I just wanted to stop and watch this movie

Nellie 2022-03-27 09:01:09

I remember that it was the third time I saw this movie that I decided to watch it by chance. The first two times were just a glance, until I accidentally saw my roommate watching it with great interest one afternoon, Maybe it was because he didn't want to go to a distant teaching building to take an elective too early, so he stood aside and watched it. It's a pity that it was nearing the end at the time. The previous content was just a few words from the roommate. Without saying a word, borrow a USB flash drive, copy it, and then check the time. Forget it, finish the class first.
In fact, the most difficult part of this movie for me is its rhythm - the relaxed, quite enjoyable food and the gradual and brisk background music, so that I don't care if the hero in the movie finally gets it. The Michelin three-star rating, whether there is further development with the heroine, whether the high debt will be life-threatening, as if everything has become no longer important, and there is no need to pursue it, just like this. I won’t go into the details of the male lead, female lead, male lead No. 1, female lead No. 1, male lead No. N, and female lead No. N. To be honest, I don’t even recognize the people in the film, let alone Speaking of how to evaluate their acting skills, but this also allows me to watch a movie for the sake of watching a movie from a more pure audience point of view, at least I didn't feel too contrived from the beginning to the end. , after all, it is a gentle comedy, throw away those seemingly unreasonable definitions, just be comfortable.
This is a film that was released in 15 years, and it can be regarded as a relatively new film, but think back carefully about what has been around us in recent years, the Marvel series, the Disney series, the domestic special effects films of fifty cents, those years The series... Anyway, it's not saving the world and saving the universe, or it's love and hate forever, or it's a special special effect. The fast-paced society brings more popcorn-style fast-food movies. It’s enough to watch it once. It’s hard for impetuous people to make such a relaxed and calm movie. At least the last one allowed me to A movie with such a sense of lightness is "True Love Matters". In fact, in today's highly developed information technology society, what we sometimes need is not the emotional ups and downs, the shocking special effects, or the inspirational stories. , life is already like a high-speed train, pushing our already tired spines forward, all we want is that afternoon tea-like leisure, nothing to think about, nothing to do, just stop and have a seat Empty seats, a cup of hot tea, a view, just sit, enjoy, and watch, what about people coming and going? Go with him.
I like the knowing smile between the male protagonist and the base friend at the end of the film. Although it is a routine technique that leaves unlimited imagination for the audience, I feel that this dilutes the original intention of the male protagonist at the beginning. Michelin three stars, is it important? Important, not so important, because it is a testament to the hero's value and one of the hero's dazzling halos. It's not important because the hero has actually lived the life he wants, isn't it? Michelin can be rated once a year, but life can't be changed every year. At least the one you want can only be obtained if you have to manage it yourself. This is also the tender part of this movie. It's like life, everyone has their own Different trajectories, why insist, in order to choose one in a thousand miles, you have to fight hard? I remember the high school Chinese teacher once told us that if I had a choice, I would definitely not be a civil servant, a newspaper, a cup of tea, a lifetime, and stability, but this was not what he wanted. We can be decadent and self-willed to the point of failure, but in the end, we just hope to be like Adam and find the life we ​​want, and that’s fine.

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  • [Adam has been jumped upon by the French mafia]

    Helene: No, you're not *cooking*, Adam. We can handle it, alright. Just tell me quickly, do you want me to baste them in butter?

    Adam Jones: *Slowly*. And then peel and emulsify.

    Tony: Jesus, you're as bad as he is.

  • Dr Rosshilde: Someone told you when you were very small that you were good and the world was good, and everything naturally would be good. And then the serpent served you a bad apple, and for all your bullshit, you can't take bad. Not in a souffle, not in an apple, and crucially, not in a person. Whatever it was or whoever it was in the past, it's time to get on with it. And you can't do this alone. There's strength in needing others .. not weakness.