayn Rand)." The second installment nine years later was "Anyone worth your time with, you're taking a risk that you might end up losing (quote Nick Howe) Emby)." And Agatha Christie's "To love him is to be forever curious about him, and to read him slowly." In the third volume in 2013, the words of Collen McCain It seems realistic and sober - "Most experienced people know that love is something that changes every day, you can get it, you can maintain it, or you can lose it, it all depends on how much you invest, but there are When I was young, love was not there at all." Fortunately, the ending of the third part makes people feel vaguely that love is still there, although it is not as strong as it was when it was young, but it is flat and peaceful.
Most of the films directed by Linkleigh belong to the "talking type", but they are by no means boring. During the lively and humorous chatter, the audience gradually sorts out the characters' moods and thoughts, and also recognizes the subtle context of emotions, especially in this film. In "Love Before Midnight", the audience also saw the sickle and scars of the years. After all, "If you have been unwilling to grow old, you will never be happy." . People with different experience and ages will have different feelings when watching the film. Those who have not been polished by the cold reality may sigh that their love and passion can flow away so easily, and they are as entangled in the contradictions of reality as the people in the film. , I will have a lot of love in my heart, but I have been married and have become accustomed to various shortcomings in reality. I may feel that the filming is a little shallow, and it stops at the surface, but it is enough to watch.
Different from the film "Tape" directed by Linkleigh, which revealed the past and the heart as if by peeling the cocoon, the dialogue of the "Before" trilogy is perceptual. Although there are also progressive levels, it basically has the characteristics of prose. The narration is a bit sloppy, like a wave of water, which is slowly pushed away by the breeze. The overall style is slow and slow, as if casually chatting with the audience anecdotes about old friends, but there are always discussions on emotional topics. , which is the main thread that runs through the whole film. In the third installment of "Before", Linkleigh has inherited the long takes, seemingly random dialogue and seemingly absent soundtrack familiar to audiences in the first two films, but its plot is more based on reality. , perhaps because of the accumulation of years and the rich experience, the touch of emotion in the third part appears to be deeper and more durable.
In terms of the structure of the plot, the film especially makes the things that the hero and heroine worried about that may happen in the future gradually become a reality. Now they occasionally flirt as before, but there are shadows of ashes in the streamer. The location of this story is chosen in Greece, which seems to be a suitable choice. In a place with an ancient civilization, it is quite dramatic to spread the accumulated contradictions and conflicts. Of course, all the contradictions still exist in the end. Substantially changed due to one-on-one quarrels, but life goes on.
Probably because most married people agree with Rosamund Lupton's words: "Sex and laughter are as important to a good relationship as heart and lungs." In the third installment, the protagonist's naked The scale is significantly larger than the previous two, especially Julie Delpy, who plays the heroine Celine, and the fixed intimacy pattern between husband and wife in the film, and the mentioned hero Jesse described in his second book. The passions used to be far apart, and as for the scene of quarrel before the end of intimacy, it showed the extremely realistic side of marriage.
The end of the film is like a piece of life. After the quarrel, the husband found his wife at the waterside open-air bar, and made up a story to make her happy, and the wife was willing to cooperate. This is the reason why a couple can still live together—— Remnants of emotion and reason remain. Maugham said: "They say that there is no passion, but love can still exist. They are referring to another kind of thing, feelings, kindness, common hobbies, interests, and habits. Especially habits."
It is said that the director shot the first movie The original intention was because of a woman he met by chance, and the short time together made him feel that "something floating in the air" reverberated between them. And Amy Rehaupt, who thanked the film's subtitles, was the woman who made the director plan to make this subtle feeling into a movie, but she died long before the first filming started. , sure enough, the best way to inscribe a crush is death.
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