The more lively the world is, the more distinct the individual's sense of distance from others is. I don't know if you have such a daily experience. Three or five people are in the same fighting room, obviously discussing the same topic, the atmosphere is also warm, and each other is not offensive, but you can obviously feel that invisible There is a bell that separates you from them. Those meaningful jokes and flashes of eyes that only exist between them make you deeply appreciate the loneliness that is out of place.
They may not be very close, and you don't have a strong desire to join them, but for one reason or another, just changing a new job, or going to a new country, you have to be Being in it, and the feeling of being on pins and needles brought about by the exclusivity of the small circle always makes people want to escape.
This may not be the worst, and what is even more cruel is that when you don't know enough about a world, you don't even have the conditions for estrangement. If you are fighting alone, you can only rely on the weapon of time. As long as you are willing, you will slowly master the rules of the world. You will begin to form alliances with people in this world, and have jokes and eyes that only belong to you. This secret experience can sometimes even give you the illusion of intimacy.
The movie "American Lover" tells such a story. Tracy, an 18-year-old girl who just went to school in New York, feels isolated and helpless due to the awkwardness of interpersonal communication and the inability to integrate in the circle. In desperation, she gets in touch with Brugg, a 30-year-old girl who is about to become her step-sister. She became a key for Tracy to enter New York.
Always look energetic, have a strong interest in everything, and have a natural sense of intimacy, such a girl must exist by your side. They are natural socialites and activists, they can effortlessly turn a first meeting into an old friend meeting, and their arms are open for everyone who needs it or not, my favorite Frances Ha This time the interpretation is such a girl Brugger.
In "Frances Ha" before, she was the dating incompetent in my old girls' sincere and clumsy lives, and in this new "American Lover," she's New York incarnate, only Being by her side made Tracy really feel that she was living in New York. She lives the life that every young girl dreams of, with a high social presence, a bright mind, and a slick in all parties.
Rather than being attracted by Brugg's ideal life, it was more driven by the desire to fit in with the circle. With a strong curiosity, Tracy entered another world like a thief with a plan. She kept stickers for going in and out of bars with Brugg, stole the knickknacks in Brugg's house, and even used Brugg's life as writing material, stealing another person's life in a secret way.
With Tracy's snooping, we will find that the life of the Brugge girl is not perfect or even embarrassing. They send every tweet carefully, work hard to keep fashionable and active, and under the calm appearance, they also harbor an uneasy heart. They are too popular and often cause harm to others without knowing it.
The actress Greta Gerwig is not beautiful, but she has a natural appeal, and the rough leaves make people feel very friendly. The type of actor that I see once and then keep following, like Jesse Eisenberg the Typewriter. Compared with the previous work "Francis Ha", the performance in the new film is more flexible and more delicate and beautiful.
The whole film is lighter and brighter than "Francis Ha", and naturally less chewy, but the style is still what I like. About girls, about misfits, about existential relationships between individuals and others.
There is a bar scene in the film. The female middle school classmate who was teased met Brugg after many years. She mustered the courage that she could not muster when she was young and expressed hatred for Brugg, because in the long youth, she Because of Brugg's teasing, she couldn't keep her head up. And even in this confrontation many years later, she still lost to Brugg and left in despair, presumably having a new shadow for the rest of her life.
Brugger was incredulous about this, and Tracy got to the bottom of it in one sentence. Those things that seem insignificant in the eyes of popular people, such as a group tease, isolation, and the exclusivity of a small circle, are very important to those who are often dismissed. For those who ignore it, sometimes it is a disaster in life.
Sometimes, even if you enter a world like a thief, even if you come back full, in a sense you still have nothing.
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