At the beginning of the movie, in black and white light and shadow, in a small hotel room in Argentina, He Baorong, who was reclining on the bed, said to Li Yaohui.
"From the beginning" is such a warm and seductive statement that anyone who has seen the film - especially those who have had an on-again-off-again relationship with a lover - will surely remember this sentence. Still new. These simple words seem to have a kind of magic power. Whether it is a lover who has broken up or is about to break up, as long as they still have affection for the other party, once these words are heard, they will inevitably be somewhat inexplicably moved... It seems that as long as they are willing to Nodding, then all the old grudges and hatreds, love, hatred, anger, and madness can all be written off, and they both return to the origin of their emotions. Li Yaohui in the film also has this mentality, and these words are very lethal to him. He and He Baorong have been together for a long time, and have been separated in the middle, but every time he hears He Baorong say this, he will always walk with him again. In order to "start over", they left Hong Kong and went to Argentina.
Living in a foreign country, without the pressure of family, without the eyes of the world, or even without the restraint of morality, this pair of lovers who have the heart to "start over" should have started a new life, but it is a pity that the country is easy to change, and their nature It is difficult to move. Although Argentina is located at the two poles of the earth from the city they are familiar with, some things will not change because of a new environment - the personalities of He and Li doom their emotional road to twists and turns , so their split in Argentina is also expected.
In that era of awakened personality and confused mentality, since their love is not for fertility, nor for family, nor for money, then emotion and sex have naturally become the most important touchstones to witness love. The opening paragraph of the movie, which was considered a shocking passion scene at the time, at least explained that sex was not the main reason for the two to break up and combine, and the key to the problem was the relationship. In that marginal city, under that special background, human nature is actually quite pale and fragile, and everyone is extremely afraid of loneliness. Rong's way of dealing with loneliness is to show his attitude and behavior to be willful and obsessed with Hui, and to constantly escape from Hui's side, even hurting Hui's feelings, so as to cover up his ambivalence that he longs for warmth but is afraid of being hurt. ; And Hui's giving and tolerance again and again, it seems great, but in the final analysis, it is just because of loneliness.
"I really want you to accompany me..." This is not only Rong's voice, but also a true portrayal of Hui's subtle mentality. The difference between them is that the former has always held the initiative to break up and reunite, and he saw that "it's better for us to start over" is the death point of the latter, so he was somewhat confident, thinking that even if they broke up, as long as As soon as his killer trick came out, they could "start all over again"; while the latter thought that as long as the former stayed by his side, so that he could take care of him, it would be his happiest day. "I have never told He Baorong about some things. I don't want him to recover too soon. The days when he was injured were the happiest for me and him." ... And these are precisely the important reasons that led to the final breakup of the two.
"I finally came to the waterfall, I suddenly thought of He Baorong, I felt so sad, I always thought that there should be a couple standing here." He never forgets the old feelings, but this time, he has really decided to let go. Life is so cruel sometimes. For so many years, I closed my eyes in ecstasy, and when I decided to open my eyes, I saw such a bloody landscape. The night is as cool as water, and the amazing spring light is quietly lonely in Buenos Aires. Although it is bright like fireworks, it only opens for a moment. At that moment, our memory spanned the galaxy of time, like fragments of stars, scattered on both ends of the map... In a trance, we seemed to see Hui and Rong dancing together in that small kitchen again. , seems to have heard the tempting words again: "Li Yaohui, why don't we start from scratch."
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