It is not so much the pursuit of true love as the pursuit of the meaning of self-existence

Christopher 2022-03-24 09:02:08

The two films "Destined" and "Paper City" have one thing in common: a trip that just goes away. Most people can't do it at all for various reasons, but the people in the movie do it, and whatever the outcome, the spontaneity is always admirable.

Before I talk about "paper city", let me quote a passage from my textbook when I was learning English
"I woke up today thinking this would be just like any other ordinary day, but I was wrong. A twist of fate brought us together . I crashed into your life and you into mine" is beautiful, isn't it?

The boy in the play thinks that being able to live opposite the little girl's house since childhood and know her is the lottery of life. One day the girl disappears, and the boy follows the clues left by the girl and embarks on a journey to find true love.

The little prince always took good care of his roses. Later, when he came to the earth and found roses full of pits and valleys, he cried, because his roses were not unique. When the boy in the paper city finally found the girl, there was no picture of hugging and crying, instead he was asked coldly, "Why are you here?" ’, and later he also discovered that the goddess in his heart was actually just a girl, not as tall as he thought. And the disillusionment of youth is not like that.

The boy is a person with goals. He moves forward cautiously and according to the rules. The girl once asked him, "When the day you achieve your goals, will you suddenly be happy?" ', I forgot the hero's response, because I was stunned. Later, the heroine felt that she was a paper figurine, and the paper figurine should stay in the paperweight. I thought maybe she didn't have a goal, so she didn't know where to go. Don't you think it's wonderful to put the values ​​and behaviors of two people together?

The boy's love failed, but the result of the thousand-mile journey was not in vain. This journey actually made him see the girl and himself clearly. Many first experiences will also be good memories in life.

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Paper Towns quotes

  • Ben: [Hears a noise] Bro, can we go?

    Quentin Jacobsen: What if it's Margo?

    Ben: What if it is literally anything else?

  • Margo: It's a shame, don't you think? All the strings inside him broke.