You can say that the movie is beautiful, but the story told is unkind, digging out the essence of love for you to see, but also makes you feel that you have witnessed a pair of creations made in heaven.
When love begins, the two parties are often unequal.
The old designer Reynolds needs a model and a lover. He finds Alma, a young waiter, for a meal in the country. The first thing is to take her back to try on her clothes. Men's objectification to women is nothing more than that. Alma is a perfect size movable hanger for Reynolds. He doesn't need to have any soul communication with her. All he needs is that she abides by the rules, and can sit next to him during breakfast but not make too much noise.
The girl wants more, she has to express love, and hope that the designer can recognize her love.
Alma told Reynolds the first time I love you in the movie. After the girl carefully prepared a surprise dinner for the man, instead of getting the result she wanted, she was constantly asked why, I love you when she was desperate. As a bystander, I feel very uncomfortable. It seems that I have no chips in my hand and showed my hole cards. The other party also knows your hole cards, but you still have to show it because you really have nowhere to go.
Therefore, girls hate from love, not hate, but a mentality of not admitting defeat, and the designer thinks that you are in the balance of power, and you don't realize it. Poisonous Mushroom is another attempt by Alma. Does it make the designer more vulnerable to her? Sure enough, the body is honest, and it also affects the soul.
The second time I love you in the movie is what Reynolds said to Alma. This time it was Reynolds' turn to despair, and the most desperate thing was that he thought he really loved Alma, but in fact it was just the body telling himself that I needed you, and the dependence on his mother when he was young was mixed in. I laughed aloud when I saw it. As a bystander, I couldn't see it more clearly. This I love you is not pure at all.
The so-called management of love is the constant rebalancing of power.
Since the poisonous mushrooms, the balance of power has tilted to Alma's side overnight, and Reynolds also enjoys this need for people. The subtle grasp of danger has made both parties feel more secure. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, can’t tell who is the one who fights and who is the one who suffers, is it not love, fragile yet durable
In the end, a bit of private goods is mixed, not to mention the metaphysical. The thing that resonates most with this film is actually the illness itself. When I had a fever and was weak in the past, I felt exactly the same emotions. I felt that I needed to be loved, I needed to be loved, and someone treated me. I said, "It's nice that you were like a wounded puppy when you were sick." Not everyone who appears in my life feels that way, maybe this is the time to test love.
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